53 Series · SOC 53-7051
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators Salary
National pay, percentile range, growth outlook, and state-by-state detail from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey (May 2025).
- $46,420
- Median / year
- +0.1%
- 2024→2025
- $62,520
- Top 10% earn
- +1.1%
- Growth '24–'34
- 774,420
- Estimated US jobs
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators earn a median of $46,420 per year.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey, the median annual wage is $46,420, based on the most recent survey of employers. Reported pay ranges from $36,840 (10th percentile) to $62,520 (90th percentile) nationally, across roughly 774,420 estimated jobs in covered establishments. The highest published state median in this ranking is District of Columbia ($83,720).
The pay verdict
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators earn a median of $46,420, putting them among the lower-paid US occupations and higher than 23% of the 825 occupations with a published BLS median. Within Transportation and Material Moving, it ranks #32 of 50 by median pay. Employment is projected to grow 1.1% by 2034.
- $46,420
- Median annual wage
- Top 77%
- of 825 US occupations with published wages
- #32 of 50
- in Transportation and Material Moving
- 1.7×
- 90th-to-10th pay spread
Highest-paying state: District of Columbia at $83,720. Typical entry-level education: No formal educational credential.
Observed pay change
What changed, BLS OEWS 2019–2025
- The published national median for Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators moved from $36,200 in May 2019 to $46,420 in May 2025 (+28.2%).
- Across the 749 occupations priced in both releases under SOC-2018, the median occupation changed +24.5%.
- Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators sits +3.8 pp near that median, nominal dollars, no price deflator applied.
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (SOC 53-7051) has a national median of $46,420 per year in the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics May 2025 release. The published 10th-to-90th-percentile boundaries run from $36,840 to $62,520, and the published mean is $48,370. Those summary statistics describe the estimated distribution; their difference alone does not identify its cause. OEWS estimates 774,420 jobs in covered establishments nationally. WageDex has published rows for 54 state or territory areas and 519 metropolitan or nonmetropolitan wage areas. The published national median moved from $46,390 in the May 2024 OEWS release to $46,420 in May 2025, a rise of $30 (+0.1%). This is a change between two BLS survey estimates, not an inflation-adjusted same-worker pay raise.
BLS Employment Projections forecast a +1.1% change in employment from 2024 to 2034, which we classify as about as fast as average relative to the all-occupations baseline of 3.1%. About 76,400 openings are projected per year from growth, occupational transfers, and labor-force exits. BLS assigns No formal educational credential as typical education needed for entry, and BLS classifies its typical on-the-job preparation as short-term on-the-job training. BLS does not publish a separate occupation-specific fatality and injury rate for this role in the current release. The safety panel below shows its broad Transportation and Material Moving Occupations SOC-group context and is not an occupation-level measurement or ranking.
Geographic variation matters as much as the headline median. District of Columbia pays the highest state median at $83,720, which is +80% above the national figure. The highest published metropolitan-area median in this ranking is Flint, MI at $78,530. The observed difference does not identify its cause. Pair the national median with the state and metropolitan-area rows below while keeping the geography and statistic consistent. OEWS includes tips, commissions, incentive pay, and production bonuses, but not employer benefits, overtime premiums, stock compensation, or nonproduction bonuses. See our methodology for the sourcing and calculation details.
Median Salary
$46,420
per year
Median Hourly
$22.32/hr
per hour
Mean Salary
$48,370
average
Employment
774,420
jobs nationwide
How does this pay compare nationally?
Where Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators pay sits nationally
Median annual wage vs. 825 detailed BLS occupations with a published median
$46,420 Bottom 23% higher than 23% of 825 US occupations
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US occupations. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
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| Band | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| $0–$20,000 | 0 US occupations | 0% |
| $20,000–$40,000 | 98 US occupations | 12% |
| $40,000–$60,000 (this entry) | 298 US occupations | 36% |
| $60,000–$80,000 | 209 US occupations | 25% |
| $80,000–$100,000 | 82 US occupations | 10% |
| $100,000–$120,000 | 58 US occupations | 7% |
| $120,000–$140,000 | 32 US occupations | 4% |
| $140,000–$160,000 | 14 US occupations | 2% |
| $160,000–$180,000 | 9 US occupations | 1% |
| $180,000 and above | 25 US occupations | 3% |
$46,420 · 23rd percentile of 825 US occupations
Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · May 2025
Does this job pay well and grow?
Each dot is a 53-series occupation, placed by projected 2024–2034 growth and median pay. The highlighted dot is Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators; the upper-right quadrant is the sweet spot (high pay + fast growth).
