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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2016
53-7062 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
Manually move freight, stock, or other materials or perform other general labor. Includes all manual laborers not elsewhere classified. Excludes "Material Moving Workers" (53-7011 through 53-7199) who use power equipment. Excludes "Construction Laborers" (47-2061) and "Helpers, Construction Trades (47-3011 through 47-3019).
National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation
National estimates for this occupation: Top
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:
Employment (1) |
Employment RSE (3) |
Mean hourly wage |
Mean annual wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
2,587,900 |
0.7 % |
$13.81 |
$28,720 |
0.2 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50% (Median) |
75% |
90% |
Hourly Wage |
$9.13 |
$10.29 |
$12.49 |
$16.12 |
$20.53 |
Annual Wage (2) |
$19,000 |
$21,400 |
$25,980 |
$33,530 |
$42,690 |
Industry profile for this occupation: Top
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:
Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Employment Services |
527,240 |
14.57 |
$12.06 |
$25,080 |
Warehousing and Storage |
250,160 |
27.53 |
$14.70 |
$30,590 |
Grocery and Related Product Merchant Wholesalers |
68,360 |
9.21 |
$14.84 |
$30,860 |
General Freight Trucking |
64,910 |
6.50 |
$15.76 |
$32,780 |
Department Stores |
60,610 |
4.43 |
$11.83 |
$24,600 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Warehousing and Storage |
250,160 |
27.53 |
$14.70 |
$30,590 |
Support Activities for Water Transportation |
20,460 |
22.21 |
$20.76 |
$43,190 |
Farm Product Raw Material Merchant Wholesalers |
11,990 |
16.04 |
$13.92 |
$28,950 |
Miscellaneous Durable Goods Merchant Wholesalers |
43,980 |
15.31 |
$13.54 |
$28,170 |
Employment Services |
527,240 |
14.57 |
$12.06 |
$25,080 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
Geographic profile for this occupation: Top
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in this occupation:
State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
California |
317,050 |
19.86 |
1.08 |
$14.33 |
$29,800 |
Texas |
178,880 |
15.23 |
0.83 |
$13.32 |
$27,700 |
Illinois |
145,060 |
24.57 |
1.33 |
$13.69 |
$28,470 |
Pennsylvania |
134,750 |
23.45 |
1.27 |
$14.62 |
$30,410 |
Florida |
126,850 |
15.43 |
0.84 |
$12.97 |
$26,980 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Tennessee |
96,260 |
33.27 |
1.81 |
$13.27 |
$27,600 |
Kentucky |
53,020 |
28.36 |
1.54 |
$13.36 |
$27,790 |
Georgia |
117,740 |
27.94 |
1.52 |
$13.00 |
$27,030 |
New Jersey |
107,840 |
27.26 |
1.48 |
$13.93 |
$28,980 |
Mississippi |
28,530 |
25.54 |
1.39 |
$11.81 |
$24,570 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
District of Columbia |
1,990 |
2.84 |
0.15 |
$22.17 |
$46,120 |
Alaska |
4,930 |
15.24 |
0.83 |
$17.73 |
$36,870 |
Hawaii |
7,490 |
11.85 |
0.64 |
$17.18 |
$35,740 |
Wyoming |
3,230 |
11.68 |
0.63 |
$16.14 |
$33,580 |
North Dakota |
8,380 |
19.71 |
1.07 |
$15.63 |
$32,520 |
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