Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2003

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
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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)
604,350 0.8 % $13.46 $27,990 0.4 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $8.93 $10.39 $12.68 $15.78 $19.72
Annual Wage (2) $18,570 $21,610 $26,370 $32,830 $41,030

Industry profile for this occupation: Top

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Employment rank Wage rank
Warehousing and storage 68,350 $12.80 $26,620 1 122
Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers 24,900 $13.87 $28,840 2 67
General freight trucking 23,550 $15.30 $31,820 3 25
Employment services 22,640 $10.63 $22,100 4 196
Motor vehicle parts manufacturing 16,580 $17.10 $35,580 5 10

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Employment rank Wage rank
Natural gas distribution 30 $23.96 $49,830 194 1
Motor vehicle manufacturing 4,710 $22.90 $47,630 27 2
Support activities for water transportation 7,490 $22.51 $46,820 13 3
Power generation and supply 850 $21.21 $44,110 124 4
Coal mining 1,280 $19.62 $40,810 97 5

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 Wage rank within State
Arkansas 9,510 $11.67 $24,270 0.850% 426
Georgia 29,130 $12.30 $25,580 0.769% 517
Tennessee 19,800 $12.34 $25,670 0.758% 495
Indiana 20,870 $13.78 $28,670 0.731% 466
Wisconsin 19,440 $13.72 $28,540 0.722% 490

Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of State employment Wage rank within State
Wyoming 1,010 $18.82 $39,150 0.419% 166
Michigan 23,020 $16.99 $35,340 0.531% 392
Alaska 630 $16.56 $34,440 0.216% 320
Hawaii 1,460 $16.45 $34,220 0.264% 292
District of Columbia 340 $15.21 $31,630 0.057% 325

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
Yakima, WA MSA 1,080 $12.67 $26,350 1.410%
Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle, PA MSA 4,800 $13.91 $28,930 1.354%
Jersey City, NJ PMSA 3,070 $14.04 $29,210 1.271%
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA MSA 800 $12.10 $25,160 1.200%
Jackson, TN MSA 660 $11.26 $23,420 1.166%

Top paying Metropolitan areas for this occupation:

MSA Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of MSA employment
Bloomington-Normal, IL MSA 540 $21.50 $44,730 0.688%
Detroit, MI PMSA 11,010 $18.91 $39,340 0.546%
Honolulu, HI MSA 1,050 $17.88 $37,180 0.262%
Saginaw-Bay City-Midland, MI MSA 540 $17.86 $37,150 0.311%
Ann Arbor, MI PMSA 900 $17.44 $36,270 0.322%

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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: May 7, 2004