Overview & Salary
Overview
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.
On the job, you would:
- Check all load-related documentation for completeness and accuracy.
- Inspect loads to ensure that cargo is secure.
- Check vehicles to ensure that mechanical, safety, and emergency equipment is in good working order.
Education
- high school diploma/GED
- no high school diploma/GED
Salary
Annual 10th percentile $37,440
Annual median $54,320
Annual 90th percentile $76,780
Knowledge & Skills
Knowledge
Transportation
- movement of people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road
Safety and Government
- public safety and security
- law and government
Business
- customer service
Arts and Humanities
- English language
Skills
Basic Skills
- keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements
- reading work related information
Problem Solving
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
Personality & Abilities
Personality
Realistic
People interested in this work like activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions.
- Attention to Detail
- Dependability
- Self Control
- Stress Tolerance
- Cooperation
- Integrity
Abilities
Controlled Movement
- change when and how fast you move based on how something else is moving
- quickly change the controls of a machine, car, truck or boat
Spatial
- know where things are around you
- imagine how something will look after it is moved around or changed
Vision
- see details that are far away
- decide which thing is closer or farther away from you or decide how far away it is from you
Attention
- pay attention to something without being distracted