Employment
2.06M
−0.41%down YoY
Roles Transportation & Material Moving
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
Occupation · SOC 53-3032 · Transportation & Material Moving · BLS OEWS · Annual · National
Employment · U.S. May 2025
2.06M
−0.41%down YoY
- Employment · ATL / U.S.
- 41,830 / 2,062,040
- Median Annual Pay · ATL / U.S.
- $59,100 / $58,640
- Atlanta left axis
- U.S. right axis
Employment · BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · Atlanta May 2021 – May 2025 · U.S. May 2021 – May 2025
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What's happening with Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
Employment for Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in the U.S. is 2,062,040 (May 2025), down 0.41% from a year earlier. Median annual pay is $58,640.
Source: BLS OEWS · May 2025
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Key Stats
Employment2,062,040May 2025
Employment Change−0.41%downYoY
Median Annual Pay$58,640May 2025
Median Annual Pay Change+2.09%upYoY
Mean Annual Pay$59,710May 2025
P10 Pay$40,140May 2025
P25 Pay$47,960May 2025
P75 Pay$69,120May 2025
P90 Pay$79,380May 2025
SOC Code53-3032
Occupation FamilyTransportation & Material Moving53-0000
Pay Distribution
- P10 $40,140
- P25 $47,960
- Median $58,640
- P75 $69,120
- P90 $79,380
Annual wage percentiles as published (BLS OEWS). Only the five published points are drawn; nothing between them is estimated.
Job Economy Report
Median Annual Pay
$58,640
+2.09%up YoY
Mean Annual Pay
$59,710
+2.24%up YoY
Atlanta vs. U.S. matching OEWS measures
| Measure | Atlanta | U.S. | Atlanta vs U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment May 2025 | 41,830 −1.62%down | 2,062,040 −0.41%down | |
| Median Annual Pay May 2025 | $59,100 +0.41%up | $58,640 +2.09%up | +0.8% vs U.S. |
| Mean Annual Pay May 2025 | $59,400 +1.76%up | $59,710 +2.24%up | −0.5% vs U.S. |
| P25 Pay May 2025 | $46,690 +0.50%up | $47,960 +1.55%up | −2.6% vs U.S. |
| P75 Pay May 2025 | $72,070 +4.21%up | $69,120 +5.49%up | +4.3% vs U.S. |
Related Roles same family · National
| Occupation | Employment | YoY | Median Pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 53-7062 | 2,950,280 | −1.08%down | $40,240 |
| All Transportation and Material Moving Occupations → | |||
Hiring Context
BLS Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, all nonfarm industries, seasonally adjusted. JOLTS is published nationally, not by occupation or metro; no hiring figure is attributed to this role.
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Performance Overview
Employment · 1 Year
−0.41%down
May 2025
- Transportation & Material Moving +0.23%up
- All occupations +0.85%up
Employment · 3 Year
+3.92%up
since 2022
Median Pay · 1 Year
+2.09%up
May 2025
- Transportation & Material Moving +3.77%up
- All occupations +2.99%up
Median Pay · 3 Year
+17.5%up
since 2022
Data & Methodology
This page includes information from the O*NET 30.1 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. JobGetr has not modified the occupation description.
National is the default geography. Atlanta Beta covers msa:12060 only.