How much do Garbage truck drivers gets pay?

Question

I want to be a ntruck driver but i dont wanna be all aroud the states cus it would effect in my relationship so would Garbage truck driving be the highest payment or is there something else that pays more to do local truck drivinbg like pepsi, coca cola, stop and shop, etc etc? What pays the most for doing local truck driving?

Answer 1

Can't give a definite answer without knowing more, like your level of education, physical ability, and where you live.

A garbage truck driver makes pretty good money, and it's a union job in lots of places so you can get a lot of backing from higher-ups if management gets ugly.  You can also get railroaded into joining a strike you don't support; I don't put a lot of faith into unions anymore.  Anyway!

As the new guy you won't be the one driving the garbage truck.  You'll be the guy lifting and dumping bins.  But that's still good money if you're in good enough shape to do that all day, every day.

Get your local paper and look in the classifieds under General - most local driving jobs are listed there.  Some will tell you what they pay.  You won't get rich, but it's usually enough to keep the lights on.

Note, if your driving record isn't great, the employer will politely thank you for your time and show you the door.