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miguelrochefort on June 8, 2017 | parent | context | favorite | on: Many Canadians are living on credit rather than st...

> The 2016 full-time average hourly wage rate for transport and heavy equipment operation and related maintenance occupations, which includes truck drivers, is $21.00. The 2016 corresponding median weekly wage rate is $950, giving an approximate full-time annual salary for this employment group of $49,000.

brewdad on June 8, 2017 [–]

So significantly less than the median wage. How exactly does that make truck drivers "well paid"?

miguelrochefort on June 8, 2017 | [–]

Median income is less than $40,000.

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