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