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Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers: green card (PERM) sponsors
2,122 PERM labor certification applications for this occupation (SOC 53-3032). Median offered salary $54,808; median time to certification 490 days.
PERM applications2,122
Median offered salary$54,808
Middle half of salaries$48,880–$60,070
10th–90th percentile$42,111–$65,500
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Job titles
- Truck Driver1,431
- Over the Road Truck Driver54
- Heavy and Tractor - Trailer Truck Drivers47
- Over the Road Operators40
- Truck Driver [pdstd0002]37
- Over the Road Operator31
- Truck Driver [av-Tdam-0001]30
- Tractor-Trailer Driver [023pxga0001]28
- Truck Drivers28
- Experienced Truck Driver28
- Ready Mix Concrete and Heavy Haul Driver27
- Truck Driver [CARTX360002]25
- OTR Truck Driver22
- Truck Driver [ROZ-TD-MI0002]21
- CDL Truck Driver18
- Senior Truck Driver18
- Agronomy/Grain Attendant16
- Truck Driver II16
- Truck Driver [rol-Td-Mo0002]14
- Truck Driver [tracy210002]11
Salaries are the lower end of the wage offered on each application, converted to a yearly amount; statistics use certified full-time applications. PERM certification is one step toward a green card; USCIS decides the petition. Not legal advice. Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC PERM Disclosure Data, fiscal years 2024–2026 (latest decision Jun 30, 2026).