Home » Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers » Industry Wage Growth

Industries with Fastest Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers Salary Growth

These industries raised Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers salaries the most from 2019 to 2024. Useful for deciding which industry to work in or switch to for better pay growth.

207
Industries with Growth
+132.5%
Highest Growth
+26.2%
Average Growth
18
Industries with Decline

Top 15 Industries for Salary Growth

Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers salary increase from 2019 to 2024

All 207 Industries with Salary Growth

Rank Industry 2019 Salary 2024 Salary $ Increase % Growth
1 Traveler Accommodation $25,100 $58,360 +$33,260 +132.5%
2 Accommodation $25,850 $46,550 +$20,700 +80.1%
3 Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services $42,320 $70,690 +$28,370 +67.0%
4 Offices of Physicians $29,650 $48,110 +$18,460 +62.3%
5 Other Transportation Equipment Manufacturing $38,430 $61,750 +$23,320 +60.7%
6 Leather and Allied Product Manufacturing $30,330 $48,380 +$18,050 +59.5%
7 Deep Sea, Coastal, and Great Lakes Water Transportation $48,550 $75,380 +$26,830 +55.3%
8 Metal Ore Mining $51,460 $78,120 +$26,660 +51.8%
9 Water Transportation $49,790 $75,380 +$25,590 +51.4%
10 Other Electrical Equipment and Component Manufacturing $36,250 $54,640 +$18,390 +50.7%
11 Water, Sewage and Other Systems $39,360 $59,090 +$19,730 +50.1%
12 Motion Picture and Video Industries $60,080 $89,630 +$29,550 +49.2%
13 Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries $60,080 $89,610 +$29,530 +49.2%
14 Nonscheduled Air Transportation $44,230 $65,850 +$21,620 +48.9%
15 Steel Product Manufacturing from Purchased Steel $40,000 $59,540 +$19,540 +48.9%
16 Grain and Oilseed Milling $39,660 $58,500 +$18,840 +47.5%
17 Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance $41,170 $60,000 +$18,830 +45.7%
18 Support Activities for Water Transportation $48,510 $69,840 +$21,330 +44.0%
19 Textile Furnishings Mills $36,160 $51,910 +$15,750 +43.6%
20 Utilities $47,120 $67,000 +$19,880 +42.2%
21 Seafood Product Preparation and Packaging $38,180 $54,170 +$15,990 +41.9%
22 Residential Building Construction $38,940 $55,240 +$16,300 +41.9%
23 Textile Product Mills $36,120 $50,940 +$14,820 +41.0%
24 Other Amusement and Recreation Industries $39,970 $56,310 +$16,340 +40.9%
25 Individual and Family Services $28,860 $40,340 +$11,480 +39.8%
26 Nursing and Residential Care Facilities $30,430 $42,410 +$11,980 +39.4%
27 Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation $35,410 $49,340 +$13,930 +39.3%
28 Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries $41,030 $56,310 +$15,280 +37.2%
29 Other Motor Vehicle Dealers $34,030 $46,700 +$12,670 +37.2%
30 Spectator Sports $55,730 $76,300 +$20,570 +36.9%
31 Scheduled Air Transportation $40,260 $54,850 +$14,590 +36.2%
32 Other Building Equipment Contractors $46,320 $62,990 +$16,670 +36.0%
33 Social Assistance $34,880 $47,320 +$12,440 +35.7%
34 Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly $31,340 $42,410 +$11,070 +35.3%
35 Office Administrative Services $45,080 $60,730 +$15,650 +34.7%
36 Beverage Manufacturing $45,950 $61,760 +$15,810 +34.4%
37 Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing $45,980 $61,700 +$15,720 +34.2%
38 Ambulatory Health Care Services $37,450 $50,150 +$12,700 +33.9%
39 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools $41,190 $55,130 +$13,940 +33.8%
40 Veneer, Plywood, and Engineered Wood Product Manufacturing $41,590 $55,660 +$14,070 +33.8%
41 Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services $45,780 $61,220 +$15,440 +33.7%
42 Plastics Product Manufacturing $42,140 $56,060 +$13,920 +33.0%
43 Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing $39,520 $52,530 +$13,010 +32.9%
44 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services $45,420 $60,320 +$14,900 +32.8%
45 Other Food Manufacturing $43,510 $57,700 +$14,190 +32.6%
46 Machinery Manufacturing (3331, 3332, 3334, and 3339 only) $41,200 $54,490 +$13,290 +32.3%
