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Forklift operator jobs in York
York has 30 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 York
What the official data says about York
Forklift work is counted inside warehousing and storage, which comes to 30 employee jobs in York, from 118,000 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 0.22% of employment in York.
Median full-time pay in York was £39,337 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 5 warehousing and storage sites in York at the March 2025 reference date. Every one of them is recorded as employing under ten. A site that small runs a truck or two and the operator picks for most of the shift.
Of the warehousing and storage employee jobs the 2024 survey splits by hours in York, 5 are part time, 14.3% of the split. The middle across Yorkshire and The Humber is 14.3%, so York sits level with it, 8th of 15 areas on this measure. That is a full-time shift pattern with part-time hours around the edges of it.
Two further counts round out the York picture: 125 employee jobs in freight transport by road, and 105 employee jobs in postal and courier activities.
Measured on employee jobs across freight, warehousing and courier work, York ranks 15th of the 15 areas in Yorkshire and The Humber. The middle across Yorkshire and The Humber is 3,620, against 260 in York. Across the 153 areas in England the middle is 2,975. Next to York in that order sit Calderdale at 1,000.
On the separate business register count of warehousing and storage sites, York ranks 15th of the 15 areas in Yorkshire and The Humber. The middle across Yorkshire and The Humber is 45, against 5 in York. Across the 153 areas in England the middle is 35. Next to York in that order sit North East Lincolnshire at 25.
None of these counts is a vacancy figure. They describe 30 jobs across 5 warehousing sites as the surveys found them in York, and the live list above is what is open now.
- Employee jobs in warehousing and storage
- 30
- Employee jobs in the area, all industries
- 118,000
- Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
- £39,337
- Warehousing and storage sites
- 5
- Warehousing sites employing under 10
- 5
- Part-time share of warehousing and storage jobs
- 14.3%
- Freight, warehousing and courier work, share of all employee jobs
- 0.22%
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 York: common questions
How big is the logistics sector in York?
The 2024 Business Register and Employment Survey counted 125 employee jobs in freight transport by road in York and 30 in warehousing and storage, spread across 80 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 York?
There is no published pay figure for this role in York: 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, 5 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 York full time or part time?
Part-time hours account for 14.3% of the warehousing and storage jobs counted either way in York, 5 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 York?
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 York sets out what that employer asks for.