Salary guide, May 2025

Certified Forklift Operator pay by metro, ranked

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Of 393 metros, BLS published an exact annual median for 384. The highest is Flint, MI at $78,530 and the lowest is Aguadilla, PR at $23,860. 0 more are published but not rankable and 9 are not published by bls.

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Flint, MI$78,530
Kahului-Wailuku, HI$66,350
Cheyenne, WY$62,520
Vallejo, CA$62,460
Albuquerque, NM$62,150
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$59,850
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$59,240
Anchorage, AK$58,910
Kenosha, WI$58,110
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$57,140
Lewiston-Auburn, ME$57,000
Modesto, CA$55,810
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$55,680
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$55,600
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$54,700
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$54,440
Glens Falls, NY$54,060
Decatur, IL$53,990
Lewiston, ID-WA$53,890
Hammond, LA$53,780
Harrisonburg, VA$53,440
Coeur d'Alene, ID$53,130
Napa, CA$52,800
Utica-Rome, NY$52,670
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$52,190

Bars show the top 25 of 384 ranked. The table below lists all 384. Literal BLS medians, May 2025.

Certified Forklift Operator by metro, ranked by exact annual median (May 2025)
Rank	Metro	BLS occupation	25th	Median	75th	Employment	LQ
1	Flint, MI	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$44,410	$78,530	$78,530	1,020	1.52
2	Kahului-Wailuku, HI	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$51,710	$66,350	$66,350	40	0.12
3	Cheyenne, WY	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$55,120	$62,520	$64,590	360	1.51
4	Vallejo, CA	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$48,170	$62,460	$64,120	1,070	1.49
5	Albuquerque, NM	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$49,410	$62,150	$62,150	1,940	0.96
6	Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$42,360	$59,850	$59,850	530	0.44
7	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$48,310	$59,240	$66,840	7,530	0.64
8	Anchorage, AK	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$38,480	$58,910	$65,880	230	0.26
9	Kenosha, WI	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$46,980	$58,110	$62,940	1,300	3.46
10	Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$48,730	$57,140	$57,140	670	0.8
11	Lewiston-Auburn, ME	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$44,730	$57,000	$62,100	410	1.71
12	Modesto, CA	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$45,740	$55,810	$60,580	2,350	2.42
13	Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$45,030	$55,680	$65,160	480	0.24
14	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$48,710	$55,600	$56,940	10,110	0.97
15	Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$43,400	$54,700	$60,390	270	0.32
16	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$46,960	$54,440	$61,680	2,130	0.38
17	Glens Falls, NY	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$42,740	$54,060	$55,140	230	0.92
18	Decatur, IL	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$45,160	$53,990	$58,720	170	0.76
19	Lewiston, ID-WA	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$47,340	$53,890	$53,890	120	0.85
20	Hammond, LA	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$43,770	$53,780	$59,590	550	2.32
21	Harrisonburg, VA	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$44,250	$53,440	$59,440	1,040	3.2
22	Coeur d'Alene, ID	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$42,360	$53,130	$63,330	110	0.3
23	Napa, CA	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$47,570	$52,800	$59,920	530	1.36
24	Utica-Rome, NY	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$52,340	$52,670	$58,590	530	0.9
25	Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$47,440	$52,190	$61,940	5,410	0.67
26	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$47,660	$52,120	$62,220	4,220	0.7
27	Medford, OR	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$47,060	$51,930	$53,530	380	0.85
28	Lexington Park, MD	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$43,360	$51,890	$61,690	50	0.15
29	Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$44,420	$51,850	$59,290	850	0.94
30	Twin Falls, ID	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$46,440	$51,730	$58,920	360	1.43
31	Longview-Kelso, WA	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$46,090	$51,700	$60,620	270	1.31
32	Fayetteville, NC	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$39,870	$51,450	$51,450	1,020	1.56
33	Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$39,070	$51,260	$60,420	730	0.9
34	Urban Honolulu, HI	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$44,310	$51,260	$66,350	750	0.34
35	Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$49,780	$50,800	$62,780	70	0.16
36	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$43,450	$50,770	$59,720	1,050	0.47
37	Dubuque, IA	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$45,980	$50,770	$53,710	230	0.78
38	Grants Pass, OR	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$47,750	$50,750	$52,480	50	0.35
39	Grand Island, NE	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$43,950	$50,730	$51,410	280	1.41
40	Jacksonville, FL	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$46,130	$50,670	$59,690	4,950	1.3
41	Portland-South Portland, ME	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$45,910	$50,310	$63,400	1,390	0.97
42	Corvallis, OR	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$41,160	$50,110	$54,140	50	0.24
43	Lancaster, PA	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$44,690	$50,050	$57,780	2,380	1.89
44	Owensboro, KY	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$41,960	$50,010	$62,080	240	0.97
45	Gainesville, FL	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$44,930	$49,980	$49,980	890	1.17
46	Greeley, CO	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$44,830	$49,960	$55,740	800	1.35
47	Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$46,240	$49,940	$64,630	220	0.85
48	Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$45,470	$49,900	$57,560	300	0.64
49	Port St. Lucie, FL	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$49,880	$49,880	$56,560	1,240	1.45
50	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$41,130	$49,850	$58,740	5,330	0.74
51	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$44,150	$49,740	$60,610	4,880	0.5
52	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$45,620	$49,710	$62,850	6,400	0.41
53	Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$37,460	$49,610	$61,990	360	1.29
54	New Haven, CT	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$45,390	$49,540	$57,900	670	0.48
55	Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$45,440	$49,470	$59,040	3,640	0.88
56	Topeka, KS	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$48,860	$49,440	$49,780	900	1.55
57	Bend, OR	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$47,260	$49,370	$59,490	320	0.6
58	Reading, PA	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$44,250	$49,280	$61,840	1,820	2.09
59	Bellingham, WA	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$44,600	$49,270	$51,340	280	0.62
60	Grand Forks, ND-MN	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$45,250	$49,270	$50,450	160	0.61
61	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$44,450	$49,260	$60,350	15,670	1.09
62	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$45,490	$49,140	$58,360	5,980	3.18
63	Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$45,650	$49,080	$53,290	1,400	0.7
64	Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$41,700	$49,000	$61,020	6,920	1.26
65	Eugene-Springfield, OR	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$46,970	$48,990	$56,100	730	0.92
66	Syracuse, NY	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$43,340	$48,970	$55,840	860	0.58
67	Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$44,140	$48,860	$57,700	4,240	3.33
68	Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$44,450	$48,770	$56,050	10,250	0.87
69	St. George, UT	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$46,300	$48,720	$54,480	340	0.76
70	Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$39,760	$48,710	$49,780	3,150	1.77
71	Battle Creek, MI	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$39,560	$48,680	$74,920	250	0.92
72	Albany, OR	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$43,620	$48,640	$56,540	440	1.88
73	Rochester, MN	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$45,910	$48,640	$54,140	140	0.23
74	Birmingham, AL	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$39,250	$48,570	$51,000	4,100	1.58
75	Burlington-South Burlington, VT	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$45,460	$48,530	$59,330	390	0.65
76	Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$47,750	$48,520	$55,730	840	1.29
77	Tallahassee, FL	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$40,230	$48,420	$58,940	470	0.51
78	Mobile, AL	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$42,790	$48,410	$49,210	1,510	1.75
79	Billings, MT	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$44,120	$48,380	$56,250	290	0.61
80	Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$45,090	$48,370	$59,390	690	0.63
81	Bozeman, MT	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$46,600	$48,360	$63,330	80	0.21
82	Valdosta, GA	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$41,280	$48,360	$48,360	620	2.3
83	Ann Arbor, MI	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$39,370	$48,340	$64,630	250	0.23
84	Ames, IA	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$44,720	$48,310	$54,490	110	0.4
85	Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$42,090	$48,290	$57,420	4,370	3.3
86	Stockton-Lodi, CA	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$45,290	$48,290	$58,800	5,810	4.02
87	Boulder, CO	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$44,340	$48,260	$58,820	250	0.26
