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Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Heavy Truck Drivers

The map below shows some metro areas where the profession is more popular, compared to the size of the population, than in the rest of the country. A table below the map shows job popularity and salaries across the US.

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Metro Areas Rated for Popularity (as of 2008) for:
Heavy Truck Drivers

Listed below are metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Heavy Truck Drivers relative to the population of the city, as of 2008.

A Relative Popularity of 1.0 means that the city has an average number of the particular job, for its population, compared to the rest of the US. Higher numbers mean proportionally more jobs of that type.

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Metro Area	Jobs	Salary (2008)	Relative Popularity
ALABAMA
Decatur	1,560	$35,350	2.8
Dothan	1,520	$41,350	2.4
Gadsden	730	$36,790	2.2
Auburn	690	$27,550	1.5
Mobile	3,060	$37,370	1.5
Anniston	680	$37,650	1.4
Birmingham	8,590	$40,590	1.4
Tuscaloosa	1,300	$33,480	1.3
Florence	600	$31,850	1.1
Montgomery	2,040	$40,740	1.1
Huntsville	1,530	$38,170	0.6
ALASKA
Fairbanks	460	$50,020	1.4
Anchorage	1,540	$46,130	0.8
ARIZONA
Kingman	600	$33,360	1.1
Prescott	570	$34,590	0.9
Phoenix	17,450	$40,120	0.8
Flagstaff	370	$37,820	0.6
Tucson	2,390	$38,560	0.6
ARKANSAS
Fayetteville	11,380	$43,370	5.1
Fort Smith	5,090	$39,410	3.9
Little Rock	7,300	$34,510	1.9
Jonesboro	870	$29,420	1.7
Pine Bluff	400	$28,330	1.2
Hot Springs	220	$25,000	0.6
CALIFORNIA
Redding	1,660	$38,560	2.4
Stockton	5,670	$43,220	2.3
Hanford	560	$35,720	2
Modesto	3,240	$40,180	1.8
Merced	1,010	$45,070	1.7
Bakersfield	5,080	$39,010	1.7
Riverside	23,750	$43,770	1.6
El Centro	790	$33,070	1.5
Visalia	2,090	$35,370	1.4
Madera	430	$37,870	1.2
Yuba City	400	$41,110	1
Vallejo	1,370	$39,470	1
Fresno	3,690	$40,880	1
Santa Rosa	1,880	$39,630	0.9
Salinas	1,460	$36,900	0.8
Chico	610	$35,930	0.8
Santa Cruz	710	$43,320	0.8
Sacramento	7,760	$42,610	0.7
Oakland	8,710	$42,520	0.7
San Luis Obispo	710	$37,820	0.7
Oxnard	1,840	$42,130	0.5
San Diego	8,170	$42,260	0.5
Santa Barbara	960	$37,210	0.5
Napa	310	$40,420	0.5
Santa Ana	8,190	$40,600	0.5
San Jose	4,580	$41,270	0.4
San Francisco	4,000	$45,080	0.3
COLORADO
Greeley	1,900	$43,290	2.4
Grand Junction	1,360	$42,140	2.3
Pueblo	510	$33,290	0.9
Denver	12,160	$41,540	0.8
Fort Collins	930	$35,330	0.7
Colorado Springs	1,310	$34,210	0.5
