# 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.
- **Entity Type:** role
- **Schema Version:** role.v1
- **Soc Code:** 53-7051.00
- **Summary:** Operate industrial trucks or tractors equipped to move materials around a warehouse, storage yard, factory, construction site, or similar location.

## Aliases

- Fork Truck Driver
- Forklift Driver
- Forklift Operator
- Spotter Driver
- Checker Loader
- Fork Lift Technician
- Lift Truck Operator
- Shag Truck Driver
- Tow Motor Operator
- Truck Driver
- CAT Driver (Caterpillar Driver)
- CAT Operator (Caterpillar Operator)

## Tasks

| Text | Type | Iwa |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 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. | Core | 4.A.3.a.3.h |
| Move controls to drive gasoline- or electric-powered trucks, cars, or tractors and transport materials between loading, processing, and storage areas. | Core | 4.A.3.a.4.a |
| Manually or mechanically load or unload materials from pallets, skids, platforms, cars, lifting devices, or other transport vehicles. | Core | 4.A.3.a.1.f |
| Position lifting devices under, over, or around loaded pallets, skids, or boxes and secure material or products for transport to designated areas. | Core | 4.A.3.a.1.f |
| Inspect product load for accuracy and safely move it around the warehouse or facility to ensure timely and complete delivery. | Core | 4.A.1.b.2.e |
| Weigh materials or products and record weight or other production data on tags or labels. | Supplemental | 4.A.1.b.1.a |
| Perform routine maintenance on vehicles or auxiliary equipment, such as cleaning, lubricating, recharging batteries, fueling, or replacing liquefied-gas tank. | Supplemental | 4.A.3.a.1.c |
| Operate or tend automatic stacking, loading, packaging, or cutting machines. | Supplemental | 4.A.3.a.3.f |
| Turn valves and open chutes to dump, spray, or release materials from dump cars or storage bins into hoppers. | Supplemental | 4.A.3.a.4.a |

## Emerging Tasks


## Activities

| Name | Iwa |
| --- | --- |
| Inspect cargo areas for cleanliness or condition. | 4.A.1.b.2.e |
| Move materials, equipment, or supplies. | 4.A.3.a.1.j |
| Load shipments, belongings, or materials. | 4.A.3.a.1.f |
| Operate vehicles or material-moving equipment. | 4.A.3.a.4.a |
| Operate cranes, hoists, or other moving or lifting equipment. | 4.A.3.a.3.h |
| Secure cargo. | 4.A.3.a.1.f |
| Position material handling equipment. | 4.A.3.a.2.v |
| Clean vehicles or vehicle components. | 4.A.3.a.1.c |
| Maintain vehicles in good working condition. | 4.A.3.b.4.e |
| Mark materials or objects for identification. | 4.A.1.b.1.a |
| Weigh materials to ensure compliance with specifications. | 4.A.1.b.3.a |
| Operate packing or other material processing equipment. | 4.A.3.a.3.f |

## Capabilities

| Name | Family | Value |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Control Precision | ability | 4 |
| Operation and Control | transferable_skill | 3.88 |
| Multilimb Coordination | ability | 3.88 |
| Far Vision | ability | 3.75 |
| Response Orientation | ability | 3.62 |
| Manual Dexterity | ability | 3.5 |
| Rate Control | ability | 3.38 |
| Operations Monitoring | transferable_skill | 3.25 |
| Problem Sensitivity | ability | 3.25 |
| Reaction Time | ability | 3.25 |
| Depth Perception | ability | 3.25 |
| Deductive Reasoning | ability | 3.12 |
| Information Ordering | ability | 3.12 |
| Perceptual Speed | ability | 3.12 |
| Spatial Orientation | ability | 3.12 |
| Visualization | ability | 3.12 |
| Selective Attention | ability | 3.12 |
| Arm-Hand Steadiness | ability | 3.12 |
| Static Strength | ability | 3.12 |
| Trunk Strength | ability | 3.12 |
| Near Vision | ability | 3.12 |
| Auditory Attention | ability | 3.12 |
| Mathematics | knowledge | 3.01 |
| Coordination | transferable_skill | 3 |
| Equipment Maintenance | transferable_skill | 3 |
| Troubleshooting | transferable_skill | 3 |
| Time Management | transferable_skill | 3 |
| Oral Comprehension | ability | 3 |
| Oral Expression | ability | 3 |
| Finger Dexterity | ability | 3 |
| Peripheral Vision | ability | 3 |
| Reading Comprehension | essential_skill | 2.88 |
| Active Listening | essential_skill | 2.88 |
| Time Sharing | ability | 2.88 |
| Extent Flexibility | ability | 2.88 |
| English Language | knowledge | 2.82 |
| Production and Processing | knowledge | 2.8 |
| Speaking | essential_skill | 2.75 |
| Critical Thinking | essential_skill | 2.75 |
| Monitoring | essential_skill | 2.75 |

