Also called: Auto Transport Driver, Car Carrier Driver
Drives the big trucks that carry 8-10 cars at a time from factories and ports to dealerships.
Loading is a skilled puzzle: you drive each car up the ramps, tilt the decks, and strap every wheel down without scratching paint. Then you deliver to several dealerships along the route.
Estimated within BLS heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers (median $57,440, May 2024); specialized hauling usually pays more.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Certificate, about 1 year after high school. CDL-A plus specialized training; one of the higher-paying driving jobs.
Ways in: Certification, On-the-job training. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Majors to look at: Commercial Truck Driving (CDL school).
Growing about average. Tied to new and used car sales.
Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. Loading cars on a two-level trailer is skilled handwork; autonomy may take some highway miles after 2031.
Classes: Driver's education, Auto tech CTE.
Official data: O*NET occupation 53-3032.
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