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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2020

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 Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
Industry profile for Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
Geographic profile for Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators

National estimates for Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
640,950 1.2 % $ 18.85 $ 39,210 0.3 %

Percentile wage estimates for Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $ 13.17 $ 15.18 $ 18.06 $ 21.91 $ 25.83
Annual Wage (2) $ 27,390 $ 31,570 $ 37,560 $ 45,570 $ 53,720


Industry profile for Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Warehousing and Storage 217,360 15.33 $ 18.75 $ 39,000
Employment Services 60,240 1.88 $ 16.54 $ 34,410
Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods (4232, 4233, 4235, 4236, 4237, and 4239 only) 27,520 2.01 $ 18.16 $ 37,770
Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4244 and 4248 only) 25,490 2.69 $ 19.41 $ 40,380
Truck Transportation 25,430 1.73 $ 20.15 $ 41,920

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Warehousing and Storage 217,360 15.33 $ 18.75 $ 39,000
Sawmills and Wood Preservation 7,470 8.39 $ 17.04 $ 35,450
Support Activities for Rail Transportation 2,360 7.02 $ 18.80 $ 39,090
Support Activities for Water Transportation 4,510 5.13 $ 25.70 $ 53,460
Veneer, Plywood, and Engineered Wood Product Manufacturing 3,600 4.49 $ 18.36 $ 38,190

Top paying industries for Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Coal Mining 200 0.47 $ 31.58 $ 65,680
Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing 480 0.09 $ 31.03 $ 64,540
Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution 600 0.16 $ 29.70 $ 61,770
Natural Gas Distribution 90 0.08 $ 28.82 $ 59,940
Support Activities for Water Transportation 4,510 5.13 $ 25.70 $ 53,460


Geographic profile for Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators, see the Create Customized Tables function.





States with the highest employment level in Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 72,810 4.43 0.96 $ 19.52 $ 40,590
Texas 71,570 5.91 1.28 $ 17.45 $ 36,290
Pennsylvania 36,150 6.56 1.42 $ 19.06 $ 39,640
Ohio 33,450 6.51 1.41 $ 18.76 $ 39,030
Georgia 33,080 7.68 1.67 $ 17.95 $ 37,340




States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Delaware 3,900 9.15 1.99 $ 19.87 $ 41,330
Mississippi 8,430 7.83 1.70 $ 16.30 $ 33,910
Georgia 33,080 7.68 1.67 $ 17.95 $ 37,340
Arkansas 9,020 7.66 1.66 $ 17.02 $ 35,400
Indiana 20,320 6.96 1.51 $ 18.26 $ 37,980




Top paying states for Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
District of Columbia (8) (8) (8) $ 26.98 $ 56,110
Alaska 460 1.54 0.33 $ 26.04 $ 54,150
Wyoming 670 2.55 0.55 $ 23.45 $ 48,780
Minnesota 9,160 3.38 0.73 $ 22.10 $ 45,960
North Dakota 1,820 4.55 0.99 $ 21.80 $ 45,340





Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 26,450 7.37 1.60 $ 17.72 $ 36,860
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 22,840 5.24 1.14 $ 19.73 $ 41,030
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 20,920 14.05 3.05 $ 18.96 $ 39,430
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 19,630 2.22 0.48 $ 21.28 $ 44,260
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 17,810 3.06 0.66 $ 19.15 $ 39,820
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 17,720 5.97 1.30 $ 18.76 $ 39,020
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 17,700 6.72 1.46 $ 19.05 $ 39,630
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 10,350 3.84 0.83 $ 19.16 $ 39,860
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ 9,730 4.61 1.00 $ 18.76 $ 39,030
Columbus, OH 9,220 8.98 1.95 $ 17.90 $ 37,230




Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Dalton, GA 1,720 28.67 6.22 $ 16.50 $ 34,310
Stockton-Lodi, CA 6,110 24.63 5.35 $ 19.75 $ 41,070
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA 1,370 24.44 5.30 $ 18.25 $ 37,950
Dover, DE 1,280 20.82 4.52 $ 20.04 $ 41,680
Danville, IL 510 20.29 4.40 $ 23.35 $ 48,570
East Stroudsburg, PA 980 19.84 4.31 $ 22.29 $ 46,360
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL 4,470 19.08 4.14 $ 17.87 $ 37,170
Winchester, VA-WV 1,120 19.03 4.13 $ 17.50 $ 36,400
Harrisonburg, VA 1,080 17.44 3.78 $ 21.57 $ 44,860
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ 5,690 16.55 3.59 $ 19.40 $ 40,360




Top paying metropolitan areas for Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Urban Honolulu, HI 550 1.32 0.29 $ 28.00 $ 58,230
Hinesville, GA (8) (8) (8) $ 27.03 $ 56,220
Battle Creek, MI 230 4.66 1.01 $ 25.19 $ 52,400
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT 310 0.82 0.18 $ 24.91 $ 51,810
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH 390 3.18 0.69 $ 24.29 $ 50,530
Flint, MI 880 7.23 1.57 $ 23.95 $ 49,810
Longview, WA 310 8.50 1.85 $ 23.94 $ 49,800
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA 80 1.74 0.38 $ 23.83 $ 49,560
Danville, IL 510 20.29 4.40 $ 23.35 $ 48,570
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 5,480 2.96 0.64 $ 23.01 $ 47,860

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area 2,870 12.02 2.61 $ 18.20 $ 37,860
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 2,700 11.00 2.39 $ 17.63 $ 36,660
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area 2,660 17.57 3.81 $ 17.69 $ 36,800
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area 2,490 11.80 2.56 $ 19.64 $ 40,860
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area 2,470 10.06 2.18 $ 18.52 $ 38,530

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area 2,660 17.57 3.81 $ 17.69 $ 36,800
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area 1,130 17.50 3.80 $ 17.44 $ 36,280
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area 2,130 16.95 3.68 $ 20.33 $ 42,290
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area 1,540 16.36 3.55 $ 20.51 $ 42,660
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area 2,050 15.38 3.34 $ 20.46 $ 42,560

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Alaska nonmetropolitan area 230 2.33 0.51 $ 28.08 $ 58,400
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area 30 0.33 0.07 $ 25.83 $ 53,720
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area 460 7.54 1.64 $ 24.38 $ 50,710
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area (8) (8) (8) $ 23.41 $ 48,700
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area (8) (8) (8) $ 23.22 $ 48,310


About May 2020 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(8) Estimate not released.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OEWS estimates and related information:

May 2020 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2020 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2020 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2020 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2020 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: March 31, 2021