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- Laborers and Freight…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 1.5%, Median annual wage $40240
- Stockers and Order F…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 8.5%, Median annual wage $37330
- Heavy and Tractor-Tr…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 4%, Median annual wage $58640
- Light Truck Drivers: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 7.3%, Median annual wage $44860
- Industrial Truck and…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 1.1%, Median annual wage $46420
- First-Line Superviso…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 3.7%, Median annual wage $62890
- Packers and Packager…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -5.4%, Median annual wage $36280
- Driver/Sales Workers: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 8.8%, Median annual wage $38770
- Bus Drivers, School: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 0.2%, Median annual wage $47920
- Cleaners of Vehicles…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 3.9%, Median annual wage $35830
- Shuttle Drivers and …: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 6.7%, Median annual wage $37290
- Bus Drivers, Transit…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 4.3%, Median annual wage $59050
- Refuse and Recyclabl…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 0.9%, Median annual wage $49690
- Parking Attendants: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 3%, Median annual wage $35150
- Flight Attendants: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 9.2%, Median annual wage $63580
- Airline Pilots, Copi…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 3.9%, Median annual wage $232140
- Automotive and Water…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -1%, Median annual wage $35670
- Commercial Pilots: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 5.1%, Median annual wage $123220
- Motor Vehicle Operat…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 6%, Median annual wage $37180
- Railroad Conductors …: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 1.1%, Median annual wage $78000
- Crane and Tower Oper…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 3%, Median annual wage $68080
- Machine Feeders and …: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -13%, Median annual wage $41220
- Taxi Drivers: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 11.1%, Median annual wage $42100
- Captains, Mates, and…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 0.5%, Median annual wage $92460
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS (wages, May 2025) and Employment Projections (2024–2034).
Job Outlook (2024–2034)
Projected Growth
+1.1%
About as fast as average
Annual Openings
76,400
per year (projected)
Employment Change
+9,100
792,500 (2024) → 801,600 (2034)
Typical Education
No formal educational credential
On-the-Job Training
Short-term on-the-job training
Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2024–2034
Workplace Safety
All safety ratings →Transportation and Material Moving Occupations context
Broad SOC context, not an occupation grade
Fatality Rate
17.5/100K
Injury Rate
4.8/100
Danger Index
28/100
Source: BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) & Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII), 2023
Career Intelligence
Skills, knowledge, and tasks most important for Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators roles, ranked by importance. Source: O*NET.
Top Skills
Knowledge Areas
Key Tasks
- ▸ 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.
- ▸ Move controls to drive gasoline- or electric-powered trucks, cars, or tractors and transport materials between loading, processing, and storage areas.
- ▸ Manually or mechanically load or unload materials from pallets, skids, platforms, cars, lifting devices, or other transport vehicles.
- ▸ Position lifting devices under, over, or around loaded pallets, skids, or boxes and secure material or products for transport to designated areas.
- ▸ Inspect product load for accuracy and safely move it around the warehouse or facility to ensure timely and complete delivery.
- ▸ 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.
- ▸ Turn valves and open chutes to dump, spray, or release materials from dump cars or storage bins into hoppers.
Source: O*NET Online, National Center for O*NET Development. Data represents typical importance ratings for this occupation.
Salary Range
Annual Salary Distribution
Hourly Rate Distribution
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators pay history, 2015–2025
Published national median across 11 BLS OEWS releases. Nominal dollars, not inflation-adjusted.
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| Period | National median |
|---|---|
| 2015 | $32,090 |
| 2016 | $32,460 |
| 2017 | $33,630 |
| 2018 | $34,750 |
| 2019 | $36,200 |
| 2020 | $37,560 |
| 2021 | $38,380 |
| 2022 | $41,230 |
| 2023 | $44,470 |
| 2024 | $46,390 |
| 2025 | $46,420 |
2015 median
$32,090
2025 median
$46,420
2019–2025 change (same SOC)
+$10,220 (+28.2%)
Avg/year (same SOC)
+4.2%
| Release | Median | Change | Estimated jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2015 | $32,090 | First banked release | 539,810 |
| May 2016 | $32,460 | +1.2% | 542,750 |
| May 2017 | $33,630 | +3.6% | 570,300 |
| May 2018 | $34,750 | +3.3% | 604,130 |
| May 2019 | $36,200 | Classification break | 629,270 |
| May 2020 | $37,560 | +3.8% | 640,950 |
| May 2021 | $38,380 | +2.2% | 758,290 |
| May 2022 | $41,230 | +7.4% | 780,890 |
| May 2023 | $44,470 | +7.9% | 778,920 |
| May 2024 | $46,390 | +4.3% | 805,770 |
| May 2025 | $46,420 | +0.1% | 774,420 |
Across the 11 releases WageDex holds for this occupation, the published national median went from $32,090 in May 2015 to $46,420 in May 2025. Within the SOC-2018 classification (2019–2025), the like-for-like change averages +4.2% per year in nominal terms. Within the same SOC classification, estimated employment went from 629,270 in May 2019 to 774,420 in May 2025.
