DeUnemployment currently indexes 14,982 live Forklift Operator jobs and estimates that a typical Forklift Operator earns roughly $35,000–$52,000/yr, with a median model estimate of $42,000/yr. About 7% of current postings are remote-friendly.
The places with the most live openings right now: Texas (637) · California (608) · Illinois (534) · Wisconsin (436) · Pennsylvania (407) · Florida (391) · New York (340) · North Carolina (265). Top 8 of 24 places.
Employers with the most live Forklift Operator postings right now: Thermofisher, Target, Ufpi, Tysonfoods, Uhyus.
Job Summary Forklift Operator I is responsible for the movement of material from inventory to production and back to inventory. Maintains correct paperwork and production records as required. Provides production departme
Job Summary Forklift Operator II is responsible for the loading and unloading of material on trucks and rail cars. Maintains correct paperwork and shipping and receiving records are required. Works under immediate superv
Job Summary Forklift Operator I is responsible for the movement of material from inventory to production and back to inventory. Maintains correct paperwork and production records as required. Provides production departme
Job Summary Forklift Operator I is responsible for the movement of material from inventory to production and back to inventory. Maintains correct paperwork and production records as required. Provides production departme
Job Summary Forklift Operator I is responsible for the movement of material from inventory to production and back to inventory. Maintains correct paperwork and production records as required. Provides production departme
Job Summary Forklift Operator I is responsible for the movement of material from inventory to production and back to inventory. Maintains correct paperwork and production records as required. Provides production departme
The range above is a model estimate, not employer-reported pay. Of the 1,128 most relevant Forklift Operator postings we sampled, 1,128 carried enough pay information to be estimated (100%): the bottom of the range is the 10th percentile of those estimates and the top the 90th. Postings that hide pay are still counted in the job totals, but they cannot move the estimate. How we get the numbers.
Typical pay for a Forklift Operator currently runs roughly $35,000–$52,000/yr, with a median around $42,000/yr. This is a model estimate and varies by location and experience.
There are currently 14,982 live Forklift Operator jobs listed on DeUnemployment, refreshed daily.
The median pay for a Forklift Operator is about $42,000/yr, based on our live index of 14,982 postings — a model estimate from those postings, not employer-reported pay.
The Forklift Operator pay scale runs from roughly $35,000 at the 10th percentile to $52,000/yr at the 90th -- entry-level roles sit at the bottom of that range and senior or specialist roles at the top.
About 7% of current Forklift Operator postings are remote-friendly. Use the search filters to show only remote roles.
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Salary figures are model estimates from DeUnemployment’s live index of public job postings, refreshed daily, and vary by location and experience.
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