47 Personal and Household Goods Repair and Maintenance $33,990 $44,630 +$10,640 +31.3%
48 Food Services and Drinking Places $32,330 $42,380 +$10,050 +31.1%
49 Roofing Contractors $39,550 $51,810 +$12,260 +31.0%
50 Waste Treatment and Disposal $44,900 $58,710 +$13,810 +30.8%
51 Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing $44,790 $58,480 +$13,690 +30.6%
52 Air Transportation $43,320 $56,440 +$13,120 +30.3%
53 Travel Arrangement and Reservation Services $36,410 $47,430 +$11,020 +30.3%
54 School and Employee Bus Transportation $39,150 $50,960 +$11,810 +30.2%
55 Construction of Buildings $42,830 $55,730 +$12,900 +30.1%
56 Other Wood Product Manufacturing $41,030 $53,270 +$12,240 +29.8%
57 Postal Service (Federal Government) $52,040 $67,560 +$15,520 +29.8%
58 Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors $43,470 $56,190 +$12,720 +29.3%
59 Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (3323 and 3324 only) $41,780 $53,860 +$12,080 +28.9%
60 Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing $43,060 $55,450 +$12,390 +28.8%
61 Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4242 and 4246 only) $47,810 $61,540 +$13,730 +28.7%
62 Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services $38,220 $49,120 +$10,900 +28.5%
63 Truck Transportation $46,370 $59,570 +$13,200 +28.5%
64 Waste Collection $43,440 $55,780 +$12,340 +28.4%
65 Gasoline Stations $41,680 $53,480 +$11,800 +28.3%
66 Waste Management and Remediation Services $43,650 $55,990 +$12,340 +28.3%
67 Warehousing and Storage $46,970 $60,220 +$13,250 +28.2%
68 Machinery Manufacturing $40,610 $51,990 +$11,380 +28.0%
69 Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods $45,730 $58,380 +$12,650 +27.7%
70 Machinery, Equipment, and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers $43,780 $55,880 +$12,100 +27.6%
71 Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4244 and 4248 only) $46,990 $59,930 +$12,940 +27.5%
72 Forestry and Logging $40,440 $51,550 +$11,110 +27.5%
73 Logging $40,440 $51,550 +$11,110 +27.5%
74 Chemical Manufacturing (3251, 3252, 3253, and 3259 only) $47,800 $60,880 +$13,080 +27.4%
75 Chemical Manufacturing $47,480 $60,470 +$12,990 +27.4%
76 Poured Concrete Foundation and Structure Contractors $43,950 $55,940 +$11,990 +27.3%
77 Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance $43,600 $55,470 +$11,870 +27.2%
78 Rental and Leasing Services (5322, 5323, and 5324 only) $45,750 $58,090 +$12,340 +27.0%
79 Support Activities for Road Transportation $38,090 $48,320 +$10,230 +26.9%
80 Painting and Wall Covering Contractors $39,490 $50,090 +$10,600 +26.8%
81 Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing (3371 and 3372 only) $39,080 $49,560 +$10,480 +26.8%
82 Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing $42,330 $53,620 +$11,290 +26.7%
83 Wood Product Manufacturing $40,690 $51,460 +$10,770 +26.5%
84 Fabric Mills $36,030 $45,440 +$9,410 +26.1%
85 Animal Food Manufacturing $40,600 $51,110 +$10,510 +25.9%
86 Management of Companies and Enterprises $45,380 $57,040 +$11,660 +25.7%
87 Bakeries and Tortilla Manufacturing $47,240 $59,320 +$12,080 +25.6%
88 Nonresidential Building Construction $44,400 $55,740 +$11,340 +25.5%
89 Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods (4232, 4233, 4235, 4236, 4237, and 4239 only) $42,860 $53,790 +$10,930 +25.5%
90 Support Activities for Mining $44,420 $55,680 +$11,260 +25.3%
91 Land Subdivision $39,100 $48,970 +$9,870 +25.2%
92 Support Activities for Animal Production $41,470 $51,930 +$10,460 +25.2%
93 Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing $41,940 $52,500 +$10,560 +25.2%
94 Support Activities for Rail Transportation $40,090 $50,140 +$10,050 +25.1%
95 Engine, Turbine, and Power Transmission Equipment Manufacturing $39,790 $49,550 +$9,760 +24.5%
96 Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories $47,880 $59,600 +$11,720 +24.5%
97 Nonferrous Metal (except Aluminum) Production and Processing $47,140 $58,590 +$11,450 +24.3%
98 Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4241, 4247, and 4249 only) $44,060 $54,760 +$10,700 +24.3%
