Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators

Most exposed tasks

Highest structured exposure values in this role’s task mix — the work AI systems can already do most of.

No strongly automatable task in the current data release.

Augmentable tasks

Work where AI assists rather than replaces — the productivity frontier of this role.

• Weigh materials or products and record weight or other production data on tags or labels.57
• Move controls to drive gasoline- or electric-powered trucks, cars, or tractors and transport materials between loading, processing, and storage areas.53
• Turn valves and open chutes to dump, spray, or release materials from dump cars or storage bins into hoppers.53

Most durable tasks

Lowest exposure — typically judgment, relationships, physical presence, or accountability. This is the human moat.

• Position lifting devices under, over, or around loaded pallets, skids, or boxes and secure material or products for transport to designated areas.32
• Inspect product load for accuracy and safely move it around the warehouse or facility to ensure timely and complete delivery.32

Task exposure values and classifications come from the versioned data release — they are structured data, not model output. Bars show exposure contribution relative to this role’s task mix.

What this means

A score of 45 puts Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators in the second quartile of analyzed occupations. In practice, exposure this level is about the mix: 0 of 9 analyzed tasks lean automatable, 7 augmentable, and 2 durable. The useful question isn’t “will AI take this job” — it’s which tasks go first, which get faster, and where to reposition time. That’s what the personalized report maps against your actual week.

One next move: adopt AI deliberately on the augmentable tasks and build visible evidence of the durable ones.

Lower-exposure adjacent roles

No adjacent role in the current data release is at least 10 points lower with ≥50% skill overlap — we don’t label anything “safer” unless the data supports it.

Labor-market context

• $46,420median wage
• 774,420employed
• 76,400annual openings
• +1.1%projected growth

Context only — labor statistics are not inputs to the exposure score. See methodology.

Related roles

Adjacent by skills or family — no exposure claim implied.

• Hoist and Winch Operators 41
• Crane and Tower Operators 44
• Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 45
• Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining 36
• Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders 52
• Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators 34

FAQ — Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators

What does a score of 45 mean for a Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators?

It means that, weighted across the 9 tasks we analyzed for this role, the task mix sits at 45 on a 0–100 exposure scale — in the second quartile of analyzed occupations. It measures task exposure to current and near-term AI capabilities, not the probability of losing a job.

Which tasks in this role are most exposed to AI?

This role has no strongly automatable task in the current data release.

Which parts of this job are most durable?

The most durable responsibilities are: 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. Durable tasks typically depend on judgment, relationships, physical presence, or accountability.

Is this score personalized to me?

No — this page shows the occupation-level baseline. Two people with the same title often do different work. The $9 personalized report recalculates the score from the tasks you actually do and builds a concrete 7/30/90-day plan around them.