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Driver Career Market Report 2026

5,737 active jobs. 556 companies. Median salary $47K. Data from Greenhouse, Lever, Workday, Ashby, SmartRecruiters, Workable, and 14 additional ATS sources. Last computed: 2026-06-01.

5,737
Active Job Openings
556
Companies Hiring
$47K
Median Salary (US)
53%
With Salary Data

About This Report

The Driver market data on this page is updated daily from 800,000+ active job postings across 20 ATS platforms.

Greenhouse Lever Workday Ashby SmartRecruiters Workable + 14 more ATS sources

Salary: Extracted via NLP. Only USD $5K-$3M included. Skills: Named entity recognition, noise-filtered (generic soft skills excluded). Experience: Inferred from title + description. Coverage: 53% of positions include salary data.

Key Findings

Median salary: $47K in the US

Middle 50% of salaries range from $40K to $71K.

Remote roles pay 116% above the US national median

Remote-first employers competing nationally for talent. The premium reflects company quality (remote-first firms tend to be well-funded), not a work-mode bonus.

Docker is the most-demanded skill at 16%

Advanceauto leads hiring with 462 open positions

Biggest salary jump: Junior → Mid-Level (+$42K, +71%)

Salary increase: +$42K · Sample: Junior → Mid-Level

AI automation risk: medium-high (score 70/100)

Score: 70/100 · AI/LLM demand: 3% of postings

Week-over-week changes reflect dataset expansion, not market surge

Recent growth in tracked postings is from adding new data sources, not a one-week hiring boom. Interpret trend data with this in mind.

Salary by Experience Level

LevelJobsP25MedianP90
Junior40$48K$58K$102K
Senior30$37K$42K$56K
Lead17$49K$55K$60K
Entry-Level13$41K$49K$62K
Mid-Level5$47K$100K$146K
Manager5$70K$74K$156K

What jumps out

Junior → Mid-Level: +$42K (71%) — the biggest single-step increase. The salary curve is back-loaded: the largest raises come at transitions where scope changes from executing tasks to owning outcomes, or from owning outcomes to shaping architecture across teams.

Salary by Country

CountryJobsMedianCurrency
United States367$46KUSD
Canada16$53KUSD
United Kingdom6$36KUSD
Remote4$100KUSD

Work Mode

ModeShare
On-Site3.2%
Remote0.6%
Hybrid0.1%

~80% of postings do not specify work mode. Figures show only positions where it is explicitly stated.

Top Skills in Demand

Docker
16%
C++
14%
Renewable Energy
14%
AI/LLM
3%
Emergency Management
2%

Declining in Demand

CDL ↓-45.9ppCustomer Service ↓-40.5ppUpselling ↓-34.1ppSustainability ↓-22.3ppTime Management ↓-15.6pp

Top Companies Hiring

CompanyOpeningsShare
Advanceauto4628.1%
Republic4527.9%
Altom Transport2484.3%
Wasteconnections2203.8%
lrstransportationsolutions1692.9%
farinspections1422.5%
Firststudent1041.8%
Uhaul821.4%

Top Countries by Job Volume

CountryJobs
United States2,687
United Kingdom174
Canada112
Australia37
Germany33
Remote26
New Zealand24
Greece18

Education Requirements

LevelSharePositions
Associate Degree81.5%2,493
Master's Degree7.5%229
High School / GED1.0%31
Bachelor's Degree0.5%14
PhD / Doctorate0.3%9

Certifications

CDL (79%)Forklift Certification (2%)

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