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Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
Drive a tractor-trailer combination or a truck with a capacity of at least 26,001 pounds Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW). May be required to unload truck. Requires commercial drivers' license. Includes tow truck drivers.
What a heavy and tractor-trailer truck driver does
Become a heavy and tractor-trailer truck driver
If you enjoy doing these activities, you might make a good heavy and tractor-trailer truck driver
- Keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements.
- Reading work related information.
- Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.
Discover what you could earn in Washington
- Average hourly rate is $42 per hour with an average salary of $60,200 per year.
- Half of workers earn between $30 and $44 per hour.
- Half of workers earn an annual salary between $24,700 and $86,300 per year.
- 56% of individuals in this occupation have been employed in every quarter of the past year.
Part-time
- The average hourly rate for part-time workers is $71 per hour with an average salary of $53,200 per year.
Heavy And Tractor-Trailer Truck Driver job outlook
- There are 37,245 workers in this occupation in Washington.
- There are 5,483 openings per year in this occupation in Washington.
Multiple Jobs
- 7% of individuals in this occupation worked for more than one employer.
- 13% of individuals in this occupation held a position in another.