Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2021

53-7064 Packers and Packagers, Hand

Pack or package by hand a wide variety of products and materials.

National estimates for Packers and Packagers, Hand
Industry profile for Packers and Packagers, Hand
Geographic profile for Packers and Packagers, Hand

National estimates for Packers and Packagers, Hand:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Packers and Packagers, Hand:

Employment (1)	Employment RSE (3)	Mean hourly wage	Mean annual wage (2)	Wage RSE (3)
585,270	1.0 %	$ 14.88	$ 30,950	0.3 %

Percentile wage estimates for Packers and Packagers, Hand:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$ 11.07	$ 12.54	$ 14.39	$ 17.34	$ 18.38
Annual Wage (2)	$ 23,030	$ 26,090	$ 29,940	$ 36,060	$ 38,220

Industry profile for Packers and Packagers, Hand:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Packers and Packagers, Hand are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in Packers and Packagers, Hand, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Packers and Packagers, Hand:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Employment Services	125,480	3.60	$ 13.91	$ 28,920
Food and Beverage Stores (4451 and 4452 only)	100,750	3.41	$ 12.44	$ 25,870
Warehousing and Storage	68,120	4.11	$ 17.21	$ 35,800
Plastics Product Manufacturing	23,200	3.97	$ 15.17	$ 31,550
Animal Slaughtering and Processing	19,560	3.76	$ 15.45	$ 32,130

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Packers and Packagers, Hand:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Other Support Activities for Transportation	4,840	14.64	$ 16.15	$ 33,580
Seafood Product Preparation and Packaging	2,410	8.05	$ 12.78	$ 26,570
Apparel Knitting Mills	600	7.70	$ 11.61	$ 24,150
Sugar and Confectionery Product Manufacturing	4,530	6.04	$ 15.71	$ 32,690
Other Food Manufacturing	13,650	5.82	$ 15.43	$ 32,100

Top paying industries for Packers and Packagers, Hand:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers	(8)	(8)	$ 35.24	$ 73,290
Federal Executive Branch (OEWS Designation)	350	0.02	$ 25.18	$ 52,380
Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing	170	0.11	$ 24.27	$ 50,470
Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing	50	0.05	$ 20.61	$ 42,880
Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing	250	0.05	$ 20.09	$ 41,790

Geographic profile for Packers and Packagers, Hand:

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

Map of employment of packers and packagers, hand by state, May 2021

States with the highest employment level in Packers and Packagers, Hand:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
California	77,170	4.67	1.12	$ 16.40	$ 34,100
New Jersey	71,880	18.67	4.49	$ 16.55	$ 34,420
Texas	34,470	2.82	0.68	$ 12.70	$ 26,420
Illinois	33,280	5.92	1.43	$ 15.07	$ 31,340
Florida	31,950	3.71	0.89	$ 12.24	$ 25,450

Map of location quotient of packers and packagers, hand by state, May 2021

States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Packers and Packagers, Hand:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
New Jersey	71,880	18.67	4.49	$ 16.55	$ 34,420
New Hampshire	4,440	6.98	1.68	$ 12.75	$ 26,510
Tennessee	19,760	6.62	1.59	$ 13.71	$ 28,510
Illinois	33,280	5.92	1.43	$ 15.07	$ 31,340
Indiana	15,280	5.12	1.23	$ 14.02	$ 29,160

Map of annual mean wages of packers and packagers, hand by state, May 2021

Top paying states for Packers and Packagers, Hand:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Alaska	820	2.78	0.67	$ 17.80	$ 37,020
District of Columbia	260	0.40	0.10	$ 16.75	$ 34,830
New Jersey	71,880	18.67	4.49	$ 16.55	$ 34,420
California	77,170	4.67	1.12	$ 16.40	$ 34,100
Washington	14,580	4.55	1.10	$ 16.37	$ 34,040

Map of employment of packers and packagers, hand by area, May 2021

Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Packers and Packagers, 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	54,800	6.32	1.52	$ 16.45	$ 34,220
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	29,790	7.04	1.69	$ 15.21	$ 31,640
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	26,490	4.63	1.11	$ 16.11	$ 33,520
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	22,370	8.43	2.03	$ 16.38	$ 34,080
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	12,740	3.55	0.85	$ 13.10	$ 27,250
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	12,480	4.83	1.16	$ 15.37	$ 31,960
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	11,680	4.51	1.09	$ 13.62	$ 28,330
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	9,710	3.96	0.95	$ 12.35	$ 25,680
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	9,000	5.88	1.42	$ 15.84	$ 32,950
Trenton, NJ	7,880	34.66	8.34	$ 17.74	$ 36,900

Map of location quotient of packers and packagers, hand by area, May 2021

Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Packers and Packagers, Hand:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Trenton, NJ	7,880	34.66	8.34	$ 17.74	$ 36,900
Yakima, WA	2,760	30.28	7.29	$ 14.60	$ 30,380
Wenatchee, WA	1,270	27.22	6.55	$ 14.93	$ 31,050
New Bedford, MA	1,250	20.18	4.86	$ 15.64	$ 32,520
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	7,300	12.07	2.91	$ 13.81	$ 28,730
Goldsboro, NC	460	11.70	2.82	$ 12.74	$ 26,500
Gettysburg, PA	360	11.25	2.71	$ 14.91	$ 31,010
Sheboygan, WI	590	10.19	2.45	$ 16.38	$ 34,070
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA	550	9.79	2.36	$ 16.00	$ 33,280
Stockton-Lodi, CA	2,420	9.45	2.27	$ 15.83	$ 32,930