Boulder	500	$34,900	0.3
CONNECTICUT
Danbury	710	$40,940	0.9
New Haven	2,950	$45,530	0.9
Norwich	940	$39,430	0.7
Waterbury	430	$40,360	0.6
Hartford	3,970	$44,930	0.6
Bridgeport	2,090	$44,170	0.4
DELAWARE
Dover	620	$33,600	1.1
Wilmington	3,520	$42,520	0.9
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Washington	12,080	$39,910	0.4
FLORIDA
Lakeland	5,630	$39,080	2.6
Ocala	2,000	$31,070	2
Palm Coast	170	$27,310	1.4
Jacksonville	8,980	$36,790	1.3
Panama City	720	$28,870	1
Pensacola	1,630	$31,530	1
Orlando	10,480	$36,070	0.8
Miami	9,550	$35,490	0.8
Punta Gorda	320	$37,990	0.8
Tampa	11,010	$35,310	0.8
Deltona	1,260	$37,740	0.7
Cape Coral	1,720	$34,310	0.7
Gainesville	900	$29,590	0.7
Fort Lauderdale	6,000	$35,820	0.7
Port St. Lucie	920	$34,970	0.7
Sarasota	1,960	$35,700	0.7
Naples	840	$33,560	0.6
Tallahassee	1,120	$30,330	0.6
Palm Bay	1,360	$32,000	0.6
Sebastian	260	$35,800	0.5
West Palm Beach	3,070	$35,400	0.5
Fort Walton Beach	310	$27,670	0.4
GEORGIA
Dalton	1,580	$36,010	1.9
Albany	1,220	$33,040	1.9
Valdosta	910	$39,080	1.6
Gainesville	1,160	$37,630	1.6
Brunswick	560	$39,100	1.3
Hinesville	140	$30,080	1.2
Rome	430	$31,460	1.2
Savannah	1,960	$39,010	1.2
Atlanta	30,940	$41,900	1.1
Athens	790	$35,790	1
Macon	1,030	$30,890	1
Augusta	1,990	$33,820	0.9
Columbus	1,010	$31,390	0.8
Warner Robins	250	$29,670	0.5
HAWAII
Honolulu	2,460	$40,320	0.5
IDAHO
Idaho Falls	1,420	$30,780	2.9
Lewiston	380	$39,890	1.8
Pocatello	460	$31,690	1.6
Boise	4,350	$31,370	1.4
Coeur d'Alene	700	$34,480	1.2
ILLINOIS
Danville	620	$46,140	2.5
Kankakee	720	$38,310	1.9
Peoria	3,360	$34,810	1.8
Bloomington	1,270	$40,000	1.7
Decatur	690	$41,190	1.4
Rockford	1,880	$41,840	1.1
Champaign	1,100	$33,190	1.1
Chicago	38,880	$45,250	0.9
Springfield	770	$40,730	0.7
INDIANA
Columbus	1,150	$37,890	2.7
Anderson	1,040	$36,140	2.6
Gary	6,930	$41,830	2.2
Fort Wayne	4,450	$39,930	1.8
Lafayette	1,350	$36,650	1.7
Indianapolis	17,240	$37,420	1.6
Michigan City	690	$39,760	1.6
Evansville	3,050	$35,680	1.6
Kokomo	520	$39,100	1.5
Terre Haute	1,070	$35,970	1.5
South Bend	2,110	$36,970	1.4
Elkhart	1,990	$36,510	1.4
Bloomington	880	$34,360	1.2
Muncie	370	$35,460	0.8
IOWA
Cedar Rapids	5,030	$41,330	3.4
Sioux City	1,500	$37,730	2
Dubuque	930	$36,270	1.8
Des Moines	5,930	$41,360	1.6
Waterloo	1,380	$32,760	1.5
Davenport	2,690	$39,400	1.3
Ames	280	$32,050	0.7
KANSAS
Topeka	1,100	$29,980	0.9
Wichita	3,180	$37,720	0.9
Lawrence	240	$33,660	0.5
KENTUCKY
Elizabethtown	700	$35,170	1.6
Louisville	10,730	$37,660	1.5
Lexington	3,650	$39,600	1.3
