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Industrial Truck & Tractor Operators

Operate industrial trucks or tractors equipped to move materials around a warehouse, storage yard, factory, construction site, or similar location.

Career Cluster:Supply Chain & Transportation
Job Family:Transportation and Material Moving
Job Zone:Job Zone Two: Some Preparation Needed
Industry:Wholesale Trade
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Key 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.
  • Manually or mechanically load or unload materials from pallets, skids, platforms, cars, lifting devices, or other transport vehicles.
  • Move controls to drive gasoline- or electric-powered trucks, cars, or tractors and transport materials between loading, processing, and storage areas.
  • 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.

Skills

Operation and Control
72%
Operations Monitoring
56%
Coordination
50%
Time Management
50%
Troubleshooting
50%
Equipment Maintenance
50%
Reading Comprehension
47%
Active Listening
47%
Speaking
44%
Monitoring
44%
Critical Thinking
44%
Judgment and Decision Making
44%
Social Perceptiveness
41%
Writing
38%
Repairing
31%
Complex Problem Solving
31%
Mathematics
28%
Active Learning
28%
Service Orientation
28%
Systems Evaluation
28%
Learning Strategies
28%
Instructing
25%
Persuasion
25%
Systems Analysis
25%
Equipment Selection
25%
Negotiation
25%
Quality Control Analysis
25%
Management of Material Resources
22%
Management of Personnel Resources
22%
Management of Financial Resources
16%
Operations Analysis
16%
Technology Design
16%
Programming
6%
Science
6%
Installation
0%

Knowledge

Mathematics
50%
English Language
46%
Production and Processing
45%
Transportation
44%
Customer and Personal Service
38%
Administration and Management
37%
Administrative
34%
Public Safety and Security
33%
Education and Training
32%
Mechanical
29%
Law and Government
28%
Building and Construction
27%
Computers and Electronics
22%
Personnel and Human Resources
21%
Engineering and Technology
20%
Communications and Media
19%
Sales and Marketing
17%
Telecommunications
15%
Design
13%
Economics and Accounting
10%
Biology
9%
Chemistry
9%
Food Production
8%
Psychology
7%
Geography
7%
Sociology and Anthropology
6%
Therapy and Counseling
6%
Physics
6%
Philosophy and Theology
3%
History and Archeology
0%
Fine Arts
0%
Foreign Language
0%
Medicine and Dentistry
0%

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Abilities

Control Precision
75%
Multilimb Coordination
72%
Far Vision
69%
Response Orientation
66%
Manual Dexterity
63%
Rate Control
60%
Reaction Time
56%
Problem Sensitivity
56%
Depth Perception
56%
Perceptual Speed
53%
Near Vision
53%
Visualization
53%
Deductive Reasoning
53%
Arm-Hand Steadiness
53%
Auditory Attention
53%
Static Strength
53%
Spatial Orientation
53%
Trunk Strength
53%
Information Ordering
53%
Selective Attention
53%
Oral Expression
50%
Finger Dexterity
50%
Oral Comprehension
50%
Peripheral Vision
50%
Extent Flexibility
47%
Time Sharing
47%
Speech Clarity
44%
Hearing Sensitivity
44%
Speech Recognition
44%
Inductive Reasoning
44%
Visual Color Discrimination
44%
Flexibility of Closure
41%
Stamina
38%
Written Expression
38%
Gross Body Coordination
38%
Written Comprehension
35%
Category Flexibility
35%
Dynamic Strength
31%
Gross Body Equilibrium
31%
Sound Localization
28%
Fluency of Ideas
28%
Mathematical Reasoning
28%
Wrist-Finger Speed
28%
Number Facility
28%
Speed of Closure
25%
Explosive Strength
22%
Speed of Limb Movement
22%
Glare Sensitivity
22%
Memorization
22%
Originality
22%
Night Vision
19%
Dynamic Flexibility
16%