Each figure is a separate BLS survey estimate, so a change between releases reflects the estimated occupation-wide median in each year. It is not the raise any individual worker received, and it is not adjusted for inflation. Years where BLS did not publish an annual median for this occupation are omitted rather than filled in. This span also crosses a classification change: releases before May 2019 use the 2010 Standard Occupational Classification and later releases use the 2018 SOC, so figures either side of that boundary are not strictly like-for-like. Headline change rates on this page use only the same-classification subset.
Salary by State
Highest Paying States
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| # | State | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | $83,720 | +80% above national |
| 2 | New Mexico | $62,150 | +34% above national |
| 3 | Delaware | $60,350 | +30% above national |
| 4 | Wyoming | $59,820 | +29% above national |
| 5 | New Hampshire | $54,460 | +17% above national |
| 6 | Alaska | $54,190 | +17% above national |
| 7 | Hawaii | $53,640 | +16% above national |
| 8 | Oregon | $50,760 | +9% above national |
| 9 | Colorado | $50,570 | +9% above national |
| 10 | Washington | $49,910 | +8% above national |
| 11 | Minnesota | $49,740 | +7% above national |
| 12 | North Dakota | $49,260 | +6% above national |
| 13 | Utah | $49,040 | +6% above national |
| 14 | New York | $49,030 | +6% above national |
| 15 | Louisiana | $48,950 | +5% above national |
| 16 | Florida | $48,370 | +4% above national |
| 17 | Arizona | $48,110 | +4% above national |
| 18 | Montana | $48,060 | +4% above national |
| 19 | California | $47,770 | +3% above national |
| 20 | Maine | $47,730 | +3% above national |
| 21 | Pennsylvania | $47,730 | +3% above national |
| 22 | Illinois | $47,720 | +3% above national |
| 23 | Wisconsin | $47,720 | +3% above national |
| 24 | Iowa | $47,590 | +3% above national |
| 25 | Kansas | $47,430 | +2% above national |
| 26 | South Dakota | $47,410 | +2% above national |
| 27 | Vermont | $47,380 | +2% above national |
| 28 | Connecticut | $47,190 | +2% above national |
| 29 | Virginia | $46,920 | +1% above national |
| 30 | Massachusetts | $46,850 | +1% above national |
| 31 | Nebraska | $46,730 | +1% above national |
| 32 | Kentucky | $46,630 | same as national |
| 33 | Idaho | $46,600 | same as national |
| 34 | Ohio | $46,450 | same as national |
| 35 | New Jersey | $46,100 | 1% below national |
| 36 | Indiana | $45,650 | 2% below national |
| 37 | Maryland | $45,630 | 2% below national |
| 38 | Texas | $45,450 | 2% below national |
| 39 | Nevada | $45,230 | 3% below national |
| 40 | Michigan | $45,220 | 3% below national |
| 41 | Missouri | $45,190 | 3% below national |
| 42 | Rhode Island | $45,010 | 3% below national |
| 43 | Alabama | $44,880 | 3% below national |
| 44 | Oklahoma | $44,700 | 4% below national |
| 45 | Arkansas | $43,780 | 6% below national |
| 46 | South Carolina | $43,680 | 6% below national |
| 47 | Mississippi | $43,420 | 6% below national |
| 48 | North Carolina | $43,420 | 6% below national |
| 49 | Georgia | $43,210 | 7% below national |
| 50 | Tennessee | $42,100 | 9% below national |
| 51 | West Virginia | $41,670 | 10% below national |
| 52 | Puerto Rico | $36,090 | 22% below national |
| 53 | Virgin Islands | $35,230 | 24% below national |
| 54 | Guam | $34,870 | 25% below national |
Salary by Metro Area
Highest Paying Metros
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| # | Metro Area | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Flint, MI | $78,530 | +69% above national |
| 2 | Kahului-Wailuku, HI | $66,350 | +43% above national |
| 3 | Cheyenne, WY | $62,520 | +35% above national |
| 4 | Vallejo, CA | $62,460 | +35% above national |
| 5 | Albuquerque, NM | $62,150 | +34% above national |
| 6 | Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $59,850 | +29% above national |
| 7 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $59,240 | +28% above national |
| 8 | Anchorage, AK | $58,910 | +27% above national |
| 9 | Kenosha, WI | $58,110 | +25% above national |
| 10 | Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $57,140 | +23% above national |
| 11 | Lewiston-Auburn, ME | $57,000 | +23% above national |
| 12 | Modesto, CA | $55,810 | +20% above national |
| 13 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $55,680 | +20% above national |
| 14 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $55,600 | +20% above national |
| 15 | Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $54,700 | +18% above national |
| 16 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $54,440 | +17% above national |
| 17 | Glens Falls, NY | $54,060 | +16% above national |
| 18 | Decatur, IL | $53,990 | +16% above national |
| 19 | Lewiston, ID-WA | $53,890 | +16% above national |
| 20 | Hammond, LA | $53,780 | +16% above national |
