The eager mariners but ask him who he is, and where from; whereas, they not only receive an answer to those questions, but likewise another answer to a question not put by them, but the unsolicited answer is forced from Jonah by the hard hand of God that is upon him.
Indeed.com reports that dump truck drivers make an average of $31,000 per year. PayScale.com reports hourly pay rates. According to this website, the average hourly wage of a dump truck driver is around $15.52 per hour. The site also reports that the hourly pay for beginning drivers is not much different from the hourly pay for experienced drivers. PayScale.com additionally states that the range for hourly rates for dump truck drivers hovers between $11.79 and $20.69.
According to the U.S. Department of Labor, the average hourly wage for heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers was $18.16 per hour in 2010 with an average annual salary of more than $37,700. Indeed.com reported that the annual salary for dump truck drivers specifically was around $34,000 in May 2013. DegreeDirectory.org reports that in 2011 the middle-half of dump truck drivers earned an hourly wage of between $12.43 and $17.48.