Side by side
Electrician vs Truck Driver
Electrician pays more: a median of $63,000 against $55,000. There is 2.5× more demand for Truck Driver. Truck Driver is the more remote-friendly of the two, by 7.5%. Listings for Electrician move faster — median age 85 days against 94.
Comparison
Side by side
| Measure | Electrician | Truck Driver | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open postings | 38,888 | 95,919 | -57,031 |
| Posted this week | 3,153 | 7,681 | |
| Median salary | $63,000 | $55,000 | +$8k |
| 25th percentile | $50k | $43.5k | |
| 75th percentile | $78k | $68k | |
| Salary disclosed | 4.7% | 3.2% | |
| Remote share | 4.0% | 11.5% | -7.5pp |
| Median age of posting | 85d | 94d | |
| Open over 60 days | 51.2% | 51.8% | |
| Visa sponsorship | 16.7% | 5.7% |
Pay
Pay distribution
Electrician
$28k$109k
Truck Driver
$25k$95k
Freshness
How old the listings are
Electrician
just posted85d median90d+
Truck Driver
just posted94d median90d+
Demand
What each side asks for
Electrician — technologies
Truck Driver — technologies
Electrician — employers
Truck Driver — employers
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Both sides are counted the same way on the same day, so the gap is comparable even where the
absolute numbers move. Salary figures use only postings that publish a range — the disclosure
rate is in the table because a median over 20% of a cohort is a weaker number than one over 70%.