| 21 | Harrisonburg, VA | $53,440 | +15% above national |
| 22 | Coeur d'Alene, ID | $53,130 | +14% above national |
| 23 | Napa, CA | $52,800 | +14% above national |
| 24 | Utica-Rome, NY | $52,670 | +13% above national |
| 25 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $52,190 | +12% above national |
| 26 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $52,120 | +12% above national |
| 27 | Medford, OR | $51,930 | +12% above national |
| 28 | Lexington Park, MD | $51,890 | +12% above national |
| 29 | Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $51,850 | +12% above national |
| 30 | Twin Falls, ID | $51,730 | +11% above national |
| 31 | Longview-Kelso, WA | $51,700 | +11% above national |
| 32 | Fayetteville, NC | $51,450 | +11% above national |
| 33 | Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | $51,260 | +10% above national |
| 34 | Urban Honolulu, HI | $51,260 | +10% above national |
| 35 | Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | $50,800 | +9% above national |
| 36 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $50,770 | +9% above national |
| 37 | Dubuque, IA | $50,770 | +9% above national |
| 38 | Grants Pass, OR | $50,750 | +9% above national |
| 39 | Grand Island, NE | $50,730 | +9% above national |
| 40 | Jacksonville, FL | $50,670 | +9% above national |
| 41 | Portland-South Portland, ME | $50,310 | +8% above national |
| 42 | Corvallis, OR | $50,110 | +8% above national |
| 43 | Lancaster, PA | $50,050 | +8% above national |
| 44 | Owensboro, KY | $50,010 | +8% above national |
| 45 | Gainesville, FL | $49,980 | +8% above national |
| 46 | Greeley, CO | $49,960 | +8% above national |
| 47 | Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | $49,940 | +8% above national |
| 48 | Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | $49,900 | +7% above national |
| 49 | Port St. Lucie, FL | $49,880 | +7% above national |
| 50 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $49,850 | +7% above national |
| 51 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $49,740 | +7% above national |
| 52 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $49,710 | +7% above national |
| 53 | Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | $49,610 | +7% above national |
| 54 | New Haven, CT | $49,540 | +7% above national |
| 55 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $49,470 | +7% above national |
| 56 | Topeka, KS | $49,440 | +7% above national |
| 57 | Bend, OR | $49,370 | +6% above national |
| 58 | Reading, PA | $49,280 | +6% above national |
| 59 | Bellingham, WA | $49,270 | +6% above national |
| 60 | Grand Forks, ND-MN | $49,270 | +6% above national |
| 61 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $49,260 | +6% above national |
| 62 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $49,140 | +6% above national |
| 63 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $49,080 | +6% above national |
| 64 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $49,000 | +6% above national |
| 65 | Eugene-Springfield, OR | $48,990 | +6% above national |
| 66 | Syracuse, NY | $48,970 | +5% above national |
| 67 | Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $48,860 | +5% above national |
| 68 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $48,770 | +5% above national |
| 69 | St. George, UT | $48,720 | +5% above national |
| 70 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $48,710 | +5% above national |
| 71 | Battle Creek, MI | $48,680 | +5% above national |
| 72 | Albany, OR | $48,640 | +5% above national |
| 73 | Rochester, MN | $48,640 | +5% above national |
| 74 | Birmingham, AL | $48,570 | +5% above national |
| 75 | Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $48,530 | +5% above national |
| 76 | Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $48,520 | +5% above national |
| 77 | Tallahassee, FL | $48,420 | +4% above national |
| 78 | Mobile, AL | $48,410 | +4% above national |
| 79 | Billings, MT | $48,380 | +4% above national |
| 80 | Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $48,370 | +4% above national |
| 81 | Bozeman, MT | $48,360 | +4% above national |
| 82 | Valdosta, GA | $48,360 | +4% above national |
| 83 | Ann Arbor, MI | $48,340 | +4% above national |
| 84 | Ames, IA | $48,310 | +4% above national |
| 85 | Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $48,290 | +4% above national |
| 86 | Stockton-Lodi, CA | $48,290 | +4% above national |
| 87 | Boulder, CO | $48,260 | +4% above national |
| 88 | Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | $48,200 | +4% above national |
| 89 | Baton Rouge, LA | $48,160 | +4% above national |
| 90 | Elizabethtown, KY | $48,100 | +4% above national |
| 91 | Missoula, MT | $48,090 | +4% above national |
| 92 | Duluth, MN-WI | $48,080 | +4% above national |
| 93 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $47,950 | +3% above national |