Bowling Green	750	$31,430	1.3
Owensboro	590	$32,990	1.2
LOUISIANA
Alexandria	940	$30,980	1.5
Lake Charles	1,290	$37,360	1.4
Houma	1,400	$29,910	1.4
Lafayette	2,080	$33,740	1.3
Shreveport	2,530	$37,790	1.3
Baton Rouge	4,130	$36,000	1
New Orleans	5,340	$36,140	0.9
Monroe	720	$33,140	0.9
MAINE
Bangor	1,730	$37,730	2.6
Lewiston	1,010	$35,520	2
Portland	2,570	$36,190	1.1
MARYLAND
Hagerstown	1,850	$40,810	1.7
Salisbury	650	$43,750	1.2
Cumberland	330	$32,960	0.9
Baltimore	12,700	$39,980	0.8
Bethesda	2,180	$39,200	0.3
MASSACHUSETTS
Taunton	1,120	$46,640	2.4
Brockton	1,340	$41,240	1.4
Springfield	4,290	$41,870	1.2
New Bedford	760	$41,610	1.1
Lowell	1,430	$46,670	1.1
Pittsfield	320	$40,540	1
Leominster	500	$38,710	1
Barnstable	1,050	$39,380	1
Worcester	2,660	$46,070	0.9
Haverhill	670	$39,980	0.8
Lawrence	300	$40,950	0.5
Framingham	920	$41,960	0.5
Boston	8,720	$43,320	0.4
MICHIGAN
Monroe	950	$40,800	2.4
Holland	1,900	$37,940	1.7
Bay City	550	$38,200	1.6
Detroit	11,590	$42,270	1.4
Kalamazoo	1,990	$34,910	1.3
Jackson	690	$35,640	1.3
Saginaw	920	$40,330	1.1
Niles	690	$30,870	1.1
Grand Rapids	4,690	$39,990	1.1
Lansing	2,000	$37,640	0.9
Muskegon	560	$32,200	0.9
Warren	10,770	$41,400	0.8
Ann Arbor	1,350	$37,340	0.7
Battle Creek	300	$36,380	0.6
Flint	880	$35,240	0.6
MINNESOTA
St. Cloud	1,770	$38,640	1.6
Duluth	1,710	$39,100	1.2
Rochester	1,190	$35,990	1.2
Minneapolis	16,700	$42,240	0.8
MISSISSIPPI
Jackson	4,970	$38,560	1.7
Hattiesburg	720	$33,620	1.2
Gulfport	1,200	$40,560	1
Pascagoula	300	$29,490	0.6
MISSOURI
Joplin	4,480	$34,040	5.2
Springfield	5,090	$38,170	2.3
St. Joseph	770	$34,120	1.5
Kansas City	14,850	$41,220	1.2
Jefferson City	770	$32,900	1.1
St. Louis	16,250	$42,120	1
Columbia	860	$34,610	1
MONTANA
Billings	1,360	$40,180	1.6
Missoula	690	$38,420	1.3
Great Falls	420	$35,450	1.2
NEBRASKA
Lincoln	6,260		3.4
Omaha	15,640	$41,470	2.9
NEVADA
Reno	3,660	$44,260	1.5
Las Vegas	5,860	$43,090	0.5
Carson City	100	$36,900	0.4
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Nashua	1,720	$39,920	1.1
Manchester	1,100	$37,900	1
Rochester	440	$37,460	0.7
Portsmouth	310	$39,830	0.5
NEW JERSEY
Vineland	1,310	$45,750	2.2
Camden	7,270	$44,820	1.2
Newark	11,660	$42,890	1
Edison	11,320	$41,170	0.9
Ocean City	250	$39,440	0.6
Trenton	940	$46,840	0.4
Atlantic City	590	$40,110	0.4
NEW MEXICO
Farmington	1,230	$36,100	2.3
Albuquerque	3,930	$39,380	0.9
Las Cruces	320	$27,110	0.5
Santa Fe	180	$32,740	0.3
NEW YORK
Syracuse	4,580	$39,280	1.3
Binghamton	1,400	$32,820	1.2
Utica	1,550	$32,570	1.1
