AITakeover Tracker

Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators

SOC: 53-7051.00 · Job Zone 2 (Some preparation)

Operate industrial trucks or tractors equipped to move materials around a warehouse, storage yard, factory, construction site, or similar location.

Wage & Employment (2024)

Median Wage

$46,390

per year

Mean Wage

$47,830

per year

Employment

806K

workers

Wage Range

$36,500 - $61,540

10th - 90th pct

Wage Distribution

$36,500Median: $46,390$61,540

Task Breakdown

11 tasks analyzed

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.

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.

Move controls to drive gasoline- or electric-powered trucks, cars, or tractors and transport materials between loading, processing, and storage areas.

Position lifting devices under, over, or around loaded pallets, skids, or boxes and secure material or products for transport to designated areas.

Weigh materials or products and record weight or other production data on tags or labels.

Perform routine maintenance on vehicles or auxiliary equipment, such as cleaning, lubricating, recharging batteries, fueling, or replacing liquefied-gas tank.

Operate or tend automatic stacking, loading, packaging, or cutting machines.

Signal workers to discharge, dump, or level materials.

Hook tow trucks to trailer hitches and fasten attachments, such as graders, plows, rollers, or winch cables to tractors, using hitchpins.

Turn valves and open chutes to dump, spray, or release materials from dump cars or storage bins into hoppers.

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