California Heavy Truck Driving Schools and Careers

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Fast Facts for Heavy Truck Drivers in California

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Redding, Stockton and Hanford
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: San Francisco, San Jose and Santa Ana
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: Riverside, Oakland and Santa Ana

Salaries for Heavy Truck Drivers in California

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: San Francisco, Merced and Riverside
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Metro Areas Rated for Popularity 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. Salary data was obtained from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

2019 Occupational Employment Statistics and 2018-28 Employment Projections, Bureau of Labor Statistics, BLS.gov

Metro Area
Jobs
Annual Median Salary
Chico430$46,950
Redding950$47,750
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward13340$51,440
Napa400$50,280
El Centro1020$45,330
Hanford-Corcoran490$38,990
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim46160$47,890
Madera270$41,430
Modesto3410$41,920
Santa Cruz-Watsonville640$51,310
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara1130$50,900
Stockton-Lodi7060$47,900
Visalia-Porterville2240$37,260
Yuba City700$41,360
Fresno4780$44,290
San Diego-Carlsbad7220$48,340
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara4850$53,460
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande780$52,490
Santa Rosa1540$55,620
Vallejo-Fairfield1900$51,510
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura1740$50,770
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario25300$49,770
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade8090$50,520
Salinas1690$47,860
Merced1480$43,600
Bakersfield4720$43,920
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