Industrial truck & tractor operators

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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 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Industrial truck & tractor operators by wage are Roofers, Food processing workers, all other, and Bus drivers, transit and intercity.

Industrial truck & tractor operators are part of the Material Moving Occupations, along with Industrial truck & tractor operators, Cleaners of vehicles & equipment, Laborers & freight, stock, & material movers, hand, Machine feeders & offbearers, Packers & packagers, hand, and 5 more.

The top 3 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 top 3 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.

Employment

Information on the businesses and industries that employ Industrial truck & tractor operators and on wages and locations 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. Industrial truck & tractor operators are paid most in Onondaga County (North) PUMA, NY but are relatively concentrated in Whitfield County PUMA, GA.

Yearly Wage

$36,217

AVERAGE SALARY

± $760

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

Bus drivers, transit and intercity make somewhat more than Industrial truck & tractor operators while Roofers make somewhat less. This chart shows the various occupations closest to Industrial truck & tractor operators as measured by average annual salary in the US.

Wage Distribution

0.283

WAGE GINI

In 2015, Industrial truck & tractor operators had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.283, which is lower than 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).

Wage by Location

HIGHEST PAYING PUMAS

This map shows the Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States shaded by average annual wage for Industrial truck & tractor operators.

Spatial Concentration

PUMAs with a Relatively High Concentration of Industrial truck & tractor operators

This map displays which Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States have a relatively high population of Industrial truck & tractor operators.

Most Common

The most common industries employing Industrial truck & tractor operators, by number of employees, are Warehousing & storage, Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing, Grocery & related product merchant wholesalers, General merchandise stores, including warehouse clubs and supercenters, Building material & supplies dealers, Truck transportation, Employment services, Construction, Plastics product manufacturing, Animal slaughtering & processing, and Not specified manufacturing industries.

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Industrial truck & tractor operators, by average wage, are Advertising, public relations & related services, Other general government & support, and Nondepository credit & related activities.

Industries by Share

622k

2020 Workforce

± 19,317

1.03%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 4.36%

The number of people employed as Industrial truck & tractor operators has been growing at a rate of 1.03%, from 615,312 people in 2019 to 621,632 people in 2020.

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 14.9%, followed by Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing with 5.92% and Grocery & related product merchant wholesalers with 4.64%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Industrial truck & tractor operators in the US. 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 (Non-Hispanic).

Composition by Sex

572k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 18,529

49.8k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 5,480

92% of Industrial truck & tractor operators are Male, making them the more common sex in the occupation. This chart shows the sex breakdown of Industrial truck & tractor operators.

Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity of Industrial truck & tractor operators

White (Non-Hispanic)
Black (Non-Hispanic)
White (Hispanic)

43.2% of Industrial truck & tractor operators are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 23.9% of Industrial truck & tractor operators, Black (Non-Hispanic) is the second most common race or ethnicity in this occupation. This chart shows the racial and ethnic breakdown of Industrial truck & tractor operators.

Age by Sex

40.5

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 0.423

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 1.39

The median age of Industrial truck & tractor operators is 40.6, and Male employees are generally 1.5 years younger than than their Female counterparts.

Education

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 a relatively high number of Industrial truck & tractor operators hold a major in Theology.

Majors

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

MOST COMMON MAJORS

MOST SPECIALIZED MAJORS

Skills

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, and Coordination. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Industrial truck & tractor operators need more than the average amount of Equipment Maintenance, Operation and Control, and Troubleshooting.

Radar Distribution

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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 and Tractor Operators. This profession is expected to grow less than than 3.71%, the average rate of national job growth.