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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2016
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) |
542,750 |
1.1 % |
$16.47 |
$34,260 |
0.3 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50% (Median) |
75% |
90% |
Hourly Wage |
$10.85 |
$12.89 |
$15.61 |
$19.11 |
$23.48 |
Annual Wage (2) |
$22,570 |
$26,800 |
$32,460 |
$39,750 |
$48,850 |
Industry profile for this occupation: Top
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided.
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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 |
123,170 |
13.55 |
$16.21 |
$33,710 |
Employment Services |
66,910 |
1.85 |
$14.76 |
$30,710 |
Grocery and Related Product Merchant Wholesalers |
23,450 |
3.16 |
$16.93 |
$35,220 |
General Freight Trucking |
13,510 |
1.35 |
$17.52 |
$36,450 |
Building Material and Supplies Dealers |
12,060 |
1.08 |
$15.40 |
$32,020 |
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) |
Texas |
59,100 |
5.03 |
1.30 |
$14.88 |
$30,960 |
California |
56,930 |
3.57 |
0.92 |
$17.24 |
$35,850 |
Pennsylvania |
30,870 |
5.37 |
1.39 |
$17.74 |
$36,900 |
Georgia |
29,150 |
6.92 |
1.79 |
$15.33 |
$31,890 |
Illinois |
26,520 |
4.49 |
1.16 |
$16.52 |
$34,360 |
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 |
16,300 |
8.72 |
2.26 |
$15.11 |
$31,430 |
Georgia |
29,150 |
6.92 |
1.79 |
$15.33 |
$31,890 |
Indiana |
18,370 |
6.14 |
1.59 |
$16.08 |
$33,450 |
Tennessee |
17,730 |
6.13 |
1.59 |
$14.75 |
$30,680 |
Oregon |
10,010 |
5.59 |
1.45 |
$17.87 |
$37,160 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Alaska |
630 |
1.95 |
0.51 |
$24.08 |
$50,080 |
District of Columbia |
80 |
0.11 |
0.03 |
$23.13 |
$48,110 |
Hawaii |
720 |
1.13 |
0.29 |
$22.48 |
$46,760 |
North Dakota |
1,300 |
3.07 |
0.79 |
$20.42 |
$42,470 |
Washington |
10,590 |
3.45 |
0.89 |
$20.01 |
$41,610 |
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) |
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
16,620 |
6.51 |
1.68 |
$15.72 |
$32,690 |
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
16,280 |
5.55 |
1.44 |
$16.12 |
$33,540 |
Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division |
14,360 |
5.91 |
1.53 |
$14.43 |
$30,010 |
Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights, IL Metropolitan Division |
14,160 |
3.89 |
1.01 |
$16.35 |
$34,010 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division |
13,240 |
3.14 |
0.81 |
$18.15 |
$37,740 |
New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division |
12,100 |
1.84 |
0.48 |
$17.11 |
$35,590 |
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA |
11,660 |
8.56 |
2.21 |
$16.00 |
$33,290 |
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ |
6,940 |
3.59 |
0.93 |
$16.38 |
$34,080 |
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
6,930 |
3.63 |
0.94 |
$18.45 |
$38,380 |
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC |
6,830 |
5.88 |
1.52 |
$15.41 |
$32,050 |
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