How much do industrial truck and tractor operators make in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN?

What the Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators median says in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN

The May 2025 BLS OEWS estimate puts the Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators median in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN at $45,670 per year. Median means the middle of the published wage spread. It is not one worker's pay. It is not a job offer. The row is tied to SOC 53-7051 and BLS area 26900.

BLS lists 9,540 wage and salary jobs for this exact role-place row. That is a survey estimate. It is not a count of open posts. The local mean is $47,620 per year. Mean uses all wage values behind the estimate, so high or low values can move it away from the median.

Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN's Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators median is 1.6% below the U.S. Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators median of $46,420 on the same published median. Both values use the same job code and source date. They do not account for prices, taxes, benefits, hours, or your work history.

Read source key 53-7051 with area 26900

This page exists because the BLS artifact has one row for SOC 53-7051 and area 26900. SOC 53-7051 names Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators. Area 26900 names Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN. Both keys must match before WageScope can show or index this answer.

The 53-7051/26900 row has 9,540 wage and salary jobs. There are 8.63 for each 1,000 local jobs. The location quotient is 1.73. Each value stays under the same job and area codes.

For 53-7051/26900, the annual median is $45,670 per year, while the matching mean is $47,620 per year. The row is published with annual and hourly fields. WageScope does not switch units to fill a blank.

• 53-7051/26900 10th percentile: $38,450 per year.
• 53-7051/26900 25th percentile: $42,240 per year.
• 53-7051/26900 median: $45,670 per year.
• 53-7051/26900 75th percentile: $51,360 per year.
• 53-7051/26900 90th percentile: $61,630 per year.
• 53-7051/26900 employment RSE: 3.2%. Mean-wage RSE: 0.5%.
• 53-7051/26900 has no suppression mark in the fields shown on this page.

BLS area 26900 facts behind this Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators page

Area 26900 reports 1,105,170 wage and salary jobs across all covered occupations. Its annual mean is $65,180. Its annual median is $49,340. The employment RSE is 0%. The mean-wage RSE is 0.4%. These are facts for the whole area. They do not replace the 53-7051 row.

The all-jobs wage ladder in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN runs from $29,790 at the 10th percentile to $107,270 at the 90th percentile. The 25th percentile is $37,200. The median is $49,340. The 75th percentile is $77,110. This is a place check, not a pay range for Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators.

The source rows below are the six largest detailed roles in the bounded area file. Each keeps its own SOC code. They help a reader spot-check area 26900. They do not show related skills or a path into Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators.

• 1. Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand. Area: 26900. SOC: 53-7062. Jobs: 48,100. Yearly median: $44,180. Jobs per 1,000: 43.52. Location quotient: 2.29.
• 2. Retail Salespersons. Area: 26900. SOC: 41-2031. Jobs: 28,840. Yearly median: $31,530. Jobs per 1,000: 26.09. Location quotient: 1.04.
• 3. Fast Food and Counter Workers. Area: 26900. SOC: 35-3023. Jobs: 28,400. Yearly median: $29,040. Jobs per 1,000: 25.7. Location quotient: 1.04.
• 4. Registered Nurses. Area: 26900. SOC: 29-1141. Jobs: 25,800. Yearly median: $84,230. Jobs per 1,000: 23.34. Location quotient: 1.07.
• 5. Stockers and Order Fillers. Area: 26900. SOC: 53-7065. Jobs: 25,630. Yearly median: $37,120. Jobs per 1,000: 23.19. Location quotient: 1.27.
• 6. Home Health and Personal Care Aides. Area: 26900. SOC: 31-1120. Jobs: 20,590. Yearly median: $35,060. Jobs per 1,000: 18.63. Location quotient: 0.67.

Read the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN wage ladder for Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators

The 10th percentile is $38,450 per year. The 25th percentile is $42,240 per year. The median is $45,670 per year. The 75th percentile is $51,360 per year. The 90th percentile is $61,630 per year.

