Job outlook for sanitation truck drivers in the United States

Sanitation truck driver job growth summary. After extensive research, interviews, and analysis, Zippia's data science team found that:

• The projected sanitation truck driver job growth rate is 4% from 2018-2028.

• About 90,900 new jobs for sanitation truck drivers are projected over the next decade.

• Sanitation truck driver salaries have increased 14% for sanitation truck drivers in the last 5 years.

• There are over 5,662 sanitation truck drivers currently employed in the United States.

• There are 669,191 active sanitation truck driver job openings in the US.

• The average sanitation truck driver salary is $37,044.

Compare the number of sanitation truck driver jobs and the average sanitation truck driver salary over time.

The map below shows you the number of sanitation truck driver job openings in each state. The darker areas on the map show where sanitation truck drivers earn the highest salaries across all 50 states.