88	Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$44,970	$48,200	$64,180	250	0.39
89	Baton Rouge, LA	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$41,200	$48,160	$61,230	1,410	0.69
90	Elizabethtown, KY	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$38,010	$48,100	$53,800	170	0.65
91	Missoula, MT	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$43,780	$48,090	$54,170	80	0.23
92	Duluth, MN-WI	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$43,640	$48,080	$60,320	170	0.27
93	Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$43,100	$47,950	$57,660	22,320	0.99
94	Kennewick-Richland, WA	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$45,300	$47,950	$49,170	1,240	1.92
95	Corpus Christi, TX	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$38,270	$47,880	$58,930	590	0.62
96	Casper, WY	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$45,760	$47,870	$60,770	110	0.53
97	Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$44,520	$47,860	$47,860	80	0.25
98	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$44,480	$47,850	$57,950	24,180	2.83
99	Springfield, MA	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$45,070	$47,840	$47,840	810	0.81
100	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$40,190	$47,810	$60,150	9,290	0.66
101	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$46,290	$47,800	$55,510	5,030	0.37
102	Salem, OR	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$45,440	$47,790	$56,660	1,110	1.18
103	Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$42,350	$47,780	$58,020	2,520	0.62
104	Redding, CA	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$39,480	$47,740	$51,870	160	0.44
105	Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$44,640	$47,700	$50,960	800	0.6
106	Bismarck, ND	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$40,900	$47,660	$57,290	60	0.16
107	Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$43,020	$47,630	$60,620	1,310	0.49
108	Madison, WI	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$46,040	$47,610	$55,250	770	0.38
109	Williamsport, PA	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$41,070	$47,590	$57,420	250	1.03
110	Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$44,300	$47,570	$58,050	3,150	0.59
111	Cedar Rapids, IA	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$44,040	$47,560	$53,410	530	0.76
112	Appleton, WI	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$40,480	$47,540	$49,350	770	1.25
113	New Orleans-Metairie, LA	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$39,730	$47,530	$54,480	1,090	0.49
114	Jonesboro, AR	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$36,870	$47,510	$53,100	450	1.5
115	Lexington-Fayette, KY	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$39,380	$47,490	$62,470	1,150	0.81
116	St. Cloud, MN	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$44,550	$47,480	$55,660	390	0.75
117	Boise City, ID	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$42,850	$47,440	$55,670	800	0.41
118	Sioux Falls, SD-MN	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$44,440	$47,410	$53,150	880	0.99
119	Kansas City, MO-KS	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$43,520	$47,350	$55,820	6,290	1.15
120	Traverse City, MI	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$39,430	$47,340	$52,950	230	0.67
121	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$39,280	$47,230	$52,360	34,650	1.72
122	Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$39,150	$47,230	$53,870	5,780	0.82
123	Rochester, NY	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$41,080	$47,210	$54,490	1,270	0.52
124	Fairbanks-College, AK	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$44,120	$47,200	$63,330	60	0.31
125	Sandusky, OH	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$41,910	$47,170	$60,580	210	0.83
126	Sheboygan, WI	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$39,020	$47,120	$48,530	200	0.65
127	Pueblo, CO	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$40,220	$47,090	$55,650	180	0.57
128	Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$40,900	$47,040	$51,520	3,610	0.95
129	Asheville, NC	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$39,090	$47,010	$50,580	700	0.78
130	Michigan City-La Porte, IN	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$43,900	$46,990	$57,790	170	0.83
131	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$44,720	$46,970	$56,610	670	0.66
132	Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$44,490	$46,960	$53,140	760	0.5
133	New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$42,730	$46,930	$60,160	24,720	0.52
134	Richmond, VA	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$44,990	$46,920	$50,740	5,150	1.56
135	Carson City, NV	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$46,320	$46,890	$55,470	100	0.6
136	Charleston-North Charleston, SC	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$40,560	$46,890	$50,970	2,420	1.23
137	Manchester-Nashua, NH	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$43,360	$46,790	$57,550	220	0.22
138	Columbus, OH	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$45,010	$46,780	$61,540	11,910	2.16
139	Kingston, NY	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$40,970	$46,770	$53,520	70	0.25
140	Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$39,760	$46,770	$54,580	260	0.69
141	Ogden, UT	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$43,770	$46,730	$51,150	1,050	0.77
142	Eau Claire, WI	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$44,180	$46,690	$60,490	470	1.09
143	Iowa City, IA	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$40,570	$46,670	$48,530	130	0.29
144	Lafayette, LA	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$37,020	$46,600	$49,530	390	0.44
145	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$40,730	$46,600	$56,930	22,170	0.71
146	Visalia, CA	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$38,600	$46,590	$59,030	1,730	2.03
147	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$39,830	$46,550	$58,360	10,370	1.09
148	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$44,780	$46,550	$50,610	1,590	0.53
149	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$40,290	$46,530	$50,120	270	0.56
150	Green Bay, WI	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$39,560	$46,490	$48,680	660	0.76
151	Naples-Marco Island, FL	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$39,790	$46,490	$54,490	200	0.23
152	Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$46,460	$46,460	$57,990	1,780	1.4
153	Evansville, IN	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$40,400	$46,450	$50,390	890	1.32
154	Helena, MT	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$41,940	$46,450	$55,140	40	0.17
155	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$38,620	$46,430	$50,590	4,250	0.66
156	San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$41,110	$46,370	$56,190	3,890	0.51
157	Midland, TX	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$39,800	$46,340	$54,080	390	0.64
158	Lincoln, NE	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$40,930	$46,330	$50,200	670	0.73
159	St. Louis, MO-IL	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$42,880	$46,330	$59,690	4,980	0.75
160	Kankakee, IL	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$40,550	$46,320	$47,390	200	0.95
161	York-Hanover, PA	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$41,650	$46,270	$54,170	2,900	3.17
162	Dover, DE	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$39,920	$46,210	$51,800	500	1.47
163	Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$40,650	$46,190	$57,240	4,230	1.24
164	Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$38,570	$46,180	$47,850	140	0.61
165	Fond du Lac, WI	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$44,030	$46,120	$51,470	120	0.55
166	Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$38,450	$46,120	$46,400	80	0.43
167	Cleveland, OH	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$42,960	$46,090	$63,330	5,480	1.07
168	Elkhart-Goshen, IN	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$38,810	$46,090	$49,720	1,030	1.62
169	Janesville-Beloit, WI	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$44,760	$46,090	$52,370	630	1.82
170	Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$38,310	$46,090	$49,610	60	0.33
171	Hanford-Corcoran, CA	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$39,220	$46,050	$59,180	270	1.11
172	Walla Walla, WA	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$43,800	$46,020	$48,180	90	0.67
173	Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$37,570	$45,990	$49,690	20,910	1.28
174	Joplin, MO-KS	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$40,150	$45,990	$51,230	780	1.79
175	Oklahoma City, OK	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$38,480	$45,960	$58,250	2,880	0.85
176	Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$39,610	$45,950	$53,630	5,150	3.09
177	Canton-Massillon, OH	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$43,810	$45,930	$60,630	1,190	1.46
178	Rapid City, SD	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$40,250	$45,930	$55,620	190	0.52
179	Reno, NV	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$44,560	$45,860	$58,920	2,560	1.86
180	Worcester, MA	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$40,840	$45,860	$48,150	1,080	0.62
181	Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$39,510	$45,850	$49,520	Not published by BLS	Not published by BLS
182	Fargo, ND-MN	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$41,050	$45,840	$50,200	400	0.54
183	Chico, CA	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$39,920	$45,820	$51,080	240	0.61
184	Roanoke, VA	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$37,790	$45,770	$49,000	530	0.69
185	Wichita, KS	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$41,590	$45,760	$57,770	1,150	0.75
186	Gettysburg, PA	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$43,700	$45,720	$53,170	320	1.98