A percentile is a rank point, not a career stage. The 10th percentile does not mean new-worker pay. The 90th percentile does not mean a wage that comes after a set number of years. The points show how the wage values spread in the source. They do not say why one job sits at one point.

The middle half runs from $42,240 per year to $51,360 per year. The 10th-to-90th span is $23,180. Use the full ladder when a job post sits far from the median.

Compare Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN with its state and the U.S.

Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN has a annual median of $45,670 per year. Indiana has $45,650 per year. The U.S. row has $46,420 per year. WageScope keeps annual and hourly values apart.

Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN and Indiana have the same published median after rounding. Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN is 1.6% below the United States on the same published median. A gap can reflect many things that are not in this row. WageScope reports the gap but does not name a cause.

The state and U.S. rows are benchmarks, not replacements. They do not fill missing local facts. A state can hold many local labor markets. A national row can hold many states. Read the local row first, then use the broader rows to see scale.

Where Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN sits for Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators

Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN ranks 190 of 384 among metro areas with a published annual median for Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators. The list keeps one SOC code, one map type, one wage metric, and one BLS release. It skips rows without the matching median.

Rank 190 of 384 is not a place score. A small wage gap can move a row several spots. The rank does not add local prices, job count, concentration, commute, taxes, or work rules. Use it only to find where the published median falls inside this like-for-like set.

The nearby rows below are the closest ranks, not chosen cities. Their pay, job counts, and local shares can differ. Open a peer page before making a deeper comparison. A title and one number are not enough for a move or pay choice.

• 187. Killeen-Temple, TX. The Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators median is $45,720 per year. BLS estimates 1,670 jobs. The location quotient is 2.23.
• 188. Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX. The Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators median is $45,710 per year. BLS estimates 840 jobs. The location quotient is 1.04.
• 189. Colorado Springs, CO. The Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators median is $45,710 per year. BLS estimates 470 jobs. The location quotient is 0.3.
• 191. Tucson, AZ. The Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators median is $45,630 per year. BLS estimates 1,200 jobs. The location quotient is 0.62.
• 192. Akron, OH. The Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators median is $45,590 per year. BLS estimates 2,640 jobs. The location quotient is 1.66.
• 193. Lynchburg, VA. The Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators median is $45,520 per year. BLS estimates 300 jobs. The location quotient is 0.62.

Where Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators medians lead among metro areas

The rows below use the same SOC 53-7051, the same annual median, the same May 2025 BLS release, and the same metro map type. Flint, MI has the highest published median in this set, at $78,530 per year. Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN sits at $45,670 per year.

A pay lead is one fact. It does not show the size of the job base. It does not show how common Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators is in the local mix. It also does not add local prices. The bullets keep the median, job count, and location quotient together so a high wage is not read as a full market score.

Use this list to choose a deeper pair, not to choose a place. Open the two local pages. Check the full wage ladder, the job scale, the survey limits, and the exact BEA price row when present. A missing median stays out of this rank instead of becoming zero.

• 1. Flint, MI has a Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators median of $78,530 per year, or $32,860 above Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN. BLS lists 1,020 jobs there, compared with 9,540 in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN. The location quotient is 1.52.
• 2. Kahului-Wailuku, HI has a Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators median of $66,350 per year, or $20,680 above Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN. BLS lists 40 jobs there, compared with 9,540 in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN. The location quotient is 0.12.
• 3. Cheyenne, WY has a Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators median of $62,520 per year, or $16,850 above Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN. BLS lists 360 jobs there, compared with 9,540 in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN. The location quotient is 1.51.
• 4. Vallejo, CA has a Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators median of $62,460 per year, or $16,790 above Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN. BLS lists 1,070 jobs there, compared with 9,540 in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN. The location quotient is 1.49.
• 5. Albuquerque, NM has a Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators median of $62,150 per year, or $16,480 above Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN. BLS lists 1,940 jobs there, compared with 9,540 in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN. The location quotient is 0.96.
• 6. Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL has a Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators median of $59,850 per year, or $14,180 above Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN. BLS lists 530 jobs there, compared with 9,540 in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN. The location quotient is 0.44.
• 7. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA has a Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators median of $59,240 per year, or $13,570 above Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN. BLS lists 7,530 jobs there, compared with 9,540 in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN. The location quotient is 0.64.
• 8. Anchorage, AK has a Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators median of $58,910 per year, or $13,240 above Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN. BLS lists 230 jobs there, compared with 9,540 in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN. The location quotient is 0.26.

