How much do heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers make in Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area?

What the Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers median says in Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area

The May 2025 BLS OEWS estimate puts the Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers median in Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area at $49,610 per year. Median means the middle of the published wage spread. It is not one worker's pay. It is not a job offer. The row is tied to SOC 53-3032 and BLS area 2100003.

BLS lists 1,910 wage and salary jobs for this exact role-place row. That is a survey estimate. It is not a count of open posts. The local mean is $53,380 per year. Mean uses all wage values behind the estimate, so high or low values can move it away from the median.

Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area's Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers median is 15.4% below the U.S. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers median of $58,640 on the same published median. Both values use the same job code and source date. They do not account for prices, taxes, benefits, hours, or your work history.

Read source key 53-3032 with area 2100003

This page exists because the BLS artifact has one row for SOC 53-3032 and area 2100003. SOC 53-3032 names Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers. Area 2100003 names Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area. Both keys must match before WageScope can show or index this answer.

The 53-3032/2100003 row has 1,910 wage and salary jobs. There are 11.05 for each 1,000 local jobs. The location quotient is 0.83. Each value stays under the same job and area codes.

For 53-3032/2100003, the annual median is $49,610 per year, while the matching mean is $53,380 per year. The row is published with annual and hourly fields. WageScope does not switch units to fill a blank.

• 53-3032/2100003 10th percentile: $37,210 per year.
• 53-3032/2100003 25th percentile: $45,860 per year.
• 53-3032/2100003 median: $49,610 per year.
• 53-3032/2100003 75th percentile: $59,540 per year.
• 53-3032/2100003 90th percentile: $75,640 per year.
• 53-3032/2100003 employment RSE: 4.7%. Mean-wage RSE: 1.6%.
• 53-3032/2100003 has no suppression mark in the fields shown on this page.

BLS area 2100003 facts behind this Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers page

Area 2100003 reports 172,720 wage and salary jobs across all covered occupations. Its annual mean is $53,940. Its annual median is $45,290. The employment RSE is 0%. The mean-wage RSE is 0.3%. These are facts for the whole area. They do not replace the 53-3032 row.

The all-jobs wage ladder in Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area runs from $26,600 at the 10th percentile to $91,640 at the 90th percentile. The 25th percentile is $33,030. The median is $45,290. The 75th percentile is $63,180. This is a place check, not a pay range for Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers.

The source rows below are the six largest detailed roles in the bounded area file. Each keeps its own SOC code. They help a reader spot-check area 2100003. They do not show related skills or a path into Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers.

• 1. Cashiers. Area: 2100003. SOC: 41-2011. Jobs: 4,730. Yearly median: $28,050. Jobs per 1,000: 27.41. Location quotient: 1.38.
• 2. General and Operations Managers. Area: 2100003. SOC: 11-1021. Jobs: 4,610. Yearly median: $74,060. Jobs per 1,000: 26.7. Location quotient: 1.19.
• 3. Retail Salespersons. Area: 2100003. SOC: 41-2031. Jobs: 4,010. Yearly median: $28,820. Jobs per 1,000: 23.22. Location quotient: 0.93.
• 4. Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators. Area: 2100003. SOC: 51-2090. Jobs: 3,950. Yearly median: $41,470. Jobs per 1,000: 22.89. Location quotient: 2.53.
• 5. Fast Food and Counter Workers. Area: 2100003. SOC: 35-3023. Jobs: 3,720. Yearly median: $22,740. Jobs per 1,000: 21.54. Location quotient: 0.87.
• 6. Stockers and Order Fillers. Area: 2100003. SOC: 53-7065. Jobs: 3,550. Yearly median: $35,800. Jobs per 1,000: 20.57. Location quotient: 1.13.

Read the Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area wage ladder for Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers

The 10th percentile is $37,210 per year. The 25th percentile is $45,860 per year. The median is $49,610 per year. The 75th percentile is $59,540 per year. The 90th percentile is $75,640 per year.

A percentile is a rank point, not a career stage. The 10th percentile does not mean new-worker pay. The 90th percentile does not mean a wage that comes after a set number of years. The points show how the wage values spread in the source. They do not say why one job sits at one point.

The middle half runs from $45,860 per year to $59,540 per year. The 10th-to-90th span is $38,430. Use the full ladder when a job post sits far from the median.

Compare Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area with its state and the U.S.

Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area has a annual median of $49,610 per year. Kentucky has $56,340 per year. The U.S. row has $58,640 per year. WageScope keeps annual and hourly values apart.

Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area is 11.9% below Kentucky on the same published median. Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area is 15.4% below the United States on the same published median. A gap can reflect many things that are not in this row. WageScope reports the gap but does not name a cause.

The state and U.S. rows are benchmarks, not replacements. They do not fill missing local facts. A state can hold many local labor markets. A national row can hold many states. Read the local row first, then use the broader rows to see scale.

Where Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area sits for Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers

Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area ranks 99 of 137 among nonmetro areas with a published annual median for Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers. The list keeps one SOC code, one map type, one wage metric, and one BLS release. It skips rows without the matching median.

Rank 99 of 137 is not a place score. A small wage gap can move a row several spots. The rank does not add local prices, job count, concentration, commute, taxes, or work rules. Use it only to find where the published median falls inside this like-for-like set.

The nearby rows below are the closest ranks, not chosen cities. Their pay, job counts, and local shares can differ. Open a peer page before making a deeper comparison. A title and one number are not enough for a move or pay choice.

• 96. Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area. The Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers median is $49,650 per year. BLS estimates 1,680 jobs. The location quotient is 1.96.
• 97. Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. The Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers median is $49,630 per year. BLS estimates 3,200 jobs. The location quotient is 1.2.
• 98. Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area. The Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers median is $49,630 per year. BLS estimates 1,990 jobs. The location quotient is 1.29.
• 100. Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area. The Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers median is $49,610 per year. BLS estimates 1,110 jobs. The location quotient is 1.05.
• 101. Arizona nonmetropolitan area. The Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers median is $49,570 per year. BLS estimates 1,430 jobs. The location quotient is 1.11.
• 102. Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area. The Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers median is $49,540 per year. BLS estimates 760 jobs. The location quotient is 0.99.

Where Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers medians lead among nonmetro areas

The rows below use the same SOC 53-3032, the same annual median, the same May 2025 BLS release, and the same nonmetro map type. Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area has the highest published median in this set, at $79,070 per year. Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area sits at $49,610 per year.

A pay lead is one fact. It does not show the size of the job base. It does not show how common Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers is in the local mix. It also does not add local prices. The bullets keep the median, job count, and location quotient together so a high wage is not read as a full market score.

Use this list to choose a deeper pair, not to choose a place. Open the two local pages. Check the full wage ladder, the job scale, the survey limits, and the exact BEA price row when present. A missing median stays out of this rank instead of becoming zero.

• 1. Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area has a Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers median of $79,070 per year, or $29,460 above Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 1,850 jobs there, compared with 1,910 in Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is 1.55.
• 2. Alaska nonmetropolitan area has a Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers median of $72,090 per year, or $22,480 above Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 1,200 jobs there, compared with 1,910 in Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is 0.83.
• 3. Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area has a Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers median of $64,410 per year, or $14,800 above Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 470 jobs there, compared with 1,910 in Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is 0.85.
• 4. Western Washington nonmetropolitan area has a Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers median of $62,540 per year, or $12,930 above Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 2,080 jobs there, compared with 1,910 in Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is 1.21.
• 5. West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area has a Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers median of $62,400 per year, or $12,790 above Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 4,230 jobs there, compared with 1,910 in Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is 3.65.
• 6. North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area has a Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers median of $61,770 per year, or $12,160 above Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 1,240 jobs there, compared with 1,910 in Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is 0.86.
• 7. Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area has a Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers median of $61,200 per year, or $11,590 above Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 1,790 jobs there, compared with 1,910 in Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is 1.24.
• 8. Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area has a Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers median of $60,980 per year, or $11,370 above Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 650 jobs there, compared with 1,910 in Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is 0.46.

Where BLS counts the most Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers jobs

Kansas nonmetropolitan area has the largest published nonmetro job estimate for Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in this same-source set, at 8,100 jobs. Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area has 1,910. The count shows covered job scale, not open posts.

A large job base can have a lower median than a smaller one. It can also have a location quotient near or below 1. That is why WageScope does not blend job count, pay, and local share. Each field keeps its name and unit. The rows below let you compare all three without making one score.

Current MeritLog listings can add a dated view of employer-title matches. They do not change this May 2025 order. A place with few current cards can still have a large BLS job estimate. A place with several cards can still have a smaller estimate. The sources use different clocks and scopes.

