Light Truck Drivers

Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics In demand
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.

What a light truck driver does

Become a light truck driver

If you enjoy doing these activities, you might make a good light truck driver

  • Keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements.
  • Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.
  • Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.

Discover what you could earn in Washington

  • Average hourly rate is $34 per hour with an average salary of $48,600 per year.
  • Half of workers earn between $23 and $31 per hour.
  • Half of workers earn an annual salary between $4,200 and $45,100 per year.
  • 32% 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 $32 per hour with an average salary of $33,700 per year.

Light Truck Driver job outlook

  • There are 24,062 workers in this occupation in Washington.
  • There are 3,647 openings per year in this occupation in Washington.

Multiple Jobs

  • 4% of individuals in this occupation worked for more than one employer.
  • 29% of individuals in this occupation held a position in another.

Growth rate by year

Education needed

These occupations usually require a high school diploma.

Programs to get you there

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