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Look at the BLS salary numbers…
by tennisflyi 2y ago
Look at the BLS salary numbers…
- yellowapple 2y agoMedian salary is above the median for all workers, for a job that ain't going anywhere (well, aside from physically, obviously) any time soon. That's the critical part. That overall median plasters over a bunch of nuances, though, like: - Whether you're a company driver or an owner-operator; owner-operators earn more, but they need to own/lease and maintain their own trucks. - Whether you paid out-of-pocket for CDL training or if you did it through an operator like Swift (wherein they put you through their internal trucking school and then require you to work for them at suppressed wages until it's paid off). - Whether you're working regional or OTR / long-haul jobs; long-haul pays better. - Whether you've got e.g. hazmat endorsements and other special qualifications beyond a class A driver's license.
- tennisflyi 2y agoSay what you want but $48k gets you nothing compared to $70k+ straight out of school with the possibility of RSUs and the ilk