## Skills

| Name | Type |
| --- | --- |
| Depth Perception | Common Skill |
| Visualization | Specialized Skill |
| Information Ordering | Specialized Skill |
| Deductive Reasoning | Common Skill |
| Mathematics | Common Skill |
| Time Management | Common Skill |
| Microsoft Word | Common Skill |
| Microsoft Outlook | Common Skill |
| Microsoft Excel | Common Skill |
| Finger Dexterity | Common Skill |
| Equipment Maintenance | Specialized Skill |
| Reading Comprehension | Common Skill |
| Active Listening | Common Skill |
| English Language | Common Skill |
| Speech Recognition | Specialized Skill |
| Inductive Reasoning | Common Skill |
| Critical Thinking | Common Skill |
| Social Perceptiveness | Common Skill |
| Writing | Common Skill |
| Complex Problem Solving | Common Skill |
| Learning Strategies | Specialized Skill |
| Active Learning | Common Skill |
| Systems Analysis | Specialized Skill |
| Negotiation | Common Skill |
| Instructing | Specialized Skill |
| Equipment Selection | Specialized Skill |
| Telecommunications | Specialized Skill |
| Biology | Specialized Skill |
| Chemistry | Specialized Skill |
| Geography | Specialized Skill |
| Psychology | Specialized Skill |
| Physics | Specialized Skill |
| Foreign Language | Common Skill |
| Installation | Specialized Skill |

## Tools

| Example | Category | Hot | In Demand |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Autodesk AutoCAD | Computer aided design CAD software | yes | no |
| Microsoft Excel | Spreadsheet software | yes | no |
| Microsoft Office software | Office suite software | yes | no |
| Microsoft Outlook | Electronic mail software | yes | no |
| Microsoft Word | Word processing software | yes | no |
| SAP software | Enterprise resource planning ERP software | yes | no |
| Warehouse management system WMS | Materials requirements planning logistics and supply chain software | no | yes |
| Argos Software ABECAS Insight WMS | Inventory management software | no | no |
| ATMS StockTrack PLUS | Inventory management software | no | no |
| BarControl Enterprise Manager iBEM | Inventory management software | no | no |
| IntelliTrack Warehouse Management System (WMS) | Inventory management software | no | no |
| Inventory management systems | Inventory management software | no | no |
| Lilly Software Associates VISUAL DCMS | Inventory management software | no | no |
| Motek Priya | Inventory management software | no | no |
| RedPrairie DLx Warehouse | Inventory management software | no | no |
| SSA Global Supply Chain Management | Materials requirements planning logistics and supply chain software | no | no |
| Symphony GOLD | Materials requirements planning logistics and supply chain software | no | no |

## Work Context

| Name | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets | 5 |
| Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls | 4.71 |
| Importance of Being Exact or Accurate | 4.65 |
| Time Pressure | 4.49 |
| Exposed to Very Hot or Cold Temperatures | 4.43 |
| Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams | 4.42 |
| In an Open Vehicle or Operating Equipment | 4.4 |
| Consequence of Error | 4.27 |
| Frequency of Decision Making | 4.26 |
| Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled | 4.21 |
| Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions | 4.2 |
| Freedom to Make Decisions | 4.2 |
| Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results | 4.18 |
| Health and Safety of Other Workers | 4.16 |
| Contact With Others | 4.08 |
| Determine Tasks, Priorities and Goals | 4.04 |
| Work With or Contribute to a Work Group or Team | 3.98 |
| Exposed to Contaminants | 3.94 |
| Spend Time Standing | 3.69 |
| Coordinate or Lead Others in Accomplishing Work Activities | 3.68 |
| Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment | 3.64 |
| Spend Time Bending or Twisting Your Body | 3.63 |
| Level of Competition | 3.59 |
| Outdoors, Exposed to All Weather Conditions | 3.55 |
| Exposed to Sounds, Noise Levels that are Distracting or Uncomfortable | 3.5 |
| Work Outcomes and Results of Other Workers | 3.41 |
| Exposed to Hazardous Equipment | 3.29 |
| Physical Proximity | 3.19 |
| Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings | 3.11 |
| Importance of Repeating Same Tasks | 2.97 |
| Exposed to Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions | 2.96 |
| Spend Time Walking or Running | 2.96 |
| Telephone Conversations | 2.79 |
| Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection | 2.72 |
| Spend Time Keeping or Regaining Balance | 2.66 |
| Outdoors, Under Cover | 2.63 |
| Dealing With Unpleasant, Angry, or Discourteous People | 2.56 |
| Deal With External Customers or the Public in General | 2.48 |
| Spend Time Sitting | 2.45 |
| Exposed to Whole Body Vibration | 2.37 |

