Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2020
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) |
| 640,950 |
1.2 % |
$ 18.85 |
$ 39,210 |
0.3 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$ 13.17 |
$ 15.18 |
$ 18.06 |
$ 21.91 |
$ 25.83 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$ 27,390 |
$ 31,570 |
$ 37,560 |
$ 45,570 |
$ 53,720 |
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 |
217,360 |
15.33 |
$ 18.75 |
$ 39,000 |
| Employment Services |
60,240 |
1.88 |
$ 16.54 |
$ 34,410 |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods (4232, 4233, 4235, 4236, 4237, and 4239 only) |
27,520 |
2.01 |
$ 18.16 |
$ 37,770 |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4244 and 4248 only) |
25,490 |
2.69 |
$ 19.41 |
$ 40,380 |
| Truck Transportation |
25,430 |
1.73 |
$ 20.15 |
$ 41,920 |
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 |
217,360 |
15.33 |
$ 18.75 |
$ 39,000 |
| Sawmills and Wood Preservation |
7,470 |
8.39 |
$ 17.04 |
$ 35,450 |
| Support Activities for Rail Transportation |
2,360 |
7.02 |
$ 18.80 |
$ 39,090 |
| Support Activities for Water Transportation |
4,510 |
5.13 |
$ 25.70 |
$ 53,460 |
| Veneer, Plywood, and Engineered Wood Product Manufacturing |
3,600 |
4.49 |
$ 18.36 |
$ 38,190 |
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 |
72,810 |
4.43 |
0.96 |
$ 19.52 |
$ 40,590 |
| Texas |
71,570 |
5.91 |
1.28 |
$ 17.45 |
$ 36,290 |
| Pennsylvania |
36,150 |
6.56 |
1.42 |
$ 19.06 |
$ 39,640 |
| Ohio |
33,450 |
6.51 |
1.41 |
$ 18.76 |
$ 39,030 |
| Georgia |
33,080 |
7.68 |
1.67 |
$ 17.95 |
$ 37,340 |
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 |
3,900 |
9.15 |
1.99 |
$ 19.87 |
$ 41,330 |
| Mississippi |
8,430 |
7.83 |
1.70 |
$ 16.30 |
$ 33,910 |
| Georgia |
33,080 |
7.68 |
1.67 |
$ 17.95 |
$ 37,340 |
| Arkansas |
9,020 |
7.66 |
1.66 |
$ 17.02 |
$ 35,400 |
| Indiana |
20,320 |
6.96 |
1.51 |
$ 18.26 |
$ 37,980 |
Top paying states for Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators:
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 |
26,450 |
7.37 |
1.60 |
$ 17.72 |
$ 36,860 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
22,840 |
5.24 |
1.14 |
$ 19.73 |
$ 41,030 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA |
20,920 |
14.05 |
3.05 |
$ 18.96 |
$ 39,430 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
19,630 |
2.22 |
0.48 |
$ 21.28 |
$ 44,260 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
17,810 |
3.06 |
0.66 |
$ 19.15 |
$ 39,820 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
17,720 |
5.97 |
1.30 |
$ 18.76 |
$ 39,020 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
17,700 |
6.72 |
1.46 |
$ 19.05 |
$ 39,630 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
10,350 |
3.84 |
0.83 |
$ 19.16 |
$ 39,860 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ |
9,730 |
4.61 |
1.00 |
$ 18.76 |
$ 39,030 |
| Columbus, OH |
9,220 |
8.98 |
1.95 |
$ 17.90 |
$ 37,230 |
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 |
1,720 |
28.67 |
6.22 |
$ 16.50 |
$ 34,310 |
| Stockton-Lodi, CA |
6,110 |
24.63 |
5.35 |
$ 19.75 |
$ 41,070 |
| Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA |
1,370 |
24.44 |
5.30 |
$ 18.25 |
$ 37,950 |
| Dover, DE |
1,280 |
20.82 |
4.52 |
$ 20.04 |
$ 41,680 |
| Danville, IL |
510 |
20.29 |
4.40 |
$ 23.35 |
$ 48,570 |
| East Stroudsburg, PA |
980 |
19.84 |
4.31 |
$ 22.29 |
$ 46,360 |
| Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL |
4,470 |
19.08 |
4.14 |
$ 17.87 |
$ 37,170 |
| Winchester, VA-WV |
1,120 |
19.03 |
4.13 |
$ 17.50 |
$ 36,400 |
| Harrisonburg, VA |
1,080 |
17.44 |
3.78 |
$ 21.57 |
$ 44,860 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ |
5,690 |
16.55 |
3.59 |
$ 19.40 |
$ 40,360 |
United States Department of Labor
