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Delivery Vehicle Driver Schools, Salaries, and Job Data

Delivery Vehicle Drivers Job Overview

Delivery vehicle drivers are accountable for the delivery and collection of goods. Their work involves stacking vehicles with goods to be transported and securing the fastening systems. At delivery points they unload and deliver the goods. Delivery vehicle drivers are also responsible for cleaning and refueling their vehicles.

Delivery Vehicle Drivers Schools and Degrees

Education is not of prime importance in a job of this nature. Still, in courses in driver training can be of assistance. This provides applicants with basic lessons on operating large vehicles on highways and crowded streets.

Job Requirements

A driver’s license is required. In order to drive large vehicles, they need a commercial driver’s license. To be able to drive any other vehicle, a regular driver’s license is sufficient.

Federal and state governments set the requirements for truck and delivery vehicle drivers. Delivery vehicle operators delivering hazardous goods have to clear a criminal background check carried out by the Transportation Security Administration. A clear driving record is also required.

A delivery vehicle driver needs to be eighteen years old to be able to drive within the state and twenty-one to drive outside it. They need to be physically fit, have good hearing and eyesight. They need to have a field of vision of 70 degrees and at least 20/40 vision with glasses. They are tested for drug and alcohol abuse at regular intervals.

Nature of Work

Delivery vehicle drivers are responsible for working out the shortest routes to their deliveries. They need to handle notes of delivery and ensure the completion of all the paperwork for every assignment. They are required to adhere to all the regulations related to delivery vehicles. A delivery vehicle driver needs to take care of the maintenance and cleanliness of the vehicle along with carrying out responsibilities assigned by management.

Delivery vehicle drivers are frequently required to put in long hours. Those who travel locally are able to return home in the evenings. Those travelling over long distances usually drive for about eleven hours in a day. They often need to travel during holidays and weekends and even at night. The maximum driving time per day according to regulations is 14 hours. Those who drive for eight days consecutively are required to take 34 hours off.

Delivery Vehicle Drivers Job Overview

According to research carried out in 2006, job opportunities for delivery vehicle drivers will increase by eight percent in the next ten years. Employment is highest in the following industries:

  • Cement and concrete product manufacturing
  • General freight trucking
  • Grocery and related product wholesalers
  • Other specialty trade contractors
  • Specialized freight trucking

The average median hourly earnings of delivery vehicle drivers can be anywhere between twelve and sixteen dollars, as of 2006.

Job Numbers and Growth

The official count of delivery vehicle drivers in 2008 was 1,051,000. Workers have recently faced a high level of unemployment. The unemployment rate for employees? About 4% recently.

Area Job Conditions

You'll see a lot of delivery vehicle drivers in Casper (Wyoming), Lebanon (Pennsylvania), and Billings (Montana), and comparatively fewer in Ames (Iowa), Iowa City (Iowa), and Jefferson City (Missouri).

Wages for Workers are highest in Battle Creek (Michigan), Pittsfield (Massachusetts), and Dover (Delaware), and lowest in Lebanon (Pennsylvania), Great Falls (Montana), and Pocatello (Idaho).

Training and Education

Employees normally have short-term on-the-job training before landing a job. Degrees are held by 4% of current delivery vehicle drivers. Post-secondary schooling was enough for 25% of workers. Education topped out at high school for 71% of employees. Recommended schools are shown in the column to the right; request information from them to help you decide which if any could help you with this career.

Part-Time Work and Self-Employment

Part-time work suffices for 7% of delivery vehicle drivers. Workers working on their own make up 9% of the total.


Career Video for Delivery Vehicle Drivers

Delivery Vehicle Drivers by Metropolitan Area (city and its surroundings)

In the table below, a Job Density near 0% means the area has an average number of people in this occupation, for its population. A higher or lower Job Density (e.g., +22% or -45%) tells you there are that many more or fewer workers of that type there than in the average US metro area. So, the higher the number, the more common the occupation.

