Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
United States. Estimated employment 774,420, with pages for 74 metro areas below.
Data released May 2025
BLS OEWS · SOC 53-7051
Fig. 1 — The wage rule
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$46,420 · 50th
$36,84010th
$40,03025th
$46,42050th
$54,77075th
$62,52090th
That is the median — half of people in this occupation in the US earn more.
Table 1 — By metro area
Where it pays
Every published Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators page, by median pay. Employment is the BLS estimate for the metro.
| Metro area | Median | Employment |
|---|---|---|
| Flint, MI | $78,530 | 1,020 |
| Vallejo, CA | $62,460 | 1,070 |
| San Francisco, CA | $59,240 | 7,530 |
| Modesto, CA | $55,810 | 2,350 |
| Seattle, WA | $55,600 | 10,110 |
| San Jose, CA | $54,440 | 2,130 |
| Glens Falls, NY | $54,060 | 230 |
| Decatur, IL | $53,990 | 170 |
| Napa, CA | $52,800 | 530 |
| Utica, NY | $52,670 | 530 |
| Longview, WA | $51,700 | 270 |
| Albany, NY | $50,770 | 1,050 |
| Lancaster, PA | $50,050 | 2,380 |
| Mount Vernon, WA | $49,940 | 220 |
| Reading, PA | $49,280 | 1,820 |
| Bellingham, WA | $49,270 | 280 |
| Philadelphia, PA | $49,260 | 15,670 |
| Allentown, PA | $49,140 | 5,980 |
| Cincinnati, OH | $49,000 | 6,920 |
| Syracuse, NY | $48,970 | 860 |
| Scranton, PA | $48,860 | 4,240 |
| Phoenix, AZ | $48,770 | 10,250 |
| Battle Creek, MI | $48,680 | 250 |
| Olympia, WA | $48,520 | 840 |
| Valdosta, GA | $48,360 | 620 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | $48,340 | 250 |
| Stockton, CA | $48,290 | 5,810 |
| Chicago, IL | $47,950 | 22,320 |
| Kennewick, WA | $47,950 | 1,240 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | $47,880 | 590 |
| Riverside, CA | $47,850 | 24,180 |
| Redding, CA | $47,740 | 160 |
| Kiryas Joel, NY | $47,700 | 800 |
| Buffalo, NY | $47,630 | 1,310 |
| Williamsport, PA | $47,590 | 250 |
| Traverse City, MI | $47,340 | 230 |
| Dallas, TX | $47,230 | 34,650 |
| Rochester, NY | $47,210 | 1,270 |
| Sandusky, OH | $47,170 | 210 |
| New York, NY | $46,930 | 24,720 |
| Columbus, OH | $46,780 | 11,910 |
| Los Angeles, CA | $46,600 | 22,170 |
| Detroit, MI | $46,550 | 10,370 |
| Spokane, WA | $46,460 | 1,780 |
| Austin, TX | $46,430 | 4,250 |
| Midland, TX | $46,340 | 390 |
| Kankakee, IL | $46,320 | 200 |
| York, PA | $46,270 | 2,900 |
| Brunswick, GA | $46,180 | 140 |
| Cleveland, OH | $46,090 | 5,480 |
| Houston, TX | $45,990 | 20,910 |
| Harrisburg, PA | $45,950 | 5,150 |
| Canton, OH | $45,930 | 1,190 |
| Killeen, TX | $45,720 | 1,670 |
| Beaumont, TX | $45,710 | 840 |
| Tucson, AZ | $45,630 | 1,200 |
| Akron, OH | $45,590 | 2,640 |
| Odessa, TX | $45,510 | 380 |
| Rockford, IL | $45,290 | 830 |
| Dayton, OH | $45,120 | 3,440 |
| Bay City, MI | $45,120 | 130 |
| Toledo, OH | $45,100 | 3,280 |
| Lansing, MI | $45,070 | 790 |
| Hinesville, GA | $45,000 | 290 |
| Kalamazoo, MI | $44,920 | 520 |
| Peoria, IL | $44,840 | 670 |
| Atlanta, GA | $44,710 | 28,750 |
| Champaign, IL | $44,130 | 250 |
| Savannah, GA | $43,830 | 2,310 |
| Springfield, IL | $42,710 | 100 |
| Athens, GA | $42,160 | 330 |
| Augusta, GA | $41,600 | 960 |
| Warner Robins, GA | $40,900 | 190 |
| Yuma, AZ | $37,820 | 170 |
Sources
How this page was made
- Wage data
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 release. Public domain.
- Employment
- 774,420 employed in this occupation nationally (BLS estimate; excludes the self-employed).
- Occupation
- SOC 53-7051, Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators. Mapped to our taxonomy as industrial-truck-and-tractor-operators.
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