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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2016
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) |
| 705,660 |
1.6 % |
$11.74 |
$24,430 |
0.4 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$8.56 |
$9.29 |
$10.64 |
$13.27 |
$17.02 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$17,810 |
$19,310 |
$22,130 |
$27,600 |
$35,410 |
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 |
146,070 |
4.04 |
$10.71 |
$22,290 |
| Grocery Stores |
138,280 |
5.14 |
$10.05 |
$20,910 |
| Warehousing and Storage |
66,170 |
7.28 |
$13.65 |
$28,390 |
| Other General Merchandise Stores |
29,170 |
1.53 |
$14.17 |
$29,470 |
| Grocery and Related Product Merchant Wholesalers |
26,390 |
3.55 |
$12.20 |
$25,380 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Other Support Activities for Transportation |
7,450 |
23.99 |
$12.08 |
$25,130 |
| Warehousing and Storage |
66,170 |
7.28 |
$13.65 |
$28,390 |
| Sugar and Confectionery Product Manufacturing |
4,880 |
6.64 |
$12.22 |
$25,420 |
| Seafood Product Preparation and Packaging |
1,810 |
5.58 |
$11.61 |
$24,150 |
| Other Food Manufacturing |
11,240 |
5.48 |
$13.38 |
$27,830 |
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 |
99,540 |
6.23 |
1.24 |
$12.16 |
$25,290 |
| Illinois |
51,330 |
8.69 |
1.73 |
$11.91 |
$24,760 |
| Texas |
49,080 |
4.18 |
0.83 |
$11.05 |
$22,990 |
| Ohio |
40,960 |
7.67 |
1.53 |
$11.66 |
$24,250 |
| Florida |
37,120 |
4.51 |
0.90 |
$10.48 |
$21,790 |
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) |
| Illinois |
51,330 |
8.69 |
1.73 |
$11.91 |
$24,760 |
| New Jersey |
31,220 |
7.89 |
1.57 |
$11.15 |
$23,200 |
| Ohio |
40,960 |
7.67 |
1.53 |
$11.66 |
$24,250 |
| Indiana |
22,490 |
7.52 |
1.50 |
$11.31 |
$23,520 |
| Wisconsin |
19,670 |
7.01 |
1.40 |
$12.99 |
$27,010 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Alaska |
910 |
2.81 |
0.56 |
$15.37 |
$31,960 |
| Connecticut |
7,270 |
4.37 |
0.87 |
$14.53 |
$30,220 |
| District of Columbia |
220 |
0.31 |
0.06 |
$13.74 |
$28,590 |
| Wyoming |
1,020 |
3.71 |
0.74 |
$13.48 |
$28,050 |
| Washington |
18,730 |
6.11 |
1.22 |
$13.20 |
$27,450 |
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) |
| Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights, IL Metropolitan Division |
32,850 |
9.03 |
1.80 |
$11.46 |
$23,830 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division |
32,590 |
7.72 |
1.54 |
$11.37 |
$23,660 |
| New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division |
28,450 |
4.32 |
0.86 |
$11.36 |
$23,620 |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division |
16,990 |
6.99 |
1.39 |
$11.04 |
$22,960 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
13,740 |
5.38 |
1.07 |
$11.80 |
$24,550 |
| Columbus, OH |
11,530 |
11.27 |
2.24 |
$11.33 |
$23,560 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA |
11,430 |
8.39 |
1.67 |
$12.86 |
$26,750 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
10,920 |
3.72 |
0.74 |
$11.35 |
$23,610 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN |
9,910 |
9.77 |
1.94 |
$11.00 |
$22,880 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN |
8,780 |
8.42 |
1.68 |
$11.98 |
$24,910 |
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United States Department of Labor