Where BLS counts the most Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators jobs

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX has the largest published metro job estimate for Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators in this same-source set, at 34,650 jobs. Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN has 9,540. The count shows covered job scale, not open posts.

A large job base can have a lower median than a smaller one. It can also have a location quotient near or below 1. That is why WageScope does not blend job count, pay, and local share. Each field keeps its name and unit. The rows below let you compare all three without making one score.

Current MeritLog listings can add a dated view of employer-title matches. They do not change this May 2025 order. A place with few current cards can still have a large BLS job estimate. A place with several cards can still have a smaller estimate. The sources use different clocks and scopes.

• 1. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX has 34,650 estimated Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators jobs, a gap of 25,110 jobs from Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN. Its median is $47,230 per year, or $1,560 above Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN. Its location quotient is 1.72.
• 2. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA has 28,750 estimated Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators jobs, a gap of 19,210 jobs from Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN. Its median is $44,710 per year, or $960 below Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN. Its location quotient is 2.
• 3. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ has 24,720 estimated Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators jobs, a gap of 15,180 jobs from Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN. Its median is $46,930 per year, or $1,260 above Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN. Its location quotient is 0.52.
• 4. Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA has 24,180 estimated Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators jobs, a gap of 14,640 jobs from Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN. Its median is $47,850 per year, or $2,180 above Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN. Its location quotient is 2.83.
• 5. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN has 22,320 estimated Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators jobs, a gap of 12,780 jobs from Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN. Its median is $47,950 per year, or $2,280 above Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN. Its location quotient is 0.99.
• 6. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA has 22,170 estimated Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators jobs, a gap of 12,630 jobs from Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN. Its median is $46,600 per year, or $930 above Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN. Its location quotient is 0.71.
• 7. Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX has 20,910 estimated Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators jobs, a gap of 11,370 jobs from Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN. Its median is $45,990 per year, or $320 above Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN. Its location quotient is 1.28.
• 8. Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD has 15,670 estimated Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators jobs, a gap of 6,130 jobs from Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN. Its median is $49,260 per year, or $3,590 above Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN. Its location quotient is 1.09.

Where Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators takes the largest share of local jobs

Dalton, GA has the highest published location quotient in this metro set, at 6.15. Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN has 1.73. A value above 1 means the role's local job share is larger than its national share.

A high quotient can come from a small local job base. It does not prove more jobs, more posts, faster growth, or higher pay. The bullets keep each quotient beside its BLS job count and median. This lets a reader see when the three measures point in different ways.

Use this list to ask where Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators is a large part of the local mix. Use the employment list to ask where BLS counts the most jobs. Use the pay list to ask where the median is highest. None of those lists decides where a person should work.

• 1. Dalton, GA has a location quotient of 6.15, a gap of 4.42 from Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN. BLS lists 2,000 Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators jobs and a median of $37,930 per year, or $7,740 below Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN.
• 2. Winchester, VA-WV has a location quotient of 4.35, a gap of 2.62 from Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN. BLS lists 1,470 Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators jobs and a median of $45,360 per year, or $310 below Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN.
• 3. Chambersburg, PA has a location quotient of 4.07, a gap of 2.34 from Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN. BLS lists 1,220 Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators jobs and a median of $45,030 per year, or $640 below Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN.
• 4. Stockton-Lodi, CA has a location quotient of 4.02, a gap of 2.29 from Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN. BLS lists 5,810 Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators jobs and a median of $48,290 per year, or $2,620 above Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN.
• 5. Kenosha, WI has a location quotient of 3.46, a gap of 1.73 from Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN. BLS lists 1,300 Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators jobs and a median of $58,110 per year, or $12,440 above Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN.
• 6. Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA has a location quotient of 3.33, a gap of 1.60 from Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN. BLS lists 4,240 Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators jobs and a median of $48,860 per year, or $3,190 above Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN.
• 7. Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL has a location quotient of 3.3, a gap of 1.57 from Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN. BLS lists 4,370 Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators jobs and a median of $48,290 per year, or $2,620 above Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN.
• 8. Harrisonburg, VA has a location quotient of 3.2, a gap of 1.47 from Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN. BLS lists 1,040 Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators jobs and a median of $53,440 per year, or $7,770 above Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN.

