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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

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:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing 480 0.09 $30.28 $62,990
Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution 630 0.16 $29.68 $61,740
Deep Sea, Coastal, and Great Lakes Water Transportation 290 0.74 $29.66 $61,690
Natural Gas Distribution 100 0.10 $28.64 $59,570
Real Estate 400 0.02 $28.61 $59,520


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




Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Danville, IL 680 25.61 5.98 $17.02 $35,390
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA 1,500 25.51 5.95 $17.52 $36,440
Dalton, GA 1,530 23.83 5.56 $16.32 $33,950
Albany, OR 980 21.66 5.05 $17.14 $35,660
Dover, DE 1,070 16.54 3.86 $21.09 $43,860
Harrisonburg, VA 1,060 16.45 3.84 $20.78 $43,220
Winchester, VA-WV 980 16.36 3.82 $17.07 $35,510
Rome, GA 580 15.34 3.58 (8) (8)
East Stroudsburg, PA 860 15.16 3.54 $21.28 $44,260
Visalia-Porterville, CA 2,280 14.68 3.43 $18.50 $38,490




Top paying metropolitan areas for this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA 40 0.41 0.10 $25.57 $53,180
Urban Honolulu, HI 620 1.36 0.32 $25.55 $53,150
Hinesville, GA 100 5.70 1.33 $25.34 $52,710
Danbury, CT 40 0.56 0.13 $24.37 $50,700
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT 320 0.76 0.18 $23.67 $49,230
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH 380 2.95 0.69 $23.36 $48,580
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH 400 11.09 2.59 $23.17 $48,190
Flint, MI 860 6.24 1.46 $23.06 $47,960
Longview, WA 330 8.76 2.04 $22.88 $47,580
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI 200 1.52 0.35 $22.87 $47,560

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 3,090 11.89 2.77 $17.03 $35,420
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area 2,980 11.60 2.71 $17.46 $36,310
North Northeastern Ohio non-metropolitan area (non-contiguous) 2,950 8.83 2.06 $17.88 $37,190
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area 2,830 10.37 2.42 $18.90 $39,310
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area 2,670 11.89 2.77 $20.14 $41,900

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area 2,310 17.09 3.99 $19.50 $40,550
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area 2,200 15.57 3.63 $20.05 $41,700
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area 990 14.16 3.31 $18.51 $38,490
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area 2,270 14.12 3.30 $17.60 $36,620
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area 1,800 13.77 3.21 $17.02 $35,400

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Alaska nonmetropolitan area 190 1.73 0.40 $30.49 $63,430
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area 90 1.45 0.34 $24.22 $50,380
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area 250 2.01 0.47 $22.29 $46,370
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area 460 3.74 0.87 $21.92 $45,590
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area 50 0.67 0.16 $21.69 $45,120


About May 2019 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 OES estimates and related information:

May 2019 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: July 6, 2020