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Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in New York

Is New York a good place for you to work as a Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Driver?

6.8% Jobs Projection
$47,000 Median Salary
7,580 Job Openings

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

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

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

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

There were approximately 62,360 workers employed as Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in this state in 2018.

There were 58,870 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 3,490 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 New York has more Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers than average.

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Job Projections for New York

Jobs for Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in this state are growing at a rate of 6.8% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 5.8%.

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New York Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 7,580 annual job openings, and 70,050 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 New York?

In 2018 wages for Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers ranged from $31,600 to $75,840 with $47,000 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $15.19 to $36.46. The median hourly rate was $22.59.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $21.9 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.69.

The median salary in New York is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top New York 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
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 67,740 $50,900
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY 5,430 $39,690
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY 4,590 $43,240
Rochester, NY 4,480 $43,350
Syracuse, NY 4,250 $44,010
Binghamton, NY 1,960 $39,380
Utica-Rome, NY 1,040 $41,100
Kingston, NY 490 $49,390
Elmira, NY 460 $40,920
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY 380 $37,690
Glens Falls, NY 370 $40,970
Ithaca, NY 120 $36,090

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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