Work Activities

Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
88%
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials
86%
Handling and Moving Objects
85%
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
80%
Performing General Physical Activities
79%
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
76%
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
75%
Getting Information
71%
Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
69%
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
69%
Scheduling Work and Activities
68%
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
68%
Documenting/Recording Information
66%
Controlling Machines and Processes
63%
Coaching and Developing Others
62%
Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People
60%
Training and Teaching Others
59%
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
57%
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
57%
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
57%
Working with Computers
57%
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
56%
Processing Information
56%
Analyzing Data or Information
53%
Thinking Creatively
53%
Selling or Influencing Others
52%
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
52%
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
51%
Monitoring and Controlling Resources
49%
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
49%
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
48%
Providing Consultation and Advice to Others
48%
Developing and Building Teams
47%
Assisting and Caring for Others
47%
Performing Administrative Activities
45%
Staffing Organizational Units
45%
Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment
44%
Communicating with People Outside the Organization
42%
Developing Objectives and Strategies
39%
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
37%
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
35%

Work Context

Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets

How often does this job require wearing common protective or safety equipment such as safety shoes, glasses, gloves, hearing protection, hard hats or life-jackets?

100%

Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls

How much does this job require using your hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls?

93%

Importance of Being Exact or Accurate

How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job?

91%

Duration of Typical Work Week

Number of hours typically worked in one week.

87%

Time Pressure

How often does this job require the worker to meet strict deadlines?

87%

Exposed to Very Hot or Cold Temperatures

How often does this job require working in very hot (above 90 F degrees) or very cold (below 32 F degrees) temperatures?

86%

Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams

How frequently does your job require face-to-face discussions with individuals and within teams?

86%

In an Open Vehicle or Operating Equipment

How often does this job require working in an open vehicle or operating equipment (like a tractor)?

85%

Consequence of Error

How serious would the result usually be if the worker made a mistake that was not easily correctable?

82%

Frequency of Decision Making

How often is the worker required to make decisions that affect other people, the financial resources, and/or the image and reputation of the organization?

82%

Freedom to Make Decisions

How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer?

80%

Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results

What results do your decisions usually have on other people or the image or reputation or financial resources of your employer?

80%

Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled

How often does this job require working in an environment that is not environmentally controlled (like a warehouse without air conditioning)?

80%

Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions

How much does this job require making repetitive motions?

80%

Health and Safety of Other Workers

How much responsibility is there for the health and safety of others in this job?

79%

Contact With Others

How much does this job require the worker to be in contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) in order to perform it?

77%

Determine Tasks, Priorities and Goals

How much freedom does the worker have in determining the tasks, priorities, or goals of the job?

76%

Work With or Contribute to a Work Group or Team

How important is it to work with or contribute to a work group or team in this job?

75%

Exposed to Contaminants

How often does this job require working exposed to contaminants (such as pollutants, gases, dust or odors)?

74%

Coordinate or Lead Others in Accomplishing Work Activities

How important is it to coordinate or lead others (not as a supervisor or team leader) in accomplishing work activities in this job?

67%

Spend Time Standing

How much does this job require standing?

67%

Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment

How important is it to this job that the pace is determined by the speed of equipment or machinery? (This does not refer to keeping busy at all times on this job.)

66%

Spend Time Bending or Twisting Your Body

How much does this job require bending or twisting your body?

66%

Level of Competition

To what extent does this job require the worker to compete or to be aware of competitive pressures?

65%

Outdoors, Exposed to All Weather Conditions

How often does this job require working outdoors, exposed to all weather conditions?

64%

Exposed to Sounds, Noise Levels that are Distracting or Uncomfortable

How often does this job require working exposed to sounds and noise levels that are distracting or uncomfortable?

63%

Work Outcomes and Results of Other Workers

How responsible is the worker for work outcomes and results of other workers?

60%

Exposed to Hazardous Equipment

How often does this job require exposure to hazardous equipment?

57%

Physical Proximity

To what extent does this job require the worker to perform job tasks physically close to other people?

55%

Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings

How often does this job require exposure to minor burns, cuts, bites, or stings?

53%

Exposed to Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions

How often does this job require working in cramped work spaces that requires getting into awkward positions?

49%

Importance of Repeating Same Tasks

How important are continuous, repetitive, physical activities (like key entry) or mental activities (like checking entries in a ledger) to performing this job?

