Job outlook for production forklift operators in the United States

Production forklift operator job growth summary. After extensive research, interviews, and analysis, Zippia's data science team found that:

• The projected production forklift operator job growth rate is 7% from 2018-2028.

• About 56,900 new jobs for production forklift operators are projected over the next decade.

• Production forklift operator salaries have increased 16% for production forklift operators in the last 5 years.

• There are over 465,441 production forklift operators currently employed in the United States.

• There are 160,992 active production forklift operator job openings in the US.

• The average production forklift operator salary is $34,322.

Compare the number of production forklift operator jobs and the average production forklift operator salary over time.

The map below shows you the number of production forklift operator job openings in each state. The darker areas on the map show where production forklift operators earn the highest salaries across all 50 states.