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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2021

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)
758,290 0.7 % $ 19.69 $ 40,950 0.2 %

Percentile wage estimates for Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $ 14.36 $ 17.31 $ 18.45 $ 22.71 $ 25.50
Annual Wage (2) $ 29,860 $ 36,000 $ 38,380 $ 47,230 $ 53,040


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 310,840 18.76 $ 20.19 $ 41,990
Employment Services 73,170 2.10 $ 16.40 $ 34,110
Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods (4232, 4233, 4235, 4236, 4237, and 4239 only) 31,190 2.28 $ 18.83 $ 39,170
Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4244 and 4248 only) 23,500 2.53 $ 19.78 $ 41,140
Truck Transportation 21,850 1.46 $ 21.47 $ 44,650

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 310,840 18.76 $ 20.19 $ 41,990
Sawmills and Wood Preservation 7,130 8.10 $ 17.34 $ 36,060
Support Activities for Water Transportation 4,640 5.17 $ 28.41 $ 59,090
Fruit and Vegetable Preserving and Specialty Food Manufacturing 8,490 4.97 $ 18.62 $ 38,720
Converted Paper Product Manufacturing 12,770 4.89 $ 19.91 $ 41,420

Top paying industries for Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction 160 0.13 $ 38.50 $ 80,080
Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution 510 0.14 $ 35.99 $ 74,860
Coal Mining (8) (8) $ 35.34 $ 73,500
Metal Ore Mining 80 0.20 $ 31.46 $ 65,430
Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing 530 0.11 $ 29.23 $ 60,800


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.



Map of employment of industrial truck and tractor operators by state, May 2021


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 115,920 7.01 1.30 $ 20.69 $ 43,040
Texas 82,300 6.73 1.25 $ 18.39 $ 38,260
Georgia 45,040 10.29 1.91 $ 18.71 $ 38,930
Florida 37,240 4.33 0.80 $ 19.30 $ 40,150
Pennsylvania 36,230 6.49 1.21 $ 19.82 $ 41,220


Map of location quotient of industrial truck and tractor operators by state, May 2021


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 5,480 12.59 2.34 $ 22.82 $ 47,470
Georgia 45,040 10.29 1.91 $ 18.71 $ 38,930
Indiana 24,610 8.25 1.53 $ 19.27 $ 40,080
Arkansas 9,050 7.60 1.41 $ 17.68 $ 36,780
Mississippi 7,830 7.11 1.32 $ 16.64 $ 34,600


Map of annual mean wages of industrial truck and tractor operators by state, May 2021


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)
Hawaii 570 1.05 0.19 $ 29.06 $ 60,450
District of Columbia 90 0.14 0.03 $ 25.31 $ 52,640
Alaska 670 2.26 0.42 $ 24.35 $ 50,650
Wyoming 710 2.72 0.50 $ 23.57 $ 49,020
Rhode Island 480 1.04 0.19 $ 23.19 $ 48,230



Map of employment of industrial truck and tractor operators by area, May 2021


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)
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 46,930 30.67 5.70 $ 20.63 $ 42,900
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 35,560 9.91 1.84 $ 19.16 $ 39,860
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 24,880 9.61 1.79 $ 19.87 $ 41,320
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 23,690 5.60 1.04 $ 21.29 $ 44,280
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 22,030 3.85 0.72 $ 20.08 $ 41,760
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 21,810 2.51 0.47 $ 22.27 $ 46,330
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 19,730 6.81 1.27 $ 18.67 $ 38,840
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ 14,710 6.95 1.29 $ 20.09 $ 41,790
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI 14,180 7.87 1.46 $ 21.65 $ 45,030
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 12,130 4.57 0.85 $ 21.50 $ 44,720


Map of location quotient of industrial truck and tractor operators by area, May 2021


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)
Stockton-Lodi, CA 9,870 38.50 7.15 $ 21.25 $ 44,210
Dalton, GA 2,040 32.60 6.06 $ 16.46 $ 34,240
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 46,930 30.67 5.70 $ 20.63 $ 42,900
Danville, IL 710 28.26 5.25 $ 19.99 $ 41,580
Winchester, VA-WV 1,380 22.26 4.14 $ 19.73 $ 41,030
Harrisonburg, VA 1,370 22.24 4.13 $ 21.09 $ 43,870
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA 1,160 20.46 3.80 $ 18.54 $ 38,550
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL 4,870 20.43 3.80 $ 19.24 $ 40,020
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA 4,790 20.15 3.74 $ 18.94 $ 39,400
Dover, DE 1,280 20.13 3.74 (8) (8)


Map of annual mean wages of industrial truck and tractor operators by area, May 2021


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 470 1.20 0.22 $ 29.30 $ 60,930
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI 50 0.80 0.15 $ 27.98 $ 58,200
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT 330 0.89 0.17 $ 25.63 $ 53,310
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN 830 9.14 1.70 $ 24.41 $ 50,760
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 7,430 3.31 0.62 $ 24.33 $ 50,600
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 5,230 2.87 0.53 $ 23.88 $ 49,660
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH 460 12.73 2.37 $ 23.86 $ 49,630
Duluth, MN-WI 210 1.79 0.33 $ 23.61 $ 49,110
Barnstable Town, MA 100 1.07 0.20 $ 23.61 $ 49,110
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 1,810 1.69 0.31 $ 23.48 $ 48,850

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)
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area 3,860 22.70 4.22 $ 17.76 $ 36,940
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area 2,650 14.43 2.68 $ 17.57 $ 36,550
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 2,600 10.63 1.97 $ 18.37 $ 38,210
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 2,350 8.85 1.64 $ 18.72 $ 38,950
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) 2,320 7.39 1.37 $ 19.17 $ 39,860

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)
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area 3,860 22.70 4.22 $ 17.76 $ 36,940
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area 1,310 20.22 3.76 $ 18.34 $ 38,150
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area 2,090 16.60 3.08 $ 18.19 $ 37,830
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area 2,650 14.43 2.68 $ 17.57 $ 36,550
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area 1,810 14.30 2.66 $ 21.19 $ 44,070

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)
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area 50 0.56 0.10 $ 27.97 $ 58,190
Alaska nonmetropolitan area 190 1.98 0.37 $ 27.21 $ 56,590
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area 170 2.16 0.40 $ 26.97 $ 56,100
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area 380 6.28 1.17 $ 24.45 $ 50,850
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area 150 1.61 0.30 $ 24.17 $ 50,280


About May 2021 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 2021 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2021 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2021 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2021 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2021 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: March 31, 2022