Driver/Sales Workers
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.
- Median annual earnings
- $38,509
- Projected change
- +11.2%
- Typical education
- High school diploma or less
- Employment
- 431.69K jobs
50th percentile, United States
2025 to 2035
99.6% of the workforce
Growing to 480.24K by 2035
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The work
What driver/sales workers do
Tasks reported for this occupation, ordered by how often they come up in the role.
- 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.
Pay and outlook
What the job pays and where it is heading
Annual earnings range
Reported earnings by percentile, United States
- 10th percentile
- $22,056
- 25th percentile
- $29,757
- 50th percentile
- $38,509
- 75th percentile
- $49,342
- 90th percentile
- $62,270
The gold marker shows the median. Half earn more than $38,509 and half earn less.
Employment outlook
2025 to 2035 projection
48,551 more positions over the decade, before replacement hiring.
Preparation
Education levels
What people currently working in the career hold. These are not entry requirements.
- High school diploma or less
- 99.6%
- Certificate
- 0.4%
Skills
Skills employers ask for
Technical skills appearing most often in job postings for this occupation.
How the work gets done
Core competencies
Broad capabilities associated with strong performance in this occupation.
- Active Listening
- Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
- Speaking
- Talking to others to convey information effectively.
- Critical Thinking
- Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
- Service Orientation
- Actively looking for ways to help people.
- Reading Comprehension
- Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
- Social Perceptiveness
- Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
- Complex Problem Solving
- Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
- Time Management
- Managing one's own time and the time of others.
- Persuasion
- Persuading others to change their minds or behavior.
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
- Monitoring
- Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
- Writing
- Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
- Coordination
- Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
- Negotiation
- Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences.
- Operation and Control
- Controlling operations of equipment or systems.
- Active Learning
- Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
- Mathematics
- Using mathematics to solve problems.
- Operations Monitoring
- Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
- Instructing
- Teaching others how to do something.
- Management of Personnel Resources
- Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job.
In the market
Job titles and employers
Recent job postings in United StatesCommon job titles
- 01Delivery Drivers75,597 postings
- 02Commercial Drivers7,039 postings
- 03Delivery Specialists6,728 postings
- 04Store Delivery Drivers4,302 postings
- 05CDL-A Truck Drivers3,345 postings
- 06Pizza Delivery Drivers3,193 postings
- 07Warehouse Delivery Drivers3,004 postings
- 08Route Delivery Drivers2,972 postings
- 09Delivery Experts2,407 postings
- 10Package Delivery Drivers2,289 postings
- 11Delivery Associates1,962 postings
- 12Parts Delivery Drivers1,873 postings
- 13Drivers1,852 postings
- 14Local Delivery Drivers1,805 postings
- 15Pick-Up and Delivery Drivers1,758 postings
- 16Delivery Truck Drivers1,410 postings
- 17Parts Drivers1,378 postings
- 18Catering Drivers1,344 postings
- 19Delivery Technicians1,340 postings
- 20Drivers/Couriers1,300 postings
Top employers
- 01Domino's Pizza29,471 postings
- 02AutoZone6,998 postings
- 03O'Reilly Auto Parts6,068 postings
- 04Pizza Hut3,653 postings
- 05Papa John's2,854 postings
- 06NAPA Auto Parts2,167 postings
- 07Doordash1,833 postings
- 08Aaron's1,803 postings
- 09Allied Universal1,779 postings
- 10Amazon1,631 postings
- 11Jimmy John's1,609 postings
- 12US Foods1,576 postings
- 13Boomerang Transport1,463 postings
- 14Genuine Parts Company1,398 postings
- 15Sherwin-Williams1,236 postings
- 16Performance Food Group955 postings
- 17Walmart901 postings
- 18Marcos Pizza765 postings
- 19Amerigas720 postings
- 20Tractor Supply678 postings
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