Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018
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: Top
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 604,130 |
1.1 % |
$17.54 |
$36,480 |
0.3 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$11.98 |
$13.80 |
$16.71 |
$20.37 |
$24.82 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$24,910 |
$28,710 |
$34,750 |
$42,360 |
$51,620 |
Industry profile for this occupation: Top
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided.
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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 |
183,350 |
16.01 |
$17.44 |
$36,280 |
| Employment Services |
62,430 |
1.70 |
$15.46 |
$32,150 |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods (4232, 4233, 4235, 4236, 4237, and 4239 only) |
28,760 |
2.06 |
$16.96 |
$35,270 |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4244 and 4248 only) |
28,750 |
2.93 |
$18.05 |
$37,540 |
| Truck Transportation |
19,240 |
1.30 |
$19.36 |
$40,280 |
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 |
183,350 |
16.01 |
$17.44 |
$36,280 |
| Sawmills and Wood Preservation |
7,050 |
7.67 |
$16.09 |
$33,460 |
| Support Activities for Water Transportation |
4,720 |
5.09 |
$22.55 |
$46,900 |
| Fruit and Vegetable Preserving and Specialty Food Manufacturing |
8,580 |
5.07 |
$17.56 |
$36,530 |
| Veneer, Plywood, and Engineered Wood Product Manufacturing |
3,630 |
4.55 |
$17.48 |
$36,350 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
Geographic profile for this occupation: Top
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 |
68,370 |
5.64 |
1.35 |
$16.15 |
$33,580 |
| California |
62,460 |
3.67 |
0.88 |
$18.24 |
$37,940 |
| Georgia |
39,400 |
8.97 |
2.15 |
$17.65 |
$36,700 |
| Pennsylvania |
31,070 |
5.31 |
1.27 |
$18.14 |
$37,730 |
| Ohio |
30,850 |
5.70 |
1.36 |
$17.06 |
$35,490 |
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) |
| Georgia |
39,400 |
8.97 |
2.15 |
$17.65 |
$36,700 |
| Mississippi |
8,460 |
7.53 |
1.80 |
$15.15 |
$31,500 |
| Kentucky |
14,040 |
7.43 |
1.78 |
$16.34 |
$33,980 |
| Arkansas |
7,470 |
6.17 |
1.48 |
$15.94 |
$33,150 |
| Indiana |
17,620 |
5.78 |
1.39 |
$17.03 |
$35,420 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Alaska |
450 |
1.42 |
0.34 |
$25.76 |
$53,580 |
| Hawaii |
830 |
1.29 |
0.31 |
$24.30 |
$50,540 |
| District of Columbia |
100 |
0.14 |
0.03 |
$24.16 |
$50,240 |
| Washington |
11,260 |
3.45 |
0.83 |
$20.88 |
$43,430 |
| New York |
16,010 |
1.71 |
0.41 |
$20.35 |
$42,340 |
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 |
23,370 |
6.55 |
1.57 |
$16.53 |
$34,380 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
21,460 |
2.26 |
0.54 |
$19.07 |
$39,660 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
21,350 |
4.60 |
1.10 |
$17.60 |
$36,610 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
21,110 |
7.87 |
1.89 |
$19.02 |
$39,550 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
18,890 |
6.33 |
1.52 |
$17.28 |
$35,940 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
18,180 |
2.97 |
0.71 |
$18.96 |
$39,440 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA |
16,910 |
11.33 |
2.71 |
$17.28 |
$35,930 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ |
8,730 |
4.25 |
1.02 |
$17.51 |
$36,430 |
| Columbus, OH |
8,350 |
7.94 |
1.90 |
$16.28 |
$33,850 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC |
7,960 |
6.55 |
1.57 |
$16.23 |
$33,760 |
United States Department of Labor
