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Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators Salary in San Luis Obispo, CA

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators in San Luis Obispo, CA have a median annual salary of $45,100, with 210 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $38,300 at the 10th percentile to $64,850 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

$45,100

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

$21.68

Employment

210

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$38,300
10th
$41,110
25th
$45,100
Median
$48,070
75th
$64,850
90th

Local compared with national

San Luis Obispo, CA

$45,100

Median annual · 2025

United States

$46,420

Median annual · 2025

The San Luis Obispo, CA median is 2.8% below the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $1,320).

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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