• 1. Kansas nonmetropolitan area has 8,100 estimated Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers jobs, a gap of 6,190 jobs from Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $51,070 per year, or $1,460 above Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 1.63.
• 2. Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area has 6,770 estimated Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers jobs, a gap of 4,860 jobs from Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $57,190 per year, or $7,580 above Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 2.7.
• 3. West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area has 6,280 estimated Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers jobs, a gap of 4,370 jobs from Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $58,920 per year, or $9,310 above Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 1.9.
• 4. Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area has 6,270 estimated Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers jobs, a gap of 4,360 jobs from Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $56,000 per year, or $6,390 above Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 2.41.
• 5. North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) has 5,850 estimated Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers jobs, a gap of 3,940 jobs from Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $58,560 per year, or $8,950 above Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 1.78.
• 6. North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area has 5,680 estimated Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers jobs, a gap of 3,770 jobs from Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $48,940 per year, or $670 below Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 1.55.
• 7. Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area has 5,110 estimated Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers jobs, a gap of 3,200 jobs from Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $54,080 per year, or $4,470 above Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 2.64.
• 8. Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area has 4,950 estimated Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers jobs, a gap of 3,040 jobs from Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $56,820 per year, or $7,210 above Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 1.99.

Where Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers takes the largest share of local jobs

West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area has the highest published location quotient in this nonmetro set, at 3.65. Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area has 0.83. A value above 1 means the role's local job share is larger than its national share.

A high quotient can come from a small local job base. It does not prove more jobs, more posts, faster growth, or higher pay. The bullets keep each quotient beside its BLS job count and median. This lets a reader see when the three measures point in different ways.

Use this list to ask where Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers is a large part of the local mix. Use the employment list to ask where BLS counts the most jobs. Use the pay list to ask where the median is highest. None of those lists decides where a person should work.

• 1. West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 3.65, a gap of 2.82 from Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 4,230 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers jobs and a median of $62,400 per year, or $12,790 above Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area.
• 2. Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 2.7, a gap of 1.87 from Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 6,770 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers jobs and a median of $57,190 per year, or $7,580 above Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area.
• 3. Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 2.64, a gap of 1.81 from Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 5,110 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers jobs and a median of $54,080 per year, or $4,470 above Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area.
• 4. Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 2.56, a gap of 1.73 from Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 4,330 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers jobs and a median of $57,760 per year, or $8,150 above Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area.
• 5. Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 2.41, a gap of 1.58 from Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 6,270 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers jobs and a median of $56,000 per year, or $6,390 above Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area.
• 6. Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 2.27, a gap of 1.44 from Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 2,910 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers jobs and a median of $53,940 per year, or $4,330 above Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area.
• 7. Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 2.23, a gap of 1.40 from Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 2,160 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers jobs and a median of $57,980 per year, or $8,370 above Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area.
• 8. Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 2.21, a gap of 1.38 from Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 3,440 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers jobs and a median of $56,730 per year, or $7,120 above Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area.

How common Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers is in Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area

BLS lists 1,910 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers jobs in Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area. It also lists 11.05 jobs per 1,000 local jobs. Jobs per 1,000 turns the count into a rate. It helps compare places of different size. It does not show open posts or hiring speed.

The location quotient is 0.83. A value of 1 means Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers has the same share of local jobs as it has across the nation. This row is lower than 1. The quotient is a share check, not a wage or a growth measure.

Read the three values as separate facts. Employment asks how many covered jobs BLS estimated. Jobs per 1,000 asks how much of the local job base the role takes. Location quotient asks how that share compares with the national share. None of them tells you how many posts are open today.

Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers beside other roles in Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area

The all-occupations median in Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area is $45,290 per year. The Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers median is $49,610 per year. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers is 9.5% above the local all-occupations median on the same published median. This compares one role with the full covered job mix.

The nearby role medians below come from the bounded detailed-role table for Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area. They are close by wage, not by task. A small wage gap does not mean two jobs need the same skill or lead to the same career. Official titles keep their own SOC codes and source rows.

Use the list to spot the local wage mix around Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers. Then open the role page you mean. A role can have a similar median and a very different job count or local share. The pay number alone cannot show fit, demand, or a path between jobs.

• 1. Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive, SOC 43-6014, has a Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area median of $44,720 per year. BLS lists 2,630 jobs and a location quotient of 1.39.
• 2. Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers, SOC 51-9061, has a Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area median of $44,510 per year. BLS lists 1,280 jobs and a location quotient of 1.93.
• 3. Maintenance and Repair Workers, General, SOC 49-9071, has a Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area median of $43,960 per year. BLS lists 1,860 jobs and a location quotient of 1.09.
• 4. Construction Laborers, SOC 47-2061, has a Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area median of $43,860 per year. BLS lists 1,440 jobs and a location quotient of 1.19.
• 5. Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks, SOC 43-3031, has a Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area median of $43,740 per year. BLS lists 1,960 jobs and a location quotient of 1.28.
• 6. Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators, SOC 51-2090, has a Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area median of $41,470 per year. BLS lists 3,950 jobs and a location quotient of 2.53.
• 7. Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks, SOC 43-5071, has a Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area median of $40,600 per year. BLS lists 1,410 jobs and a location quotient of 1.55.
• 8. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education, SOC 25-2021, has a Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area median of $59,810 per year. BLS lists 2,010 jobs and a location quotient of 1.3.

