Forklift Operators - Employment & Outlook

The table below provides information about the number of workers in this occupation in various regions. It also provides information about the expected growth rate and future job openings.

Employment

Major employers:

Warehouses and storage companies
Building material and supply companies
Grocery wholesale companies
Local and long distance trucking companies
Temporary worker agencies

Outlook

This occupation is expected to grow about as fast as average. Growth will be due to the growing number of warehouses. However, companies are installing automated conveyor belts to move things in storage facilities and warehouses which will limit growth.

Job openings will occur as people leave the occupation or retire. Job prospects may be best for people comfortable using a tablet or hand-held scanners.

Forklift Operators (CIS 100089)

Location	Employment	&	Growth		>>>>	Annual openings
			This occupation	All occupations
Illinois	27,024 Very large	&	10.1%	5.8%	>>>>	3,388 Very High
Champaign Area	358 Very large	&	12.6%	7.0%	>>>>	45 Very High
Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area	653 Very large	&	5.4%	5.0%	>>>>	77 Very High
Cook County	10,301 Very large	&	10.3%	5.6%	>>>>	1,293 Very High
Decatur Area	280 Very large	&	7.5%	7.0%	>>>>	34 Very High
DeKalb-Elgin-Aurora Area	1,682 Very large	&	15.5%	9.7%	>>>>	225 Very High
Du Page County	2,951 Very large	&	9.3%	5.4%	>>>>	367 Very High
Edwardsville Area	874 Very large	&	21.7%	5.1%	>>>>	125 Very High
Jacksonville-Carlinville-Litchfield Area	160 Very large	&	8.8%	7.0%	>>>>	19 High
Kankakee-Morris-Pontiac Area	412 Very large	&	9.7%	5.2%	>>>>	51 Very High
Lake County	1,518 Very large	&	13.6%	8.6%	>>>>	198 Very High
McHenry County	460 Very large	&	12.4%	6.8%	>>>>	60 Very High
Mt Vernon-Marion-Carbondale Area	540 Very large	&	5.4%	6.8%	>>>>	64 Very High
Northwest Illinois Area	1,013 Very large	&	5.9%	3.6%	>>>>	120 Very High
Peoria-Bloomington Area	1,048 Very large	&	7.8%	7.3%	>>>>	128 Very High
Quincy-Macomb-Galesburg Area	333 Very large	&	6.0%	4.3%	>>>>	40 Very High
Rock Island-Moline Area	341 Very large	&	11.4%	5.7%	>>>>	44 Very High
Rockford Area	1,084 Very large	&	25.4%	7.6%	>>>>	161 Very High
Shawnee National Forest Area	124 Very large	&	3.2%	2.4%	>>>>	13 High
Springfield Area	353 Large	&	8.2%	4.7%	>>>>	44 High
St Louis-Belleville Area	498 Very large	&	16.5%	6.4%	>>>>	67 Very High
Vermilion County	226 Very large	&	4.0%	4.9%	>>>>	26 Very High
Will County	1,843 Very large	&	16.3%	9.1%	>>>>	248 Very High
United States	634,700 Very large	&	2.8%	3.7%	>>>>	64,300 Very High