Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers

Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics
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 $29 per hour with an average salary of $60,200 per year.
  • Half of workers earn between $24 and $31 per hour.
  • Half of workers earn an annual salary between $50,100 and $65,100 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.

Growth rate by year

Education needed

These occupations usually require a high school diploma.

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