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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019

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 this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
2,953,170 0.7 % $15.45 $32,130 0.2 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $10.29 $11.81 $14.19 $17.86 $22.66
Annual Wage (2) $21,410 $24,570 $29,510 $37,150 $47,140


Industry profile for this occupation:

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 610,700 16.59 $13.54 $28,170
Warehousing and Storage 301,210 24.81 $16.16 $33,620
Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods (4232, 4233, 4235, 4236, 4237, and 4239 only) 158,740 11.10 $15.96 $33,190
Truck Transportation 122,880 8.08 $16.84 $35,020
Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4244 and 4248 only) 100,720 10.20 $16.58 $34,490

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Support Activities for Water Transportation 25,430 26.59 $23.00 $47,830
Warehousing and Storage 301,210 24.81 $16.16 $33,620
Employment Services 610,700 16.59 $13.54 $28,170
Farm Product Raw Material Merchant Wholesalers 10,900 15.58 $15.13 $31,480
Other Support Activities for Transportation 3,900 11.82 $15.76 $32,770

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution 1,930 0.50 $25.88 $53,820
Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing 2,570 0.49 $23.82 $49,550
Support Activities for Water Transportation 25,430 26.59 $23.00 $47,830
Natural Gas Distribution 200 0.19 $22.88 $47,590
Scheduled Air Transportation 47,030 10.38 $22.62 $47,050


Geographic profile for this occupation:

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 393,460 22.64 1.13 $16.25 $33,800
Texas 204,030 16.41 0.82 $15.43 $32,090
Illinois 181,540 30.13 1.50 $15.32 $31,870
Florida 156,120 17.75 0.88 $14.59 $30,350
Pennsylvania 147,080 24.92 1.24 $15.71 $32,680




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)
Kentucky 63,980 33.73 1.68 $14.71 $30,590
New Jersey 133,980 32.77 1.63 $15.46 $32,150
Tennessee 93,310 31.02 1.54 $14.63 $30,430
South Carolina 64,150 30.44 1.51 $14.37 $29,890
Indiana 93,040 30.27 1.51 $14.81 $30,810




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 1,590 2.20 0.11 $20.43 $42,500
Alaska 4,240 13.37 0.67 $19.33 $40,210
Hawaii 7,300 11.48 0.57 $18.26 $37,990
Washington 64,880 19.55 0.97 $17.47 $36,330
Massachusetts 42,070 11.62 0.58 $17.45 $36,300





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 184,050 19.06 0.95 $16.79 $34,920
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 154,510 24.76 1.23 $15.75 $32,760
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 145,240 31.06 1.54 $15.27 $31,760
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 80,800 22.10 1.10 $16.97 $35,290
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 78,010 28.43 1.41 $14.32 $29,780
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 63,640 22.13 1.10 $15.87 $33,010
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 55,270 20.92 1.04 $15.73 $32,710
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 54,500 35.43 1.76 $16.05 $33,390
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 50,050 16.40 0.82 $14.87 $30,930
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN 47,490 44.90 2.23 $14.58 $30,330




Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Memphis, TN-MS-AR 39,160 61.90 3.08 $14.47 $30,100
Spartanburg, SC 8,420 52.94 2.63 $15.27 $31,760
Kankakee, IL 2,300 51.42 2.56 $15.64 $32,530
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA 3,000 51.05 2.54 $16.48 $34,290
Dalton, GA 3,270 50.85 2.53 $12.23 $25,430
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ 18,110 49.51 2.46 $15.37 $31,970
Gainesville, GA 4,030 45.02 2.24 $14.10 $29,330
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN 47,490 44.90 2.23 $14.58 $30,330
Monroe, MI 1,710 44.08 2.19 $15.99 $33,250
Reno, NV 10,610 43.64 2.17 $15.84 $32,940




Top paying metropolitan areas for this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 39,290 15.89 0.79 $19.20 $39,930
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 15,160 13.29 0.66 $19.11 $39,760
Trenton, NJ 8,210 34.18 1.70 $18.81 $39,120
Fairbanks, AK (8) (8) (8) $18.63 $38,740
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA 1,220 17.11 0.85 $18.62 $38,720
Warner Robins, GA 1,080 14.73 0.73 $18.52 $38,530
Sheboygan, WI 1,460 24.24 1.21 $18.41 $38,290
Hinesville, GA 720 39.63 1.97 $18.40 $38,280
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI 640 8.42 0.42 $18.39 $38,260
Urban Honolulu, HI 5,610 12.26 0.61 $18.33 $38,130

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area 6,680 39.10 1.94 $13.35 $27,770
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area 6,460 27.55 1.37 $12.87 $26,780
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area 6,140 23.91 1.19 $16.54 $34,400
North Northeastern Ohio non-metropolitan area (non-contiguous) 6,120 18.32 0.91 $15.61 $32,480
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area 6,020 35.34 1.76 $13.65 $28,380

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area 3,610 43.90 2.18 $13.17 $27,390
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area 3,730 39.75 1.98 $11.58 $24,090
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area 6,680 39.10 1.94 $13.35 $27,770
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area 4,880 37.27 1.85 $11.37 $23,650
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area 4,380 36.80 1.83 $15.16 $31,530

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Alaska nonmetropolitan area 1,300 11.94 0.59 $23.16 $48,170
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area 720 7.20 0.36 $19.56 $40,690
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area 1,680 13.36 0.66 $18.24 $37,950
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area 1,050 10.30 0.51 $17.82 $37,070
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area 610 7.17 0.36 $17.66 $36,740


About May 2019 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.

(8) Estimate not released.

(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 OES estimates and related information:

May 2019 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: July 6, 2020