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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2011
53-7051 Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
Operate industrial trucks or tractors equipped to move materials around a warehouse, storage yard, factory, construction site, or similar location. Excludes "Logging Equipment Operators" (45-4022).
National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation
National estimates for this occupation: Top
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 503,290 |
0.8 % |
$15.31 |
$31,840 |
0.4 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$9.77 |
$11.79 |
$14.43 |
$17.95 |
$22.11 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$20,310 |
$24,520 |
$30,010 |
$37,340 |
$45,990 |
Industry profile for this occupation: Top
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Warehousing and Storage |
70,320 |
10.88 |
$15.16 |
$31,530 |
| Building Material and Supplies Dealers |
39,380 |
3.85 |
$12.02 |
$24,990 |
| Employment Services |
33,170 |
1.12 |
$13.02 |
$27,090 |
| Grocery and Related Product Merchant Wholesalers |
24,890 |
3.48 |
$16.07 |
$33,430 |
| General Freight Trucking |
18,540 |
2.07 |
$16.20 |
$33,700 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
Top paying industries for this occupation:
Geographic profile for this occupation: Top
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| California |
57,380 |
4.09 |
1.04 |
$17.46 |
$36,320 |
| Texas |
40,650 |
3.95 |
1.01 |
$13.45 |
$27,970 |
| Georgia |
25,060 |
6.63 |
1.69 |
$13.90 |
$28,910 |
| Illinois |
24,930 |
4.47 |
1.14 |
$15.16 |
$31,540 |
| Ohio |
23,000 |
4.62 |
1.18 |
$15.10 |
$31,420 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Kentucky |
14,700 |
8.48 |
2.16 |
$14.82 |
$30,830 |
| Indiana |
22,380 |
8.11 |
2.07 |
$15.08 |
$31,370 |
| Arkansas |
7,730 |
6.78 |
1.73 |
$13.04 |
$27,110 |
| Georgia |
25,060 |
6.63 |
1.69 |
$13.90 |
$28,910 |
| Tennessee |
16,900 |
6.50 |
1.66 |
$14.19 |
$29,510 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Hawaii |
960 |
1.66 |
0.42 |
$19.14 |
$39,810 |
| District of Columbia |
160 |
0.25 |
0.06 |
$19.02 |
$39,560 |
| North Dakota |
1,440 |
3.88 |
0.99 |
$18.72 |
$38,940 |
| Alaska |
790 |
2.52 |
0.64 |
$18.52 |
$38,530 |
| Washington |
11,090 |
4.08 |
1.04 |
$18.13 |
$37,710 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL Metropolitan Division |
16,270 |
4.54 |
1.16 |
$15.08 |
$31,370 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division |
16,260 |
4.25 |
1.08 |
$19.29 |
$40,130 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA |
12,520 |
5.62 |
1.43 |
$14.16 |
$29,440 |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX |
10,170 |
3.99 |
1.02 |
$14.21 |
$29,560 |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division |
8,810 |
4.31 |
1.10 |
$14.27 |
$29,670 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA |
7,950 |
6.97 |
1.78 |
$15.88 |
$33,030 |
| Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN |
7,500 |
12.80 |
3.26 |
$14.61 |
$30,390 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel, IN |
6,810 |
7.88 |
2.01 |
$14.41 |
$29,980 |
| New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division |
6,610 |
1.31 |
0.33 |
$16.83 |
$35,000 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR |
5,400 |
9.26 |
2.36 |
$14.22 |
$29,580 |
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