Industrial truck & tractor operators

Detailed Occupation

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2020 Workforce

622k

Average Age

40.6

Estimated Job Growth

2.77%

10-year projection

Average Salary

$36,217

Average Male Salary

$36,452

Average Female Salary

$33,531

About

Industrial truck & tractor operators are most often employed by the Warehousing & storage industry. The average yearly wage for Industrial truck & tractor operators was $36,217 in 2020.

The locations that employ the most Industrial truck & tractor operators are Whitfield County PUMA, GA, DeSoto CountySouthaven City PUMA, MS, and Moreno Valley City PUMA, CA. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Industrial truck & tractor operators are Whitfield County PUMA, GA, Memphis City (Southwest) PUMA, TN, and Joliet & Troy Townships PUMA, IL.

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Employment and salary information for the Industrial truck & tractor operators workforce. Industrial truck & tractor operators workforce in 2020 was 621,632 people, of which 8.02% were women and 92% were men. Industrial truck & tractor operators are paid most in Clinton, Franklin, Essex & Hamilton Counties PUMA, NY but are relatively concentrated in Whitfield County PUMA, GA.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

571,791

Male Workforce

± 18.5k

49,841

Female Workforce

± 5.48k

The Industrial truck & tractor operators workforce in 2020 was 621,632 people (8.02% women and 92% men). This implies an average annual growth of 23.4% between 2014 (503,870) and 2020 (621,632).

Employment by Location

Level

Metric

This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Industrial truck & tractor operators.

During 2020, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were New Mexico ($51,677), Wyoming ($51,359), and Hawaii ($50,936).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$36,217

AVERAGE WAGE

#395 in the ranking (2020)

$55,954

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2020, Industrial truck & tractor operators earned an average of $36,217, $19,736 less than the average national salary of $55,954

The graph shows the ranking of Industrial truck & tractor operators in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2020.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.278

WAGE GINI

In 2020, Industrial truck & tractor operators had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.278, which is lower than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Industrial truck & tractor operators (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Industrial truck & tractor operators compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Industrial truck & tractor operators and on wages for those in the field. Warehousing & storage is the industry that employs the most Industrial truck & tractor operators, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Industrial truck & tractor operators, by average wage, is Advertising, public relations & related services ($131,025).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

622k

2020 Workforce

± 19,317

1.03%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 4.36%

This graphic shows the share of Industrial truck & tractor operators employed by various industries. Warehousing & storage employs the largest share of Industrial truck & tractor operators at 58.5%, followed by Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing with 23.3% and Grocery & related product merchant wholesalers with 18.3%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Industrial truck & tractor operators in the US. The workforce of Industrial truck & tractor operators in 2020 was 621,632 people, with 8.02% woman, and 92% men. The average age of male Industrial truck & tractor operators in the workforce is 40.5 and of female Industrial truck & tractor operators is 42, and the most common race/ethnicity for Industrial truck & tractor operators is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Industrial truck & tractor operators in 2020 was 621,632 people, with 8.02% woman, and 92% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 25 to 29 years (85,291 people), 30 to 34 years (76,385 people), and 35 to 39 years (70,246 people). Among them they concentrated 37.3% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2020, 28.4% of Industrial truck & tractor operators workers were Hispanic and 71.6% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (86.4%), Puerto Rican (9.03)%, and Salvadoran (4.53)%

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Races

In 2020, 58% of the Industrial truck & tractor operators workforce were White, of which 8.37% were women and 91.6% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (24.3%) and Other (10.2%).

Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Industrial truck & tractor operators from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Industrial truck & tractor operators is Business but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2020 were Mechanical Technologies.

Among the necessary skills for Industrial truck & tractor operators, Operation and Control stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Industrial truck & tractor operators need more than the average amount of Equipment Maintenance.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.

Type of Majors

Degree

The most common majors achieved by Industrial truck & tractor operators in 2020 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (5,550 people), Social Sciences (1,829 people), and Engineering (1,719 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Industrial truck & tractor operators workers were High School or Equivalent (326,310 people), Some college (127,224 people), and Secondary Education (83,284 people).

The graphic shows the Industrial truck & tractor operators workforce by gender and educational level.

Skills

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Value

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Industrial truck & tractor operators from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Industrial truck & tractor operators need many skills, but most especially Operation and Control, Operation Monitoring, Coordination.

Projections

Projections on job growth for Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The 10-year national workforce is projected to grow 3.71%, but Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators are expected to see a growth of 2.77% over the same period. This occupation is expected to grow less than the national average.

Job Growth

For growth projections, the closest comparible industry reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics is Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators.

2.77%

Estimated Job Growth

10-year Projection

3.71%

National Growth

10-year Projection

This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for Industrial truck & tractor operators. This profession is expected to grow less than than 3.71%, the average rate of national job growth.