| 94 | Kennewick-Richland, WA | $47,950 | +3% above national |
| 95 | Corpus Christi, TX | $47,880 | +3% above national |
| 96 | Casper, WY | $47,870 | +3% above national |
| 97 | Amherst Town-Northampton, MA | $47,860 | +3% above national |
| 98 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $47,850 | +3% above national |
| 99 | Springfield, MA | $47,840 | +3% above national |
| 100 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $47,810 | +3% above national |
| 101 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $47,800 | +3% above national |
| 102 | Salem, OR | $47,790 | +3% above national |
| 103 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $47,780 | +3% above national |
| 104 | Redding, CA | $47,740 | +3% above national |
| 105 | Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $47,700 | +3% above national |
| 106 | Bismarck, ND | $47,660 | +3% above national |
| 107 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $47,630 | +3% above national |
| 108 | Madison, WI | $47,610 | +3% above national |
| 109 | Williamsport, PA | $47,590 | +3% above national |
| 110 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $47,570 | +2% above national |
| 111 | Cedar Rapids, IA | $47,560 | +2% above national |
| 112 | Appleton, WI | $47,540 | +2% above national |
| 113 | New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $47,530 | +2% above national |
| 114 | Jonesboro, AR | $47,510 | +2% above national |
| 115 | Lexington-Fayette, KY | $47,490 | +2% above national |
| 116 | St. Cloud, MN | $47,480 | +2% above national |
| 117 | Boise City, ID | $47,440 | +2% above national |
| 118 | Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $47,410 | +2% above national |
| 119 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $47,350 | +2% above national |
| 120 | Traverse City, MI | $47,340 | +2% above national |
| 121 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $47,230 | +2% above national |
| 122 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $47,230 | +2% above national |
| 123 | Rochester, NY | $47,210 | +2% above national |
| 124 | Fairbanks-College, AK | $47,200 | +2% above national |
| 125 | Sandusky, OH | $47,170 | +2% above national |
| 126 | Sheboygan, WI | $47,120 | +2% above national |
| 127 | Pueblo, CO | $47,090 | +1% above national |
| 128 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $47,040 | +1% above national |
| 129 | Asheville, NC | $47,010 | +1% above national |
| 130 | Michigan City-La Porte, IN | $46,990 | +1% above national |
| 131 | Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $46,970 | +1% above national |
| 132 | Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $46,960 | +1% above national |
| 133 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $46,930 | +1% above national |
| 134 | Richmond, VA | $46,920 | +1% above national |
| 135 | Carson City, NV | $46,890 | +1% above national |
| 136 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $46,890 | +1% above national |
| 137 | Manchester-Nashua, NH | $46,790 | +1% above national |
| 138 | Columbus, OH | $46,780 | +1% above national |
| 139 | Kingston, NY | $46,770 | +1% above national |
| 140 | Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI | $46,770 | +1% above national |
| 141 | Ogden, UT | $46,730 | +1% above national |
| 142 | Eau Claire, WI | $46,690 | +1% above national |
| 143 | Iowa City, IA | $46,670 | +1% above national |
| 144 | Lafayette, LA | $46,600 | same as national |
| 145 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $46,600 | same as national |
| 146 | Visalia, CA | $46,590 | same as national |
| 147 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $46,550 | same as national |
| 148 | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $46,550 | same as national |
| 149 | Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $46,530 | same as national |
| 150 | Green Bay, WI | $46,490 | same as national |
| 151 | Naples-Marco Island, FL | $46,490 | same as national |
| 152 | Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $46,460 | same as national |
| 153 | Evansville, IN | $46,450 | same as national |
| 154 | Helena, MT | $46,450 | same as national |
| 155 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $46,430 | same as national |
| 156 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $46,370 | same as national |
| 157 | Midland, TX | $46,340 | same as national |
| 158 | Lincoln, NE | $46,330 | same as national |
| 159 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $46,330 | same as national |
| 160 | Kankakee, IL | $46,320 | same as national |
| 161 | York-Hanover, PA | $46,270 | same as national |
| 162 | Dover, DE | $46,210 | same as national |
| 163 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $46,190 | same as national |
| 164 | Brunswick-St. Simons, GA | $46,180 | 1% below national |
| 165 | Fond du Lac, WI | $46,120 | 1% below national |
