Also called: Expedited Freight Driver, Hot Shot Trucker
Hauls urgent loads with a heavy pickup and flatbed trailer, often to oil fields and construction sites.
A hot shot driver gets a call that a drilling rig needs a part in 8 hours, loads it on a gooseneck trailer, and drives straight there. Many are owner-operators.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Certificate, about 0 years after high school. Driver's license; a CDL for heavier rigs.
Ways in: Certification, On-the-job training. Training cost: Under $15k.
Growing about average (about 3% over 10 years). BLS 2025-35 projection band for SOC 53-3032: Average (3% to 4%).
Low risk for 10 years. Urgent, odd loads to oil fields and sites need flexible drivers; autonomy isn't aimed here.
Classes: Driver's education, Auto tech CTE, Business.
Official data: O*NET occupation 53-3032.
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