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CDL jobs in Houston
This page does not list CDL jobs in Houston. It does not name a carrier that is hiring. The figures are May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics for the metropolitan area Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX. They are wage-and-salary estimates, not openings.
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers
SOC 53-3032. BLS defines this occupation as driving a tractor-trailer or a truck of at least 26,001 pounds GVW and as requiring a CDL. It is not a Class A-only count and not a Class B count.
| Measure | Published estimate |
|---|---|
| Employment | 49,750 |
| Employment RSE | 2.5%. A smaller percent is a more precise employment estimate. It is not a wage. |
| Median annual wage | $56,840 |
Light truck drivers
SOC 53-3033. BLS treats this as a separate occupation. The handbook says these drivers need a driver’s license. This page does not call the count a CDL job count.
| Measure | Published estimate |
|---|---|
| Employment | 19,050 |
| Employment RSE | 3.8% |
| Median annual wage | $43,920 |
Source: BLS OEWS metropolitan estimates, May 2025, file oesm25ma/MSA_M2025_dl.xlsx, retrieved . The file used here keeps the ten largest published employment areas. San Antonio is not in it, so this page does not give San Antonio a Houston number. Statewide Texas estimates are on truck driver salary in Texas.
Questions drivers ask
Does this page list CDL jobs in Houston?
No. It prints the May 2025 wage-and-salary estimates for the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands metropolitan area. Employment is not a count of openings, and the page does not name a carrier that is hiring.
Is the Houston median the Texas median?
No. Texas has its own statewide estimates on the Texas jobs page. This page is only the Houston metro rows in the BLS metro file.
Is San Antonio included?
No. San Antonio is not one of the metropolitan areas in the metro file used here. This page does not borrow Houston’s figures for San Antonio.