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Driver/Sales Workers — Career Decision Dashboard
United States
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Report generated from official BLS OEWS and O*NET data — United States.
Median annual wage
$38,770
United States, 2025
Employment
409,180
United States, 2025
Typical education
High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
Job Zone 2
Skills identified
35
10 related careers
Career overview
Drive truck or other vehicle over established routes or within an established territory and sell or deliver goods, such as food products, including restaurant take-out items, or pick up or deliver items such as commercial laundry. May also take orders, collect payment, or stock merchandise at point of delivery.
- O*NET code
- 53-3031.00
- Job zone
- 2
- Experience required
- None
Typical tasks
- Review lists of dealers, customers, or station drops and load trucks.
- Drive trucks to deliver such items as food, medical supplies, or newspapers.
- Inform regular customers of new products or services and price changes.
- Record sales or delivery information on daily sales or delivery record.
- Listen to and resolve customers' complaints regarding products or services.
- Collect money from customers, make change, and record transactions on customer receipts.
- Maintain trucks and food-dispensing equipment and clean inside of machines that dispense food or beverages.
- Arrange merchandise and sales promotion displays or issue sales promotion materials to customers.
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Salary analysis — United States
10th percentile
$22,590
25th percentile
$30,200
75th percentile
$49,000
90th percentile
$59,980
Most important skills
- Active Listening3.8
- Speaking3.6
- Service Orientation3.1
- Critical Thinking3.1
- Time Management3.0
- Reading Comprehension3.0
- Social Perceptiveness3.0
- Complex Problem Solving3.0
- Judgment and Decision Making2.9
- Monitoring2.9
- Persuasion2.9
- Coordination2.8
What skills do you need?
Select the skills you already have
Skills listed are those O*NET rates at importance 3.0 or above for this occupation. Set your own level on the same 0–7 O*NET scale.
Skill coverage
0%
0 of 8 identified skills
Matched
0
Missing
8
Your selected skills cover approximately 0% of the skills identified for this occupation in O*NET. This is a coverage measure of listed skills only — it is not a qualification, hiring or interview outcome.
Skills to develop
| Skill | Importance | Required level | Your level | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active Listening | 3.8 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Critical Thinking | 3.1 | 3.4 | Not selected | 3.4 |
| Speaking | 3.6 | 2.9 | Not selected | 2.9 |
| Service Orientation | 3.1 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Reading Comprehension | 3.0 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Social Perceptiveness | 3.0 | 2.9 | Not selected | 2.9 |
| Complex Problem Solving | 3.0 | 2.9 | Not selected | 2.9 |
| Time Management | 3.0 | 2.8 | Not selected | 2.8 |
Ordered by required level gap multiplied by O*NET importance. No prediction or recommendation is implied.
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Compare with Driver/Sales WorkersHow salary varies by location
| Location | Median | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dubuque, IA | $53,910 | 200 | 2025 |
| San Jose, CA | $51,260 | 1,360 | 2025 |
| Merced, CA | $49,290 | 330 | 2025 |
| Burlington, VT | $49,150 | 230 | 2025 |
| Yuba City, CA | $49,110 | 110 | 2025 |
| Santa Rosa, CA | $49,000 | 400 | 2025 |
| Sacramento, CA | $48,860 | 1,560 | 2025 |
| Fairbanks, AK | $48,530 | 140 | 2025 |
| Anchorage, AK | $48,420 | 950 | 2025 |
| AK | $48,420 | 1,270 | 2025 |
| Bay City, MI | $48,340 | 170 | 2025 |
| Florence, AL | $48,190 | 130 | 2025 |
| Visalia, CA | $48,000 | 380 | 2025 |
| Spokane, WA | $47,920 | 440 | 2025 |
| Yakima, WA | $47,810 | 170 | 2025 |
| Vallejo, CA | $47,780 | 390 | 2025 |
| Lebanon, PA | $47,690 | 170 | 2025 |
| Boston, MA | $47,340 | 2,880 | 2025 |
| Bremerton, WA | $47,320 | 100 | 2025 |
| St. Cloud, MN | $47,210 | 500 | 2025 |
Career transition paths
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Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, 2025 (May 2025 release).
Figures are periodic published survey snapshots, not real-time market rates.