About the job
Operator - Industrial Trucks / Tractors
Operate industrial trucks or tractors equipped to move materials around a warehouse, storage yard, factory, construction site, or similar location.
Top activities and tasks for this job:
- 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.
- Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
- Move controls to drive gasoline- or electric-powered trucks, cars, or tractors and transport materials between loading, processing, and storage areas.
- Manually or mechanically load or unload materials from pallets, skids, platforms, cars, lifting devices, or other transport vehicles.
- Position lifting devices under, over, or around loaded pallets, skids, or boxes and secure material or products for transport to designated areas.
- Signal workers to discharge, dump, or level materials.
- Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials
- Handling and Moving Objects
About the test (Full Version)
The Operator - Industrial Trucks / Tractors Pre-Employment Assessment was designed to help you hire staff in this role. The test provides a whole-person evaluation by measuring job-relevant cognitive ability, personality, knowledge, skills, and relevant behavioral history.
Each component provides important data for hiring decisions. Cognitive ability has been linked to overall job performance in most jobs and correlates with a candidate's
ability to learn new skills and to solve complex problems. Personality characteristics determine how well the candidate will fit-in with a corporate culture. Knowledge and skills indicate how much training will be needed before a new employee becomes productive. Finally, relevant behavioral history detects counter-productive behaviors that can impact job performance.
The Operator - Industrial Trucks / Tractors test includes an animated work simulation in which candidates meet customers, colleagues and supervisors in a job-related context. Post-test surveys indicate the majority of candidates react favorably to these simulations.
The specific attributes measured include:
Cognitive Ability
- Memory / Attention to Detail / Logic & Reasoning
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Behavioral History
- History Survey - Performance
- History Survey - Tenure
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Personality
- Adaptability / Flexibility
- Conscientiousness
- Reliability
- Service Orientation
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Following completion, the test produces a Candidate Selection Report that includes an overall score and detailed scores for each attribute. The overall score weighs each of the factors based on research and analysis from the U.S. Government's Occupational Information Network (O*Net). O*Net represents over a decade of dedicated research evaluating the relative importance of various factors that lead to success in almost 1,000 different job roles.
The Candidate Selection Report also provides expert interview questions that help you probe critical or low-scoring areas, along with a guide for noting your evaluation of the candidate's responses. Consistent use of an interview guide is an important part of gaining better candidate insights and making better hiring decisions.
More information about this Job
| Annual US Wages (2023) |
| Bottom 10%: | | $35,260 or less |
| Bottom 25%: | | $38,270 or less |
| Median: | | $44,470 (Average) |
| Top 25%: | | $50,010 or more |
| Top 10%: | | $59,860 or more |
| Hourly US Wages (2023) |
| Bottom 10%: | | $16.95 or less |
| Bottom 25%: | | $18.40 or less |
| Median: | | $21.38 (Average) |
| Top 25%: | | $24.05 or more |
| Top 10%: | | $28.78 or more |
| US Employment Statistics |
| 2023: | | 770,800 |
| 2033 (projected): | | 791,900 |
| Annual U.S. Job Openings: | 78,200 |
Top Knowledge Requirements
- Mathematics
- English Language
- Production and Processing
- Transportation
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Top Skills
- Operation and Control
- Operations Monitoring
- Troubleshooting
- Equipment Maintenance
- Time Management
- Coordination
- Active Listening
- Reading Comprehension
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Top Abilities
- Control Precision
- Multilimb Coordination
- Far Vision
- Response Orientation
- Manual Dexterity
- Rate Control
- Reaction Time
- Problem Sensitivity
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| Education Requirements |
| No High School Diploma: | | 23% |
| High School Diploma: | | 73% |
| Some College: | | 4% |
| This graphic shows the percentage of people in this role who have their highest education in each category. |
| Related Work Experience Requirements |
| None: | | 24% |
| 3 - 6 Months: | | 11% |
| 6 Months - 1 Year: | | 16% |
| 1 - 2 Years: | | 4% |
| 2 - 4 Years: | | 44% |
| This graphic shows the percentage of people in this role whose related work experience before they entered this position falls into each category. |
Alternate Titles for this Role: Carry All Driver, CAT Driver (Caterpillar Driver), CAT Operator (Caterpillar Operator), CAT Skinner (Caterpillar Skinner), CAT Tender (Caterpillar Tender), CAT Tractor Operator (Caterpillar Tractor Operator), Charging Car Operator, Checker Loader, Diesel Tractor Operator, Dolly Driver, Drier Transfer Car Operator, Electric Car Operator, Electric Dolly Operator, Electric Lift Truck Driver, Electric Mule Driver, Electric Mule Operator, Electric Truck Driver, Electric Truck Operator, Electric Trucker, Euclid Operator, Finger Lift Operator, Fork Lift Technician, Fork Operator, Fork Truck Driver, Forklift Driver, Forklift Operator, Forklift Technician, Forklift Truck Operator, Hauler, Heavy Machinery Operator, Hi Lift Operator, Hi Lo Driver, Hi Low Truck Driver, Hi Ranger Operator, High Lift Driver, High Lift Mule Operator, High Lift Operator, Hot Car Operator, Hydraulic Lift Driver (Hy Lift Driver), Hydraulic Lift Operator (Hy Lift Operator), Hyster Driver, Hyster Machine Operator, Industrial Tractor Driver, Industrial Truck Driver, Industrial Truck Operator, Inside Trucker, Kiln Transfer Operator, Larry Operator, Lift Driver, Lift Operator, Lift Truck Operator, Lifter Driver, Log Carrier Operator, Lumber Carrier Operator, Marsh Buggy Operator, Mold Car Pusher, Mule Operator, Package Lift Operator, Power Mule Operator, Power Truck Driver, Quencher Operator, Quenching Car Operator, Reach-Lift Truck Driver, Shag Truck Driver, Skidder Driver, Skidder Lever Operator, Skidder Loader, Skidder Operator, Skidder Runner, Skip Load Driver, Skip Operator, Snaker, Spotter Driver, Stacker Driver, Stacker Operator, Straddle Bug Driver, Straddle Bug Operator, Straddle Carrier Operator, Straddle Truck Driver, Straddle Truck Operator, Tier Lift Operator, Tier Truck Driver, Tow Driver, Tow Motor Driver, Tow Motor Operator, Tractor Driver, Tractor Driver Teamster, Tractor Operator, Transfer Car Operator, Travelift Operator, Truck Driver, Uke Driver, Uke Operator, Unloader Operator, Warehouse Driver, Waste Transportation Technician, Wheel Loader Operator
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