Occupation 8222 · Process, plant and machine operatives
Fork-lift truck drivers operate fork-lift trucks in factories, warehouses, storerooms and other areas to transfer goods and materials.
There are no formal academic entry requirements. A variety of vocational qualifications in Forklift Truck Operations are available at level 2.
Fork lift driver · Fork lift truck driver · Fork truck operator · Stacker-driver
| Measure | Hours | Basis | Period | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8222 : Fork-lift truck drivers | None | None | 2026-03 | 69,700.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 8222 : Fork-lift truck drivers | None | None | 2026-03 | 72,800.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 8222 : Fork-lift truck drivers | None | None | 2026-03 | 78,000.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 8222 : Fork-lift truck drivers | None | None | 2026-03 | 2,000.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 8222 : Fork-lift truck drivers | None | None | 2026-03 | 5,100.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 8222 : Fork-lift truck drivers | None | None | 2026-03 | 80,000.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 8222 : Fork-lift truck drivers | None | None | 2026-03 | 3,100.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
ONS does not publish occupational pay below region. Cells the survey could not support are shown as withheld, with its reason — adding a region split to a specific occupation leaves roughly a tenth of cells publishable.
| Region | Measure | Hours | Value | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East | 8222 : Fork-lift truck drivers | None | 9,200.00 | 2026-03 |
| East Midlands | 8222 : Fork-lift truck drivers | None | 9,900.00 | 2026-03 |
| London | 8222 : Fork-lift truck drivers | None | 3,600.00 | 2026-03 |
| North East | 8222 : Fork-lift truck drivers | None | 3,900.00 | 2026-03 |
| North West | 8222 : Fork-lift truck drivers | None | 9,600.00 | 2026-03 |
| Northern Ireland | 8222 : Fork-lift truck drivers | None | 2,000.00 | 2026-03 |
| Scotland | 8222 : Fork-lift truck drivers | None | 5,100.00 | 2026-03 |
| South East | 8222 : Fork-lift truck drivers | None | 6,600.00 | 2026-03 |
| South West | 8222 : Fork-lift truck drivers | None | 4,000.00 | 2026-03 |
| Wales | 8222 : Fork-lift truck drivers | None | 3,100.00 | 2026-03 |
| West Midlands | 8222 : Fork-lift truck drivers | None | 12,500.00 | 2026-03 |
| Yorkshire and The Humber | 8222 : Fork-lift truck drivers | None | 10,600.00 | 2026-03 |
ONS publishes regional pay for this occupation where the survey sample supports it — 12 of 12 cells on this page. The rest are withheld by ONS, and are shown as withheld with the reason, rather than left out.
The Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, published by the Office for National Statistics. Figures are shown exactly as ONS publishes them — we do not adjust, model or fill them in, and every number on this page carries the series and period it came from.
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