Poughkeepsie	2,690	$45,400	1
Elmira	340	$38,490	1
Buffalo	5,190	$39,310	0.8
Albany	4,190	$44,220	0.8
Kingston	490	$37,110	0.8
Glens Falls	340	$34,990	0.6
Nassau	9,300	$48,560	0.6
Rochester	3,230	$34,420	0.6
Ithaca	190	$32,920	0.4
New York	26,300	$45,760	0.4
NORTH CAROLINA
Hickory	3,930	$44,050	2.1
Rocky Mount	980	$37,090	1.6
Greensboro	6,560	$38,040	1.5
Burlington	790	$35,610	1.3
Winston-Salem	3,030	$39,410	1.2
Goldsboro	430	$30,050	1.1
Fayetteville	1,510	$37,820	1.1
Charlotte	11,700	$41,400	1.1
Asheville	1,910	$37,100	0.9
Wilmington	1,290	$37,770	0.8
Greenville	530	$32,280	0.7
Jacksonville	260	$31,260	0.6
Raleigh	3,800	$37,860	0.6
Durham	1,080	$38,620	0.3
NORTH DAKOTA
Grand Forks	970	$33,150	2
Bismarck	970	$33,370	1.7
Fargo	2,110	$38,860	1.7
OHIO
Springfield	1,020	$31,630	2.1
Lima	1,050	$35,910	2
Sandusky	640	$36,740	1.8
Youngstown	4,580	$39,440	1.7
Toledo	5,400	$40,220	1.5
Akron	4,710	$39,080	1.2
Columbus	12,140	$38,590	1.1
Dayton	4,990	$39,150	1.1
Mansfield	570	$42,380	1.1
Canton	2,090	$39,630	1.1
Cincinnati	11,780	$37,660	1
Cleveland	11,500	$39,770	0.9
OKLAHOMA
Tulsa	6,080	$38,750	1.2
Oklahoma City	7,510	$36,140	1.1
Lawton	390	$28,130	1.1
OREGON
Medford	1,590	$35,450	1.8
Salem	1,980	$36,120	1.2
Eugene	1,880	$34,820	1.1
Portland	13,570	$40,160	1.1
Corvallis	230	$35,870	0.8
Bend	480	$37,450	0.7
PENNSYLVANIA
Altoona	1,320	$35,560	2.1
York	3,670	$40,170	1.8
Harrisburg	6,070	$45,060	1.7
Lancaster	4,360	$41,250	1.6
Scranton	4,340	$35,330	1.5
Lebanon	680	$37,820	1.5
Johnstown	840	$40,070	1.4
Reading	2,640	$39,410	1.4
Allentown	4,690	$41,080	1.2
State College	640	$40,830	1.1
Williamsport	540	$36,300	1
Erie	1,270	$35,480	0.9
Pittsburgh	11,540	$38,810	0.9
Philadelphia	14,310	$42,170	0.6
RHODE ISLAND
Providence	4,520	$39,840	0.7
SOUTH CAROLINA
Spartanburg	2,750	$35,030	2
Florence	1,320	$37,490	1.5
Sumter	450	$34,650	1.3
Greenville	4,620	$40,660	1.3
Charleston	3,200	$35,780	1
Anderson	590	$32,610	0.9
Columbia	3,060	$37,410	0.8
Myrtle Beach	830	$30,870	0.6
SOUTH DAKOTA
Sioux Falls	2,880	$34,700	1.9
Rapid City	1,130	$35,450	1.7
TENNESSEE
Morristown	1,620	$45,580	3.4
Chattanooga	8,080	$38,380	3
Jackson	1,270	$33,820	2.1
Memphis	15,340	$41,010	2.1
Cleveland	660	$37,960	1.9
Knoxville	6,920	$37,430	1.8
Kingsport	2,050	$37,470	1.6
Johnson City	970	$34,980	1.2
Clarksville	860	$29,630	1.1
TEXAS
Laredo	3,530	$33,850	4
Texarkana	1,650	$37,180	2.9
Odessa	1,110	$37,620	1.9
Longview	1,900	$36,430	1.9
Midland	1,290	$39,680	1.9
McAllen	4,450	$30,770	1.8
El Paso	5,230	$41,540	1.7
