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Name of Career:  Truck Drivers, Heavy and Tractor-Trailer

Education:  An Illinois commercial driver’s license in required. 

                  Interstate drivers must be over 21 years old, 20/40

                  vision, good hearing and must pass written and physical

                  exams.

Annual Openings:               2,427

Entry Level Salary:     $ 25,284.00

Median Level Salary:   $ 36,704.00

Experienced Salary:     $ 43,579.00

Projection of

Employment for 2012:   88,674 Jobs

Related Careers in the transportation, distribution and logistics cluster:

Laborers and Freight, Stock and Material Movers by hand; Truck Drivers, light or delivery services; Shipping, Receiving and Traffic Clerks; Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics; Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists; Automotive Body and related repairs; Dispatchers, except police, fire and ambulance; Transportation and Distribution Managers; Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians; Airline Pilots, Copilots and Flight Engineers.

Information obtained from IDES Occupational Projections

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