Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2004

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. Exclude "Logging Equipment Operators" (45-4022).

National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
State profile for this occupation
Metropolitan area 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)
631,530 0.8 % $13.57 $28,230 0.4 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $9.00 $10.50 $12.78 $15.90 $19.88
Annual Wage (2) $18,710 $21,840 $26,580 $33,080 $41,350

Industry profile for this occupation: Top

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage
Warehousing and storage 71,940 $13.16 $27,370
Building material and supplies dealers 53,620 $12.34 $25,670
Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers 27,450 $14.01 $29,140
Employment services 24,850 $11.08 $23,040
General freight trucking 24,010 $15.11 $31,430

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage
Natural gas distribution 50 $24.50 $50,970
Motor vehicle manufacturing 4,490 $22.80 $47,430
Power generation and supply 680 $21.77 $45,290
Architectural and engineering services 340 $19.92 $41,440
Coal mining 570 $18.93 $39,370

State profile for this occupation: Top

States with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation:

State Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of State employment
Arkansas 9,940 $11.70 $24,340 0.883%
Tennessee 22,280 $12.71 $26,430 0.846%
Georgia 31,620 $12.60 $26,200 0.831%
Kentucky 13,210 $13.37 $27,800 0.764%
Indiana 21,280 $14.02 $29,170 0.742%

Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of State employment
Michigan 22,710 $17.39 $36,170 0.529%
Hawaii 1,500 $17.15 $35,660 0.266%
Wyoming 620 $16.24 $33,780 0.253%
District of Columbia 200 $15.62 $32,490 0.033%
Washington 13,680 $15.28 $31,790 0.530%

Metropolitan area profile for this occupation: Top

Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation:

MSA Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of MSA employment
Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle, PA MSA 5,280 $13.87 $28,840 1.505%
Jackson, TN MSA 860 $11.54 $23,990 1.495%
Fort Smith, AR-OK MSA 1,260 $12.40 $25,800 1.281%
Reading, PA MSA 2,030 $14.42 $30,000 1.258%
Goldsboro, NC MSA 540 $9.73 $20,240 1.247%

Top paying Metropolitan areas for this occupation:

MSA Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of MSA employment
Bloomington-Normal, IL MSA 790 $21.77 $45,270 0.952%
Kokomo, IN MSA 360 $20.01 $41,630 0.751%
Detroit, MI PMSA 10,480 $19.28 $40,100 0.526%
Ann Arbor, MI PMSA 880 $18.62 $38,720 0.316%
Saginaw-Bay City-Midland, MI MSA 600 $18.53 $38,540 0.362%

About May 2004 National, State, and Metropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors in metropolitan and non-metropolitan areas in every State and the District of Columbia. The top five employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable Excel files(XLS).

Percentile wage estimates show the percentage of workers in an occupation that earn less than a given wage and the percentage that earn more. 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 mean 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.

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Last Modified Date: June 02, 2005