The largest detailed roles in Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area

Cashiers is the largest detailed occupation in the bounded Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area table, at 4,730 jobs. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers has 1,910 jobs in its exact role-place row. The two counts show where this role sits beside other large parts of the local job base.

The all-occupations job count is 172,720. The detailed list below is only a bounded view of that larger mix. It does not sum to every local job. It does not include a blank role as zero. It helps explain why one role's wage and job count should not stand in for the whole area.

A large role can have a lower median. A smaller role can have a higher one. Job count does not show current posts, job quality, or growth. Use the list to see local scale. Then keep Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers's own median, spread, and share in their own fields.

• 1. Cashiers has 4,730 jobs in Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 2,820 from Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers. Its median is $28,050 per year, or $21,560 below Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers. Its location quotient is 1.38.
• 2. General and Operations Managers has 4,610 jobs in Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 2,700 from Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers. Its median is $74,060 per year, or $24,450 above Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers. Its location quotient is 1.19.
• 3. Retail Salespersons has 4,010 jobs in Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 2,100 from Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers. Its median is $28,820 per year, or $20,790 below Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers. Its location quotient is 0.93.
• 4. Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators has 3,950 jobs in Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 2,040 from Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers. Its median is $41,470 per year, or $8,140 below Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers. Its location quotient is 2.53.
• 5. Fast Food and Counter Workers has 3,720 jobs in Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 1,810 from Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers. Its median is $22,740 per year, or $26,870 below Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers. Its location quotient is 0.87.
• 6. Stockers and Order Fillers has 3,550 jobs in Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 1,640 from Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers. Its median is $35,800 per year, or $13,810 below Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers. Its location quotient is 1.13.
• 7. Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand has 3,500 jobs in Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 1,590 from Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers. Its median is $36,480 per year, or $13,130 below Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers. Its location quotient is 1.07.
• 8. Registered Nurses has 3,210 jobs in Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 1,300 from Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers. Its median is $78,280 per year, or $28,670 above Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers. Its location quotient is 0.86.

Published role medians around Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area

Registered Nurses has the highest published median in the bounded Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area role table, at $78,280 per year. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers has $49,610 per year. This puts the role beside a local pay range without blending the source rows.

The local all-occupations median is $45,290 per year. A role above that mark is not better. A role below it is not worse. The mark only shows where the role's published median sits against the full covered job mix. Job tasks, level, hours, and work setting are separate facts.

The bullets keep each SOC title, job count, median, and local share together. Use them to find a role page worth opening. Do not use a close median as proof that two roles share skills or that one is a path to the other.

• 1. Registered Nurses has a median of $78,280 per year in Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, or $28,670 above Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers. BLS lists 3,210 jobs, compared with 1,910 for Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers. Its location quotient is 0.86.
• 2. General and Operations Managers has a median of $74,060 per year in Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, or $24,450 above Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers. BLS lists 4,610 jobs, compared with 1,910 for Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers. Its location quotient is 1.19.
• 3. First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers has a median of $66,780 per year in Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, or $17,170 above Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers. BLS lists 1,610 jobs, compared with 1,910 for Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers. Its location quotient is 2.16.
• 4. First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers has a median of $63,550 per year in Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, or $13,940 above Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers. BLS lists 1,620 jobs, compared with 1,910 for Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers. Its location quotient is 1.01.
• 5. Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education has a median of $60,260 per year in Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, or $10,650 above Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers. BLS lists 1,340 jobs, compared with 1,910 for Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers. Its location quotient is 1.13.
• 6. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education has a median of $59,810 per year in Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, or $10,200 above Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers. BLS lists 2,010 jobs, compared with 1,910 for Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers. Its location quotient is 1.3.
• 7. Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive has a median of $44,720 per year in Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, or $4,890 below Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers. BLS lists 2,630 jobs, compared with 1,910 for Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers. Its location quotient is 1.39.
• 8. Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers has a median of $44,510 per year in Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, or $5,100 below Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers. BLS lists 1,280 jobs, compared with 1,910 for Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers. Its location quotient is 1.93.