187	Killeen-Temple, TX	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$41,040	$45,720	$51,650	1,670	2.23
188	Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$39,440	$45,710	$60,100	840	1.04
189	Colorado Springs, CO	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$41,840	$45,710	$56,040	470	0.3
190	Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$42,240	$45,670	$51,360	9,540	1.73
191	Tucson, AZ	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$45,260	$45,630	$51,160	1,200	0.62
192	Akron, OH	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$41,950	$45,590	$57,760	2,640	1.66
193	Lynchburg, VA	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$37,320	$45,520	$48,680	300	0.62
194	Odessa, TX	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$40,790	$45,510	$50,260	380	0.94
195	Pittsburgh, PA	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$39,650	$45,510	$51,480	3,470	0.63
196	Salisbury, MD	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$40,140	$45,510	$58,640	150	0.57
197	Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$43,570	$45,470	$48,190	530	1.41
198	Charlottesville, VA	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$38,660	$45,450	$57,700	80	0.14
199	Winchester, VA-WV	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$45,110	$45,360	$53,600	1,470	4.35
200	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$38,650	$45,340	$47,900	7,940	1.42
201	Pocatello, ID	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$45,310	$45,310	$49,970	110	0.59
202	Rockford, IL	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$43,940	$45,290	$47,780	830	1.21
203	Springfield, MO	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$39,790	$45,230	$51,830	1,180	1.07
204	Huntsville, AL	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$41,020	$45,200	$51,530	1,290	0.97
205	Raleigh-Cary, NC	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$38,650	$45,140	$49,470	2,650	0.72
206	Bay City, MI	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$37,130	$45,120	$45,910	130	0.75
207	Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$42,220	$45,120	$61,130	3,440	1.85
208	Omaha, NE-IA	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$40,510	$45,120	$48,780	2,010	0.81
209	San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$41,110	$45,100	$48,070	210	0.34
210	Toledo, OH	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$42,570	$45,100	$59,840	3,280	2.26
211	Lansing-East Lansing, MI	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$40,840	$45,070	$51,780	790	0.73
212	Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$37,690	$45,070	$47,350	140	0.28
213	Chambersburg, PA	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$42,970	$45,030	$47,000	1,220	4.07
214	Hinesville, GA	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$45,000	$45,000	$51,890	290	2.83
215	Johnson City, TN	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$37,400	$44,990	$44,990	210	0.51
216	Bakersfield-Delano, CA	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$39,470	$44,980	$57,290	2,370	1.41
217	Binghamton, NY	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$41,690	$44,970	$48,470	350	0.72
218	Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$38,320	$44,920	$48,670	520	0.85
219	Pittsfield, MA	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$40,090	$44,920	$56,700	50	0.18
220	Burlington, NC	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$40,500	$44,910	$58,450	590	1.75
221	Clarksville, TN-KY	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$38,680	$44,910	$50,740	590	1.15
222	Flagstaff, AZ	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$39,680	$44,900	$49,420	80	0.24
223	Peoria, IL	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$39,730	$44,840	$57,480	670	0.8
224	Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$38,320	$44,720	$55,680	490	0.32
225	Yuba City, CA	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$42,220	$44,720	$47,610	280	1.11
226	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$39,630	$44,710	$48,730	28,750	2
227	Farmington, NM	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$38,540	$44,710	$50,200	70	0.29
228	Bloomington, IN	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$38,760	$44,670	$49,730	180	0.5
229	Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$39,290	$44,660	$53,700	4,400	0.78
230	Lawrence, KS	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$39,560	$44,650	$47,130	180	0.68
231	Lebanon, PA	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$42,960	$44,630	$46,500	830	3.12
232	La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$44,620	$44,620	$47,210	490	1.17
233	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$39,400	$44,600	$48,910	6,000	1.1
234	Memphis, TN-MS-AR	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$38,400	$44,540	$48,410	7,950	2.61
235	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$39,280	$44,540	$47,990	1,200	0.74
236	Merced, CA	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$37,750	$44,520	$54,200	720	1.82
237	North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$39,160	$44,500	$47,520	750	0.44
238	Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$43,340	$44,490	$50,840	2,570	0.72
239	Mansfield, OH	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$38,540	$44,430	$48,270	260	1.07
240	South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$39,590	$44,350	$50,020	590	0.89
241	Yakima, WA	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$39,260	$44,330	$56,480	1,400	2.91
242	Logan, UT-ID	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$43,520	$44,270	$57,400	420	1.28
243	Florence, SC	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$40,240	$44,260	$44,840	700	1.57
244	Wichita Falls, TX	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$36,750	$44,230	$47,070	210	0.76
245	Bangor, ME	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$40,660	$44,180	$49,980	120	0.33
246	Auburn-Opelika, AL	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$36,990	$44,160	$63,270	640	1.76
247	Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$36,690	$44,150	$56,880	90	0.41
248	Terre Haute, IN	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$37,570	$44,140	$48,060	250	0.77
249	Champaign-Urbana, IL	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$37,530	$44,130	$47,990	250	0.48
250	Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$36,430	$44,120	$47,570	80	0.19
251	Grand Junction, CO	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$39,580	$44,100	$50,390	140	0.43
252	Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$38,840	$44,090	$48,590	710	0.41
253	Tulsa, OK	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$37,800	$44,060	$48,830	2,130	0.93
254	Wausau, WI	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$37,960	$44,040	$48,200	300	0.87
255	Decatur, AL	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$39,670	$44,020	$48,780	490	1.61
256	Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$37,770	$43,920	$50,090	1,800	1.31
257	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$38,520	$43,880	$47,510	8,330	1.23
258	State College, PA	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$39,590	$43,860	$44,880	70	0.22
259	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$42,660	$43,850	$49,120	8,680	1.28
260	Fort Wayne, IN	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$39,950	$43,850	$50,010	1,550	1.38
261	Savannah, GA	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$38,230	$43,830	$47,390	2,310	2.34
262	Victoria, TX	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$37,870	$43,810	$47,840	80	0.42
263	Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$38,350	$43,790	$48,240	780	1.45
264	Columbus, IN	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$38,190	$43,780	$47,650	210	0.83
265	Lake Charles, LA	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$39,040	$43,770	$47,680	290	0.57
266	Lima, OH	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$37,930	$43,740	$46,450	290	1.15
267	Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$37,650	$43,720	$46,820	290	0.56
268	Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$40,830	$43,670	$49,370	480	1.14
269	Santa Fe, NM	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$40,220	$43,640	$65,170	40	0.12
270	Charleston, WV	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$36,850	$43,570	$45,980	100	0.2
271	Columbia, SC	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$38,080	$43,500	$48,260	1,930	0.98
272	Jackson, MI	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$38,010	$43,460	$47,870	230	0.81
273	Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$37,180	$43,370	$47,020	100	0.24
274	Salinas, CA	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$39,420	$43,370	$45,890	1,290	1.39
275	Fresno, CA	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$38,220	$43,360	$51,690	3,220	1.36
276	Great Falls, MT	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$37,280	$43,240	$45,970	70	0.4
277	Johnstown, PA	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$36,160	$43,100	$45,580	160	0.65
278	Winston-Salem, NC	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$38,100	$43,100	$46,030	1,560	1.15
279	Trenton-Princeton, NJ	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$37,130	$43,090	$48,360	860	0.72
280	Cleveland, TN	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$36,700	$43,020	$44,990	360	1.67
281	Monroe, MI	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$37,100	$42,990	$47,200	270	1.34
282	Amarillo, TX	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$38,480	$42,890	$46,600	520	0.85
283	Longview, TX	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$36,310	$42,880	$44,960	740	1.25
284	Waterbury-Shelton, CT	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$38,930	$42,860	$51,730	550	0.69
285	Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$37,620	$42,850	$47,360	870	1.13
