forklift drivers

Pallet truck operators

Forklift drivers operate powered industrial trucks used to lift and move materials in warehouses, factories, and construction sites.

The job requires certification and training to handle loads safely: The forklift drivers unloaded three trailers before noon.

Also called forklift operators.

Related

loading · dock · hydraulic · operator · forklift certified · cargo · crates · industrial · safety · safety vest · high visibility · OSHA · certification · aisle · stacking · inventory · tires · propane

Opposites
mechanization of labor

forklift driversmanual laborers

Workers using physical effort

dock workers · porters · stevedores · longshoremen · dockworkers

occupational hierarchy

forklift driversshift managers

Employees directing workers per rotation

operations managers

blue-collar vs white-collar logistics work

forklift driversshipping clerks

Workers managing shipment logistics

Family

fork, lift, driver, forks, forked, forking, lifts, lifted, lifting

Familiarity
Top 500,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G