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	Driver/Sales Workers	First-Line Supervisors of Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators	Cargo and Freight Agents	Light Truck Drivers	Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance
SUMMARY	72% High Risk	33% Low Risk	53% Moderate Risk	65% High Risk	58% Moderate Risk
JOB SCORE	3.5/10	5.4/10	4.1/10	4.0/10	3.2/10
POLLING	78% (High Risk, Based on 247 votes)	There hasn't been enough votes on this occupation yet	72% (High Risk, Based on 79 votes)	62% (High Risk, Based on 164 votes)	64% (High Risk, Based on 59 votes)
GROWTH by year 2034	8.8%	3.7%	8.5%	7.3%	-0.9%
WAGES	$37,130 or $17.85 per hour	$61,890 or $29.75 per hour	$49,900 or $23.99 per hour	$44,140 or $21.22 per hour	$48,880 or $23.50 per hour
VOLUME as of 2024	417,420	605,510	97,800	994,410	211,000
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DESCRIPTION	Drive truck or other vehicle over established routes or within an established territory and sell or deliver goods, such as food products, including restaurant take-out items, or pick up or deliver items such as commercial laundry. May also take orders, collect payment, or stock merchandise at point of delivery.	Directly supervise and coordinate activities of material-moving machine and vehicle operators and helpers.	Expedite and route movement of incoming and outgoing cargo and freight shipments in airline, train, and trucking terminals and shipping docks. Take orders from customers and arrange pickup of freight and cargo for delivery to loading platform. Prepare and examine bills of lading to determine shipping charges and tariffs.	Drive a light vehicle, such as a truck or van, with a capacity of less than 26,001 pounds Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW), primarily to pick up merchandise or packages from a distribution center and deliver. May load and unload vehicle.	Schedule and dispatch workers, work crews, equipment, or service vehicles for conveyance of materials, freight, or passengers, or for normal installation, service, or emergency repairs rendered outside the place of business. Duties may include using radio, telephone, or computer to transmit assignments and compiling statistics and reports on work progress.

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