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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2023
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) |
| 645,210 |
1.0 % |
$ 17.05 |
$ 35,450 |
0.2 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Packers and Packagers, Hand:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$ 12.44 |
$ 14.53 |
$ 16.74 |
$ 19.03 |
$ 21.68 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$ 25,880 |
$ 30,220 |
$ 34,830 |
$ 39,580 |
$ 45,100 |
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 |
138,020 |
3.68 |
$ 16.06 |
$ 33,390 |
| Food and Beverage Retailers (4451 and 4452 only) |
103,890 |
3.42 |
$ 13.74 |
$ 28,580 |
| Warehousing and Storage |
82,590 |
4.32 |
$ 20.58 |
$ 42,800 |
| General Merchandise Retailers |
37,960 |
1.18 |
$ 20.60 |
$ 42,840 |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4244 and 4248 only) |
20,080 |
1.97 |
$ 16.66 |
$ 34,660 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Packers and Packagers, Hand:
Top paying industries for Packers and Packagers, Hand:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Federal, State, and Local Government, excluding State and Local Government Schools and Hospitals and the U.S. Postal Service (OEWS Designation) |
340 |
0.02 |
$ 27.17 |
$ 56,510 |
| Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing |
300 |
0.06 |
$ 23.22 |
$ 48,300 |
| Foundries |
160 |
0.15 |
$ 22.88 |
$ 47,590 |
| Engine, Turbine, and Power Transmission Equipment Manufacturing |
120 |
0.13 |
$ 22.63 |
$ 47,080 |
| Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills |
340 |
0.39 |
$ 22.40 |
$ 46,580 |
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.
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 |
92,160 |
5.14 |
1.21 |
$ 19.00 |
$ 39,520 |
| New Jersey |
71,410 |
16.99 |
4.00 |
$ 18.64 |
$ 38,770 |
| Texas |
60,770 |
4.48 |
1.05 |
$ 15.65 |
$ 32,540 |
| Florida |
39,880 |
4.17 |
0.98 |
$ 13.81 |
$ 28,720 |
| Illinois |
33,210 |
5.52 |
1.30 |
$ 17.57 |
$ 36,540 |
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 |
71,410 |
16.99 |
4.00 |
$ 18.64 |
$ 38,770 |
| New Hampshire |
4,210 |
6.24 |
1.47 |
$ 15.23 |
$ 31,670 |
| North Carolina |
27,560 |
5.75 |
1.35 |
$ 15.57 |
$ 32,390 |
| Illinois |
33,210 |
5.52 |
1.30 |
$ 17.57 |
$ 36,540 |
| Pennsylvania |
31,900 |
5.36 |
1.26 |
$ 18.17 |
$ 37,790 |
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 |
880 |
2.82 |
0.66 |
$ 19.44 |
$ 40,440 |
| District of Columbia |
210 |
0.31 |
0.07 |
$ 19.09 |
$ 39,710 |
| California |
92,160 |
5.14 |
1.21 |
$ 19.00 |
$ 39,520 |
| Colorado |
4,710 |
1.66 |
0.39 |
$ 18.84 |
$ 39,180 |
| New Jersey |
71,410 |
16.99 |
4.00 |
$ 18.64 |
$ 38,770 |
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 |
53,740 |
5.66 |
1.33 |
$ 18.40 |
$ 38,270 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
28,870 |
6.41 |
1.51 |
$ 17.63 |
$ 36,670 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
26,970 |
4.36 |
1.03 |
$ 18.26 |
$ 37,990 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
26,340 |
6.64 |
1.56 |
$ 16.63 |
$ 34,590 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
23,510 |
8.31 |
1.96 |
$ 18.78 |
$ 39,070 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA |
17,100 |
10.29 |
2.42 |
$ 20.59 |
$ 42,840 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
12,520 |
4.53 |
1.07 |
$ 17.22 |
$ 35,830 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
12,340 |
4.38 |
1.03 |
$ 15.99 |
$ 33,260 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
11,760 |
3.70 |
0.87 |
$ 15.47 |
$ 32,170 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
10,640 |
3.91 |
0.92 |
$ 14.03 |
$ 29,180 |
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) |
| Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ |
2,660 |
42.73 |
10.06 |
$ 15.86 |
$ 32,980 |
| Yakima, WA |
3,060 |
31.54 |
7.42 |
$ 16.81 |
$ 34,960 |
| Wenatchee, WA |
1,580 |
30.98 |
7.29 |
$ 17.33 |
$ 36,050 |
| Salinas, CA |
3,150 |
17.35 |
4.08 |
$ 17.69 |
$ 36,800 |
| Burlington, NC |
930 |
14.08 |
3.31 |
$ 14.46 |
$ 30,080 |
| Gettysburg, PA |
430 |
13.08 |
3.08 |
$ 16.63 |
$ 34,580 |
| Stockton-Lodi, CA |
3,490 |
12.57 |
2.96 |
$ 20.60 |
$ 42,850 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA |
3,130 |
12.48 |
2.94 |
$ 18.40 |
$ 38,270 |
| York-Hanover, PA |
2,060 |
11.33 |
2.67 |
$ 17.93 |
$ 37,300 |
| Visalia-Porterville, CA |
1,800 |
10.66 |
2.51 |
$ 17.31 |
$ 36,000 |
Top paying metropolitan areas for Packers and Packagers, Hand:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Fairbanks, AK |
120 |
3.37 |
0.79 |
$ 22.06 |
$ 45,890 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ |
3,670 |
9.94 |
2.34 |
$ 21.35 |
$ 44,410 |
| Stockton-Lodi, CA |
3,490 |
12.57 |
2.96 |
$ 20.60 |
$ 42,850 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA |
17,100 |
10.29 |
2.42 |
$ 20.59 |
$ 42,840 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
6,760 |
2.79 |
0.66 |
$ 20.57 |
$ 42,780 |
| Boulder, CO |
190 |
0.99 |
0.23 |
$ 20.56 |
$ 42,770 |
| Anchorage, AK |
430 |
2.53 |
0.60 |
$ 20.48 |
$ 42,600 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA |
2,960 |
2.59 |
0.61 |
$ 20.36 |
$ 42,340 |
| Greeley, CO |
180 |
1.59 |
0.37 |
$ 20.25 |
$ 42,120 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA |
4,530 |
2.18 |
0.51 |
$ 19.99 |
$ 41,580 |
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Packers and Packagers, Hand:
| Nonmetropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area |
2,150 |
8.66 |
2.04 |
$ 15.50 |
$ 32,240 |
| Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area |
1,970 |
7.72 |
1.82 |
$ 15.48 |
$ 32,190 |
| Kansas nonmetropolitan area |
1,880 |
4.84 |
1.14 |
$ 16.14 |
$ 33,570 |
| Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area |
1,810 |
12.18 |
2.87 |
$ 13.56 |
$ 28,210 |
| North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area |
1,730 |
6.21 |
1.46 |
$ 14.65 |
$ 30,460 |
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Packers and Packagers, Hand:
Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Packers and Packagers, Hand:
About May 2023 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.
(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 OEWS estimates and related information:
May 2023 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2023 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2023 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2023 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2023 Occupation Profiles
Technical Notes
Last Modified Date: April 3, 2024
United States Department of Labor
