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Forklift operator jobs in Worcestershire
Worcestershire has 3,500 employee jobs in warehousing and storage, on the most recent business survey. Below are the published figures for the area, and every advert on this site for the role right now.
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Published figures for Worcestershire
What the official data says about Worcestershire
Forklift work is counted inside warehousing and storage, which comes to 3,500 employee jobs in Worcestershire, from 252,000 employee jobs across the area.
That count covers whole sites rather than truck types, so counterbalance on the bays, reach in the racking and VNA in the narrow aisles are all inside it, together with the picking most operators also do. Freight, warehousing and courier work together make up 3.02% of employment in Worcestershire.
Median full-time pay in Worcestershire was £36,521 a year in 2025 across all occupations combined. Forklift work is not published separately at this level, so treat that as area context and read the rate on the advert.
UK Business Counts recorded 175 warehousing and storage sites in Worcestershire at the March 2025 reference date, 40 of them employing ten people or more. 135 of them, 77.1%, employ under ten, well below the usual share. Large sites use the full range of truck types, so a ticket beyond counterbalance is worth more here.
Of the warehousing and storage employee jobs the 2024 survey splits by hours in Worcestershire, 700 are part time, 21.9% of the split. The middle across the West Midlands is 12.4%, so Worcestershire sits above it, 3rd of 14 areas on this measure. A part-time share at this level usually means twilight and weekend shifts running alongside the main rota.
Two further counts round out the Worcestershire picture: 3,500 employee jobs in freight transport by road, and 615 employee jobs in postal and courier activities.
Measured on employee jobs across freight, warehousing and courier work, Worcestershire ranks 7th of the 14 areas in the West Midlands. The middle across the West Midlands is 6,283, against 7,615 in Worcestershire. Across the 153 areas in England the middle is 2,975. Next to Worcestershire in that order sit Sandwell at 8,075 and Solihull at 4,950.
On the separate business register count of warehousing and storage sites, Worcestershire ranks 3rd of the 14 areas in the West Midlands. The middle across the West Midlands is 55, against 175 in Worcestershire. Across the 153 areas in England the middle is 35. Next to Worcestershire in that order sit Birmingham at 175 and Warwickshire at 165.
None of these counts is a vacancy figure. They describe 3,500 jobs across 175 warehousing sites as the surveys found them in Worcestershire, and the live list above is what is open now.
- Employee jobs in warehousing and storage
- 3,500
- Employee jobs in the area, all industries
- 252,000
- Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
- £36,521
- Warehousing and storage sites
- 175
- Warehousing sites employing under 10
- 135
- Part-time share of warehousing and storage jobs
- 21.9%
- Freight, warehousing and courier work, share of all employee jobs
- 3.02%
The forklift operator role
Forklift work is moving pallets safely in a building full of people doing other things. Counterbalance in the yard and on loading bays, reach truck in the racking, VNA in narrow aisles at height.
Forklift operator jobs in Worcestershire: common questions
How big is the logistics sector in Worcestershire?
The 2024 Business Register and Employment Survey counted 3,500 employee jobs in freight transport by road in Worcestershire and 3,500 in warehousing and storage, spread across 1,015 freight, warehousing and courier workplaces on the 2025 business register. Those are jobs and workplaces that exist in the area, not jobs being advertised.
What does a forklift operator earn in Worcestershire?
There is no published pay figure for this role in Worcestershire: earnings are not broken down by occupation at local authority level anywhere in the official statistics, so anybody quoting one has estimated it. What is published is the size of the trade here, 175 warehousing and storage sites, and each of them sets its own rates. Every advert on this page carries its own rate.
Is forklift operator work in Worcestershire full time or part time?
Part-time hours account for 21.9% of the warehousing and storage jobs counted either way in Worcestershire, 700 of them. Nothing published says how the live adverts divide, so read the hours on each one.
Do I need experience to apply for forklift operator jobs in Worcestershire?
A current forklift certificate for the truck type, such as counterbalance or reach. Employers often accept RTITB or ITSSAR accredited training. No formal school qualifications needed. Each advert in Worcestershire sets out what that employer asks for.