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TIL 80k is a shit salary and truck drivers don't have families. Truck driver is certainly not a dream job, but salaries are fairly good compared to the median
by dudul 5y ago
TIL 80k is a shit salary and truck drivers don't have families.
Truck driver is certainly not a dream job, but salaries are fairly good compared to the median in the US. And its not more difficult to have a family than if you're in the military or a night nurse or any other job with unusual schedule.
- beart 5y agoAs the son of a life-long truck driver, this comment does not accurately reflect the difficulties of a 1-2 day a week father. While you are correct that truck driving is not unique in respect to difficulties with family life, I would never recommend anyone go into over-the-road driving if they have any plans to have a family.
- watwut 5y ago> And its not more difficult to have a family than if you're in the military or a night nurse or any other job with unusual schedule. Military has huge divorce rates. And it is not like women were super eager to date military guys seriously. In a lot of ways it is worst then being with truck driver even, due to forced relocations every couple of years. Night nurse get to be present outside of shift. Night nurse gets to be present parent. That is impossible for a soldier on deployment.
- syshum 5y ago80K for a owner operator is shit, he is not bring home 80K in salary, out of that 80K he has to pay for the Truck, Fuel, Insurance, Repairs, Self Employment Taxes, License Fees, and a whole host of other things My Guess that is eating about 50% of that revenue way, so then his pay is probably around 40-45K gross profit before taxes.