license
Commercial Driver's Licence, Class A
State DMV / FMCSA
$200
exam fee · checked 2026-08
160 hrs
160 hours — about 16 weeks at 10 hrs/wk
4 yr
renewal cycle — this is a recurring cost
State DMV / FMCSA — official page →
Where it is actually asked for
- Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Driver (national)27%13 of 49 postings
- Bus and Truck Mechanic / Diesel Engine Specialist (national)14%7 of 49 postings
Where it barely came up
It appeared in these samples, but rarely. If one of these is the job you want, this credential is probably not the thing standing between you and it.
- Electrician (national)3%3 of 101 postings
- Light Truck or Delivery Services Driver (national)1%1 of 68 postings
- General Maintenance and Repair Worker (national)1%2 of 156 postings
- Laborer / Freight, Stock, and Material Mover (national)1%1 of 104 postings
- Human Resources Specialist (national)0%1 of 248 postings
These percentages describe the samples we read, listed above with their sizes and dates. They are not a statement about the whole labour market, and absence from this page means we have no evidence either way — not that the credential is worthless. How we know →