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Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers

Occupation · SOC 2018 53-3032 · United States

SOC 2018 code
53-3032
Share of U.S. applications
0.11%
Applications on record
13,852
FY2025
1,851
Certified (last three years)
80.3%
Main route
PERM labour certification
Year by year
Data as at 30 Jun 2026
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Applications year by year

Labor condition, PERM and H-2 applications classified as Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers (SOC 53-3032). Older SOC codes are mapped to SOC 2018.

Applications by fiscal year — Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers

9751,949FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
9751,949FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY200862
FY200914
FY201025
FY201128
FY201237
FY201333
FY201453
FY201575
FY2016108
FY201794
FY2018826
FY20191,670
FY20201,138
FY20211,191
FY20221,465
FY20231,915
FY20241,949
FY20251,851
FY2026*1,318
Fiscal yearCW-1H-2AH-2BLCAPERM
FY2026*13276823944
FY20251844120851,179
FY20244047019001,249
FY20233328216231,435
FY202227189203121,034
FY202141109761964
FY20204667510974
FY201920877431,486
FY2018032931700
FY201701151032
FY201601376415
FY2015085926
FY2014074024
FY20130021012
FY20120021214
FY20110017110
FY2010000025
FY2009000014
FY2008000062
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Largest sponsoring employers

Employers with the most applications in this occupation, all years.

Applications by employer
  1. MVT Services, LLC1,443
  2. Omega Compliance Solutions673
  3. May Trucking Company607
  4. CEMEX Construction Materials Houston, LLC282
  5. POLMAX LLC dba Experior Transport279
  6. Select Dedicated Solutions, LLC278
  7. Navajo Express, Inc.200
  8. SwiftTransportation Co of AZ, LLC200
  9. Transportation Services, Inc.194
  10. Go To Logistics Inc182
  11. Polmax Truck and Trailer Repair Center, LLC181
  12. Veriha Trucking Inc.162
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Where the jobs are

Worksite state and metropolitan area (Census CBSA).

Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers: applications by worksite state

1+37+79+146+319+
1+37+79+146+319+
Data table
StateApplications
TX3,846
IL1,726
CA1,108
OR883
FL539
IA441
NE401
AZ342
CO332
MI330
WI319
MO261
MP218
KS210
TN208
UT207
GA187
ND180
OH157
SD146
NJ140
MN127
NM120
IN118
AR116
NC106
VA104
OK93
LA87
WA79
ME78
MS77
NY75
MD69
NV57
CT56
AL43
MT43
PA37
ID31
SC29
MA18
KY9
NH8
WY5
VT2
DE1
DC1
Metropolitan areas
  1. El Paso, TX1,940
  2. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN1,632
  3. Laredo, TX836
  4. San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA727
  5. Salem, OR626
  6. Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX367
  7. Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO256
  8. Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ224
  9. Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI215
  10. Grand Island, NE206
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Pay

Offered annual wages on certified labor condition applications, FY2024–FY2026.

Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I2
  2. Level II2
  3. Level III1
  4. Level IV1
Job titles on labor condition applications
  1. Truck Driver24
  2. CDL Truck Driver2
  3. Commercial Driver1
  4. Professional Driver1
  5. Heavy and Tractor-trailer Truck Driver1
  6. Tanker Driver1
  7. Class A CDL Truck Driver1
  8. President1
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Pages for this occupation by metropolitan area

Areas with at least 50 LCA and PERM applications since FY2020.

  • Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA
  • Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX
  • Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
  • Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
  • Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
  • Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
  • El Paso, TX
  • Eugene-Springfield, OR
  • Fairfield, IA
  • Grand Island, NE
  • Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
  • Laredo, TX
  • Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
  • Marinette, WI-MI
  • Memphis, TN-MS-AR
  • New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
  • Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ
  • Port St. Lucie, FL
  • Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI
  • Salt Lake City-Murray, UT
  • San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA
  • St. Louis, MO-IL
  • Wichita, KS
  • Wildwood-The Villages, FL
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

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