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. Excludes “Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers” (49-9091) and “Light Truck Drivers” (53-3033).
National median · BLS
$38,770
▲ +4.42%YoY
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Average salary · BLS
$40,730
Mean annual wage
U.S. employment
409,180
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Pay range for Driver/Sales Workers
Annual base pay at each percentile. BLS covers all U.S. workers in this occupation.
Percentile
All U.S. workers (BLS)
10th — entry pay
$22,590
25th
$30,200
Median (50th)
$38,770
75th
$49,000
90th — top pay
$59,980
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Projections 2025–2035
Job outlook for Driver/Sales Workers
BLS projects employment of driver/sales workers to grow 7.9% from 2025 to 2035, faster than the 3.5% average for all occupations.
About 45,500 openings are projected each year, on average, from new jobs and from replacing workers who retire or move to other occupations.
Jobs 2025 → 2035
442,900 → 478,100
+35,200 jobs
Projected change
+7.9%
All occupations: +3.5%
Openings per year
45,500
Average, 2025–2035
Typical entry education
High school diploma or equivalent
No related experience required
On-the-job training
Short-term on-the-job training
Self-employed
7.3% of workers (2025)
Preparation needed (O*NET Job Zone 2)
Very Little to Some Preparation Needed. Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, though some occupations may not.
Highlighted = in demand: frequently listed in employer job postings for this occupation (O*NET).
Source: O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.
About the job
What driver/sales workers do
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.
Arrange merchandise and sales promotion displays or issue sales promotion materials to customers.
Collect coins from vending machines, refill machines, and remove aged merchandise.
Source: O*NET 31.0 (USDOL/ETA, CC BY 4.0). These are general job titles, not H-1B filings; for titles employers actually filed, see “Job titles” above.
Similar jobs and how they pay
Occupations O*NET lists as closely related to Driver/Sales Workers, with BLS national medians compared with this occupation's $38,770.
