Fork-Lift Operator

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Workshop Technology

Kaitaraiwa Waka Uta

Deb Carson driving a fork-lift

Deb Carson picking up stock to put on a truck

Fork-lift operators operate vehicles that have a lifting platform for shifting and stacking heavy articles such as pallets (portable platforms used for storing and moving cargo), bales, crates, containers or cartons.

He whakamārama

Ko ta te kaitaraiwa waka uta mahi ko te whakahaere i tetahi waka he atamira hiki tona hei whakaneke, hei whakaapaapa mea taumaha pera i te pere ranei, kereiti ranei, paepae ranei, katene ranei.

Entry Requirements

To become a fork-lift operator you need a Fork-lift Operator Certificate.

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Deb Carson

"It's just a little one - a Tonka toy - a three tonner," says Deb Carson of her fork-lift.

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Pay

Industry sources indicate that the average gross salary for fork-lift operators in 2008 was about $39,000, with the highest-paid 25% earning about $41,000, while the lowest-paid 25% earned an average
 

 

Job Outlook

Until the recent downturn in the economy, the chances of getting a job as a fork-lift operator were good.
 
 

 


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