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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.

Wages

Median annual wage, U.S.$46,420
Employment, U.S.774,420
Median hourly wage$22.32
Annual wage percentiles, U.S., May 2025
10th25thMedian75th90th
$36,840$40,030$46,420$54,770$62,520
By state (51)
StateEmploymentMedian annualLocation quotient
Alabama15,360$44,8801.46
Alaska410$54,1900.25
Arizona12,340$48,1100.76
Arkansas10,850$43,7801.67
California89,620$47,7700.99
Colorado8,570$50,5700.60
Connecticut3,780$47,1900.45
Delaware5,230$60,3502.17
District of Columbia$83,720
Florida38,400$48,3700.78
Georgia50,260$43,2102.06
Hawaii880$53,6400.28
Idaho2,560$46,6000.60
Illinois29,450$47,7200.97
Indiana23,090$45,6501.45
Iowa7,770$47,5901.00
Kansas7,700$47,4301.08
Kentucky11,270$46,6301.13
Louisiana7,680$48,9500.80
Maine2,900$47,7300.91
Maryland13,740$45,6301.00
Massachusetts8,390$46,8500.46
Michigan23,470$45,2201.07
Minnesota7,110$49,7400.48
Mississippi9,640$43,4201.66
Missouri11,470$45,1900.78
Montana910$48,0600.36
Nebraska5,020$46,7300.98
Nevada7,300$45,2300.94
New Hampshire1,450$54,4600.43
New Jersey21,790$46,1001.02
New Mexico2,620$62,1500.60
New York18,420$49,0300.38
North Carolina26,830$43,4201.09
North Dakota930$49,2600.44
Ohio42,360$46,4501.53
Oklahoma7,850$44,7000.92
Oregon8,560$50,7600.87
Pennsylvania42,110$47,7301.39
Rhode Island780$45,0100.31
South Carolina14,210$43,6801.24
South Dakota1,940$47,4100.85
Tennessee20,070$42,1001.23
Texas88,780$45,4501.27
Utah6,830$49,0400.79
Vermont950$47,3800.63
Virginia19,320$46,9200.94
Washington18,750$49,9101.06
West Virginia1,400$41,6700.40
Wisconsin12,150$47,7200.83
Wyoming790$59,8200.57

Similar occupations

Similarity is our measure: the cosine of importance x level over all 120 O*NET skills, knowledge areas and abilities. It is not an O*NET finding. More.

#OccupationJob ZoneSimilarity
1Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders1-20.959
2Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining1-20.954
3Crane and Tower Operators30.953
4Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators1-20.948
5Tree Trimmers and Pruners1-20.945
6Light Truck Drivers1-20.944
7Pourers and Casters, Metal1-20.944
8Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers1-20.944
9Roof Bolters, Mining1-20.944
10Helpers--Extraction Workers1-20.942

One skill away

Among the 50 occupations most similar to Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators, those at the same Job Zone or lower, where exactly one skill rated at least 3 in importance needs a level more than 0.75 points higher (on O*NET's 0-7 level scale). Our definition. Change the thresholds.

OccupationSkill to buildLevel gapSimilarity
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment OperatorsOperation and Control1.120.948
Tree Trimmers and PrunersInstructing1.000.945
Light Truck DriversSpeaking0.880.944
Pourers and Casters, MetalJudgment and Decision Making0.880.944
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck DriversSpeaking0.880.944
FallersJudgment and Decision Making0.760.942
Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground MiningSpeaking0.880.941
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, WoodQuality Control Analysis1.000.940
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except SawingQuality Control Analysis1.120.934
Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and TendersOperations Monitoring0.870.931

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Software to learn next

Software used by at least 3 of the 20 occupations most similar to Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators, excluding software Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators already lists and any you named. Ranked by how many of them use it, weighted by how much more common it is among them than across all occupations (lift). Our ranking.

SoftwareSimilar jobs using itLift
Microsoft Windows7 of 201.3x
Microsoft PowerPoint7 of 200.5x

Skills

From O*NET data. Importance is rated 1 to 5 and level 0 to 7.

