10 of the Most Popular Types of Sand Jobs in 2026

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Top Types Of Sand Jobs

• Sand Gravel

  Salary range: $38,500 - $56,000

  Sand Gravel is a typical job search query Most salaries for Sand Gravel jobs pay between $38,500 (25th percentile) and $56,000 (75th percentile) annually. You’ll find many open positions nationwide for Sand Gravel job searches hiring now on ZipRecruiter.

• Frac Sand

  Salary range: $35,000 - $42,500

  Frac Sand is a typical job search query Most salaries for Frac Sand jobs pay between $35,000 (25th percentile) and $42,500 (75th percentile) annually. Currently, there are not many open positions nationwide for Frac Sand job searches hiring now on ZipRecruiter. You can take a look at what is available and find similar job searches in this list.

• Asphalt

  Salary range: $40,500 - $68,500

  Asphalt is a popular job search query. Most salaries for Asphalt jobs pay between $40,500 (25th percentile) and $68,500 (75th percentile) annually. Take a look at the variety of open positions nationwide for Asphalt job searches hiring now on ZipRecruiter.

• Frac Sand Owner Operator

  Salary range: $125,000 - $340,000

  As a frac sand owner operator, your job is to haul frac sand from a production facility to a mining site. Frac sand is a type of high-purity quartz sand used in the hydraulic fracturing (fracking) process to extract petroleum fluids like oil and natural gas. The fracking process requires an enormous amount of frac sand, so the industry has a considerable need for trucks large enough to haul frac sand in bulk and drivers willing to put in long hours to transport it. Frac sand is typically distributed by train before being loaded onto trucks, so frac sand owner operators usually spend time driving between a train depot and a dig site.

• Sand Plant Operator

  Salary range: $34,000 - $52,500

  Sand Plant Operator is a more unusual job search query but still may give you interesting job results. Most salaries for Sand Plant Operator jobs pay between $34,000 (25th percentile) and $52,500 (75th percentile) annually. Currently, there are not many open positions nationwide for Sand Plant Operator job searches hiring now on ZipRecruiter. You can take a look at what is available and find similar job searches in this list.

• Sand Mining

  Salary range: $113,500 - $140,000

  Sand Mining is a typical job search query Most salaries for Sand Mining jobs pay between $113,500 (25th percentile) and $140,000 (75th percentile) annually. You’ll find many open positions nationwide for Sand Mining job searches hiring now on ZipRecruiter.

• Owner Operator Sand Hauling

  Salary range: $125,000 - $340,000

  Owner Operator Sand Hauling is a typical job search query Most salaries for Owner Operator Sand Hauling jobs pay between $125,000 (25th percentile) and $340,000 (75th percentile) annually. You’ll find many open positions nationwide for Owner Operator Sand Hauling job searches hiring now on ZipRecruiter.

• Frac Sand Hauler

  Salary range: $66,000 - $88,000

  Frac Sand Hauler is a common job search query. Most salaries for Frac Sand Hauler jobs pay between $66,000 (25th percentile) and $88,000 (75th percentile) annually. Currently, there are not many open positions nationwide for Frac Sand Hauler job searches hiring now on ZipRecruiter. You can take a look at what is available and find similar job searches in this list.

• Full Time Frac Sand Hauling

  Salary range: $61,500 - $90,000

  Full Time Frac Sand Hauling is a more unusual job search query but still may give you interesting job results. Most salaries for Full Time Frac Sand Hauling jobs pay between $61,500 (25th percentile) and $90,000 (75th percentile) annually. Currently, there are not many open positions nationwide for Full Time Frac Sand Hauling job searches hiring now on ZipRecruiter. You can take a look at what is available and find similar job searches in this list.

• International Frac Sand Owner Operator

  Salary range: $125,000 - $340,000

  International Frac Sand Owner Operator is a more unusual job search query but still may give you interesting job results. Most salaries for International Frac Sand Owner Operator jobs pay between $125,000 (25th percentile) and $340,000 (75th percentile) annually. Currently, there are not many open positions nationwide for International Frac Sand Owner Operator job searches hiring now on ZipRecruiter. You can take a look at what is available and find similar job searches in this list.