| 166 | Parkersburg-Vienna, WV | $46,120 | 1% below national |
| 167 | Cleveland, OH | $46,090 | 1% below national |
| 168 | Elkhart-Goshen, IN | $46,090 | 1% below national |
| 169 | Janesville-Beloit, WI | $46,090 | 1% below national |
| 170 | Watertown-Fort Drum, NY | $46,090 | 1% below national |
| 171 | Hanford-Corcoran, CA | $46,050 | 1% below national |
| 172 | Walla Walla, WA | $46,020 | 1% below national |
| 173 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $45,990 | 1% below national |
| 174 | Joplin, MO-KS | $45,990 | 1% below national |
| 175 | Oklahoma City, OK | $45,960 | 1% below national |
| 176 | Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $45,950 | 1% below national |
| 177 | Canton-Massillon, OH | $45,930 | 1% below national |
| 178 | Rapid City, SD | $45,930 | 1% below national |
| 179 | Reno, NV | $45,860 | 1% below national |
| 180 | Worcester, MA | $45,860 | 1% below national |
| 181 | Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA | $45,850 | 1% below national |
| 182 | Fargo, ND-MN | $45,840 | 1% below national |
| 183 | Chico, CA | $45,820 | 1% below national |
| 184 | Roanoke, VA | $45,770 | 1% below national |
| 185 | Wichita, KS | $45,760 | 1% below national |
| 186 | Gettysburg, PA | $45,720 | 2% below national |
| 187 | Killeen-Temple, TX | $45,720 | 2% below national |
| 188 | Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $45,710 | 2% below national |
| 189 | Colorado Springs, CO | $45,710 | 2% below national |
| 190 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $45,670 | 2% below national |
| 191 | Tucson, AZ | $45,630 | 2% below national |
| 192 | Akron, OH | $45,590 | 2% below national |
| 193 | Lynchburg, VA | $45,520 | 2% below national |
| 194 | Odessa, TX | $45,510 | 2% below national |
| 195 | Pittsburgh, PA | $45,510 | 2% below national |
| 196 | Salisbury, MD | $45,510 | 2% below national |
| 197 | Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | $45,470 | 2% below national |
| 198 | Charlottesville, VA | $45,450 | 2% below national |
| 199 | Winchester, VA-WV | $45,360 | 2% below national |
| 200 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $45,340 | 2% below national |
| 201 | Pocatello, ID | $45,310 | 2% below national |
| 202 | Rockford, IL | $45,290 | 2% below national |
| 203 | Springfield, MO | $45,230 | 3% below national |
| 204 | Huntsville, AL | $45,200 | 3% below national |
| 205 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | $45,140 | 3% below national |
| 206 | Bay City, MI | $45,120 | 3% below national |
| 207 | Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $45,120 | 3% below national |
| 208 | Omaha, NE-IA | $45,120 | 3% below national |
| 209 | San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $45,100 | 3% below national |
| 210 | Toledo, OH | $45,100 | 3% below national |
| 211 | Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $45,070 | 3% below national |
| 212 | Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | $45,070 | 3% below national |
| 213 | Chambersburg, PA | $45,030 | 3% below national |
| 214 | Hinesville, GA | $45,000 | 3% below national |
| 215 | Johnson City, TN | $44,990 | 3% below national |
| 216 | Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $44,980 | 3% below national |
| 217 | Binghamton, NY | $44,970 | 3% below national |
| 218 | Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | $44,920 | 3% below national |
| 219 | Pittsfield, MA | $44,920 | 3% below national |
| 220 | Burlington, NC | $44,910 | 3% below national |
| 221 | Clarksville, TN-KY | $44,910 | 3% below national |
| 222 | Flagstaff, AZ | $44,900 | 3% below national |
| 223 | Peoria, IL | $44,840 | 3% below national |
| 224 | Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $44,720 | 4% below national |
| 225 | Yuba City, CA | $44,720 | 4% below national |
| 226 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $44,710 | 4% below national |
| 227 | Farmington, NM | $44,710 | 4% below national |
| 228 | Bloomington, IN | $44,670 | 4% below national |
| 229 | Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $44,660 | 4% below national |
| 230 | Lawrence, KS | $44,650 | 4% below national |
| 231 | Lebanon, PA | $44,630 | 4% below national |
| 232 | La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | $44,620 | 4% below national |
| 233 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $44,600 | 4% below national |
| 234 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $44,540 | 4% below national |
| 235 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $44,540 | 4% below national |
| 236 | Merced, CA | $44,520 | 4% below national |
| 237 | North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $44,500 | 4% below national |
| 238 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $44,490 | 4% below national |
| 239 | Mansfield, OH | $44,430 | 4% below national |
