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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019
53-7064 Packers and Packagers, Hand
Pack or package by hand a wide variety of products and materials.
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) |
633,640 |
1.9 % |
$13.31 |
$27,680 |
0.4 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50% (Median) |
75% |
90% |
Hourly Wage |
$9.38 |
$10.96 |
$12.46 |
$14.96 |
$18.42 |
Annual Wage (2) |
$19,510 |
$22,800 |
$25,910 |
$31,120 |
$38,320 |
Industry profile for this occupation: Top
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided.
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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 |
138,690 |
3.77 |
$12.61 |
$26,230 |
Food and Beverage Stores (4451 and 4452 only) |
116,420 |
4.00 |
$11.41 |
$23,730 |
Warehousing and Storage |
61,370 |
5.05 |
$15.01 |
$31,230 |
Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4244 and 4248 only) |
24,350 |
2.47 |
$13.47 |
$28,010 |
Plastics Product Manufacturing |
23,450 |
3.95 |
$13.48 |
$28,040 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
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 |
98,280 |
5.65 |
1.31 |
$13.91 |
$28,930 |
Illinois |
45,080 |
7.48 |
1.73 |
$14.15 |
$29,430 |
New Jersey |
39,160 |
9.58 |
2.22 |
$13.43 |
$27,930 |
Florida |
33,630 |
3.82 |
0.89 |
$11.80 |
$24,550 |
Texas |
31,740 |
2.55 |
0.59 |
$12.05 |
$25,070 |
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) |
New Jersey |
39,160 |
9.58 |
2.22 |
$13.43 |
$27,930 |
Kentucky |
15,200 |
8.01 |
1.86 |
$12.88 |
$26,790 |
Illinois |
45,080 |
7.48 |
1.73 |
$14.15 |
$29,430 |
Delaware |
2,790 |
6.16 |
1.43 |
$13.00 |
$27,040 |
New Hampshire |
4,030 |
6.10 |
1.41 |
$12.11 |
$25,190 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Alaska |
580 |
1.82 |
0.42 |
$16.81 |
$34,960 |
Connecticut |
6,250 |
3.75 |
0.87 |
$15.47 |
$32,180 |
Washington |
16,620 |
5.01 |
1.16 |
$15.18 |
$31,580 |
District of Columbia |
130 |
0.17 |
0.04 |
$15.04 |
$31,270 |
Iowa |
3,330 |
2.15 |
0.50 |
$14.68 |
$30,540 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:
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 |
46,740 |
4.84 |
1.12 |
$13.81 |
$28,720 |
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
40,550 |
8.67 |
2.01 |
$14.11 |
$29,340 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
35,960 |
5.76 |
1.34 |
$13.59 |
$28,260 |
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
15,060 |
5.49 |
1.27 |
$11.77 |
$24,480 |
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
15,010 |
5.37 |
1.24 |
$13.89 |
$28,900 |
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA |
13,320 |
8.66 |
2.01 |
$13.30 |
$27,660 |
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
12,870 |
4.87 |
1.13 |
$12.36 |
$25,720 |
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
12,610 |
3.45 |
0.80 |
$12.96 |
$26,950 |
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
11,970 |
4.16 |
0.96 |
$13.63 |
$28,340 |
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
9,570 |
3.87 |
0.90 |
$15.84 |
$32,950 |
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