Trucker vs nurse

The differences between truckers and nurses can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a nurse has an average salary of $57,564, 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 nurse are patients, home health, and CPR.

Trucker vs nurse overview

	Trucker	Nurse
Yearly salary	$33,013	$57,564
Hourly rate	$15.87	$27.68
Growth rate	6%	6%
Number of jobs	2,447	696,124
Job satisfaction	-	4
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 48%	Bachelor's Degree, 43%
Average age	40	44
Years of experience	-	2

Trucker vs nurse salary

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

	Trucker	Nurse
Average salary	$33,013	$57,564
Salary range	Between $23,000 And $47,000	Between $38,000 And $86,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	Conviva
Best paying industry	-	Government

Differences between trucker and nurse education

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

	Trucker	Nurse
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 48%	Bachelor's Degree, 43%
Most common major	Business	Nursing
Most common college	-	Duke University

Trucker vs nurse demographics

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

	Trucker	Nurse
Average age	40	44
Gender ratio	Male, 80.5% Female, 19.5%	Male, 14.0% Female, 86.0%
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, 11.5% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 9.6% Asian, 8.9% White, 65.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	5%	9%

Differences between trucker and nurse 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.

Nurse example responsibilities.

Monitor patients' status during surgery (circulate in operating room) and manage patients in PACU.
Manage high-acuity cardiac/pulmonary and psychiatric patients
Monitor patients for cardiac rhythm changes and implement medication according to ACLS guidelines.
Educate patients and families on diseases processes, medications, wind care, and iv infusion.
Provide care for patients on medical/surgical, transplant, cardiac, orthopedic, postpartum, neonatal ICU, and psychiatric units
Demonstrate competence in CPR and other medical emergency situations.

Trucker vs nurse skills

Common trucker skills

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

Common nurse skills

Patients, 21%
Home Health, 7%
CPR, 6%
BLS, 6%
Acute Care, 5%
Acls, 4%