286	Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$36,720	$42,740	$48,610	260	0.37
287	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$39,050	$42,740	$46,340	570	0.57
288	Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$37,650	$42,720	$47,930	310	0.99
289	Springfield, IL	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$37,760	$42,710	$52,520	100	0.19
290	Muncie, IN	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$37,450	$42,630	$46,590	90	0.39
291	Vineland, NJ	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$37,700	$42,610	$46,240	770	2.47
292	Sherman-Denison, TX	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$37,440	$42,570	$45,760	150	0.57
293	Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$37,970	$42,490	$57,990	80	0.22
294	Idaho Falls, ID	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$36,390	$42,430	$46,250	270	0.66
295	Knoxville, TN	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$37,530	$42,410	$47,910	1,640	0.78
296	Greenville, NC	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$37,380	$42,280	$45,050	130	0.33
297	Wilmington, NC	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$37,080	$42,210	$47,920	350	0.36
298	Athens-Clarke County, GA	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$37,040	$42,160	$45,950	330	0.68
299	St. Joseph, MO-KS	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$39,160	$42,030	$45,650	360	1.31
300	Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$37,500	$41,980	$47,560	230	0.32
301	Spartanburg, SC	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$38,150	$41,980	$47,660	1,450	1.77
302	Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$39,450	$41,900	$44,960	430	1.69
303	Jefferson City, MO	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$38,780	$41,880	$48,120	240	0.6
304	Monroe, LA	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$36,320	$41,850	$45,430	230	0.53
305	Elmira, NY	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$37,120	$41,820	$47,290	90	0.56
306	Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$35,620	$41,810	$48,390	90	0.31
307	Niles, MI	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$37,840	$41,690	$49,580	290	0.97
308	Columbia, MO	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$36,740	$41,650	$49,420	120	0.22
309	Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$37,490	$41,600	$45,330	960	0.83
310	Jackson, MS	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$37,190	$41,580	$46,770	2,110	1.56
311	Greensboro-High Point, NC	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$36,950	$41,510	$47,260	2,890	1.59
312	Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$38,020	$41,360	$46,480	2,320	1.07
313	Saginaw, MI	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$36,770	$41,360	$48,000	270	0.68
314	Erie, PA	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$37,380	$41,320	$45,880	420	0.69
315	Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$39,020	$41,300	$45,830	4,680	1.57
316	Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$40,780	$41,210	$48,100	170	0.42
317	Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$37,400	$41,080	$49,450	110	0.18
318	Montgomery, AL	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$35,390	$41,080	$48,720	1,130	1.37
319	Waco, TX	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$37,210	$40,900	$45,180	700	1.08
320	Warner Robins, GA	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$35,080	$40,900	$47,230	190	0.51
321	Kokomo, IN	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$36,730	$40,840	$48,650	80	0.44
322	Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$36,270	$40,720	$45,830	590	1
323	Wildwood-The Villages, FL	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$37,710	$40,570	$44,790	150	0.73
324	Punta Gorda, FL	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$35,720	$40,460	$47,340	70	0.23
325	Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$36,790	$40,450	$44,410	160	0.38
326	Springfield, OH	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$37,970	$40,450	$45,020	440	1.95
327	Bloomington, IL	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$37,110	$40,400	$46,630	70	0.15
328	Hot Springs, AR	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$34,710	$40,280	$40,280	50	0.26
329	Chattanooga, TN-GA	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$38,150	$40,260	$42,530	1,670	1.25
330	Jacksonville, NC	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$36,350	$40,230	$42,390	70	0.26
331	Gainesville, GA	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$35,910	$39,980	$47,410	1,330	2.58
332	Lubbock, TX	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$36,220	$39,930	$43,960	710	0.86
333	Ocala, FL	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$39,880	$39,880	$45,980	Not published by BLS	Not published by BLS
334	Anniston-Oxford, AL	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$36,600	$39,870	$46,010	190	0.89
335	Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$37,370	$39,830	$47,820	90	0.33
336	Tyler, TX	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$35,710	$39,750	$46,230	550	0.96
337	El Centro, CA	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$37,430	$39,650	$45,820	340	1.06
338	Youngstown-Warren, OH	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$37,700	$39,640	$48,840	760	0.96
339	Morristown, TN	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$37,650	$39,570	$43,910	310	1.33
340	Homosassa Springs, FL	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$36,570	$39,510	$46,190	60	0.31
341	Fort Smith, AR-OK	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$36,780	$39,480	$44,330	810	1.7
342	Altoona, PA	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$37,240	$39,460	$43,130	340	1.18
343	Paducah, KY-IL	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$34,570	$39,460	$47,480	100	0.4
344	Rocky Mount, NC	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$35,510	$39,430	$41,980	410	1.51
345	Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$35,320	$39,380	$46,280	250	0.67
346	Wheeling, WV-OH	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$39,380	$39,380	$45,170	180	0.61
347	Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$36,230	$39,320	$46,230	300	0.31
348	Tuscaloosa, AL	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$37,240	$39,210	$44,120	880	1.63
349	Bowling Green, KY	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$35,420	$39,110	$49,080	620	1.51
350	Alexandria, LA	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$34,940	$39,010	$47,350	150	0.5
351	Jackson, TN	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$36,570	$38,570	$44,880	700	1.66
352	El Paso, TX	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$33,490	$38,520	$42,700	2,410	1.43
353	Goldsboro, NC	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$38,290	$38,420	$46,490	350	1.76
354	College Station-Bryan, TX	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$35,490	$38,360	$47,100	300	0.45
355	San Angelo, TX	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$36,930	$38,340	$48,740	140	0.56
356	Enid, OK	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$36,870	$38,120	$38,270	100	0.89
357	Beckley, WV	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$35,060	$37,980	$44,600	30	0.14
358	Abilene, TX	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$34,230	$37,970	$45,640	170	0.46
359	Dalton, GA	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$37,050	$37,930	$39,260	2,000	6.15
360	Hattiesburg, MS	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$34,530	$37,850	$44,190	230	0.74
361	Yuma, AZ	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$35,100	$37,820	$40,180	170	0.5
362	Texarkana, TX-AR	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$33,920	$37,810	$45,720	190	0.67
363	Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$34,260	$37,550	$45,500	340	0.43
364	Sumter, SC	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$35,710	$37,480	$39,840	150	0.88
365	Columbus, GA-AL	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$35,620	$37,450	$41,620	480	0.82
366	distribution management software, KS	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$37,450	$37,450	$45,120	190	0.7
367	Albany, GA	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$33,890	$37,250	$42,750	240	0.81
368	Macon-Bibb County, GA	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$37,070	$37,170	$44,620	660	1.39
369	Dothan, AL	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$34,410	$37,140	$39,010	380	1.24
370	Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$36,130	$36,710	$39,900	60	0.28
371	Lawton, OK	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$36,590	$36,590	$41,600	90	0.42
372	Gadsden, AL	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$36,250	$36,500	$37,510	250	1.48
373	San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$27,930	$36,090	$68,810	3,020	0.88
374	Las Cruces, NM	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$32,800	$35,900	$45,190	220	0.56
375	Sebring, FL	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$30,220	$35,370	$42,080	50	0.33
376	Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$29,270	$34,630	$38,860	700	0.89
377	Ponce, PR	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$29,110	$33,900	$41,600	130	0.4
378	Rome, GA	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$32,760	$32,760	$37,790	610	2.73
379	McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$28,030	$31,500	$38,810	1,260	0.85
380	Arecibo, PR	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$23,140	$30,350	$38,780	70	0.4
381	Eagle Pass, TX	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$28,230	$29,740	$34,410	50	0.53
382	Laredo, TX	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$28,250	$29,710	$36,270	1,390	2.55
383	Mayaguez, PR	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$21,940	$27,180	$35,460	80	0.32
384	Aguadilla, PR	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051)	$22,110	$23,860	$27,130	70	0.31