Alabama

City and AreaMedian SalaryEmployeesJob Density
Anniston$26,000270-5%
Auburn$25,000240-11%
Birmingham$29,0003,360-6%
Decatur$28,000430+31%
Dothan$28,000570+55%
Florence$24,000480+56%
Gadsden$32,000200+2%
Huntsville$30,0001,090-22%
Mobile$27,0001,100-10%
Montgomery$27,0001,240+9%
Tuscaloosa$29,000500-12%

Alaska

City and AreaMedian SalaryEmployeesJob Density
Anchorage$36,0001,110+4%
Fairbanks$33,000210+11%

Arizona

City and AreaMedian SalaryEmployeesJob Density
Flagstaff$28,000320-4%
Kingman$30,000340+10%
Phoenix$32,00012,160-6%
Prescott$34,000340-11%
Tucson$29,0002,400-5%
Yuma$28,000330-11%

Arkansas

City and AreaMedian SalaryEmployeesJob Density
Fayetteville$27,000980-26%
Fort Smith$24,000640-16%
Hot Springs$28,000170-21%
Jonesboro$26,000410+39%
Little Rock$26,0001,780-23%
Pine Bluff$30,000180-7%

California

City and AreaMedian SalaryEmployeesJob Density
Bakersfield$31,0001,680-6%
Chico$33,000350-19%
El Centro$29,000260-16%
Fresno$33,0002,510+11%
Hanford$25,00090-45%
Madera$24,000120-44%
Merced$34,000260-26%
Modesto$32,0001,150+6%
Napa$29,000260-34%
Oakland$33,0007,250+1%
Oxnard$31,0001,440-29%
Redding$31,000470+14%
Riverside$30,0009,620+8%
Sacramento$31,0005,540-10%
Salinas$27,0001,170+15%
San Diego$31,0007,670-17%
San Francisco$39,0004,980-28%
San Jose$32,0004,680-27%
San Luis Obispo$30,000600-6%
Santa Ana$31,00010,230-4%
Santa Barbara$31,000880-21%
Santa Cruz$34,000750+35%
Santa Rosa$33,0001,230+0%
Stockton$34,0001,570+10%
Vallejo$33,0007900%
Visalia$27,000830-6%
Yuba City$26,000260+14%

Colorado

City and AreaMedian SalaryEmployeesJob Density
Boulder$34,000640-40%
Colorado Springs$31,0001,350-20%
Denver$33,0009,360+8%
Fort Collins$29,000730-7%
Grand Junction$27,000620+79%
Greeley$35,000380-19%
Pueblo$24,000340+5%

Connecticut

City and AreaMedian SalaryEmployeesJob Density
Bridgeport$33,0003,070+2%
Danbury$33,000530+20%
Hartford$30,0003,200-20%
New Haven$33,0002,480+31%
Norwich$34,000870+8%
Waterbury$36,000770+82%

Delaware

City and AreaMedian SalaryEmployeesJob Density
Dover$39,000360+8%
Wilmington$32,0002,270+1%

District of Columbia

City and AreaMedian SalaryEmployeesJob Density
Washington$33,00012,360-23%

Florida

City and AreaMedian SalaryEmployeesJob Density
Cape Coral$29,0001,050-25%
Deltona$27,0001,100+8%
Fort Lauderdale$31,0006,030+19%
Fort Walton Beach$31,000360-24%
Gainesville$27,000580-22%
Jacksonville$28,0005,630+35%
Lakeland$29,0001,510+17%
Miami$28,0008,400+22%
Naples$30,000890+14%
Ocala$26,000980+63%
Orlando$30,0007,380+2%
Palm Bay$31,0001,040-21%
Palm Coast$21,00050-29%
Panama City$29,000480+12%
Pensacola$24,0001,120+14%
Port St Lucie$28,0001,000+21%
Punta Gorda$31,000330+42%
Sarasota$29,0001,680-5%
Sebastian$26,000240-17%
Tallahassee$28,0001,080+0%
Tampa$28,0007,630-10%
West Palm Beach$31,0003,110-16%

Georgia

City and AreaMedian SalaryEmployeesJob Density
Albany$28,000610+63%
Athens$32,000570+21%
Atlanta$32,00018,870+14%
Augusta$26,0001,500+9%
Brunswick$25,000350+40%
Columbus$27,000730+4%
Dalton$29,0001,130+134%
Gainesville$31,000550+26%
Hinesville$28,00060-12%
Macon$28,0001,210+90%
Rome$28,000330+56%
Savannah$32,0001,670+70%
Valdosta$24,000360+6%
Warner Robins$24,000240-20%