99 Turned Product and Screw, Nut, and Bolt Manufacturing $38,090 $47,310 +$9,220 +24.2%
100 Rental and Leasing Services $45,360 $56,220 +$10,860 +23.9%
101 Coal Mining $55,950 $69,340 +$13,390 +23.9%
102 Specialty Trade Contractors $43,420 $53,770 +$10,350 +23.8%
103 Building Equipment Contractors $44,980 $55,660 +$10,680 +23.7%
104 Other Textile Product Mills $35,890 $44,410 +$8,520 +23.7%
105 Farm Product Raw Material Merchant Wholesalers $37,570 $46,450 +$8,880 +23.6%
106 Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods $42,580 $52,620 +$10,040 +23.6%
107 Vocational Rehabilitation Services $34,700 $42,860 +$8,160 +23.5%
108 Building Material and Garden Equipment and Supplies Dealers $39,820 $49,160 +$9,340 +23.5%
109 Utility System Construction $45,520 $56,170 +$10,650 +23.4%
110 Building Material and Supplies Dealers $40,160 $49,450 +$9,290 +23.1%
111 Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing $41,110 $50,570 +$9,460 +23.0%
112 Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing $39,720 $48,820 +$9,100 +22.9%
113 Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution $66,090 $81,220 +$15,130 +22.9%
114 Elementary and Secondary Schools $40,800 $50,130 +$9,330 +22.9%
115 Coating, Engraving, Heat Treating, and Allied Activities $39,730 $48,750 +$9,020 +22.7%
116 Personal and Laundry Services $42,510 $52,130 +$9,620 +22.6%
117 Support Activities for Air Transportation $40,070 $49,130 +$9,060 +22.6%
118 Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction $44,200 $54,080 +$9,880 +22.4%
119 Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction $43,540 $53,260 +$9,720 +22.3%
120 Support Activities for Transportation $40,330 $49,260 +$8,930 +22.1%
121 Support Activities for Agriculture and Forestry $37,470 $45,760 +$8,290 +22.1%
122 Remediation and Other Waste Management Services $42,970 $52,440 +$9,470 +22.0%
123 Other Specialty Trade Contractors $43,380 $52,930 +$9,550 +22.0%
124 Services to Buildings and Dwellings $40,150 $48,910 +$8,760 +21.8%
125 Special Food Services $37,980 $46,240 +$8,260 +21.7%
126 Repair and Maintenance $39,500 $48,080 +$8,580 +21.7%
127 Automobile Dealers $38,660 $47,000 +$8,340 +21.6%
128 Drycleaning and Laundry Services $43,330 $52,660 +$9,330 +21.5%
129 Support Activities for Crop Production $37,280 $45,300 +$8,020 +21.5%
130 Landscaping Services $41,650 $50,610 +$8,960 +21.5%
131 Mining (except Oil and Gas) $46,000 $55,880 +$9,880 +21.5%
132 Fossil Fuel Electric Power Generation $71,100 $86,370 +$15,270 +21.5%
133 Primary Metal Manufacturing $44,230 $53,570 +$9,340 +21.1%
134 Pipeline Transportation of Crude Oil $45,340 $54,910 +$9,570 +21.1%
135 Building Finishing Contractors $39,370 $47,640 +$8,270 +21.0%
136 Food Manufacturing $43,220 $52,290 +$9,070 +21.0%
137 Transportation Equipment Manufacturing $43,870 $53,040 +$9,170 +20.9%
138 Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries $54,100 $65,380 +$11,280 +20.9%
139 Converted Paper Product Manufacturing $42,640 $51,500 +$8,860 +20.8%
140 Electrical Equipment Manufacturing $41,360 $49,810 +$8,450 +20.4%
141 Paper Manufacturing $43,710 $52,640 +$8,930 +20.4%
142 Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing $39,830 $47,940 +$8,110 +20.4%
143 Masonry Contractors $45,110 $54,170 +$9,060 +20.1%
144 Dairy Product Manufacturing $46,600 $55,840 +$9,240 +19.8%
145 Automotive Repair and Maintenance $38,910 $46,620 +$7,710 +19.8%
146 Freight Transportation Arrangement $45,090 $54,020 +$8,930 +19.8%
147 Oil and Gas Extraction $45,150 $54,080 +$8,930 +19.8%
148 Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (3321, 3322, 3325, 3326, and 3329 only) $41,560 $49,730 +$8,170 +19.7%
149 Employment Services $42,960 $51,370 +$8,410 +19.6%
150 Educational Services $40,950 $48,900 +$7,950 +19.4%
151 Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors $43,650 $52,080 +$8,430 +19.3%
152 Metalworking Machinery Manufacturing $37,810 $45,080 +$7,270 +19.2%
153 Motor Vehicle and Motor Vehicle Parts and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers $36,720 $43,560 +$6,840 +18.6%
