DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

53-7051 Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators

Occupational Description:
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).

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020
 Percentiles
GeographyEmploymentEmp SE*MeanMean SE*10th25thMedian75th90th
Minnesota 8,430455$22.31/hr$0.54/hr$15.56/hr$17.61/hr$21.15/hr$25.54/hr$33.22/hr
U S 629,2706,293$18.65/hr$0.06/hr$12.82/hr$14.78/hr$17.80/hr$21.80/hr$26.19/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.


Leading Industries for Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
IndustryOES EmploymentOES Median Wage
Trade, Transportation and Utilities4,170$21.56/hr
Manufacturing3,220$20.87/hr
Professional and Business Services600$19.23/hr
Construction360$32.42/hr
Other Services20$18.24/hr
Public Administration20$22.74/hr
Other Regional Data For Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2022 - 2032
Minnesota 8,430 $21.15/hr 5.0%
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA 5,130 $21.45/hr N/A
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 4,590 $21.77/hr 3.8%
Central Minnesota 1,300 $20.10/hr 13.6%
Southeast Minnesota 980 $20.76/hr 8.3%
Southeast Balance of State 900 $20.75/hr N/A
Northwest Minnesota 840 $18.92/hr 8.9%
Southwest Minnesota 790 $21.54/hr 6.6%
Fargo ND-MN MSA 700 $19.59/hr N/A
Northwest Balance of State 670 $18.86/hr N/A
Southwest Balance of State 620 $21.71/hr N/A
St Cloud MN MSA 470 $18.34/hr N/A
Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA 270 $22.62/hr N/A
La Crosse WI-MN MSA 270 $15.34/hr N/A
Rochester MN MSA 260 $21.51/hr N/A
Duluth MN-WI MSA 230 $21.75/hr N/A
Northeast Minnesota 180 $22.44/hr -1.2%
Grand Forks ND-MN MSA 120 $19.77/hr N/A
Northeast Balance of State 60 $18.64/hr N/A
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EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2022 - 2032
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