Hawaii

City and AreaMedian SalaryEmployeesJob Density
Honolulu$28,0003,210+7%

Idaho

City and AreaMedian SalaryEmployeesJob Density
Boise$28,0001,450-20%
Coeur Dalene$29,000260-22%
Idaho Falls$26,000370+30%
Lewiston$28,000190+50%
Pocatello$25,000260+51%

Illinois

City and AreaMedian SalaryEmployeesJob Density
Bloomington$28,000620+42%
Champaign$27,000540-10%
Chicago$34,00025,070-6%
Danville$25,000190+32%
Decatur$26,000610+118%
Kankakee$32,000260+18%
Peoria$28,0001,010-10%
Rockford$28,0001,110+11%
Springfield$29,000730+10%

Indiana

City and AreaMedian SalaryEmployeesJob Density
Anderson$28,000220-6%
Bloomington$20,000320-25%
Columbus$34,000200-20%
Elkhart$30,000910+8%
Evansville$27,0001,330+15%
Fort Wayne$28,0001,500+5%
Gary$27,0001,680-11%
Indianapolis$29,0006,140-1%
Kokomo$26,000330+60%
Lafayette$29,000600+27%
Michigan City$36,000240-6%
Muncie$33,000190-30%
South Bend$26,0001,070+20%
Terre Haute$27,000450+4%

Iowa

City and AreaMedian SalaryEmployeesJob Density
Ames$21,000120-46%
Cedar Rapids$29,000690-22%
Davenport$27,0001,180-3%
Des Moines$31,0001,810-19%
Dubuque$27,000400+29%
Iowa City$31,000240-46%
Sioux City$29,000600+35%
Waterloo$30,000390-28%

Kansas

City and AreaMedian SalaryEmployeesJob Density
Lawrence$32,000170-37%
Topeka$30,000480-33%
Wichita$27,0001,800-13%

Kentucky

City and AreaMedian SalaryEmployeesJob Density
Bowling Green$34,000340-3%
Elizabethtown$22,000250-3%
Lexington$31,0001,560-4%
Louisville$31,0004,780+12%
Owensboro$24,000280-3%

Louisiana

City and AreaMedian SalaryEmployeesJob Density
Alexandria$29,000420+15%
Baton Rouge$27,0002,750+9%
Houma$25,000730+21%
Lafayette$24,0001,640+73%
Lake Charles$27,000550+0%
Monroe$24,000790+61%
New Orleans$28,0004,090+17%
Shreveport$30,0001,490+28%

Maine

City and AreaMedian SalaryEmployeesJob Density
Bangor$31,000510+29%
Lewiston$33,000400+35%
Portland$30,0001,390+3%

Maryland

City and AreaMedian SalaryEmployeesJob Density
Baltimore$32,0009,260+2%
Bethesda$32,0003,080-22%
Cumberland$28,000390+89%
Hagerstown$30,0001,230+94%
Salisbury$31,000410+29%

Massachusetts

City and AreaMedian SalaryEmployeesJob Density
Barnstable Town$35,000640-1%
Boston$35,0009,910-17%
Brockton$39,000820+45%
Framingham$37,000740-31%
Haverhill$27,000380-21%
Leominster$34,000420+40%
Lowell$37,000920+17%
New Bedford$28,000580+45%
Pittsfield$36,000180-5%
Springfield$33,0002,670+31%
Taunton$28,000650+135%
Worcester$34,0001,600-4%

Michigan

City and AreaMedian SalaryEmployeesJob Density
Ann Arbor$35,0001,000-9%
Battle Creek$40,000260-11%
Bay City$22,000240+19%
Detroit$34,0006,480+32%
Flint$28,0001,420+58%
Grand Rapids$31,0003,950+52%
Holland$24,000900+38%
Jackson$29,000380+21%
Kalamazoo$30,0008900%
Lansing$32,0001,590+24%
Monroe$26,000210-9%
Muskegon$25,000450+22%
Niles$25,000280-27%
Saginaw$30,000710+49%
Warren$34,0008,170+2%

Minnesota

City and AreaMedian SalaryEmployeesJob Density
Duluth$33,000790-5%
Minneapolis$34,0009,730-22%
Rochester$27,000510-14%
St Cloud$25,000600-8%

Mississippi

City and AreaMedian SalaryEmployeesJob Density
Gulfport$28,000770+10%
Hattiesburg$28,000450+30%
Jackson$29,0002,030+18%
Pascagoula$23,000220-22%