154 Sawmills and Wood Preservation $39,510 $46,800 +$7,290 +18.5%
155 Rail Transportation $58,080 $68,790 +$10,710 +18.4%
156 Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills $49,830 $58,890 +$9,060 +18.2%
157 Administrative and Support Services $42,410 $50,100 +$7,690 +18.1%
158 Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction $43,300 $51,000 +$7,700 +17.8%
159 Farm and Garden Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers $41,570 $48,900 +$7,330 +17.6%
160 Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers $40,710 $47,840 +$7,130 +17.5%
161 Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing $43,680 $51,300 +$7,620 +17.4%
162 Business Support Services $39,770 $46,700 +$6,930 +17.4%
163 Household Appliance Manufacturing $41,690 $48,950 +$7,260 +17.4%
164 Other Ambulatory Health Care Services $39,200 $45,990 +$6,790 +17.3%
165 Chemical Manufacturing (3255 and 3256 only) $45,740 $53,630 +$7,890 +17.2%
166 Other Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation $33,370 $39,100 +$5,730 +17.2%
167 Miscellaneous Manufacturing $43,010 $50,330 +$7,320 +17.0%
168 Rubber Product Manufacturing $43,770 $51,210 +$7,440 +17.0%
169 Nonmetallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying $43,400 $50,670 +$7,270 +16.8%
170 Fruit and Vegetable Preserving and Specialty Food Manufacturing $44,820 $52,310 +$7,490 +16.7%
171 Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing $42,560 $49,660 +$7,100 +16.7%
172 Other Support Services $44,170 $51,500 +$7,330 +16.6%
173 Animal Slaughtering and Processing $40,990 $47,670 +$6,680 +16.3%
174 Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction $46,660 $54,200 +$7,540 +16.2%
175 Urban Transit Systems $33,830 $39,250 +$5,420 +16.0%
176 Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors $46,410 $53,440 +$7,030 +15.1%
177 Foundries $40,850 $47,030 +$6,180 +15.1%
178 Machine Shops; Turned Product; and Screw, Nut, and Bolt Manufacturing $39,080 $44,940 +$5,860 +15.0%
179 Textile Mills $40,110 $46,070 +$5,960 +14.9%
180 Other Furniture Related Product Manufacturing $41,680 $47,800 +$6,120 +14.7%
181 Alumina and Aluminum Production and Processing $42,020 $48,030 +$6,010 +14.3%
182 Automotive Equipment Rental and Leasing $44,580 $50,950 +$6,370 +14.3%
183 Real Estate $42,120 $47,940 +$5,820 +13.8%
184 Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services $42,290 $47,860 +$5,570 +13.2%
185 Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing $47,130 $53,150 +$6,020 +12.8%
186 Facilities Support Services $46,630 $52,420 +$5,790 +12.4%
187 Machine Shops $39,260 $44,080 +$4,820 +12.3%
188 Temporary Help Services $42,950 $48,170 +$5,220 +12.2%
189 Drywall and Insulation Contractors $40,780 $45,580 +$4,800 +11.8%
190 Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing $62,070 $69,170 +$7,100 +11.4%
191 Specialized Design Services $43,990 $48,980 +$4,990 +11.3%
192 Motor Vehicle Body and Trailer Manufacturing $39,810 $44,250 +$4,440 +11.2%
193 Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events $50,260 $55,810 +$5,550 +11.0%
194 Pipeline Transportation $48,280 $53,320 +$5,040 +10.4%
195 Printing and Related Support Activities $39,760 $43,820 +$4,060 +10.2%
196 Apparel, Piece Goods, and Notions Merchant Wholesalers $44,280 $48,540 +$4,260 +9.6%
197 Pipeline Transportation of Natural Gas $49,310 $53,310 +$4,000 +8.1%
198 Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing $47,480 $51,220 +$3,740 +7.9%
199 Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services $44,000 $47,270 +$3,270 +7.4%
200 Other Support Activities for Transportation $44,240 $47,380 +$3,140 +7.1%
201 Natural Gas Distribution $55,310 $59,170 +$3,860 +7.0%
202 General Medical and Surgical Hospitals $42,100 $44,890 +$2,790 +6.6%
203 Fiber, Yarn, and Thread Mills $45,370 $48,180 +$2,810 +6.2%
204 Engineering Services $45,150 $46,750 +$1,600 +3.5%
205 Hospitals $42,290 $43,620 +$1,330 +3.1%
206 Electric Lighting Equipment Manufacturing $44,210 $45,530 +$1,320 +3.0%
207 Ship and Boat Building $50,780 $52,000 +$1,220 +2.4%

