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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2022

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)
780,890 0.6 % $ 20.79 $ 43,240 0.3 %

Percentile wage estimates for Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median) 		75% 90%
Hourly Wage $ 15.40 $ 17.61 $ 19.82 $ 22.97 $ 27.60
Annual Wage (2) $ 32,040 $ 36,640 $ 41,230 $ 47,780 $ 57,410

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 313,770 16.50 $ 21.68 $ 45,090
Employment Services 75,120 1.91 $ 17.07 $ 35,500
Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods (4232, 4233, 4235, 4236, 4237, and 4239 only) 31,570 2.18 $ 19.65 $ 40,870
Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4244 and 4248 only) 24,150 2.47 $ 20.63 $ 42,910
Truck Transportation 20,760 1.33 $ 21.82 $ 45,390

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 313,770 16.50 $ 21.68 $ 45,090
Sawmills and Wood Preservation 7,900 8.66 $ 18.89 $ 39,280
Fruit and Vegetable Preserving and Specialty Food Manufacturing 8,200 4.76 $ 19.31 $ 40,170
Converted Paper Product Manufacturing 12,790 4.72 $ 21.15 $ 43,990
Veneer, Plywood, and Engineered Wood Product Manufacturing 3,960 4.64 $ 20.19 $ 41,990

Top paying industries for Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution 650 0.17 $ 38.22 $ 79,500
Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction 200 0.16 $ 34.40 $ 71,560
Metal Ore Mining 130 0.30 $ 33.19 $ 69,020
Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing 410 0.09 $ 32.09 $ 66,750
Coal Mining 300 0.76 $ 31.82 $ 66,190

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 2022


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 103,000 5.84 1.11 $ 21.94 $ 45,640
Texas 88,310 6.80 1.29 $ 19.40 $ 40,350
Georgia 54,020 11.71 2.22 $ 20.10 $ 41,810
Ohio 42,030 7.82 1.48 $ 21.59 $ 44,910
Pennsylvania 40,700 7.00 1.33 $ 20.98 $ 43,630


Map of location quotient of industrial truck and tractor operators by state, May 2022


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 5,390 11.84 2.24 $ 23.09 $ 48,020
Georgia 54,020 11.71 2.22 $ 20.10 $ 41,810
Indiana 27,330 8.85 1.68 $ 19.90 $ 41,400
Arkansas 10,520 8.55 1.62 $ 18.53 $ 38,550
Ohio 42,030 7.82 1.48 $ 21.59 $ 44,910


Map of annual mean wages of industrial truck and tractor operators by state, May 2022


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 500 0.85 0.16 $ 32.22 $ 67,020
Alaska 430 1.42 0.27 $ 27.13 $ 56,430
District of Columbia 70 0.10 0.02 $ 26.28 $ 54,650
New York 19,360 2.13 0.40 $ 23.30 $ 48,470
Rhode Island 390 0.82 0.16 $ 23.13 $ 48,100



Map of employment of industrial truck and tractor operators by area, May 2022


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 38,420 10.10 1.91 $ 20.35 $ 42,330
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 36,880 22.59 4.28 $ 21.93 $ 45,610
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 32,220 11.81 2.24 $ 21.15 $ 44,000
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 24,880 5.63 1.07 $ 21.94 $ 45,640
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 22,820 2.48 0.47 $ 23.13 $ 48,110
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 22,630 3.71 0.70 $ 21.47 $ 44,650
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 19,110 6.26 1.19 $ 19.56 $ 40,680
Columbus, OH 13,510 12.74 2.41 $ 23.34 $ 48,540
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI 12,630 6.77 1.28 $ 22.33 $ 46,450
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 12,370 4.47 0.85 $ 21.84 $ 45,420


Map of location quotient of industrial truck and tractor operators by area, May 2022


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 2,120 32.93 6.24 $ 16.74 $ 34,820
Stockton-Lodi, CA 7,290 26.49 5.02 $ 22.46 $ 46,710
Winchester, VA-WV 1,680 26.32 4.99 $ 21.92 $ 45,590
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 36,880 22.59 4.28 $ 21.93 $ 45,610
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA 5,340 21.62 4.10 $ 20.64 $ 42,930
Harrisonburg, VA 1,360 21.43 4.06 $ 23.51 $ 48,900
East Stroudsburg, PA 1,170 21.40 4.05 $ 21.65 $ 45,040
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA 1,100 19.01 3.60 $ 19.56 $ 40,690
Dover, DE 1,210 18.40 3.48 $ 22.19 $ 46,150
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ 6,320 17.49 3.31 $ 22.18 $ 46,130