Missouri

City and AreaMedian SalaryEmployeesJob Density
Columbia$31,000620+20%
Jefferson City$30,000220-48%
Joplin$28,000380-25%
Kansas City$30,0005,580-22%
Springfield$26,0001,500+15%
St Joseph$31,0003000%
St Louis$31,0008,640-8%

Montana

City and AreaMedian SalaryEmployeesJob Density
Billings$29,0001,290+154%
Great Falls$22,000420+111%
Missoula$27,000470+50%

Nebraska

City and AreaMedian SalaryEmployeesJob Density
Lincoln$28,000630-42%
Omaha$30,0002,450-23%

Nevada

City and AreaMedian SalaryEmployeesJob Density
Carson City$29,000150-2%
Las Vegas$33,0006,070-5%

New Hampshire

City and AreaMedian SalaryEmployeesJob Density
Manchester$34,000840+25%
Nashua$32,000920+1%
Portsmouth$29,000320-7%
Rochester$35,000530+53%

New Jersey

City and AreaMedian SalaryEmployeesJob Density
Atlantic City$29,000820-16%
Camden$28,0003,390-7%
Edison$34,0006,630-7%
Newark$33,0006,520-7%
Ocean City$24,000230-6%
Trenton$28,0001,350-6%
Vineland$28,000400+15%

New Mexico

City and AreaMedian SalaryEmployeesJob Density
Albuquerque$28,0003,780+42%
Farmington$27,000360+14%
Las Cruces$25,000340-10%
Santa Fe$25,000250-36%

New York

City and AreaMedian SalaryEmployeesJob Density
Albany$31,0002,470-18%
Binghamton$29,000830+21%
Buffalo$28,0003,110-16%
Elmira$31,000280+37%
Glens Falls$25,000370+16%
Ithaca$27,000230-8%
Kingston$27,000460+26%
Nassau$36,0007,980-8%
New York$37,00029,560-17%
Poughkeepsie$32,0001,800+12%
Rochester$30,0002,470-28%
Syracuse$30,0001,980-6%
Utica$24,000910+10%

North Carolina

City and AreaMedian SalaryEmployeesJob Density
Asheville$30,0001,540+30%
Burlington$25,000400+11%
Charlotte$32,0007,290+19%
Durham$29,0001,280-31%
Fayetteville$28,000910+15%
Goldsboro$26,000370+68%
Greensboro$29,0003,010+18%
Greenville$28,000370-17%
Hickory$29,0001,200+12%
Jacksonville$24,000400+67%
Raleigh$30,0003,460-2%
Rocky Mount$37,000450+26%
Wilmington$32,0001,240+31%
Winston Salem$33,0001,530+6%

North Dakota

City and AreaMedian SalaryEmployeesJob Density
Bismarck$27,000320-7%
Fargo$33,0001,120+49%
Grand Forks$26,000310+7%

Ohio

City and AreaMedian SalaryEmployeesJob Density
Akron$28,0002,270-1%
Canton$27,0001,510+31%
Cincinnati$32,0007,150-1%
Cleveland$30,0006,710-9%
Columbus$31,0006,930+7%
Dayton$30,0002,210-17%
Lima$26,000420+33%
Mansfield$33,000500+59%
Sandusky$32,000160-21%
Springfield$28,000340+21%
Toledo$31,0002,480+17%
Youngstown$27,0002,020+28%

Oklahoma

City and AreaMedian SalaryEmployeesJob Density
Lawton$30,000280+30%
Oklahoma City$27,0003,370-14%
Tulsa$26,0002,860-4%

Oregon

City and AreaMedian SalaryEmployeesJob Density
Bend$33,000400-6%
Corvallis$28,000110-38%
Eugene$29,000740-25%
Medford$29,000510-4%
Portland$33,0005,670-21%
Salem$29,000630-36%

Pennsylvania

City and AreaMedian SalaryEmployeesJob Density
Allentown$32,0002,720+18%
Altoona$27,000760+108%
Erie$27,000640-22%
Harrisburg$33,0002,570+19%
Johnstown$26,000390+14%
Lancaster$29,0001,910+20%
Lebanon$21,000790+187%
Philadelphia$32,00012,020-8%
Pittsburgh$31,0007,980+1%
Reading$29,0001,320+21%
Scranton$31,0001,980+14%
State College$31,000350+2%
Williamsport$22,000470+54%
York$34,0001,510+26%

