Oil field giant Halliburton said this week it is recruiting for many truck driver jobs in San Antonio, among other positions.

Halliburton said it it will hire 1500 people for a variety of positions, including administrators, managers, technicians, engineers, chemists, geologists and engineering jobs in San Antonio.

The jobs will pay an average of $70,000 per year.

Halliburton just broke ground on a $50 million base of operations in San Antonio.
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If veterans come home from active duty seeking truck driver jobs, a new initiative by President Obama will help them achieve their goal.

Obama announced executive orders Nov. 7 to give tax credits to employers who hire post-9/11 veterans and wounded warriors, as well as enhanced career counseling and related services for veterans.
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The increase of FedEx seasonal jobs is a good indicator that there will be more truck driver jobs.

FedEx said recently it expects to move more than 17 million shipments