What should you know about not published by BLS?

Barnstable Town, MA, Guayama, PR, Ithaca, NY, Mankato, MN, Midland, MI, Minot, ND, Morgantown, WV, Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ, Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH.

What should you know about role pay against all occupations, by metro?

Ratio = this role's published median divided by the all-occupations median in the same metro, same units, both exact. A ratio above 1.00 means the role's median is higher than the metro's all-occupations median. It makes no cost-of-living claim. Location quotient (LQ) is employment concentration, not a wage index.

Flint, MI1.71
Hammond, LA1.40
Albuquerque, NM1.29
Ponce, PR1.26
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL1.25
Valdosta, GA1.24
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR1.23
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL1.22
Cheyenne, WY1.21
Kenosha, WI1.20
Arecibo, PR1.16
Harrisonburg, VA1.16
Kahului-Wailuku, HI1.15
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ1.15
Lewiston-Auburn, ME1.15
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA1.14
Twin Falls, ID1.14
Auburn-Opelika, AL1.13
Fayetteville, NC1.13
Jonesboro, AR1.12
Lewiston, ID-WA1.12
Lafayette, LA1.12
Coeur d'Alene, ID1.11
Owensboro, KY1.11
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC1.11

Bars show the highest 25 of 384. The table lists all.

Certified Forklift Operator median over all-occupations median (May 2025)
Metro	Role median	All-occupations median	Ratio	LQ
Flint, MI	$78,530	$45,880	1.71	1.52
Hammond, LA	$53,780	$38,480	1.40	2.32
Albuquerque, NM	$62,150	$48,060	1.29	0.96
Ponce, PR	$33,900	$26,940	1.26	0.4
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	$49,610	$39,740	1.25	1.29
Valdosta, GA	$48,360	$39,110	1.24	2.3
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	$36,090	$29,440	1.23	0.88
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$59,850	$49,030	1.22	0.44
Cheyenne, WY	$62,520	$51,540	1.21	1.51
Kenosha, WI	$58,110	$48,310	1.20	3.46
Arecibo, PR	$30,350	$26,120	1.16	0.4
Harrisonburg, VA	$53,440	$46,110	1.16	3.2
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	$66,350	$57,640	1.15	0.12
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	$54,700	$47,520	1.15	0.32
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	$57,000	$49,540	1.15	1.71
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	$51,260	$44,820	1.14	0.9
Twin Falls, ID	$51,730	$45,400	1.14	1.43
Auburn-Opelika, AL	$44,160	$39,070	1.13	1.76
Fayetteville, NC	$51,450	$45,620	1.13	1.56
Jonesboro, AR	$47,510	$42,240	1.12	1.5
Lewiston, ID-WA	$53,890	$48,300	1.12	0.85
Lafayette, LA	$46,600	$41,780	1.12	0.44
Coeur d'Alene, ID	$53,130	$47,750	1.11	0.3
Owensboro, KY	$50,010	$44,960	1.11	0.97
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	$41,980	$37,930	1.11	0.32
Modesto, CA	$55,810	$50,610	1.10	2.42
Hot Springs, AR	$40,280	$36,540	1.10	0.26
Glens Falls, NY	$54,060	$49,090	1.10	0.92
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	$46,180	$41,940	1.10	0.61
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	$46,120	$42,000	1.10	0.43
Monroe, LA	$41,850	$38,150	1.10	0.53
St. George, UT	$48,720	$45,140	1.08	0.76
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	$48,370	$44,940	1.08	0.63
Mayaguez, PR	$27,180	$25,270	1.08	0.32
Utica-Rome, NY	$52,670	$48,970	1.08	0.9
Port St. Lucie, FL	$49,880	$46,490	1.07	1.45
Cleveland, TN	$43,020	$40,230	1.07	1.67
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$51,850	$48,550	1.07	0.94
Vallejo, CA	$62,460	$58,620	1.07	1.49
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$48,710	$45,790	1.06	1.77
Gainesville, FL	$49,980	$47,020	1.06	1.17
Corpus Christi, TX	$47,880	$45,350	1.06	0.62
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	$48,860	$46,330	1.05	3.33
Decatur, IL	$53,990	$51,290	1.05	0.76
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	$40,450	$38,520	1.05	0.38
Sandusky, OH	$47,170	$44,970	1.05	0.83
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	$48,290	$46,140	1.05	3.3
Dubuque, IA	$50,770	$48,750	1.04	0.78
Tallahassee, FL	$48,420	$46,520	1.04	0.51
Medford, OR	$51,930	$49,900	1.04	0.85
Lancaster, PA	$50,050	$48,210	1.04	1.89
Jacksonville, FL	$50,670	$48,830	1.04	1.3
Johnson City, TN	$44,990	$43,480	1.03	0.51
Williamsport, PA	$47,590	$46,050	1.03	1.03
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	$57,140	$55,310	1.03	0.8
Visalia, CA	$46,590	$45,130	1.03	2.03
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	$46,990	$45,540	1.03	0.83
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	$45,070	$43,710	1.03	0.28
Mobile, AL	$48,410	$47,000	1.03	1.75
Elizabethtown, KY	$48,100	$46,810	1.03	0.65
Grand Island, NE	$50,730	$49,410	1.03	1.41
Wichita Falls, TX	$44,230	$43,210	1.02	0.76
Athens-Clarke County, GA	$42,160	$41,220	1.02	0.68
Joplin, MO-KS	$45,990	$44,980	1.02	1.79
Burlington, NC	$44,910	$44,010	1.02	1.75
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$49,850	$48,940	1.02	0.74
Victoria, TX	$43,810	$43,050	1.02	0.42
Florence, SC	$44,260	$43,520	1.02	1.57
Birmingham, AL	$48,570	$47,770	1.02	1.58
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$47,230	$46,630	1.01	0.82
Kankakee, IL	$46,320	$45,830	1.01	0.95
Missoula, MT	$48,090	$47,830	1.01	0.23
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$47,530	$47,290	1.01	0.49
Pocatello, ID	$45,310	$45,160	1.00	0.59
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	$49,140	$48,990	1.00	3.18
Asheville, NC	$47,010	$46,870	1.00	0.78
Hattiesburg, MS	$37,850	$37,750	1.00	0.74
Canton-Massillon, OH	$45,930	$45,810	1.00	1.46
Clarksville, TN-KY	$44,910	$44,860	1.00	1.15
Grants Pass, OR	$50,750	$50,730	1.00	0.35
Jacksonville, NC	$40,230	$40,230	1.00	0.26
Battle Creek, MI	$48,680	$48,690	1.00	0.92
Evansville, IN	$46,450	$46,540	1.00	1.32
Topeka, KS	$49,440	$49,540	1.00	1.55
Fort Smith, AR-OK	$39,480	$39,560	1.00	1.7
Traverse City, MI	$47,340	$47,470	1.00	0.67
Reading, PA	$49,280	$49,440	1.00	2.09
Gadsden, AL	$36,500	$36,660	1.00	1.48
Mansfield, OH	$44,430	$44,700	0.99	1.07
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	$44,150	$44,470	0.99	0.41
Rapid City, SD	$45,930	$46,270	0.99	0.52
Grand Forks, ND-MN	$49,270	$49,760	0.99	0.61
Dover, DE	$46,210	$46,690	0.99	1.47
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	$43,370	$43,850	0.99	0.24
Bay City, MI	$45,120	$45,620	0.99	0.75
Baton Rouge, LA	$48,160	$48,710	0.99	0.69
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$47,850	$48,400	0.99	2.83
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	$47,410	$47,970	0.99	0.99
Springfield, MO	$45,230	$45,780	0.99	1.07
Billings, MT	$48,380	$49,060	0.99	0.61
Eugene-Springfield, OR	$48,990	$49,680	0.99	0.92
Stockton-Lodi, CA	$48,290	$48,990	0.99	4.02
Lynchburg, VA	$45,520	$46,190	0.99	0.62
Terre Haute, IN	$44,140	$44,870	0.98	0.77
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$47,810	$48,640	0.98	0.66
Gettysburg, PA	$45,720	$46,610	0.98	1.98
Killeen-Temple, TX	$45,720	$46,660	0.98	2.23
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	$44,120	$45,030	0.98	0.19
Casper, WY	$47,870	$48,880	0.98	0.53
Albany, OR	$48,640	$49,700	0.98	1.88
Anchorage, AK	$58,910	$60,200	0.98	0.26
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	$46,960	$48,010	0.98	0.5
Johnstown, PA	$43,100	$44,110	0.98	0.65
Lexington-Fayette, KY	$47,490	$48,620	0.98	0.81