How common Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators is in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN

BLS lists 9,540 Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators jobs in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN. It also lists 8.63 jobs per 1,000 local jobs. Jobs per 1,000 turns the count into a rate. It helps compare places of different size. It does not show open posts or hiring speed.

The location quotient is 1.73. A value of 1 means Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators has the same share of local jobs as it has across the nation. This row is higher than 1. The quotient is a share check, not a wage or a growth measure.

Read the three values as separate facts. Employment asks how many covered jobs BLS estimated. Jobs per 1,000 asks how much of the local job base the role takes. Location quotient asks how that share compares with the national share. None of them tells you how many posts are open today.

Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators beside other roles in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN

The all-occupations median in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN is $49,340 per year. The Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators median is $45,670 per year. Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators is 7.4% below the local all-occupations median on the same published median. This compares one role with the full covered job mix.

The nearby role medians below come from the bounded detailed-role table for Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN. They are close by wage, not by task. A small wage gap does not mean two jobs need the same skill or lead to the same career. Official titles keep their own SOC codes and source rows.

Use the list to spot the local wage mix around Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators. Then open the role page you mean. A role can have a similar median and a very different job count or local share. The pay number alone cannot show fit, demand, or a path between jobs.

• 1. First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers, SOC 35-1012, has a Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN median of $45,590 per year. BLS lists 8,010 jobs and a location quotient of 0.92.
• 2. Office Clerks, General, SOC 43-9061, has a Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN median of $45,930 per year. BLS lists 18,280 jobs and a location quotient of 1.04.
• 3. Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, SOC 43-6013, has a Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN median of $46,030 per year. BLS lists 8,260 jobs and a location quotient of 1.21.
• 4. Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand, SOC 53-7062, has a Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN median of $44,180 per year. BLS lists 48,100 jobs and a location quotient of 2.29.
• 5. Customer Service Representatives, SOC 43-4051, has a Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN median of $43,460 per year. BLS lists 17,830 jobs and a location quotient of 0.97.
• 6. Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks, SOC 43-5071, has a Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN median of $48,650 per year. BLS lists 10,280 jobs and a location quotient of 1.77.
• 7. Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks, SOC 43-3031, has a Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN median of $48,750 per year. BLS lists 10,000 jobs and a location quotient of 1.02.
• 8. Maintenance and Repair Workers, General, SOC 49-9071, has a Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN median of $49,520 per year. BLS lists 10,670 jobs and a location quotient of 0.98.

The largest detailed roles in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN

Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand is the largest detailed occupation in the bounded Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN table, at 48,100 jobs. Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators has 9,540 jobs in its exact role-place row. The two counts show where this role sits beside other large parts of the local job base.

The all-occupations job count is 1,105,170. The detailed list below is only a bounded view of that larger mix. It does not sum to every local job. It does not include a blank role as zero. It helps explain why one role's wage and job count should not stand in for the whole area.

A large role can have a lower median. A smaller role can have a higher one. Job count does not show current posts, job quality, or growth. Use the list to see local scale. Then keep Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators's own median, spread, and share in their own fields.

