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Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators Salary in Fayetteville, NC

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators in Fayetteville, NC have a median annual salary of $51,450, with 1,020 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $37,430 at the 10th percentile to $58,390 at the 90th percentile.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · Data year: 2025 · Last updated: 2026-09-22

Salary overview

Median annual salary

$51,450

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

$24.74

Employment

1,020

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$37,430
10th
$39,870
25th
$51,450
Median
$51,450
75th
$58,390
90th

Local compared with national

Fayetteville, NC

$51,450

Median annual · 2025

United States

$46,420

Median annual · 2025

The Fayetteville, NC median is 10.8% above the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $5,030).

Top skills

  1. 1.Operation and ControlImportance 3.9
  2. 2.Operations MonitoringImportance 3.3
  3. 3.CoordinationImportance 3.0
  4. 4.Equipment MaintenanceImportance 3.0
  5. 5.TroubleshootingImportance 3.0
  6. 6.Time ManagementImportance 3.0
  7. 7.Reading ComprehensionImportance 2.9
  8. 8.Active ListeningImportance 2.9
  9. 9.SpeakingImportance 2.8
  10. 10.Critical ThinkingImportance 2.8
  11. 11.MonitoringImportance 2.8
  12. 12.Judgment and Decision MakingImportance 2.8

Career information

Education and experience

Typical education
High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
Experience
Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years
Job zone
2

Technology used

  • Argos Software ABECAS Insight WMS
  • ATMS StockTrack PLUS
  • Autodesk AutoCAD
  • BarControl Enterprise Manager iBEM
  • IntelliTrack Warehouse Management System (WMS)
  • Inventory management systems
  • Lilly Software Associates VISUAL DCMS
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Office software
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Microsoft Word
  • Motek Priya
  • RedPrairie DLx Warehouse
  • SAP software
  • SSA Global Supply Chain Management

Common 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.

Related careers

Occupations recorded as related in the dataset. A relationship does not imply a guaranteed transition.

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