Rhode Island

City and AreaMedian SalaryEmployeesJob Density
Providence$31,0003,910+0%

South Carolina

City and AreaMedian SalaryEmployeesJob Density
Anderson$28,000510+38%
Charleston$26,0002,270+15%
Columbia$28,0002,910+21%
Florence$27,000600+13%
Greenville$27,0002,790+35%
Myrtle Beach$28,0001,050+37%
Spartanburg$31,000890+11%
Sumter$25,000260+29%

South Dakota

City and AreaMedian SalaryEmployeesJob Density
Rapid City$25,000370-4%
Sioux Falls$29,000850-6%

Tennessee

City and AreaMedian SalaryEmployeesJob Density
Chattanooga$29,0001,970+26%
Clarksville$24,000480+2%
Cleveland$27,000220+7%
Jackson$28,000390+12%
Johnson City$28,000440-5%
Kingsport$30,000840+14%
Knoxville$28,0002,750+21%
Memphis$29,0004,110-4%
Morristown$28,000490+76%
Nashville$31,0004,740-10%

Texas

City and AreaMedian SalaryEmployeesJob Density
Abilene$29,000500+31%
Amarillo$27,000770+20%
Austin$30,0005,2700%
Beaumont$25,0001,190+15%
Brownsville$23,000780-3%
College Station$28,000440-9%
Corpus Christi$26,0001,140-2%
Dallas$30,00013,480-8%
El Paso$23,0002,120+19%
Fort Worth$29,0007,830+31%
Houston$31,00017,050-5%
Killeen$23,000990+28%
Laredo$23,000600+15%
Longview$26,000760+28%
Lubbock$26,000820+4%
Mcallen$23,0001,690+15%
Midland$27,000640+57%
Odessa$27,000670+96%
San Angelo$25,000430+81%
San Antonio$26,0005,990+3%
Sherman$28,000250+9%
Texarkana$26,000350+6%
Tyler$29,0001,010+76%
Victoria$29,000550+99%
Waco$25,000740+20%
Wichita Falls$27,000470+34%

Utah

City and AreaMedian SalaryEmployeesJob Density
Logan$26,000230-16%
Ogden$24,0001,790+34%
Provo$23,0001,020-7%
Salt Lake City$25,0006,700+55%
St George$24,000520+79%

Vermont

City and AreaMedian SalaryEmployeesJob Density
Burlington$34,000800+13%

Virginia

City and AreaMedian SalaryEmployeesJob Density
Blacksburg$21,000380+2%
Charlottesville$23,000580-2%
Danville$34,000220+10%
Harrisonburg$24,000630+93%
Lynchburg$24,000700+9%
Richmond$30,0004,670+13%
Roanoke$25,0001,350+30%
Virginia Beach$26,0005,990+15%
Winchester$29,000490+55%

Washington

City and AreaMedian SalaryEmployeesJob Density
Bellingham$29,000450-10%
Bremerton$31,000370-29%
Kennewick$28,000570+1%
Longview$24,000240+28%
Mount Vernon$35,000330+25%
Olympia$32,000550-7%
Seattle$33,0008,910-11%
Spokane$29,0001,740+24%
Tacoma$32,0002,110+16%
Wenatchee$26,000240+3%
Yakima$28,000530+5%

West Virginia

City and AreaMedian SalaryEmployeesJob Density
Charleston$23,0001,270+33%
Huntington$25,0001,050+44%
Morgantown$21,000310+12%
Parkersburg$26,000460+7%
Weirton$26,000370+50%
Wheeling$24,000410+5%

Wisconsin

City and AreaMedian SalaryEmployeesJob Density
Appleton$26,000540-27%
Eau Claire$31,0001,060+121%
Fond$24,000470+81%
Green Bay$29,0001,500+36%
Janesville$35,000500+25%
La Crosse$31,000640+51%
Madison$34,0002,030-11%
Milwaukee$29,0005,100-13%
Oshkosh$36,000460-13%
Racine$34,000520+8%
Sheboygan$25,000500+44%
Wausau$25,000620+49%

Wyoming

City and AreaMedian SalaryEmployeesJob Density
Casper$30,000660+198%
Cheyenne$25,000240-6%

Salary and employment data obtained from the United States Department of Labor. Individual salaries depend on location, education and career background. Thanks to CityTownInfo.com for this delivery vehicle driver schools and jobs info.

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