| 240 | South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $44,350 | 4% below national |
| 241 | Yakima, WA | $44,330 | 5% below national |
| 242 | Logan, UT-ID | $44,270 | 5% below national |
| 243 | Florence, SC | $44,260 | 5% below national |
| 244 | Wichita Falls, TX | $44,230 | 5% below national |
| 245 | Bangor, ME | $44,180 | 5% below national |
| 246 | Auburn-Opelika, AL | $44,160 | 5% below national |
| 247 | Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | $44,150 | 5% below national |
| 248 | Terre Haute, IN | $44,140 | 5% below national |
| 249 | Champaign-Urbana, IL | $44,130 | 5% below national |
| 250 | Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | $44,120 | 5% below national |
| 251 | Grand Junction, CO | $44,100 | 5% below national |
| 252 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $44,090 | 5% below national |
| 253 | Tulsa, OK | $44,060 | 5% below national |
| 254 | Wausau, WI | $44,040 | 5% below national |
| 255 | Decatur, AL | $44,020 | 5% below national |
| 256 | Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $43,920 | 5% below national |
| 257 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $43,880 | 5% below national |
| 258 | State College, PA | $43,860 | 6% below national |
| 259 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $43,850 | 6% below national |
| 260 | Fort Wayne, IN | $43,850 | 6% below national |
| 261 | Savannah, GA | $43,830 | 6% below national |
| 262 | Victoria, TX | $43,810 | 6% below national |
| 263 | Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | $43,790 | 6% below national |
| 264 | Columbus, IN | $43,780 | 6% below national |
| 265 | Lake Charles, LA | $43,770 | 6% below national |
| 266 | Lima, OH | $43,740 | 6% below national |
| 267 | Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | $43,720 | 6% below national |
| 268 | Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | $43,670 | 6% below national |
| 269 | Santa Fe, NM | $43,640 | 6% below national |
| 270 | Charleston, WV | $43,570 | 6% below national |
| 271 | Columbia, SC | $43,500 | 6% below national |
| 272 | Jackson, MI | $43,460 | 6% below national |
| 273 | Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | $43,370 | 7% below national |
| 274 | Salinas, CA | $43,370 | 7% below national |
| 275 | Fresno, CA | $43,360 | 7% below national |
| 276 | Great Falls, MT | $43,240 | 7% below national |
| 277 | Johnstown, PA | $43,100 | 7% below national |
| 278 | Winston-Salem, NC | $43,100 | 7% below national |
| 279 | Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $43,090 | 7% below national |
| 280 | Cleveland, TN | $43,020 | 7% below national |
| 281 | Monroe, MI | $42,990 | 7% below national |
| 282 | Amarillo, TX | $42,890 | 8% below national |
| 283 | Longview, TX | $42,880 | 8% below national |
| 284 | Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $42,860 | 8% below national |
| 285 | Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $42,850 | 8% below national |
| 286 | Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $42,740 | 8% below national |
| 287 | Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $42,740 | 8% below national |
| 288 | Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | $42,720 | 8% below national |
| 289 | Springfield, IL | $42,710 | 8% below national |
| 290 | Muncie, IN | $42,630 | 8% below national |
| 291 | Vineland, NJ | $42,610 | 8% below national |
| 292 | Sherman-Denison, TX | $42,570 | 8% below national |
| 293 | Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ | $42,490 | 8% below national |
| 294 | Idaho Falls, ID | $42,430 | 9% below national |
| 295 | Knoxville, TN | $42,410 | 9% below national |
| 296 | Greenville, NC | $42,280 | 9% below national |
| 297 | Wilmington, NC | $42,210 | 9% below national |
| 298 | Athens-Clarke County, GA | $42,160 | 9% below national |
| 299 | St. Joseph, MO-KS | $42,030 | 9% below national |
| 300 | Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | $41,980 | 10% below national |
| 301 | Spartanburg, SC | $41,980 | 10% below national |
| 302 | Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | $41,900 | 10% below national |
| 303 | Jefferson City, MO | $41,880 | 10% below national |
| 304 | Monroe, LA | $41,850 | 10% below national |
| 305 | Elmira, NY | $41,820 | 10% below national |
| 306 | Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL | $41,810 | 10% below national |
| 307 | Niles, MI | $41,690 | 10% below national |
| 308 | Columbia, MO | $41,650 | 10% below national |
| 309 | Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $41,600 | 10% below national |
| 310 | Jackson, MS | $41,580 | 10% below national |
| 311 | Greensboro-High Point, NC | $41,510 | 11% below national |
| 312 | Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $41,360 | 11% below national |
| 313 | Saginaw, MI | $41,360 | 11% below national |
| 314 | Erie, PA | $41,320 | 11% below national |
