Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators Go Back to List Operate industrial trucks or tractors equipped to move materials around a warehouse, storage yard, factory, construction site, or similar location.

Technology used in this occupation:
	Inventory management software

Tasks
	Move controls to drive gasoline- or electric-powered trucks, cars, or tractors and transport materials between loading, processing, and storage areas.
	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.
	Position lifting devices under, over, or around loaded pallets, skids, or boxes and secure material or products for transport to designated areas.
	Perform routine maintenance on vehicles or auxiliary equipment, such as cleaning, lubricating, recharging batteries, fueling, or replacing liquefied-gas tank.
	Weigh materials or products and record weight or other production data on tags or labels.
	Operate or tend automatic stacking, loading, packaging, or cutting machines.
	Signal workers to discharge, dump, or level materials.
	Hook tow trucks to trailer hitches and fasten attachments, such as graders, plows, rollers, or winch cables to tractors, using hitchpins.
	Turn valves and open chutes to dump, spray, or release materials from dump cars or storage bins into hoppers.
	Inspect product load for accuracy and safely move it around the warehouse or facility to ensure timely and complete delivery.

Skills
	Operation and Control - Controlling operations of equipment or systems.
	Operation Monitoring - Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
	Equipment Maintenance - Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed.
	Time Management - Managing one's own time and the time of others.
	Coordination - Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
	Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
	Monitoring - Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
	Judgment and Decision Making - Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
	Troubleshooting - Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it.
	Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.

Knowledge
	Public Safety and Security - Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.
	English Language - Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
	Customer and Personal Service - Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
	Production and Processing - Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.
	Mathematics - Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
	Transportation - Knowledge of principles and methods for moving people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road, including the relative costs and benefits.
	Education and Training - Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
	Administration and Management - Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
	Personnel and Human Resources - Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labor relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems.
	Computers and Electronics - Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.

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Wage Information
	Region Average Entry Level  Mid-Range  Annual  Hourly  Statewide $45,994.00 $22.11  $17.25  $18.42 - $24.92  Bridgeport/Stamford $50,521.00 $24.29  $18.19  $19.43 - $28.64  Danbury $51,228.00 $24.63  $17.52  $18.67 - $30.56  Hartford $43,455.00 $20.90  $16.19  $17.13 - $23.99  New Haven $44,329.00 $21.31  $18.03  $19.49 - $23.49  New London/Norwich $47,815.00 $22.99  $18.38  $18.81 - $26.67  Waterbury $49,126.00 $23.62  $17.57  $18.39 - $29.08  Torrington $45,245.00 $21.75  $16.12  $17.34 - $25.30

Occupation Outlook ( 2016 - 2026 ) Average Annual Job Openings:   506   Employment in this occupation is expected to grow much faster than average, and the number of annual openings will offer very good job opportunities.

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