Occupation Spotlight:
Truck Drivers,
Light or Delivery Services
There are an estimated 1,530 workers classified as truck drivers, light
or delivery services in Wyoming. According to O*NET Online (http://www.onetonline.org), these are truck drivers who "drive a truck or van with a capacity of under 26,000 GVW, primarily to deliver or pick up merchandise or to deliver packages within a specified area."
According to the Occupational Employment Statistics survey, these workers are paid a mean wage of $15.45 per hour. Those in the 90th percentile earn as much as $26.06 per hour.
Wage data for specific occupations is available online at http://doe.state.wy.us/LMI/oes.htm. Click on the "County and Regional Wages (estimates for Wyoming wages for March 2011)" link.