• 1. Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand has 48,100 jobs in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN, a gap of 38,560 from Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators. Its median is $44,180 per year, or $1,490 below Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators. Its location quotient is 2.29.
• 2. Retail Salespersons has 28,840 jobs in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN, a gap of 19,300 from Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators. Its median is $31,530 per year, or $14,140 below Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators. Its location quotient is 1.04.
• 3. Fast Food and Counter Workers has 28,400 jobs in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN, a gap of 18,860 from Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators. Its median is $29,040 per year, or $16,630 below Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators. Its location quotient is 1.04.
• 4. Registered Nurses has 25,800 jobs in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN, a gap of 16,260 from Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators. Its median is $84,230 per year, or $38,560 above Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators. Its location quotient is 1.07.
• 5. Stockers and Order Fillers has 25,630 jobs in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN, a gap of 16,090 from Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators. Its median is $37,120 per year, or $8,550 below Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators. Its location quotient is 1.27.
• 6. Home Health and Personal Care Aides has 20,590 jobs in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN, a gap of 11,050 from Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators. Its median is $35,060 per year, or $10,610 below Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators. Its location quotient is 0.67.
• 7. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers has 20,480 jobs in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN, a gap of 10,940 from Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators. Its median is $61,980 per year, or $16,310 above Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators. Its location quotient is 1.4.
• 8. Cashiers has 20,090 jobs in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN, a gap of 10,550 from Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators. Its median is $29,890 per year, or $15,780 below Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators. Its location quotient is 0.92.

Published role medians around Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN

General and Operations Managers has the highest published median in the bounded Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN role table, at $120,480 per year. Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators has $45,670 per year. This puts the role beside a local pay range without blending the source rows.

The local all-occupations median is $49,340 per year. A role above that mark is not better. A role below it is not worse. The mark only shows where the role's published median sits against the full covered job mix. Job tasks, level, hours, and work setting are separate facts.

The bullets keep each SOC title, job count, median, and local share together. Use them to find a role page worth opening. Do not use a close median as proof that two roles share skills or that one is a path to the other.

• 1. General and Operations Managers has a median of $120,480 per year in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN, or $74,810 above Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators. BLS lists 17,510 jobs, compared with 9,540 for Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators. Its location quotient is 0.7.
• 2. Registered Nurses has a median of $84,230 per year in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN, or $38,560 above Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators. BLS lists 25,800 jobs, compared with 9,540 for Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators. Its location quotient is 1.07.
• 3. Accountants and Auditors has a median of $79,290 per year in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN, or $33,620 above Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators. BLS lists 11,210 jobs, compared with 9,540 for Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators. Its location quotient is 1.09.
• 4. First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers has a median of $74,680 per year in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN, or $29,010 above Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators. BLS lists 8,670 jobs, compared with 9,540 for Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators. Its location quotient is 0.85.
• 5. Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products has a median of $74,000 per year in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN, or $28,330 above Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators. BLS lists 10,320 jobs, compared with 9,540 for Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators. Its location quotient is 1.17.
• 6. Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel has a median of $65,850 per year in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN, or $20,180 above Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators. BLS lists 9,870 jobs, compared with 9,540 for Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators. Its location quotient is 1.11.
• 7. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers has a median of $61,980 per year in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN, or $16,310 above Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators. BLS lists 20,480 jobs, compared with 9,540 for Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators. Its location quotient is 1.4.
• 8. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education has a median of $60,510 per year in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN, or $14,840 above Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators. BLS lists 8,610 jobs, compared with 9,540 for Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators. Its location quotient is 0.87.

Roles with the largest local share in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN

Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand has the highest location quotient in the bounded Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN role table, at 2.29. Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators has 1.73. Both values compare a local job share with the matching national share.

A quotient above 1 means the role takes a larger share of local jobs than it does across the nation. It does not mean more jobs than every other role. It does not mean open posts, growth, or high pay. The job count and median beside each row answer those other narrow questions.

The local role-share mix can differ a lot from the pay mix. Read both lists. Then compare Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators with the same SOC code in another place. This keeps a broad area pattern from replacing the exact role-place row.