SkillTypeImportanceLevel
Operation and ControlTransferable skill 3.88 3.00
Operations MonitoringTransferable skill 3.25 2.88
CoordinationTransferable skill 3.00 3.00
Equipment MaintenanceTransferable skill 3.00 2.62
TroubleshootingTransferable skill 3.00 2.50
Time ManagementTransferable skill 3.00 2.25
Active ListeningEssential skill 2.88 2.50
Reading ComprehensionEssential skill 2.88 2.50
MonitoringEssential skill 2.75 2.62
Critical ThinkingEssential skill 2.75 2.25
Judgment and Decision MakingTransferable skill 2.75 2.12
SpeakingEssential skill 2.75 2.00
Social PerceptivenessTransferable skill 2.62 2.00
WritingEssential skill 2.50 2.12
Complex Problem SolvingTransferable skill 2.25 2.00
RepairingTransferable skill 2.25 2.00
Active LearningEssential skill 2.12 1.88
MathematicsEssential skill 2.12 1.88
Learning StrategiesEssential skill 2.12 1.75
Service OrientationTransferable skill 2.12 1.75
Systems EvaluationTransferable skill 2.12 1.75
InstructingTransferable skill 2.00 2.00
Quality Control AnalysisTransferable skill 2.00 1.88
PersuasionTransferable skill 2.00 1.75
Systems AnalysisTransferable skill 2.00 1.75
NegotiationTransferable skill 2.00 1.62
Equipment SelectionTransferable skill 2.00 1.50
Management of Personnel ResourcesTransferable skill 1.88 1.50
Management of Material ResourcesTransferable skill 1.88 0.88
Management of Financial ResourcesTransferable skill 1.62 0.88
Operations AnalysisTransferable skill 1.62 0.62
Technology DesignTransferable skill 1.62 0.62
ProgrammingTransferable skill 1.25not rated
ScienceEssential skill 1.25not rated
InstallationTransferable skill 1.00not rated
Knowledge (33) and abilities (52)
Knowledge
NameImportanceLevel
Mathematics 3.01 2.71
English Language 2.82 2.60
Production and Processing 2.80 3.32
Transportation 2.75 1.96
Customer and Personal Service 2.53 2.42
Administration and Management 2.49not rated
Administrative 2.34 1.46
Public Safety and Security 2.32 1.74
Education and Training 2.27 2.33
Mechanical 2.17 2.02
Law and Government 2.11 1.45
Building and Construction 2.06 1.70
Computers and Electronics 1.86 1.48
Personnel and Human Resources 1.84 0.55
Engineering and Technology 1.79not rated
Communications and Media 1.75not rated
Sales and Marketing 1.69 1.14
Telecommunications 1.59 0.60
Design 1.53not rated
Economics and Accounting 1.39not rated
Biology 1.37not rated
Chemistry 1.36not rated
Food Production 1.32not rated
Geography 1.28not rated
Psychology 1.26not rated
Physics 1.25not rated
Sociology and Anthropology 1.24not rated
Therapy and Counseling 1.24not rated
Philosophy and Theology 1.11not rated
Foreign Language 1.01not rated
Medicine and Dentistry 1.01not rated
Fine Arts 1.00not rated
History and Archeology 1.00not rated
Abilities
NameImportanceLevel
Control Precision 4.00 4.00
Multilimb Coordination 3.88 4.00
Far Vision 3.75 3.38
Response Orientation 3.62 3.25
Manual Dexterity 3.50 3.00
Rate Control 3.38 3.25
Depth Perception 3.25 3.88
Reaction Time 3.25 3.50
Problem Sensitivity 3.25 3.00
Static Strength 3.12 3.62
Auditory Attention 3.12 3.12
Selective Attention 3.12 3.12
Deductive Reasoning 3.12 3.00
Near Vision 3.12 3.00
Perceptual Speed 3.12 3.00
Spatial Orientation 3.12 3.00
Trunk Strength 3.12 3.00
Visualization 3.12 3.00
Arm-Hand Steadiness 3.12 2.88
Information Ordering 3.12 2.62
Oral Comprehension 3.00 3.12
Finger Dexterity 3.00 3.00
Peripheral Vision 3.00 3.00
Oral Expression 3.00 2.88
Extent Flexibility 2.88 3.12
Time Sharing 2.88 2.75
Hearing Sensitivity 2.75 2.75
Visual Color Discrimination 2.75 2.62
Inductive Reasoning 2.75 2.25
Speech Clarity 2.75 2.25
Speech Recognition 2.75 2.25
Flexibility of Closure 2.62 2.38
Stamina 2.50 2.25
Gross Body Coordination 2.50 2.00
Written Expression 2.50 2.00
Category Flexibility 2.38 2.38
Written Comprehension 2.38 2.12
Dynamic Strength 2.25 2.50
Gross Body Equilibrium 2.25 2.00
Number Facility 2.12 2.25
Fluency of Ideas 2.12 2.00
Mathematical Reasoning 2.12 2.00
Sound Localization 2.12 2.00
Wrist-Finger Speed 2.12 2.00
Speed of Closure 2.00 1.75
Glare Sensitivity 1.88 1.75
Speed of Limb Movement 1.88 1.75
Originality 1.88 1.62
Memorization 1.88 1.50
Explosive Strength 1.88 1.25
Night Vision 1.75 1.50
Dynamic Flexibility 1.62 0.88

Software used

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Where it concentrates

Metro areas ranked by BLS location quotient: the occupation's share of the area's jobs divided by its share of all US jobs. Above 1 means more concentrated than the nation. Metros employing fewer than 100 are left out.

Metro areaEmploymentLocation quotientMedian annual
Dalton, GA2,0006.15$37,930
Winchester, VA-WV1,4704.35$45,360
Chambersburg, PA1,2204.07$45,030
Stockton-Lodi, CA5,8104.02$48,290
Kenosha, WI1,3003.46$58,110
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA4,2403.33$48,860
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL4,3703.30$48,290
Harrisonburg, VA1,0403.20$53,440
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ5,9803.18$49,140
York-Hanover, PA2,9003.17$46,270

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