Roles with the largest local share in Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area

Cooks, Fast Food has the highest location quotient in the bounded Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area role table, at 3.56. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers has 0.83. Both values compare a local job share with the matching national share.

A quotient above 1 means the role takes a larger share of local jobs than it does across the nation. It does not mean more jobs than every other role. It does not mean open posts, growth, or high pay. The job count and median beside each row answer those other narrow questions.

The local role-share mix can differ a lot from the pay mix. Read both lists. Then compare Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers with the same SOC code in another place. This keeps a broad area pattern from replacing the exact role-place row.

• 1. Cooks, Fast Food has a location quotient of 3.56 in Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 2.73 from Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers. BLS lists 2,540 jobs and a median of $22,350 per year, or $27,260 below Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers.
• 2. Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators has a location quotient of 2.53 in Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 1.70 from Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers. BLS lists 3,950 jobs and a median of $41,470 per year, or $8,140 below Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers.
• 3. First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers has a location quotient of 2.16 in Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 1.33 from Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers. BLS lists 1,610 jobs and a median of $66,780 per year, or $17,170 above Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers.
• 4. Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants has a location quotient of 1.98 in Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 1.15 from Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers. BLS lists 2,110 jobs and a median of $36,720 per year, or $12,890 below Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers.
• 5. Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers has a location quotient of 1.93 in Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 1.10 from Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers. BLS lists 1,280 jobs and a median of $44,510 per year, or $5,100 below Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers.
• 6. Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks has a location quotient of 1.55 in Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 0.72 from Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers. BLS lists 1,410 jobs and a median of $40,600 per year, or $9,010 below Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers.
• 7. First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers has a location quotient of 1.44 in Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 0.61 from Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers. BLS lists 1,960 jobs and a median of $31,200 per year, or $18,410 below Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers.
• 8. Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive has a location quotient of 1.39 in Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 0.56 from Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers. BLS lists 2,630 jobs and a median of $44,720 per year, or $4,890 below Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers.

What $49,610 may mean after the Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area price level

WageScope has no exact approved 2024 BEA price row for Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area. It does not use a nearby place or a broad state value as a stand-in. The $49,610 BLS median stays a nominal wage.

No price row means no national-price-dollar proxy. It does not mean prices match the U.S. level. It does not say whether a wage goes far or not. The source is missing for this exact map key, so the price answer stays open.

You can still compare Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers with the U.S. or with like nonmetro areas on the same BLS metric. Keep that as a nominal wage comparison. Add price-level context only when an exact reviewed row exists.

How much care to use with the Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area row

The employment RSE for this Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers row is 4.7%. The mean-wage RSE is 1.6%. RSE means relative standard error. It is a survey precision flag. A smaller value often means less sampling uncertainty. It is not the chance that one person's pay is right or wrong.

The employment RSE belongs to the 1,910 job estimate. The mean-wage RSE belongs to the $53,380 mean. BLS does not give the same RSE field for the median or every percentile. WageScope does not move an RSE from one field to another.

A local row can change in a new release. A small role-place sample can also have more survey uncertainty than a broad national row. Keep the May 2025 date next to the value. Do not mix a newer job post with the BLS date as if both facts came from one clock.

Use Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area wage data before you tailor

The job block looks for strict employer-title matches to Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers. It uses a Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area place filter only when the public place list has an exact approved match. If that match is not safe, the page says the jobs are not narrowed to this place. A false negative is safer than showing a different role.

Each card keeps its employer, place, source, and seen date. Listings can change between visits while the survey figures stay tied to their release date. A listing range does not replace the $49,610 BLS median. The listing and survey answer different questions.

Open one listing. Check its level, work place, pay range, and needs. Then tailor with work facts you can support. Do not turn a wage, job count, rank, or price proxy into a résumé claim. The public page is read only. It does not save a job or start a draft on load.

What the Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers row for Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area does not claim

The row does not say what one person earns. It does not promise a job, offer, raise, or move result. It does not say why the local median differs from the U.S. row. It does not add tips, bonus pay, stock, benefits, taxes, or work hours unless those items are in the BLS wage measure.

The 1,910 job estimate is not a live opening count. The location quotient of 0.83 is not a growth score. Rank 99 of 137 is not a place score. A missing price index is not a personal budget.

Use the row for one clear task. Read the May 2025 wage spread for SOC 53-3032 in BLS area 2100003. Compare the same metric with the state and U.S. rows. Add the separate 2024 price level when present. Inspect a dated job match. Then use confirmed work facts for a résumé.