## Preparation

- **Job Zone:** 2
- **Job Zone Name:** Job Zone 1-2: Very Little to Some Preparation Needed
- **Education:** Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, though some occupations may not.
- **Experience:** Some occupations may need little or no previous experience; others require several months to a year of experience. For example, landscaping and groundskeeping workers might require very little training or previous experience, while agricultural equipment operators can benefit from on-the job training.
- **Svp Range:** (Below 6.0)

### Education Distribution

| Label | Percentage |
| --- | --- |
| Some College Courses | 4.05 |

## Person Fit

| Name | Family | Value |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Realistic | career_interest_type | 7 |
| Transportation/Machine Operation | specific_interest_area | 6.84 |
| Physical/Manual Labor | specific_interest_area | 5.58 |
| Conventional | career_interest_type | 3.71 |
| Dependability | work_style | 2.25 |
| Cautiousness | work_style | 2.03 |
| Mechanics/Electronics | specific_interest_area | 1.9 |
| Investigative | career_interest_type | 1.78 |
| Attention to Detail | work_style | 1.69 |
| Construction/Woodwork | specific_interest_area | 1.66 |
| Engineering | specific_interest_area | 1.54 |
| Mathematics/Statistics | specific_interest_area | 1.39 |
| Enterprising | career_interest_type | 1.23 |
| Agriculture | specific_interest_area | 1.16 |
| Accounting | specific_interest_area | 1.13 |
| Integrity | work_style | 1.13 |

## Related Roles

| Soc Code | Slug | Title | Tier |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 53-7041.00 | role-53-7041-00 | Hoist and Winch Operators | Primary-Short |
| 53-7021.00 | role-53-7021-00 | Crane and Tower Operators | Primary-Short |
| 53-7121.00 | role-53-7121-00 | Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders | Primary-Short |
| 47-5044.00 | role-47-5044-00 | Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining | Primary-Short |
| 47-2073.00 | role-47-2073-00 | Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators | Primary-Short |
| 53-7062.00 | role-53-7062-00 | Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand | Primary-Long |
| 47-2072.00 | role-47-2072-00 | Pile Driver Operators | Primary-Long |
| 47-5022.00 | role-47-5022-00 | Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining | Primary-Long |
| 49-9096.00 | role-49-9096-00 | Riggers | Primary-Long |
| 49-3042.00 | role-49-3042-00 | Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines | Primary-Long |
| 53-3032.00 | role-53-3032-00 | Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers | Supplemental |
| 53-7011.00 | role-53-7011-00 | Conveyor Operators and Tenders | Supplemental |

## Career Clusters

| Cluster | Slug |
| --- | --- |
| Supply Chain & Transportation | supply-chain-transportation |

## Education Level

- **Category:** No formal educational credential

## Study Programs

| Title | Slug |
| --- | --- |
| Transportation and Materials Moving | transportation-and-materials-moving |

## Market

- **Median Wage:** 46390
- **Mean Wage:** 47830
- **Pct10Wage:** 36500
- **Pct25Wage:** 39780
- **Pct75Wage:** 53680
- **Pct90Wage:** 61540
- **Employment:** 805770
- **Area Title:** U.S.

## Industries


### Top

| Naics | Slug | Title | Level | Employment | Median Wage | Lq |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 48-49 | 48-49 | Transportation and Warehousing | Sector | 391620 | 47900 | 10.14 |
| 31-33 | 31-33 | Manufacturing | Sector | 179250 | 45200 | 2.69 |
| 42 | 42 | Wholesale Trade | Sector | 89310 | 45110 | 2.83 |
| 56 | 56 | Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services | Sector | 69500 | 38200 | 1.47 |
| 561320 | 561320 | Temporary Help Services | National industry | 56230 | 37920 | 4.06 |
| 44-45 | 44-45 | Retail Trade | Sector | 32990 | 46230 | 0.4 |
| 23 | 23 | Construction | Sector | 9070 | 48980 | 0.21 |
| 11 | 11 | Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting | Sector | 8260 | 38480 | 3.73 |
| 54 | 54 | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | Sector | 7420 | 40650 | 0.13 |
| 55 | 55 | Management of Companies and Enterprises | Sector | 5120 | 44530 | 0.35 |
| 21 | 21 | Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction | Sector | 2450 | 54240 | 0.82 |
| 62 | 62 | Health Care and Social Assistance | Sector | 1280 | 35680 | 0.01 |