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$49,000	$50,170	0.98	1.26
Redding, CA	$47,740	$48,920	0.98	0.44
Farmington, NM	$44,710	$45,820	0.98	0.29
El Paso, TX	$38,520	$39,510	0.97	1.43
Oklahoma City, OK	$45,960	$47,230	0.97	0.85
Dothan, AL	$37,140	$38,170	0.97	1.24
Naples-Marco Island, FL	$46,490	$47,800	0.97	0.23
Roanoke, VA	$45,770	$47,140	0.97	0.69
Eau Claire, WI	$46,690	$48,100	0.97	1.09
Jackson, MS	$41,580	$42,850	0.97	1.56
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	$46,090	$47,600	0.97	0.33
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	$45,470	$47,030	0.97	1.41
Muncie, IN	$42,630	$44,110	0.97	0.39
Boise City, ID	$47,440	$49,100	0.97	0.41
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$45,340	$47,010	0.96	1.42
Hinesville, GA	$45,000	$46,670	0.96	2.83
Winchester, VA-WV	$45,360	$47,070	0.96	4.35
Cedar Rapids, IA	$47,560	$49,360	0.96	0.76
Pueblo, CO	$47,090	$48,940	0.96	0.57
Amarillo, TX	$42,890	$44,580	0.96	0.85
Ames, IA	$48,310	$50,220	0.96	0.4
Duluth, MN-WI	$48,080	$50,000	0.96	0.27
Rockford, IL	$45,290	$47,120	0.96	1.21
Alexandria, LA	$39,010	$40,600	0.96	0.5
Wichita, KS	$45,760	$47,630	0.96	0.75
York-Hanover, PA	$46,270	$48,170	0.96	3.17
Lebanon, PA	$44,630	$46,500	0.96	3.12
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	$46,090	$48,070	0.96	1.62
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	$42,740	$44,600	0.96	0.37
Lake Charles, LA	$43,770	$45,700	0.96	0.57
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	$46,770	$48,870	0.96	0.69
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$44,660	$46,670	0.96	0.78
Napa, CA	$52,800	$55,210	0.96	1.36
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	$44,720	$46,780	0.96	0.32
Ogden, UT	$46,730	$48,900	0.96	0.77
Tucson, AZ	$45,630	$47,760	0.96	0.62
Homosassa Springs, FL	$39,510	$41,360	0.96	0.31
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$46,190	$48,370	0.95	1.24
Logan, UT-ID	$44,270	$46,360	0.95	1.28
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	$45,850	$48,040	0.95	Not published by BLS
Sherman-Denison, TX	$42,570	$44,610	0.95	0.57
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	$46,890	$49,150	0.95	1.23
Chico, CA	$45,820	$48,050	0.95	0.61
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	$44,350	$46,540	0.95	0.89
Appleton, WI	$47,540	$49,910	0.95	1.25
Janesville-Beloit, WI	$46,090	$48,390	0.95	1.82
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	$47,040	$49,430	0.95	0.95
Decatur, AL	$44,020	$46,280	0.95	1.61
Charleston, WV	$43,570	$45,830	0.95	0.2
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	$46,050	$48,470	0.95	1.11
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$44,540	$46,890	0.95	2.61
Longview, TX	$42,880	$45,150	0.95	1.25
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$48,770	$51,380	0.95	0.87
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	$34,630	$36,490	0.95	0.89
Lubbock, TX	$39,930	$42,130	0.95	0.86
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	$42,850	$45,220	0.95	1.13
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	$44,980	$47,470	0.95	1.41
Chambersburg, PA	$45,030	$47,540	0.95	4.07
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$49,080	$51,820	0.95	0.7
Goldsboro, NC	$38,420	$40,570	0.95	1.76
Flagstaff, AZ	$44,900	$47,500	0.95	0.24
Tulsa, OK	$44,060	$46,670	0.94	0.93
Merced, CA	$44,520	$47,220	0.94	1.82
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	$43,920	$46,610	0.94	1.31
Lawrence, KS	$44,650	$47,390	0.94	0.68
Enid, OK	$38,120	$40,500	0.94	0.89
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	$45,710	$48,630	0.94	1.04
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	$44,500	$47,440	0.94	0.44
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$47,630	$50,790	0.94	0.49
Bloomington, IN	$44,670	$47,660	0.94	0.5
Columbia, SC	$43,500	$46,430	0.94	0.98
Odessa, TX	$45,510	$48,590	0.94	0.94
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	$47,700	$50,990	0.94	0.6
Toledo, OH	$45,100	$48,220	0.94	2.26
Kingston, NY	$46,770	$50,020	0.94	0.25
Salisbury, MD	$45,510	$48,710	0.93	0.57
Anniston-Oxford, AL	$39,870	$42,680	0.93	0.89
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$47,780	$51,160	0.93	0.62
St. Cloud, MN	$47,480	$50,840	0.93	0.75
Akron, OH	$45,590	$48,840	0.93	1.66
Iowa City, IA	$46,670	$50,060	0.93	0.29
Tyler, TX	$39,750	$42,650	0.93	0.96
Kansas City, MO-KS	$47,350	$50,820	0.93	1.15
Green Bay, WI	$46,490	$49,940	0.93	0.76
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$45,990	$49,410	0.93	1.28
Lincoln, NE	$46,330	$49,800	0.93	0.73
Monroe, MI	$42,990	$46,240	0.93	1.34
Great Falls, MT	$43,240	$46,510	0.93	0.4
Erie, PA	$41,320	$44,460	0.93	0.69
Winston-Salem, NC	$43,100	$46,380	0.93	1.15
Savannah, GA	$43,830	$47,240	0.93	2.34
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	$42,720	$46,060	0.93	0.99
Lima, OH	$43,740	$47,170	0.93	1.15
Yakima, WA	$44,330	$47,810	0.93	2.91
St. Louis, MO-IL	$46,330	$49,990	0.93	0.75
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$45,950	$49,610	0.93	3.09
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	$44,920	$48,510	0.93	0.85
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$45,670	$49,340	0.93	1.73
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	$44,620	$48,260	0.92	1.17
Fresno, CA	$43,360	$46,910	0.92	1.36
Syracuse, NY	$48,970	$52,990	0.92	0.58
Reno, NV	$45,860	$49,660	0.92	1.86
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	$43,790	$47,440	0.92	1.45
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	$49,900	$54,060	0.92	0.64
Rochester, NY	$47,210	$51,210	0.92	0.52
Wilmington, NC	$42,210	$45,800	0.92	0.36
Springfield, MA	$47,840	$51,930	0.92	0.81
Bangor, ME	$44,180	$47,960	0.92	0.33
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	$43,670	$47,430	0.92	1.14
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	$41,810	$45,480	0.92	0.31
Fort Wayne, IN	$43,850	$47,700	0.92	1.38
Cleveland, OH	$46,090	$50,140	0.92	1.07
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$47,230	$51,440	0.92	1.72
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	$42,490	$46,330	0.92	0.22
Pittsburgh, PA	$45,510	$49,650	0.92	0.63
Fond du Lac, WI	$46,120	$50,340	0.92	0.55
Salinas, CA	$43,370	$47,380	0.92	1.39
Montgomery, AL	$41,080	$44,950	0.91	1.37
Richmond, VA	$46,920	$51,460	0.91	1.56
Columbus, OH	$46,780	$51,340	0.91	2.16
Jackson, MI	$43,460	$47,760	0.91	0.81
Binghamton, NY	$44,970	$49,460	0.91	0.72
Grand Junction, CO	$44,100	$48,510	0.91	0.43
Omaha, NE-IA	$45,120	$49,660	0.91	0.81
Greenville, NC	$42,280	$46,560	0.91	0.33
Sheboygan, WI	$47,120	$51,890	0.91	0.65
Beckley, WV	$37,980	$41,850	0.91	0.14
Greeley, CO	$49,960	$55,070	0.91	1.35
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$49,260	$54,310	0.91	1.09
Bismarck, ND	$47,660	$52,560	0.91	0.16
Niles, MI	$41,690	$45,980	0.91	0.97
Idaho Falls, ID	$42,430	$46,800	0.91	0.66
Ocala, FL	$39,880	$43,990	0.91	Not published by BLS
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	$55,680	$61,470	0.91	0.24
Youngstown-Warren, OH	$39,640	$43,800	0.91	0.96
Bend, OR	$49,370	$54,570	0.90	0.6
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$41,600	$45,990	0.90	0.83
Peoria, IL	$44,840	$49,590	0.90	0.8
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	$41,210	$45,610	0.90	0.42
Columbus, IN	$43,780	$48,470	0.90	0.83
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	$45,120	$49,980	0.90	1.85