| 315 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $41,300 | 11% below national |
| 316 | Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | $41,210 | 11% below national |
| 317 | Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | $41,080 | 12% below national |
| 318 | Montgomery, AL | $41,080 | 12% below national |
| 319 | Waco, TX | $40,900 | 12% below national |
| 320 | Warner Robins, GA | $40,900 | 12% below national |
| 321 | Kokomo, IN | $40,840 | 12% below national |
| 322 | Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | $40,720 | 12% below national |
| 323 | Wildwood-The Villages, FL | $40,570 | 13% below national |
| 324 | Punta Gorda, FL | $40,460 | 13% below national |
| 325 | Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | $40,450 | 13% below national |
| 326 | Springfield, OH | $40,450 | 13% below national |
| 327 | Bloomington, IL | $40,400 | 13% below national |
| 328 | Hot Springs, AR | $40,280 | 13% below national |
| 329 | Chattanooga, TN-GA | $40,260 | 13% below national |
| 330 | Jacksonville, NC | $40,230 | 13% below national |
| 331 | Gainesville, GA | $39,980 | 14% below national |
| 332 | Lubbock, TX | $39,930 | 14% below national |
| 333 | Ocala, FL | $39,880 | 14% below national |
| 334 | Anniston-Oxford, AL | $39,870 | 14% below national |
| 335 | Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | $39,830 | 14% below national |
| 336 | Tyler, TX | $39,750 | 14% below national |
| 337 | El Centro, CA | $39,650 | 15% below national |
| 338 | Youngstown-Warren, OH | $39,640 | 15% below national |
| 339 | Morristown, TN | $39,570 | 15% below national |
| 340 | Homosassa Springs, FL | $39,510 | 15% below national |
| 341 | Fort Smith, AR-OK | $39,480 | 15% below national |
| 342 | Altoona, PA | $39,460 | 15% below national |
| 343 | Paducah, KY-IL | $39,460 | 15% below national |
| 344 | Rocky Mount, NC | $39,430 | 15% below national |
| 345 | Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | $39,380 | 15% below national |
| 346 | Wheeling, WV-OH | $39,380 | 15% below national |
| 347 | Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $39,320 | 15% below national |
| 348 | Tuscaloosa, AL | $39,210 | 16% below national |
| 349 | Bowling Green, KY | $39,110 | 16% below national |
| 350 | Alexandria, LA | $39,010 | 16% below national |
| 351 | Jackson, TN | $38,570 | 17% below national |
| 352 | El Paso, TX | $38,520 | 17% below national |
| 353 | Goldsboro, NC | $38,420 | 17% below national |
| 354 | College Station-Bryan, TX | $38,360 | 17% below national |
| 355 | San Angelo, TX | $38,340 | 17% below national |
| 356 | Enid, OK | $38,120 | 18% below national |
| 357 | Beckley, WV | $37,980 | 18% below national |
| 358 | Abilene, TX | $37,970 | 18% below national |
| 359 | Dalton, GA | $37,930 | 18% below national |
| 360 | Hattiesburg, MS | $37,850 | 18% below national |
| 361 | Yuma, AZ | $37,820 | 19% below national |
| 362 | Texarkana, TX-AR | $37,810 | 19% below national |
| 363 | Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $37,550 | 19% below national |
| 364 | Sumter, SC | $37,480 | 19% below national |
| 365 | Columbus, GA-AL | $37,450 | 19% below national |
| 366 | Manhattan, KS | $37,450 | 19% below national |
| 367 | Albany, GA | $37,250 | 20% below national |
| 368 | Macon-Bibb County, GA | $37,170 | 20% below national |
| 369 | Dothan, AL | $37,140 | 20% below national |
| 370 | Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC | $36,710 | 21% below national |
| 371 | Lawton, OK | $36,590 | 21% below national |
| 372 | Gadsden, AL | $36,500 | 21% below national |
| 373 | San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $36,090 | 22% below national |
| 374 | Las Cruces, NM | $35,900 | 23% below national |
| 375 | Sebring, FL | $35,370 | 24% below national |
| 376 | Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | $34,630 | 25% below national |
| 377 | Ponce, PR | $33,900 | 27% below national |
| 378 | Rome, GA | $32,760 | 29% below national |
| 379 | McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $31,500 | 32% below national |
| 380 | Arecibo, PR | $30,350 | 35% below national |
| 381 | Eagle Pass, TX | $29,740 | 36% below national |
| 382 | Laredo, TX | $29,710 | 36% below national |
| 383 | Mayaguez, PR | $27,180 | 41% below national |
| 384 | Aguadilla, PR | $23,860 | 49% below national |
Same SOC major group
Other detailed occupations in SOC major group 53 (Transportation and Material Moving Occupations) - category peers, not a pay match.
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Two OEWS peer sets outside this SOC major group (Transportation and Material Moving Occupations). Same-category cards above stay inside the group; these neighborhoods are cross-group nearest neighbors on national median pay ($46,420 here) and reported employment (774,420 jobs here).
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