Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, aged to 2026 using compounded market movement. State selections show BLS state-level figures where published. Actual pay varies with experience, industry, and organization size.
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders is a professional role in the Transportation and Material Moving job family, focused on Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders work. Pay for this title reflects both its level and its scope; see our Title Level and Organization Responsibility guides for how WePayFairly defines them.
What Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaderss do
Typical education: High School Diploma
Seal outlet valves on tank cars, barges, and trucks.
Verify tank car, barge, or truck load numbers to ensure car placement accuracy based on written or verbal instructions.
Start pumps and adjust valves or cables to regulate the flow of products to vessels, using knowledge of loading procedures.
Check conditions and weights of vessels to ensure cleanliness and compliance with loading procedures.
Observe positions of cars passing loading spouts, and swing spouts into the correct positions at the appropriate times.
Top skills:Operations MonitoringOperation and ControlReading ComprehensionTime ManagementWritingSpeaking
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Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders salary by industry
Sectors 48 and 49 – Transportation and Warehousing
6,170 workers
$65,000
Sectors 31, 32, and 33 – Manufacturing
1,870 workers
$62,500
Wholesale Trade
1,570 workers
$54,000
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
410 workers
$46,500
Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction
370 workers
$65,000
Construction
90 workers
$55,500
Utilities
70 workers
$77,000
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services$50,500
National sector-level figures, BLS OEWS May 2025, aged to 2026.
How this role compares
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders pays 10% below the average across 53 roles in the Transportation and Material Moving job family (family average $69,000).
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