Wausau, WI	$44,040	$48,790	0.90	0.87
Aguadilla, PR	$23,860	$26,480	0.90	0.31
Knoxville, TN	$42,410	$47,080	0.90	0.78
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	$39,830	$44,230	0.90	0.33
Longview-Kelso, WA	$51,700	$57,420	0.90	1.31
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	$40,720	$45,240	0.90	1
Dalton, GA	$37,930	$42,210	0.90	6.15
Fargo, ND-MN	$45,840	$51,050	0.90	0.54
Rocky Mount, NC	$39,430	$43,960	0.90	1.51
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	$43,720	$48,780	0.90	0.56
Santa Fe, NM	$43,640	$48,710	0.90	0.12
Urban Honolulu, HI	$51,260	$57,220	0.90	0.34
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	$49,470	$55,240	0.90	0.88
Saginaw, MI	$41,360	$46,200	0.90	0.68
Yuba City, CA	$44,720	$49,970	0.89	1.11
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$46,550	$52,080	0.89	1.09
Morristown, TN	$39,570	$44,280	0.89	1.33
Altoona, PA	$39,460	$44,270	0.89	1.18
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$41,510	$46,570	0.89	1.59
State College, PA	$43,860	$49,220	0.89	0.22
Wheeling, WV-OH	$39,380	$44,250	0.89	0.61
Springfield, OH	$40,450	$45,470	0.89	1.95
Punta Gorda, FL	$40,460	$45,500	0.89	0.23
Waco, TX	$40,900	$46,020	0.89	1.08
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	$45,100	$50,770	0.89	0.34
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	$41,360	$46,580	0.89	1.07
St. Joseph, MO-KS	$42,030	$47,350	0.89	1.31
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	$40,570	$45,830	0.89	0.73
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$44,600	$50,390	0.89	1.1
Vineland, NJ	$42,610	$48,190	0.88	2.47
Portland-South Portland, ME	$50,310	$56,960	0.88	0.97
Bozeman, MT	$48,360	$54,830	0.88	0.21
Columbia, MO	$41,650	$47,260	0.88	0.22
Spartanburg, SC	$41,980	$47,650	0.88	1.77
San Angelo, TX	$38,340	$43,530	0.88	0.56
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	$31,500	$35,830	0.88	0.85
El Centro, CA	$39,650	$45,140	0.88	1.06
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$43,880	$49,990	0.88	1.23
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$47,950	$54,720	0.88	0.99
Sebring, FL	$35,370	$40,400	0.88	0.33
Texarkana, TX-AR	$37,810	$43,200	0.88	0.67
Elmira, NY	$41,820	$47,850	0.87	0.56
Sumter, SC	$37,480	$42,890	0.87	0.88
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$44,710	$51,170	0.87	2
Huntsville, AL	$45,200	$51,740	0.87	0.97
Ann Arbor, MI	$48,340	$55,380	0.87	0.23
Jefferson City, MO	$41,880	$48,030	0.87	0.6
Gainesville, GA	$39,980	$45,900	0.87	2.58
Champaign-Urbana, IL	$44,130	$50,700	0.87	0.48
Lawton, OK	$36,590	$42,090	0.87	0.42
Corvallis, OR	$50,110	$57,680	0.87	0.24
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	$50,770	$58,460	0.87	0.47
Bowling Green, KY	$39,110	$45,040	0.87	1.51
Raleigh-Cary, NC	$45,140	$51,990	0.87	0.72
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	$41,300	$47,570	0.87	1.57
Colorado Springs, CO	$45,710	$52,710	0.87	0.3
Tuscaloosa, AL	$39,210	$45,220	0.87	1.63
Walla Walla, WA	$46,020	$53,100	0.87	0.67
Pittsfield, MA	$44,920	$51,860	0.87	0.18
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	$41,080	$47,510	0.86	0.18
Salem, OR	$47,790	$55,310	0.86	1.18
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	$37,550	$43,470	0.86	0.43
College Station-Bryan, TX	$38,360	$44,470	0.86	0.45
Chattanooga, TN-GA	$40,260	$46,700	0.86	1.25
Jackson, TN	$38,570	$44,790	0.86	1.66
Paducah, KY-IL	$39,460	$45,860	0.86	0.4
Columbus, GA-AL	$37,450	$43,540	0.86	0.82
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$52,120	$60,690	0.86	0.7
Abilene, TX	$37,970	$44,340	0.86	0.46
Yuma, AZ	$37,820	$44,170	0.86	0.5
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	$36,710	$42,920	0.86	0.28
Albany, GA	$37,250	$43,620	0.85	0.81
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$45,070	$52,800	0.85	0.73
Las Cruces, NM	$35,900	$42,070	0.85	0.56
Bellingham, WA	$49,270	$57,820	0.85	0.62
Midland, TX	$46,340	$54,480	0.85	0.64
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	$39,320	$46,240	0.85	0.31
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	$46,530	$54,730	0.85	0.56
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	$41,900	$49,290	0.85	1.69
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$46,460	$54,660	0.85	1.4
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$44,540	$52,510	0.85	0.74
Helena, MT	$46,450	$55,040	0.84	0.17
Warner Robins, GA	$40,900	$48,600	0.84	0.51
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	$48,200	$57,370	0.84	0.39
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	$47,860	$57,030	0.84	0.25
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$49,740	$59,320	0.84	0.5
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	$49,940	$59,590	0.84	0.85
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$52,190	$62,320	0.84	0.67
Kennewick-Richland, WA	$47,950	$57,290	0.84	1.92
Eagle Pass, TX	$29,740	$35,560	0.84	0.53
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$46,600	$55,850	0.83	0.71
Kokomo, IN	$40,840	$48,980	0.83	0.44
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	$42,860	$51,440	0.83	0.69
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	$44,490	$53,680	0.83	0.72
Manchester-Nashua, NH	$46,790	$56,530	0.83	0.22
Carson City, NV	$46,890	$56,680	0.83	0.6
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$42,740	$51,690	0.83	0.57
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	$46,970	$56,850	0.83	0.66
New Haven, CT	$49,540	$60,060	0.82	0.48
Charlottesville, VA	$45,450	$55,180	0.82	0.14
Macon-Bibb County, GA	$37,170	$45,160	0.82	1.39
Madison, WI	$47,610	$58,080	0.82	0.38
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	$39,380	$48,120	0.82	0.67
distribution management software, KS	$37,450	$45,900	0.82	0.7
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$46,430	$56,950	0.82	0.66
Lexington Park, MD	$51,890	$63,990	0.81	0.15
Springfield, IL	$42,710	$52,670	0.81	0.19
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	$48,530	$60,020	0.81	0.65
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	$50,800	$63,200	0.80	0.16
Rochester, MN	$48,640	$60,620	0.80	0.23
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$59,240	$74,260	0.80	0.64
Laredo, TX	$29,710	$37,250	0.80	2.55
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$47,570	$59,750	0.80	0.59
Worcester, MA	$45,860	$57,830	0.79	0.62
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$46,370	$58,690	0.79	0.51
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	$48,520	$61,960	0.78	1.29
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$46,550	$59,940	0.78	0.53
Rome, GA	$32,760	$42,670	0.77	2.73
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$55,600	$72,610	0.77	0.97
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$46,930	$61,430	0.76	0.52
Fairbanks-College, AK	$47,200	$61,810	0.76	0.31
Bloomington, IL	$40,400	$53,140	0.76	0.15
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$43,850	$59,070	0.74	1.28
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$44,090	$60,720	0.73	0.41
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$47,800	$66,620	0.72	0.37
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$49,710	$71,060	0.70	0.41
Boulder, CO	$48,260	$69,580	0.69	0.26
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	$43,090	$63,490	0.68	0.72
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$54,440	$84,050	0.65	0.38

