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Occupational Employment Statistics


DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

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. Excludes “Logging Equipment Operators" (45-4022).

Geography Click link for Career Profile EmploymentEmp SE*Percentiles
Mean10th25thMedian75th90th
Central Minnesota 68050$23.11/hr$17.96/hr$19.90/hr$21.48/hr$26.18/hr$27.35/hr


IndustryOES Employment (Statewide)OES Median Wage (Statewide)
Natural Resources and Mining50$35.46/hr
Construction200$38.50/hr
Manufacturing2,710$22.14/hr
Trade, Transportation and Utilities3,450$23.28/hr
InformationN/AN/A
Professional and Business Services530$19.23/hr
Education and Health ServicesN/AN/A
Public AdministrationN/A$25.44/hr
 
Geography Click link for details EmploymentMedian WageProjections
% Change 2020-2030
Northeast Balance of State 60$22.35/hrN/A
Grand Forks ND-MN MSA 130$20.88/hrN/A
Duluth MN-WI MSA 160$21.88/hrN/A
Rochester MN MSA 160$22.05/hrN/A
Northeast Minnesota 170$22.45/hr2.7%
La Crosse WI-MN MSA 210$18.83/hrN/A
Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA 240$26.47/hrN/A
St Cloud MN MSA 300$21.25/hrN/A
Southwest Balance of State 350$23.57/hrN/A
Fargo ND-MN MSA 400$19.50/hrN/A
Northwest Balance of State 530$22.79/hrN/A
Northwest Minnesota 570$22.79/hr4.8%
Southwest Minnesota 610$23.57/hr3.6%
Central Minnesota 680$21.48/hr4.6%
Southeast Balance of State 770$20.54/hrN/A
Southeast Minnesota 790$20.58/hr5.7%
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 4,080$22.47/hr4.2%
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA 4,440$22.48/hrN/A
Minnesota 7,010$22.33/hr4.0%


Occupations Click link for details EmploymentMedian WageProjections
% Change 2020-2030
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 53,370$19.92/hr6.5%
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators 7,520$37.19/hr4.6%
Helpers--Extraction Workers N/AN/AN/A
Tree Trimmers and Pruners N/A$30.50/hrN/A
Helpers--Production Workers 4,870$18.65/hr-3.7%
Crane and Tower Operators 200$34.21/hr4.0%
Light Truck Drivers 20,120$22.39/hr6.3%
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders N/AN/AN/A
Hoist and Winch Operators 80$50.90/hr-14.6%
Rail Yard Engineers, Donkey Operators, and Hostlers 160$32.51/hr-1.9%


  • Perform routine maintenance on vehicles or auxiliary equipment, such as cleaning, lubricating, recharging batteries, fueling, or replacing liquefied-gas tank.
  • Move levers or controls that operate lifting devices, such as forklifts, lift beams with swivel-hooks, hoists, or elevating platforms, to load, unload, transport, or stack material.
  • Move controls to drive gasoline- or electric-powered trucks, cars, or tractors and transport materials between loading, processing, and storage areas.
  • Inspect product load for accuracy and safely move it around the warehouse or facility to ensure timely and complete delivery.
  • Manually or mechanically load or unload materials from pallets, skids, platforms, cars, lifting devices, or other transport vehicles.
  • Turn valves and open chutes to dump, spray, or release materials from dump cars or storage bins into hoppers.
  • Position lifting devices under, over, or around loaded pallets, skids, or boxes and secure material or products for transport to designated areas.
  • Operate or tend automatic stacking, loading, packaging, or cutting machines.
  • Inspect product load for accuracy and safely move it around the warehouse or facility to ensure timely and complete delivery.
  • Manually or mechanically load or unload materials from pallets, skids, platforms, cars, lifting devices, or other transport vehicles.