18 Industries with Salary Decline

Rank Industry 2019 Salary 2024 Salary $ Decrease % Decline
1 Newspaper Publishers $47,380 $31,040 -$16,340 -34.5%
2 Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers $44,750 $31,950 -$12,800 -28.6%
3 Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations $38,250 $31,950 -$6,300 -16.5%
4 Inland Water Transportation $50,790 $42,450 -$8,340 -16.4%
5 Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers $37,110 $31,200 -$5,910 -15.9%
6 Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations $44,340 $37,590 -$6,750 -15.2%
7 Scientific Research and Development Services $64,660 $54,900 -$9,760 -15.1%
8 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences $64,660 $54,900 -$9,760 -15.1%
9 Communications Equipment Manufacturing $45,330 $38,570 -$6,760 -14.9%
10 Couriers and Messengers $63,290 $55,140 -$8,150 -12.9%
11 Couriers and Express Delivery Services $65,170 $57,300 -$7,870 -12.1%
12 Motor Vehicle Manufacturing $68,570 $63,110 -$5,460 -8.0%
13 Local Messengers and Local Delivery $48,740 $45,460 -$3,280 -6.7%
14 Other Pipeline Transportation $54,630 $51,240 -$3,390 -6.2%
15 Investigation and Security Services $41,310 $39,650 -$1,660 -4.0%
16 Investigation, Guard, and Armored Car Services $41,150 $39,650 -$1,500 -3.6%
17 Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing $46,430 $45,830 -$600 -1.3%
18 Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing $47,170 $46,860 -$310 -0.7%

About This Data

Salary growth is calculated by comparing the median annual wage for Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in each industry between 2019 and 2024, using Bureau of Labor Statistics data. Growth percentage = (2024 median - 2019 median) / 2019 median × 100.

← Back to Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers Best Paying Industries Fastest Growing States