As of June 2026, Light Truck Drivers has an AI-exposure score of 57/100 (Elevated exposure) on the AI-Safe Careers index, blending O*NET tasks, the Anthropic Economic Index, the Penn/OpenAI study, and BLS data. This is an estimate of task exposure, not a prediction of job loss.

AI Exposure Score for

Light Truck Drivers

57/100
Elevated exposure
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More exposed than 56% of the roles we track. Median pay ~US$44,860. About 120,200 projected openings a year (BLS 2024–34 — growth plus replacement).

Pay & demand figures are US medians (BLS, in USD) — your local figures will differ. Your exposure score applies broadly.

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How you compare to similar Transportation roles

Light Truck Drivers (you)
57
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers
57
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders
58
Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters
56
Transportation Inspectors
59
Stockers and Order Fillers
54
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Your tasks, by AI exposure

Automatable
  • Maintain records, such as vehicle logs, records of cargo, or billing statements, in accordance with regulations.
Augmentable
  • Drive vehicles with capacities under three tons to transport materials to and from specified destinations, such as railroad stations, plants, residences, offices, or within industrial yards.
  • Report delays, accidents, or other traffic and transportation situations to bases or other vehicles, using telephones or mobile two-way radios.
  • Report any mechanical problems encountered with vehicles.
  • Verify the contents of inventory loads against shipping papers.
  • Load and unload trucks, vans, or automobiles.
  • Perform emergency repairs, such as changing tires or installing light bulbs, fuses, tire chains, or spark plugs.
  • Read maps and follow written or verbal geographic directions.
  • Present bills and receipts and collect payments for goods delivered or loaded.
  • Use and maintain the tools or equipment found on commercial vehicles, such as weighing or measuring devices.
  • Obey traffic laws and follow established traffic and transportation procedures.
  • Turn in receipts and money received from deliveries.
  • Inspect and maintain vehicle supplies and equipment, such as gas, oil, water, tires, lights, or brakes, to ensure that vehicles are in proper working condition.
Durable

No durable tasks identified for this role — its real, individually-assessed tasks consistently read as augmentable (92%).

Safer adjacent roles

Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
80% skills overlap · Elevated exposure · ~US$58,640
51
Driver/Sales Workers
72% skills overlap · Elevated exposure · ~US$38,770
53
Couriers and Messengers
64% skills overlap · Elevated exposure · ~US$39,200
56
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
56% skills overlap · Moderate exposure · ~US$46,420
46
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance
48% skills overlap · Very High exposure · ~US$50,340
75
Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters
40% skills overlap · Elevated exposure · ~US$78,000
56
Cargo and Freight Agents
40% skills overlap · High exposure · ~US$52,260
64
Postal Service Mail Carriers
40% skills overlap · Moderate exposure · ~US$60,550
48

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Light Truck Drivers — median pay by US state (BLS OEWS, USD)

California: US$46,790New York: US$46,330Texas: US$42,500

Median annual wage, in USD. US national: US$44,860. More states are being added.

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