# Light Truck Drivers

> Drive a light vehicle, such as a truck or van, with a capacity of less than 26,001 pounds Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW), primarily to pick up merchandise or packages from a distribution center and deliver. May load and unload vehicle.

- Edition: Data verified Nov 2026 · CollegesRef 2026–27 edition
- Page: https://www.collegesref.com/careers/light-truck-drivers
- SOC code: 53-3033.00
- Career family: Transportation
- Median annual pay: $44,860 (10th percentile $30,800, 90th percentile $80,310)
- Projected growth: Faster than average, +6.3%
- Openings a year: 107,200
- Typical entry education: High school diploma
- Bright outlook: yes
- Data years: BLS 2025 wages · 2025–35 projections

## Interest profile (code RCE)

| Interest area | Score (0–100) |
| --- | ---: |
| Realistic (R) | 98 |
| Investigative (I) | 9 |
| Artistic (A) | 0 |
| Social (S) | 6 |
| Enterprising (E) | 18 |
| Conventional (C) | 57 |

## What you'd do

- Handling and Moving Objects (importance 89/100)
- Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment (importance 85/100)
- Performing General Physical Activities (importance 85/100)
- Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials (importance 84/100)
- Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates (importance 80/100)
- Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events (importance 78/100)
- Getting Information (importance 69/100)
- Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings (importance 69/100)
- Documenting/Recording Information (importance 68/100)
- Making Decisions and Solving Problems (importance 68/100)

## Skills

Active Listening, Monitoring, Operation and Control, Reading Comprehension, Speaking, Critical Thinking, Time Management, Operations Monitoring, Service Orientation, Social Perceptiveness

## Knowledge

English Language, Transportation, Customer and Personal Service, Public Safety and Security, Administrative, Mechanical, Administration and Management, Mathematics, Production and Processing, Education and Training

## Also called

Bulk Delivery Driver, Car Escort, Commercial Driver, Deliverer, Delivery Driver, Delivery Person, Delivery Truck Driver, Directories Distributor, Directory Carrier, Distributor Operator

## Majors that lead here (NCES CIP–SOC crosswalk, 4-digit CIP)

- [Ground Transportation](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/4902) (CIP 4902, 213 colleges)

## Colleges with strong outcomes (College Scorecard, 2025)

| College | Program | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yrs | Median debt |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| [Pennsylvania College of Technology](https://www.collegesref.com/college/pennsylvania-college-of-technology-2096) | Ground Transportation | $54,938 | $62,389 | $12,000 |

## Related careers

- [Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/heavy-and-tractor-trailer-truck-drivers): $58,640 median pay
- [Driver/Sales Workers](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/driver-sales-workers): $38,770 median pay
- [Couriers and Messengers](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/couriers-and-messengers): $39,200 median pay
- [Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/shuttle-drivers-and-chauffeurs): $37,290 median pay
- [Taxi Drivers](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/taxi-drivers): $42,100 median pay
- [Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/industrial-truck-and-tractor-operators): $46,420 median pay

## Sources

- [O*NET Database](https://www.onetcenter.org/database.html), version 31.0 (CC BY 4.0)
- [BLS Employment Projections](https://www.bls.gov/emp/tables.htm), version 2025-35, data year 2025 (Public domain (U.S. government work))
- [BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics](https://www.bls.gov/oes/tables.htm), version 2025, data year 2025 (Public domain (U.S. government work))
- [NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk](https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/cipcode/resources.aspx?y=56), version 2020, data year 2020 (Public domain (U.S. government work))

O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. CollegesRef has modified all or some of this information.