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Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Kentucky

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

5.9% Jobs Projection
$43,700 Median Salary
3,360 Job Openings

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

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

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

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

24,850 people worked as Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in 2018 in this state.

There were 25,210 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 360 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 Kentucky has fewer Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers than average.

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Job Projections for Kentucky

Jobs for Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in this state are growing at a rate of 5.9% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 5.8%.

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Kentucky Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 3,360 annual job openings, and 31,130 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 Kentucky?

In 2018 wages for Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers ranged from $27,750 to $66,130 with $43,700 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $13.34 to $31.79. The median hourly rate was $21.01.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $19.87 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $1.14.

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

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Top Kentucky 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
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN 12,150 $44,010
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN 8,890 $46,980
Lexington-Fayette, KY 3,430 $42,720
Evansville, IN-KY 2,280 $40,650
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH 1,730 $39,530
Clarksville, TN-KY 920 $35,460
Bowling Green, KY 750 $37,510
Owensboro, KY 650 $42,380
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY 600 $38,310

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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