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. SOC 53-7051 Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators, Flint. Official occupation data · Official area tables. Released 2026-05-15.

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Certified Forklift Operator metro ranking: Certified Forklift Operator, mapped to Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051), in Flint, MI has a published annual median of $78,530 for 2025-05. This is an occupation estimate across employers, not a quoted starting rate for your opening. Read the occupation name with the amount.

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For the same Certified Forklift Operator metro ranking: Certified Forklift Operator, mapped to Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051), in Flint, MI row, the published lower quartile is $44,410 and the upper quartile is $78,530. These are wage distribution points, not junior and senior job grades. A person’s equipment knowledge, shift requirements and actual duties still need a separate discussion. A missing percentile stays missing rather than being filled from another occupation.

The Certified Forklift Operator metro ranking: Certified Forklift Operator, mapped to Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051), in Flint, MI employment estimate is 1,020. Employment describes people already working in the measured occupation and area. It does not count available applicants, people willing to move or candidates interested in your plant. Keep that distinction when using this Certified Forklift Operator metro ranking to plan a search or discuss an offer with a hiring manager.

Certified Forklift Operator metro ranking: Certified Forklift Operator, mapped to Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051), in Lynchburg, VA has a published annual median of $45,520 for 2025-05. This is an occupation estimate across employers, not a quoted starting rate for your opening. Read the occupation name with the amount. A narrower plant title does not turn a broader BLS occupation into a separately measured job.

For the same Certified Forklift Operator metro ranking: Certified Forklift Operator, mapped to Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051), in Lynchburg, VA row, the published lower quartile is $37,320 and the upper quartile is $48,680. These are wage distribution points, not junior and senior job grades. A person’s equipment knowledge, shift requirements and actual duties still need a separate discussion. A missing percentile stays missing rather than being filled from another occupation.

The Certified Forklift Operator metro ranking: Certified Forklift Operator, mapped to Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051), in Lynchburg, VA employment estimate is 300. Employment describes people already working in the measured occupation and area. It does not count available applicants, people willing to move or candidates interested in your plant. Keep that distinction when using this Certified Forklift Operator metro ranking to plan a search or discuss an offer with a hiring manager.

Certified Forklift Operator metro ranking: Certified Forklift Operator, mapped to Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051), in Aguadilla, PR has a published annual median of $23,860 for 2025-05. This is an occupation estimate across employers, not a quoted starting rate for your opening. Read the occupation name with the amount. A narrower plant title does not turn a broader BLS occupation into a separately measured job.

For the same Certified Forklift Operator metro ranking: Certified Forklift Operator, mapped to Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051), in Aguadilla, PR row, the published lower quartile is $22,110 and the upper quartile is $27,130. These are wage distribution points, not junior and senior job grades. A person’s equipment knowledge, shift requirements and actual duties still need a separate discussion. A missing percentile stays missing rather than being filled from another occupation.

The Certified Forklift Operator metro ranking: Certified Forklift Operator, mapped to Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (53-7051), in Aguadilla, PR employment estimate is 70. Employment describes people already working in the measured occupation and area. It does not count available applicants, people willing to move or candidates interested in your plant. Keep that distinction when using this Certified Forklift Operator metro ranking to plan a search or discuss an offer with a hiring manager.

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A Certified Forklift Operator in a manufacturing setting must be capable of far more than moving pallets in a clear aisle. They are an integral part of the production team, responsible for feeding lines with raw materials, moving heavy tooling, and assessing crowded floors. The title is broad, and Bureau of Labor Statistics data combines many industries; therefore, treat the provided pay figures as a starting point, not as a target salary for your specific, high-skill requirements. You need an operator who understands load centers, stability, and the high-paced urgency of a production schedule.

Your search should focus on candidates with recent, hands-on experience in the specific truck classes and loads relevant to your plant. A reach truck operator from a distribution center may struggle to safely move heavy industrial rolls on a production floor. Always verify the candidate's recent driving history and safety record. Remember that while a prior employer may have certified them, OSHA requirements mandate that you must conduct your own on-site evaluation to ensure they meet your plant’s safety standards for your specific equipment.

Red flags during your screening process include any history of horseplay, speeding, or riding forks. A professional operator should be able to explain the capacity plate of the truck and demonstrate a deep understanding of pedestrian safety. They should be familiar with the risks associated with blind corners and heavy loads. If a candidate cannot clearly describe their daily truck inspection routine or a recent near-miss they experienced, they likely lack the safety mindset necessary for a live manufacturing plant.

Geographic wage variation is substantial, as reflected in the data. However, do not let these numbers dictate your search strategy. Instead, prioritize candidates who are currently working in environments that mirror yours. Look for operators coming from sectors like steel, paper, or building-products manufacturing, where load weight and awkward handling are daily realities. These candidates are more likely to possess the spatial awareness and defensive driving habits your production floor requires.

Consider the shift pattern and overtime requirements early in your discussions. Production plants often run multiple shifts and rely heavily on consistent attendance. A reliable operator who understands how to prioritize line-feeding requests under pressure is a rare commodity. Focus your interviews on the candidate’s ability to read tickets, handle scanners, and maintain their truck. If they have worked in a role where they were responsible for their own area's cleanliness and accuracy, that is a sign of a strong, self-directed operator.

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