Trucker vs carrier

The differences between truckers and carriers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a carrier has an average salary of $37,242, which is higher than the $33,013 average annual salary of a trucker.

The top three skills for a trucker include customer service, safety procedures and inventory control. The most important skills for a carrier are logistics, newspapers, and delivery sequence.

Trucker vs carrier overview

	Trucker	Carrier
Yearly salary	$33,013	$37,242
Hourly rate	$15.87	$17.90
Growth rate	6%	-6%
Number of jobs	2,447	17,784
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 48%	High School Diploma, 33%
Average age	40	49
Years of experience	-	-

Trucker vs carrier salary

Truckers and carriers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Trucker	Carrier
Average salary	$33,013	$37,242
Salary range	Between $23,000 And $47,000	Between $19,000 And $69,000
Highest paying City	-	Cupertino, CA
Highest paying state	-	Oregon
Best paying company	-	Meta
Best paying industry	-	Professional

Differences between trucker and carrier education

There are a few differences between a trucker and a carrier in terms of educational background:

	Trucker	Carrier
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 48%	High School Diploma, 33%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Trucker vs carrier demographics

Here are the differences between truckers' and carriers' demographics:

	Trucker	Carrier
Average age	40	49
Gender ratio	Male, 80.5% Female, 19.5%	Male, 61.7% Female, 38.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 13.7% Unknown, 5.6% Hispanic or Latino, 18.4% Asian, 5.5% White, 55.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.3%	Black or African American, 10.9% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 16.7% Asian, 6.5% White, 61.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	5%	9%

Differences between trucker and carrier duties and responsibilities

Trucker example responsibilities.

Manage fuel process in compliance with opti stop and DCI objectives.
Operate all wheel vehicles and equipment over vary terrain and roadways for support of combat operations.
Prepare pallets by following prescribe stacking arrangement and properly tagging pallets.
Pass out PPE as needed by workers.

Carrier example responsibilities.

Arrange mail in delivery sequence, operate llv, used scanner to collect cod and lift packages over 50 pounds.
Specialize in the small LTL division.
Carry hod and help out at construction sites.
Deliver mail by organization unit and/or individual's name.
Utilize memorization and problem solving skills to insure proper deliver.
Learned how to lay brick and specialize in hod carrying and loading.

Trucker vs carrier skills

Common trucker skills

Customer Service, 99%
Safety Procedures, 0%
Inventory Control, 0%
DOT, 0%
Unload Trucks, 0%

Common carrier skills

Logistics, 24%
Newspapers, 15%
Delivery Sequence, 15%
Customer Service, 14%
Delivery Vehicle, 9%
HVAC, 6%