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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2020

53-7062 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand

Manually move freight, stock, luggage, or other materials, or perform other general labor. Includes all manual laborers not elsewhere classified. Excludes "Construction Laborers" (47-2061) and "Helpers, Construction Trades" (47-3011 through 47-3019). Excludes "Material Moving Workers" (53-7011 through 53-7199) who use power equipment.


National estimates for Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
Industry profile for Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
Geographic profile for Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand

National estimates for Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
2,805,200 0.7 % $ 16.21 $ 33,710 0.2 %

Percentile wage estimates for Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $ 10.96 $ 12.77 $ 14.96 $ 18.57 $ 23.39
Annual Wage (2) $ 22,790 $ 26,550 $ 31,120 $ 38,620 $ 48,650


Industry profile for Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Employment Services 524,320 16.38 $ 14.37 $ 29,890
Warehousing and Storage 330,370 23.30 $ 16.69 $ 34,720
Couriers and Express Delivery Services 323,320 42.05 $ 15.16 $ 31,540
Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods (4232, 4233, 4235, 4236, 4237, and 4239 only) 145,440 10.60 $ 16.62 $ 34,570
Truck Transportation 123,450 8.39 $ 17.68 $ 36,780

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Couriers and Express Delivery Services 323,320 42.05 $ 15.16 $ 31,540
Support Activities for Water Transportation 21,900 24.91 $ 23.44 $ 48,750
Warehousing and Storage 330,370 23.30 $ 16.69 $ 34,720
Employment Services 524,320 16.38 $ 14.37 $ 29,890
Farm Product Raw Material Merchant Wholesalers 10,400 15.13 $ 15.60 $ 32,460

Top paying industries for Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Other Pipeline Transportation 50 0.56 $ 29.93 $ 62,260
Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution 2,200 0.58 $ 25.09 $ 52,190
Support Activities for Water Transportation 21,900 24.91 $ 23.44 $ 48,750
Coal Mining 350 0.80 $ 23.22 $ 48,310
Scheduled Air Transportation 50,760 11.50 $ 22.99 $ 47,820


Geographic profile for Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand, see the Create Customized Tables function.





States with the highest employment level in Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 379,690 23.11 1.15 $ 17.30 $ 35,980
Texas 193,120 15.96 0.79 $ 16.40 $ 34,120
Illinois 176,660 31.39 1.56 $ 16.25 $ 33,810
Florida 141,270 16.74 0.83 $ 15.34 $ 31,920
Pennsylvania 135,230 24.53 1.22 $ 16.30 $ 33,910




States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Kentucky 65,050 36.49 1.81 $ 15.47 $ 32,190
Indiana 93,540 32.05 1.59 $ 15.98 $ 33,240
Illinois 176,660 31.39 1.56 $ 16.25 $ 33,810
New Jersey 114,920 30.38 1.51 $ 16.27 $ 33,830
Tennessee 86,670 29.85 1.48 $ 15.19 $ 31,600




Top paying states for Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
District of Columbia 1,320 1.92 0.10 $ 21.55 $ 44,820
Alaska 4,030 13.60 0.67 $ 21.02 $ 43,720
Hawaii 7,240 12.60 0.63 $ 19.50 $ 40,560
Washington 53,640 16.79 0.83 $ 18.53 $ 38,540
Massachusetts 38,100 11.37 0.56 $ 18.21 $ 37,870





Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 170,340 19.28 0.96 $ 17.58 $ 36,570
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 148,440 25.49 1.26 $ 16.82 $ 34,980
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 140,210 32.14 1.59 $ 16.29 $ 33,870
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 77,440 21.58 1.07 $ 17.80 $ 37,020
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 73,710 28.00 1.39 $ 15.20 $ 31,620
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 56,950 38.23 1.90 $ 17.06 $ 35,480
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 56,260 20.86 1.03 $ 16.44 $ 34,190
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 48,180 19.21 0.95 $ 16.55 $ 34,410
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ 47,420 22.49 1.12 $ 16.33 $ 33,960
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN 47,280 46.39 2.30 $ 16.03 $ 33,330




Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Memphis, TN-MS-AR 36,540 60.09 2.98 $ 15.11 $ 31,420
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA 3,180 56.73 2.81 $ 17.74 $ 36,900
Gainesville, GA 4,980 56.00 2.78 $ 14.57 $ 30,300
Spartanburg, SC 7,880 50.83 2.52 $ 16.10 $ 33,480
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN 30,800 50.11 2.48 $ 15.84 $ 32,940
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ 16,490 47.97 2.38 $ 16.28 $ 33,860
Lebanon, PA 2,250 47.01 2.33 $ 14.54 $ 30,240
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN 47,280 46.39 2.30 $ 16.03 $ 33,330
Monroe, MI 1,500 42.87 2.13 $ 16.70 $ 34,730
Rockford, IL 5,570 41.42 2.05 $ 15.90 $ 33,070




Top paying metropolitan areas for Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 12,760 11.57 0.57 $ 20.53 $ 42,690
Fairbanks, AK 250 8.18 0.41 $ 20.14 $ 41,900
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 35,720 15.33 0.76 $ 20.10 $ 41,820
Urban Honolulu, HI 5,630 13.58 0.67 $ 19.70 $ 40,970
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI 650 9.70 0.48 $ 19.36 $ 40,280
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 33,730 17.25 0.86 $ 19.25 $ 40,050
Anchorage, AK 2,520 15.30 0.76 $ 19.07 $ 39,660
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA 1,150 17.49 0.87 $ 19.02 $ 39,550
Danbury, CT 1,020 14.35 0.71 $ 18.94 $ 39,400
Burlington-South Burlington, VT 1,360 12.00 0.59 $ 18.89 $ 39,290

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area 8,440 51.39 2.55 $ 13.88 $ 28,880
Kansas nonmetropolitan area 7,400 19.56 0.97 $ 16.47 $ 34,260
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area 6,540 26.58 1.32 $ 16.49 $ 34,300
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area 6,150 27.44 1.36 $ 13.73 $ 28,560
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area 5,810 24.35 1.21 $ 16.71 $ 34,750

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area 8,440 51.39 2.55 $ 13.88 $ 28,880
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area 4,780 42.41 2.10 $ 16.03 $ 33,340
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area 3,450 37.91 1.88 $ 17.56 $ 36,530
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area 2,960 31.82 1.58 $ 14.21 $ 29,550
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area 4,550 31.09 1.54 $ 15.27 $ 31,770

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Alaska nonmetropolitan area 1,250 12.54 0.62 $ 25.09 $ 52,190
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area 1,510 16.37 0.81 $ 18.84 $ 39,200
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area 620 6.54 0.32 $ 18.72 $ 38,940
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area 1,310 13.47 0.67 $ 18.66 $ 38,820
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area 960 10.36 0.51 $ 18.46 $ 38,390


About May 2020 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OEWS estimates and related information:

May 2020 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2020 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2020 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2020 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2020 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: March 31, 2021