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Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators in New Mexico

Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators in New Mexico

Want to work in New Mexico as an Industrial Truck or Tractor Operator? Read this first!

5.2% Jobs Projection
$37,450 Median Salary
110 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators in New Mexico are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators in New Mexico is growing faster than average.

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

How Many Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators Work in New Mexico?

1,090 people worked as Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators in 2018 in this state.

There were 1,100 Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 10 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 New Mexico has fewer Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators than average.

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Job Projections for New Mexico

Jobs for Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators in this state are growing at a rate of 5.2% which is slower than the nationwide estimated projection of 6.5%.

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New Mexico Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 110 annual job openings, and a total of 1,010 jobs for New Mexico Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators in 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 New Mexico?

In 2018 wages for Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators ranged from $22,990 to $52,190 with $37,450 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $11.05 to $25.09. The median hourly rate was $18.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $17.76 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.24.

The median salary in New Mexico is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top New Mexico 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
Albuquerque, NM 730 $40,770
Las Cruces, NM 70 $23,850

Top States for Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators Employment

View the list below to see 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

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