49%

Spend Time Walking or Running

How much does this job require walking or running?

49%

Telephone Conversations

How often do you have telephone conversations in this job?

45%

Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection

How often does this job require wearing specialized protective or safety equipment such as breathing apparatus, safety harness, full protection suits, or radiation protection?

43%

Spend Time Keeping or Regaining Balance

How much does this job require keeping or regaining your balance?

42%

Outdoors, Under Cover

How often does this job require working outdoors, under cover (like in an open shed)?

41%

Dealing With Unpleasant, Angry, or Discourteous People

How frequently does the worker have to deal with unpleasant, angry, or discourteous individuals as part of the job requirements?

39%

Deal With External Customers or the Public in General

How important is it to deal with external customers (as in retail sales) or the public in general (as in police work) in this job?

37%

Spend Time Sitting

How much does this job require sitting?

36%

Exposed to Whole Body Vibration

How often does this job require exposure to whole body vibration (like operating a jackhammer or earth moving equipment)?

34%

Conflict Situations

How frequently are there conflict situations the employee has to face in this job?

29%

Indoors, Environmentally Controlled

How often does this job require working indoors in an environmentally controlled environment (like a warehouse with air conditioning)?

27%

Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling

How much does this job require kneeling, crouching, stooping or crawling?

26%

Degree of Automation

How automated is the job?

25%

Exposed to High Places

How often does this job require exposure to high places?

25%

Exposed to Hazardous Conditions

How often does this job require exposure to hazardous conditions?

24%

Exposed to Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting Conditions

How often does this job require working in extremely bright or inadequate lighting conditions?

24%

Written Letters and Memos

How frequently does your job require written letters and memos?

22%

Work Schedules

How regular are the work schedules for this job?

21%

E-Mail

How frequently does your job require you to use E-mail?

20%

In an Enclosed Vehicle or Operate Enclosed Equipment

How often does this job require working in a closed vehicle or operate enclosed equipment (like a car)?

20%

Public Speaking

How frequently does your job require public speaking (one speaker with an audience)?

15%

Dealing with Violent or Physically Aggressive People

How frequently does this job require the worker to deal with physical aggression of violent individuals?

9%

Spend Time Climbing Ladders, Scaffolds, or Poles

How much does this job require climbing ladders, scaffolds, poles, etc.?

9%

Exposed to Radiation

How often does this job require exposure to radiation?

4%

Exposed to Disease or Infections

How often does this job require exposure to disease/infections?

2%

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

0%

Less than high school diploma

0%

Some college, no degree

0%

Interests

Realistic

Work involves designing, building, or repairing of equipment, materials, or structures, engaging in physical activity, or working outdoors. Realistic occupations are often associated with engineering, mechanics and electronics, construction, woodworking, t

100

Conventional

Work involves following procedures and regulations to organize information or data, typically in a business setting. Conventional occupations are often associated with office work, accounting, mathematics/statistics, information technology, finance, or hum

46

Investigative

Work involves studying and researching non-living objects, living organisms, disease or other forms of impairment, or human behavior. Investigative occupations are often associated with physical, life, medical, or social sciences, and can be found in the f

13

Enterprising

Work involves managing, negotiating, marketing, or selling, typically in a business setting, or leading or advising people in political and legal situations. Enterprising occupations are often associated with business initiatives, sales, marketing/advertis

3

Social

Work involves helping, teaching, advising, assisting, or providing service to others. Social occupations are often associated with social, health care, personal service, teaching/education, or religious activities.

2

Artistic

Work involves creating original visual artwork, performances, written works, food, or music for a variety of media, or applying artistic principles to the design of various objects and materials. Artistic occupations are often associated with visual arts,

0

Work Styles

Dependability
75%
Cautiousness
68%
Attention to Detail
56%
Integrity
38%
Stress Tolerance
34%
Self-Control
27%
Achievement Orientation
22%
Cooperation
21%
Perseverance
21%
Self-Confidence
19%
Adaptability
9%
Optimism
4%
Sincerity
2%
Initiative
1%

Work Values

Relationships
56%
Support
56%
Independence
33%
Working Conditions
25%
Achievement
22%
Recognition
22%

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