### Concentrated

| Naics | Slug | Title | Level | Employment | Lq |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 48-49 | 48-49 | Transportation and Warehousing | Sector | 391620 | 10.14 |
| 561320 | 561320 | Temporary Help Services | National industry | 56230 | 4.06 |
| 11 | 11 | Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting | Sector | 8260 | 3.73 |
| 42 | 42 | Wholesale Trade | Sector | 89310 | 2.83 |
| 31-33 | 31-33 | Manufacturing | Sector | 179250 | 2.69 |
| 56 | 56 | Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services | Sector | 69500 | 1.47 |
| 238140 | 238140 | Masonry Contractors | National industry | 700 | 0.93 |
| 21 | 21 | Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction | Sector | 2450 | 0.82 |
- **Count:** 37

## Ai Signals

| Source | Label | Score | Scale | Release |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| frey_osborne | Computerization probability | 0.93 | 0-1 probability | 2013-baseline-2016-employment-snapshot |
| felten_aioe | AI occupational exposure | -1.39869 | relative exposure score | 2021-plus-generative-ai-workbooks |
| felten_image_generation_aioe | Image generation occupational exposure | -0.6986788 | relative exposure score | 2021-plus-generative-ai-workbooks |
| felten_language_modeling_aioe | Language modeling occupational exposure | -1.575411 | relative exposure score | 2021-plus-generative-ai-workbooks |

## Ai Outlook


### Index

- **Value:** 6
- **Percentile:** 3
- **Band:** Low
- **Version:** ai-exposure-index-v1

#### Components

| Percentile | Source |
| --- | --- |
| 7 | felten_aioe |
| 9 | openai_gpts_are_gpts |
| 2 | microsoft_working_with_ai |
- **Component Count:** 3

### Exposure

| Source | Label | Value | Percentile | Band | Note |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| felten_aioe | Overall AI exposure (Felten et al.) | -1.39869 | 7 | Low | How much this job's abilities overlap with what AI systems can do, across many AI capabilities. A relative research score, not a forecast of job loss. |
| eloundou_gamma | LLM task exposure, γ (OpenAI / Eloundou) | 0.0625 | 9 | Low | Share of this job's tasks where a large language model plus simple tools could cut the time to do them by at least half. γ is capped at 1.0 and many jobs reach that ceiling, so treat a top score as 'in the top group', not a precise rank. |
| microsoft_applicability | AI assistant applicability (Microsoft) | 0.01309585788106658 | 2 | Low | How applicable today's AI assistants are to this job's activities, measured from real Microsoft Copilot conversations. Applicability is not the same as replacement. |

### Frey Historical

- **Source:** frey
- **Label:** Computerization probability (Frey & Osborne, 2013)
- **Value:** 0.93
- **Percentile:** 84
- **Band:** High
- **Note:** A pre-LLM (2013) estimate of how automatable this job is by computerization and robotics. Shown for historical context only — it is not part of any current AI ranking.
- **Teleworkable:** no

### Eloundou

- **Alpha:** 0
- **Beta:** 0.03125
- **Gamma:** 0.0625

### Usage Tasks


### Bls

- **Growth Percent:** 1.1
- **Growth Percentile:** 32
- **Direction:** About average
- **Annual Openings Thousands:** 76.4
- **Annual Openings Percentile:** 93
- **Employment2024Thousands:** 792.5
- **Employment2034Thousands:** 801.6

### Sources

| Source | Version |
| --- | --- |
| bls_employment_projections | 2024-2034 |
| dingel_neiman | dingel-neiman-workathome |
| felten_aioe | felten-raj-seamans-aioe |
| frey_osborne | frey-osborne-automation |
| microsoft_working_with_ai | working-with-ai |
| openai_gpts_are_gpts | gpts-are-gpts |

## Counts

- **Tasks:** 9
- **Skills:** 34
- **Capabilities:** 120
- **Tools:** 17
- **Related Roles:** 20

## Source

- **Dataset:** gold.onet_role_starter_surface
- **Version:** 30.3
- **Generated At:** 2026-06-02T21:00:32.945303+00:00
- **Content Hash:** 4b82ca43baf62edc