Jobs Similar to Light Truck Drivers
The careers below use the most similar skills, knowledge and work activities to light truck drivers, according to O*NET 31.0. The closest are Aircraft Service Attendants, Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers and Subway and Streetcar Operators.
Light Truck Drivers: $44,860 median pay · usual preparation: High school.
Updated October 2026 · Data: O*NET 31.0 and BLS OEWS May 2025 · How we match careers
The 20 most similar careers
- 1Aircraft Service Attendants
79% similar · $40,450 (−10%) · High school
- 2Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
78% similar · $58,640 (+31%) · High school · Same group
- 3Subway and Streetcar Operators
78% similar · $86,380 (+93%) · High school
- 4Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors
78% similar · $49,690 (+11%) · High school
- 5Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers
77% similar · $68,840 (+53%) · High school
- 6Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity
77% similar · $59,050 (+32%) · High school · Same group
- 7Motorboat Operators
77% similar · $47,520 (+6%) · High school
- 8Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs
77% similar · $37,290 (−17%) · High school · Same group
- 9Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers
76% similar · $60,600 (+35%) · High school
- 10Locomotive Engineers
76% similar · $81,410 (+81%) · High school
- 11Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners
76% similar · $49,880 (+11%) · High school
- 12Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment
76% similar · $35,830 (−20%) · High school
- 13Hazardous Materials Removal Workers
76% similar · $49,450 (+10%) · High school
- 14Couriers and Messengers
76% similar · $39,200 (−13%) · High school
- 15Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders
75% similar · $58,870 (+31%) · High school
- 16Tree Trimmers and Pruners
75% similar · $50,960 (+14%) · High school
- 17Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
75% similar · $46,420 (+3%) · High school
- 18Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation
75% similar · $46,340 (+3%) · High school
- 19Hoist and Winch Operators
75% similar · $56,450 (+26%) · High school
- 20Floor Sanders and Finishers
75% similar · $50,440 (+12%) · High school
Similarity: weighted correlation of O*NET 31.0 transferable skills (35%), knowledge (25%), work activities (15%) and interests (15%). Pay and schooling do not change it. Pay change compares BLS May 2025 national medians; careers with only a broader BLS group wage are not compared. “Same group”: the same BLS occupation group (SOC minor group). Methodology
Similar jobs that pay more
Only careers that usually need no more preparation than light truck drivers.
- Subway and Streetcar Operators78% similar · $86,380 (+93%)
- Locomotive Engineers76% similar · $81,410 (+81%)
- Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers77% similar · $68,840 (+53%)
- Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers76% similar · $60,600 (+35%)
- Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity77% similar · $59,050 (+32%)
- Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers78% similar · $58,640 (+31%)
Thinking of a career change?
Similar is not the same as a good next step. Our career-change list for light truck drivers also weighs pay drops and extra schooling, and puts jobs outside the field first.
Jobs that can lead here
Careers where light truck drivers is one of the best career-change matches (match score in brackets).
- Couriers and Messengers (86)
- Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors (82)
- Aircraft Service Attendants (79)
- Parking Attendants (78)
- Motorboat Operators (77)
- Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment (76)
- Hazardous Materials Removal Workers (76)
- Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service (76)
- Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (75)
- Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation (75)
Questions about jobs like light truck drivers
What jobs are most similar to light truck drivers?
By O*NET 31.0 data, the closest are Aircraft Service Attendants (79% similar), Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers (78% similar), Subway and Streetcar Operators (78% similar), Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors (78% similar) and Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers (77% similar).
Which jobs like light truck drivers pay more?
Among the 20 most similar careers, Subway and Streetcar Operators ($86,380, +93%; usually a high school diploma), Locomotive Engineers ($81,410, +81%; usually a high school diploma) and Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers ($68,840, +53%; usually a high school diploma) have the highest BLS median pay compared with light truck drivers ($44,860). Without more preparation than light truck drivers usually need: Subway and Streetcar Operators, Locomotive Engineers and Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers.
How is the similarity percentage worked out?
We compare how important each transferable skill, knowledge area, work activity and interest area is in both jobs (O*NET 31.0 ratings) with a weighted correlation. 100% would mean the same profile. Unlike our career-change matches, pay and extra schooling do not lower the similarity on this page.