Occupational Employment Statistics

DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

53-3031 Driver/Sales Workers

Occupational 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. Includes newspaper delivery drivers. Excludes "Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers" (49-9091) and "Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers" (53-3033).

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
First Quarter 2026

Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Minnesota	9,750	1,394	$20.05/hr	$11.72/hr	$14.47/hr	$16.21/hr	$25.67/hr	$30.97/hr

Leading Industries for Driver/Sales Workers

Industry	OES Employment (Statewide)	OES Median Wage (Statewide)
Construction	60	$21.86/hr
Manufacturing	200	$22.43/hr
Trade, Transportation and Utilities	2,780	$28.56/hr
Information	20	$17.05/hr
Financial Activities	N/A	N/A
Professional and Business Services	290	$21.97/hr
Education and Health Services	20	$21.26/hr
Leisure and Hospitality	5,740	$14.53/hr
Other Services	640	$29.58/hr
Public Administration	N/A	N/A

Other Regional Data for Driver/Sales Workers

Geography	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2022-2032
Northeast Balance of State	140	$14.51/hr	N/A
Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA	180	$14.56/hr	N/A
Rochester MN MSA	280	$19.17/hr	N/A
Grand Forks ND-MN MSA	290	$15.05/hr	N/A
La Crosse WI-MN MSA	330	$18.82/hr	N/A
Southwest Balance of State	350	$18.07/hr	N/A
Duluth MN-WI MSA	360	$15.31/hr	N/A
Northeast Minnesota	410	$14.69/hr	8.8%
St Cloud MN MSA	500	$23.20/hr	N/A
Northwest Balance of State	510	$17.84/hr	N/A
Southwest Minnesota	530	$16.39/hr	6.9%
Southeast Balance of State	600	$18.04/hr	N/A
Fargo ND-MN MSA	630	$18.84/hr	N/A
Northwest Minnesota	660	$16.35/hr	7.6%
Southeast Minnesota	780	$18.95/hr	9.5%
Central Minnesota	1,150	$16.22/hr	10.5%
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN	5,950	$16.21/hr	11.0%
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA	6,640	$16.21/hr	N/A
Minnesota	9,750	$16.21/hr	10.2%

Related Occupations

Occupations	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2022-2032
Parking Attendants	1,470	$17.32/hr	2.2%
Couriers and Messengers	440	$22.08/hr	2.0%
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	13,210	$23.57/hr	-5.3%

Task for Driver/Sales Workers

Collect coins from vending machines, refill machines, and remove aged merchandise.
Drive trucks to deliver such items as food, medical supplies, or newspapers.
Review lists of dealers, customers, or station drops and load trucks.
Collect money from customers, make change, and record transactions on customer receipts.
Record sales or delivery information on daily sales or delivery record.
Record sales or delivery information on daily sales or delivery record.
Listen to and resolve customers' complaints regarding products or services.
Sell food specialties, such as sandwiches and beverages, to office workers and patrons of sports events.
Drive trucks to deliver such items as food, medical supplies, or newspapers.
Arrange merchandise and sales promotion displays or issue sales promotion materials to customers.