Industrial truck & tractor operators

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Total Workforce

616k

Average Age

40.7

Estimated Job Growth

6.55%

10-year projection

Average Salary

$33,987

Average Male Salary

$34,261

Average Female Salary

$30,949

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Industrial truck & tractor operators are most often employed by the Warehousing & storage industry. The average yearly wage for Industrial truck & tractor operators was $33,987 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Industrial truck & tractor operators by wage are Small engine mechanics, Prepress technicians & workers, and Proofreaders & copy markers.

The top 3 locations that employ the most Industrial truck & tractor operators are Whitfield County PUMA, GA, San Bernardino City (West) PUMA, CA, and Bloom & Rich Townships PUMA, IL. 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 Detroit City (North Central) PUMA, MI.

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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 Pharmacies & drug stores. Industrial truck & tractor operators are paid most in Madison County (East) PUMA, IL but are relatively concentrated in Whitfield County PUMA, GA.

Wages

Yearly Wage

$33,987

AVERAGE SALARY

± $769

In 2017, Industrial truck & tractor operators earned an average of $33,987, $18,078 less than than the average national salary of $52,065.

Prepress technicians & workers make somewhat more than Industrial truck & tractor operators while Small engine mechanics make somewhat less. This chart shows the various occupations closest to Industrial truck & tractor operators as measured by average annual salary in the US.

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Wage Distribution

0.276

WAGE GINI

In 2017, Industrial truck & tractor operators had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.276, which is lower than than the national average of 0.479. 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).

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Wage by Location

HIGHEST PAYING PUMAS

  1. Madison County (East) PUMA, IL

  2. Wayne County (Southwest) PUMA, MI

  3. Logan, Polk, Franklin, Sevier, Howard & Scott Counties PUMA, AR

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

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Spatial Concentration

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

  1. Whitfield County PUMA, GA

  2. Omaha City (Northeast) PUMA, NE

  3. Joliet & Troy Townships PUMA, IL

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

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Industries

Most Common

The most common industries employing Industrial truck & tractor operators, by number of employees, are Warehousing & storage, Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing, and Grocery & related product merchant wholesalers.

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Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Industrial truck & tractor operators, by average wage, are Pharmacies & drug stores, Paper & paper products merchant wholesalers, and Postal Service.

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Industries by Share

616k

2017 Workforce

± 19,232

1.41%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 4.37%

The number of people employed as Industrial truck & tractor operators has been growing at a rate of 1.41%, from 607,626 people in 2016 to 616,214 people in 2017.

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  15.7%, followed by Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing with 6.52% and Grocery & related product merchant wholesalers with 4.58%.

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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 42.6, and the most common race/ethnicity for Industrial truck & tractor operators is White.

Gender Composition

565k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 18,424

50.9k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 5,539

91.7% of Industrial truck & tractor operators are Male, making them the more common gender in the occupation. This chart shows the gender breakdown of Industrial truck & tractor operators.

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Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity of Industrial truck & tractor operators

  1. White

  2. Black

  3. Other

60% of Industrial truck & tractor operators are White, making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 23.9% of Industrial truck & tractor operators, Black is the second most common race or ethnicity in this occupation. This chart shows the racial and ethnic breakdown of Industrial truck & tractor operators.

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Age by Gender

40.5

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 0.422

42.6

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 1.29

The median age of Industrial truck & tractor operators is 40.7, and Male employees are generally 2.12 years younger than than their Female counterparts.

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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

  1. Business

  2. Engineering

  3. Education

MOST SPECIALIZED MAJORS

  1. Theology

  2. Protective Services

  3. Visual & Performing Arts

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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 Repairing.

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Growth Projections

Projections on wages and job growth for Industrial truck & tractor operators from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The ten-year national workforce is projected to grow 7.4%, but Industrial truck & tractor operators are expected to see a growth of 6.55% over the same period. This occupation is expected to grow slower than the national average.

Job Growth

6.55%

ESTIMATED GROWTH

7.4%

NATIONAL AVERAGE

This line chart shows the 10-year projected employment growth (from 2016 to 2026) for Industrial truck & tractor operators. This profession is expected to grow lower than 7.4%, the average rate of national job growth.

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