Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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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:
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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) |
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:
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
United States Department of Labor
