Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019
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:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 629,270 |
1.0 % |
$18.24 |
$37,930 |
0.3 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$12.54 |
$14.45 |
$17.40 |
$21.32 |
$25.61 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$26,090 |
$30,050 |
$36,200 |
$44,350 |
$53,270 |
Industry profile for this occupation:
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 |
195,860 |
16.13 |
$18.17 |
$37,800 |
| Employment Services |
65,530 |
1.78 |
$15.99 |
$33,260 |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods (4232, 4233, 4235, 4236, 4237, and 4239 only) |
27,360 |
1.91 |
$17.53 |
$36,470 |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4244 and 4248 only) |
26,590 |
2.69 |
$18.98 |
$39,480 |
| Truck Transportation |
24,210 |
1.59 |
$19.86 |
$41,310 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Warehousing and Storage |
195,860 |
16.13 |
$18.17 |
$37,800 |
| Sawmills and Wood Preservation |
7,370 |
8.07 |
$16.41 |
$34,140 |
| Support Activities for Rail Transportation |
1,850 |
5.14 |
$18.35 |
$38,160 |
| Support Activities for Water Transportation |
4,370 |
4.57 |
$26.46 |
$55,030 |
| Fruit and Vegetable Preserving and Specialty Food Manufacturing |
7,670 |
4.55 |
$18.02 |
$37,480 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
Geographic profile for this occupation:
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 |
68,830 |
5.54 |
1.29 |
$16.82 |
$34,990 |
| California |
64,760 |
3.73 |
0.87 |
$18.78 |
$39,060 |
| Georgia |
36,650 |
8.19 |
1.91 |
$17.82 |
$37,050 |
| Pennsylvania |
32,570 |
5.52 |
1.29 |
$18.45 |
$38,380 |
| Ohio |
32,510 |
5.97 |
1.39 |
$17.94 |
$37,320 |
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) |
| Mississippi |
9,250 |
8.20 |
1.91 |
$15.10 |
$31,420 |
| Georgia |
36,650 |
8.19 |
1.91 |
$17.82 |
$37,050 |
| Indiana |
20,940 |
6.81 |
1.59 |
$17.90 |
$37,240 |
| Arkansas |
8,250 |
6.77 |
1.58 |
$16.36 |
$34,030 |
| Kentucky |
12,580 |
6.63 |
1.55 |
$17.85 |
$37,120 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| District of Columbia |
70 |
0.10 |
0.02 |
$25.32 |
$52,670 |
| Delaware |
2,530 |
5.59 |
1.31 |
$22.05 |
$45,870 |
| Minnesota |
8,430 |
2.93 |
0.68 |
$21.81 |
$45,370 |
| Wyoming |
1,140 |
4.17 |
0.97 |
$21.32 |
$44,340 |
| New York |
17,230 |
1.81 |
0.42 |
$21.09 |
$43,870 |
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) |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
23,890 |
6.53 |
1.52 |
$17.37 |
$36,120 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
21,690 |
2.25 |
0.52 |
$20.38 |
$42,390 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
21,390 |
4.57 |
1.07 |
$19.12 |
$39,770 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
19,480 |
7.10 |
1.66 |
$18.84 |
$39,190 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
18,470 |
2.96 |
0.69 |
$18.77 |
$39,050 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
17,990 |
5.89 |
1.38 |
$17.90 |
$37,220 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA |
16,290 |
10.59 |
2.47 |
$18.02 |
$37,490 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI |
8,550 |
4.32 |
1.01 |
$19.50 |
$40,550 |
| Columbus, OH |
8,440 |
7.97 |
1.86 |
$17.15 |
$35,670 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
8,360 |
2.91 |
0.68 |
$19.21 |
$39,960 |
United States Department of Labor
