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Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators in Maine

Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators in Maine

Considering a career as an Industrial Truck or Tractor Operator in Maine?

-3% Jobs Projection
$35,670 Median Salary
210 Job Openings

While jobs for Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators in Maine are decreasing, those who do work in these jobs get paid higher than average.

  • Employment for Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators in Maine is expected to decrease.

  • Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators in Maine earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators Work in Maine?

3,150 people worked as Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators in 2018 in this state.

There were 2,660 Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 490 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 7,470 Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators working in it, which means Maine has fewer Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators than average.

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Job Projections for Maine

Jobs for Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators in this state are declining at a rate of 3.1% which is a faster decline than the nationwide estimated projection of 6.5%.

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Maine Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 210 annual Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators job openings in Maine, and 1,900 total jobs in the year 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 65,900 annual jobs and 585,900 total jobs in 2026.

What do Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators Make in Maine?

In 2018 wages for Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators ranged from $25,730 to $48,560 with $35,670 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $12.37 to $23.35. The median hourly rate was $17.15.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $17.4 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate declined by $0.25.

The median salary in Maine is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top Maine Metros for Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Portland-South Portland, ME 1,340 $39,010
Lewiston-Auburn, ME 270 $37,930
Portsmouth, NH-ME 110 $41,490
Bangor, ME 80 $32,990

Top States for Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators Employment

The table below shows the states where most Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Texas 68,370 $32,210
California 62,460 $35,460
Georgia 39,400 $34,480
Pennsylvania 31,070 $36,240
Ohio 30,850 $33,880
Illinois 30,080 $34,460
North Carolina 22,800 $33,200
Florida 22,640 $34,750
Michigan 20,360 $35,370
New Jersey 17,990 $33,900
Indiana 17,620 $34,090
Tennessee 16,720 $31,810
New York 16,010 $39,220
Kentucky 14,040 $32,330
Wisconsin 13,800 $37,320
Virginia 13,550 $36,550
Missouri 12,490 $34,110
Washington 11,260 $40,570
Arizona 10,730 $34,920
Colorado 10,400 $35,180

Below are the states where Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
Alaska $53,340
District of Columbia $53,250
Hawaii $45,460
New Hampshire $42,510
Delaware $40,780
Washington $40,570
Minnesota $39,990
New York $39,220
North Dakota $38,880
Connecticut $38,470

References

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