Also called: North Slope Trucker, Dalton Highway Driver
Drives supplies to remote oil fields and northern communities over frozen roads and extreme Arctic highways.
On Alaska's Dalton Highway, you haul fuel and equipment 400+ miles to Prudhoe Bay through mountain passes at -40°F. Chains, whiteouts, and long stretches with no services are normal.
Estimated; hazard and remote-area pay is high.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Certificate, about 3 years after high school. CDL-A with lots of winter driving experience; companies require clean records.
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. Small niche tied to Alaska oil and mining.
Low risk for 10 years. Ice roads and whiteouts are among the hardest places for self-driving trucks; human drivers stay needed.
Classes: Driver's education, Auto tech CTE, Earth science.
Official data: O*NET occupation 53-3032.
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