• 1. Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand has a location quotient of 2.29 in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN, a gap of 0.56 from Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators. BLS lists 48,100 jobs and a median of $44,180 per year, or $1,490 below Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators.
• 2. Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks has a location quotient of 1.77 in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN, a gap of 0.04 from Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators. BLS lists 10,280 jobs and a median of $48,650 per year, or $2,980 above Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators.
• 3. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers has a location quotient of 1.4 in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN, a gap of 0.33 from Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators. BLS lists 20,480 jobs and a median of $61,980 per year, or $16,310 above Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators.
• 4. Stockers and Order Fillers has a location quotient of 1.27 in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN, a gap of 0.46 from Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators. BLS lists 25,630 jobs and a median of $37,120 per year, or $8,550 below Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators.
• 5. Construction Laborers has a location quotient of 1.26 in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN, a gap of 0.47 from Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators. BLS lists 9,840 jobs and a median of $51,040 per year, or $5,370 above Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators.
• 6. Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants has a location quotient of 1.21 in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN, a gap of 0.52 from Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators. BLS lists 8,260 jobs and a median of $46,030 per year, or $360 above Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators.
• 7. Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products has a location quotient of 1.17 in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN, a gap of 0.56 from Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators. BLS lists 10,320 jobs and a median of $74,000 per year, or $28,330 above Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators.
• 8. Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel has a location quotient of 1.11 in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN, a gap of 0.62 from Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators. BLS lists 9,870 jobs and a median of $65,850 per year, or $20,180 above Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators.

What $45,670 may mean after the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN price level

BEA's 2024 all-items price index for Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN is 95.7. The U.S. level is 100. The local level is 4.3% below that mark. This is a broad price comparison. It is not a personal budget.

WageScope divides the $45,670 Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators median by 95.7 divided by 100. The result is $47,724 in national-price dollars per year. This proxy keeps the math clear. It is not take-home pay and does not set a move target.

Housing is 88.9. Goods are 94.3. Utilities are 86.4. Other services are 99.1. The parts do not move as one. WageScope uses BEA's all-items index for the proxy and does not make its own basket.

How much care to use with the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN row

The employment RSE for this Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators row is 3.2%. The mean-wage RSE is 0.5%. RSE means relative standard error. It is a survey precision flag. A smaller value often means less sampling uncertainty. It is not the chance that one person's pay is right or wrong.

The employment RSE belongs to the 9,540 job estimate. The mean-wage RSE belongs to the $47,620 mean. BLS does not give the same RSE field for the median or every percentile. WageScope does not move an RSE from one field to another.

A local row can change in a new release. A small role-place sample can also have more survey uncertainty than a broad national row. Keep the May 2025 date next to the value. Do not mix a newer job post with the BLS date as if both facts came from one clock.

Use Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN wage data before you tailor

The job block looks for strict employer-title matches to Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators. It uses a Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN place filter only when the public place list has an exact approved match. If that match is not safe, the page says the jobs are not narrowed to this place. A false negative is safer than showing a different role.

Each card keeps its employer, place, source, and seen date. Listings can change between visits while the survey figures stay tied to their release date. A listing range does not replace the $45,670 BLS median. The listing and survey answer different questions.

Open one listing. Check its level, work place, pay range, and needs. Then tailor with work facts you can support. Do not turn a wage, job count, rank, or price proxy into a résumé claim. The public page is read only. It does not save a job or start a draft on load.

What the Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators row for Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN does not claim

The row does not say what one person earns. It does not promise a job, offer, raise, or move result. It does not say why the local median differs from the U.S. row. It does not add tips, bonus pay, stock, benefits, taxes, or work hours unless those items are in the BLS wage measure.

The 9,540 job estimate is not a live opening count. The location quotient of 1.73 is not a growth score. Rank 190 of 384 is not a place score. The 95.7 price index is not a personal budget.

Use the row for one clear task. Read the May 2025 wage spread for SOC 53-7051 in BLS area 26900. Compare the same metric with the state and U.S. rows. Add the separate 2024 price level when present. Inspect a dated job match. Then use confirmed work facts for a résumé.