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Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Alabama

Want to work in Alabama as a Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Driver? Read this first!

6.2% Jobs Projection
$38,610 Median Salary
4,060 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Alabama are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Alabama is growing faster than average.

  • Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Alabama earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers Work in Alabama?

In Alabama, there were 32,170 people working as Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in the year 2018.

There were 30,720 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 1,450 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 25,450 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers working in it, which means Alabama has more Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers than average.

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Job Projections for Alabama

Jobs for Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in this state are growing at a rate of 6.2% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 5.8%.

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Alabama Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 4,060 annual job openings, and 37,550 total jobs in 2026 for Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in this state.

Nationwide, the prediction is 213,500 annual jobs and 1,980,100 total jobs in 2026.

What do Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers Make in Alabama?

In 2018 wages for Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers ranged from $24,510 to $60,850 with $38,610 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $11.78 to $29.25. The median hourly rate was $18.56.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $18.46 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.10.

The median salary in Alabama is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top Alabama Metros for Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Birmingham-Hoover, AL 8,580 $41,970
Mobile, AL 2,720 $35,150
Montgomery, AL 2,390 $37,860
Huntsville, AL 1,620 $37,610
Tuscaloosa, AL 1,390 $37,760
Dothan, AL 1,270 $46,730
Decatur, AL 1,120 $38,940
Columbus, GA-AL 790 $37,440
Auburn-Opelika, AL 790 $34,510
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL 770 $31,210
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL 690 $36,330
Anniston-Oxford-Jacksonville, AL 490 $35,110
Gadsden, AL 410 $39,500

Top States for Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers Employment

The table below shows the states where most Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Texas 191,490 $41,760
California 138,380 $45,790
Florida 87,960 $38,780
Pennsylvania 82,330 $45,570
Ohio 74,090 $42,970
Illinois 70,380 $47,830
Tennessee 63,030 $41,940
Georgia 62,500 $42,180
New York 62,360 $47,000
North Carolina 58,110 $42,140
Michigan 55,940 $41,360
Indiana 54,560 $44,480
Wisconsin 49,760 $44,200
New Jersey 48,760 $48,340
Missouri 44,470 $44,040
Virginia 42,820 $40,620
Iowa 38,470 $41,270
Minnesota 34,860 $46,990
Arkansas 34,700 $39,070
Alabama 32,170 $38,610

Below are the states where Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
Alaska $56,300
North Dakota $52,120
District of Columbia $52,060
Nevada $48,850
Connecticut $48,540
Wyoming $48,470
New Jersey $48,340
Massachusetts $48,290
Illinois $47,830
Washington $47,700

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