Victoria	760	$34,490	1.6
Amarillo	1,690	$37,500	1.6
Wichita Falls	840	$33,850	1.4
College Station	1,120	$36,130	1.4
Sherman	500	$37,660	1.3
Waco	1,310	$34,250	1.3
Abilene	800	$33,850	1.2
Fort Worth	11,710	$38,470	1.2
Dallas	28,630	$40,690	1.2
Lubbock	1,470	$30,990	1.1
Beaumont	1,840	$32,230	1
Killeen	1,360	$30,880	1
Brownsville	1,310	$30,520	1
Houston	29,150	$35,860	1
Tyler	930	$34,870	1
San Antonio	9,180	$34,710	0.9
Corpus Christi	1,780	$31,520	0.9
San Angelo	360	$29,490	0.9
Austin	4,690	$33,960	0.5
UTAH
St. George	790	$41,030	1.6
Logan	650	$37,600	1.4
Salt Lake City	10,090	$39,290	1.4
Ogden	2,590	$37,730	1.1
Provo	1,270	$39,430	0.7
VERMONT
Burlington	1,000	$37,850	0.8
VIRGINIA
Harrisonburg	1,160	$37,740	2.1
Winchester	830	$37,750	1.5
Danville	500	$37,420	1.5
Roanoke	2,590	$35,830	1.5
Lynchburg	1,390	$34,550	1.3
Richmond	8,550	$39,530	1.2
Blacksburg	600	$35,310	0.9
Virginia Beach	7,060	$34,880	0.8
Charlottesville	700	$32,100	0.7
WASHINGTON
Longview	790	$41,000	2.5
Yakima	1,320	$38,580	1.5
Mount Vernon	660	$46,850	1.5
Spokane	2,950	$40,040	1.2
Tacoma	3,720	$43,100	1.2
Kennewick	980	$43,730	1
Wenatchee	400	$37,780	1
Bellingham	790	$38,300	0.9
Olympia	900	$41,810	0.9
Seattle	11,840	$44,060	0.7
Bremerton	490	$40,890	0.6
WEST VIRGINIA
Parkersburg	1,390	$31,330	1.9
Charleston	2,890	$31,920	1.8
Morgantown	710	$32,310	1.5
Huntington	1,610	$32,630	1.3
Weirton	480	$32,420	1.1
Wheeling	690	$30,850	1
WISCONSIN
Janesville	1,760	$41,730	2.6
Green Bay	4,490	$36,070	2.4
Wausau	1,560	$39,770	2.2
Fond du Lac	820	$39,310	1.9
Sheboygan	960	$39,950	1.6
Appleton	1,650	$35,960	1.3
Oshkosh	1,160	$40,310	1.3
Racine	1,020	$47,360	1.2
La Crosse	870	$36,810	1.2
Eau Claire	790	$44,090	1
Milwaukee	8,410	$40,300	0.8
Madison	3,130	$41,640	0.8
WYOMING
Casper	820	$43,270	2.2
Cheyenne	700	$31,140	1.6

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Industry	Jobs	Percent	Salary (2008)
Trucking	815,760	48%	$39,080
Non-Durable Goods Wholesale	138,990	8%	$37,820
Mineral Products	75,680	4%	$33,400
Durable Goods Wholesale	63,900	3%	$34,280
Construction Trades	58,100	3%	$33,770
Transportation Support Services	47,690	2%	$32,000
Waste Management	45,400	2%	$34,220
Office Services And Staffing	44,920	2%	$34,900
Civil Engineering	42,600	2%	$34,130
Storage	33,900	2%	$38,730
Delivery Services	31,630	1%	$52,460
Food	23,760	1%	$35,380
Government	23,250	1%	$33,690
Hardware And Garden Stores	21,850	1%	$32,240
Non-Store Retailers	19,150	1%	$35,560

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