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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2020
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: Top
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) |
599,270 |
1.6 % |
$ 14.07 |
$ 29,270 |
0.5 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Packers and Packagers, Hand:
Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50% (Median) |
75% |
90% |
Hourly Wage |
$ 9.92 |
$ 11.62 |
$ 13.49 |
$ 15.83 |
$ 19.03 |
Annual Wage (2) |
$ 20,630 |
$ 24,180 |
$ 28,050 |
$ 32,920 |
$ 39,580 |
Industry profile for Packers and Packagers, Hand: Top
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 |
115,880 |
3.62 |
$ 13.32 |
$ 27,710 |
Food and Beverage Stores (4451 and 4452 only) |
110,970 |
3.82 |
$ 12.03 |
$ 25,030 |
Warehousing and Storage |
77,280 |
5.45 |
$ 16.05 |
$ 33,370 |
Plastics Product Manufacturing |
23,370 |
4.16 |
$ 14.06 |
$ 29,240 |
Animal Slaughtering and Processing |
23,090 |
4.34 |
$ 14.14 |
$ 29,400 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Packers and Packagers, Hand:
Top paying industries for Packers and Packagers, Hand:
Geographic profile for Packers and Packagers, Hand: Top
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 |
82,230 |
5.00 |
1.16 |
$ 15.16 |
$ 31,530 |
New Jersey |
57,170 |
15.11 |
3.51 |
$ 15.59 |
$ 32,430 |
Illinois |
38,130 |
6.78 |
1.57 |
$ 14.84 |
$ 30,860 |
Florida |
33,010 |
3.91 |
0.91 |
$ 12.20 |
$ 25,370 |
Texas |
31,470 |
2.60 |
0.60 |
$ 12.32 |
$ 25,620 |
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 |
57,170 |
15.11 |
3.51 |
$ 15.59 |
$ 32,430 |
Delaware |
3,170 |
7.43 |
1.72 |
$ 13.46 |
$ 27,990 |
Illinois |
38,130 |
6.78 |
1.57 |
$ 14.84 |
$ 30,860 |
New Hampshire |
4,170 |
6.73 |
1.56 |
$ 12.30 |
$ 25,590 |
Tennessee |
19,500 |
6.71 |
1.56 |
$ 12.68 |
$ 26,360 |
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 |
620 |
2.09 |
0.49 |
$ 17.01 |
$ 35,390 |
Washington |
13,940 |
4.36 |
1.01 |
$ 16.09 |
$ 33,470 |
Maryland |
(8) |
(8) |
(8) |
$ 15.84 |
$ 32,940 |
Michigan |
14,100 |
3.59 |
0.83 |
$ 15.67 |
$ 32,600 |
New Jersey |
57,170 |
15.11 |
3.51 |
$ 15.59 |
$ 32,430 |
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 |
46,090 |
5.22 |
1.21 |
$ 15.28 |
$ 31,780 |
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
33,170 |
7.60 |
1.76 |
$ 14.70 |
$ 30,570 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
27,550 |
4.73 |
1.10 |
$ 15.02 |
$ 31,240 |
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
19,220 |
7.13 |
1.65 |
$ 15.14 |
$ 31,490 |
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
14,530 |
5.59 |
1.30 |
$ 14.64 |
$ 30,440 |
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
14,280 |
5.42 |
1.26 |
$ 12.13 |
$ 25,230 |
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
13,230 |
5.28 |
1.22 |
$ 12.82 |
$ 26,670 |
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA |
12,850 |
8.62 |
2.00 |
$ 14.26 |
$ 29,660 |
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
11,460 |
3.19 |
0.74 |
$ 13.06 |
$ 27,160 |
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ |
8,410 |
3.99 |
0.93 |
$ 14.13 |
$ 29,390 |
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 |
7,470 |
32.42 |
7.53 |
$ 17.29 |
$ 35,970 |
Yakima, WA |
2,190 |
24.30 |
5.64 |
$ 14.92 |
$ 31,030 |
New Bedford, MA |
1,340 |
22.49 |
5.22 |
$ 14.76 |
$ 30,700 |
Visalia-Porterville, CA |
2,690 |
18.08 |
4.20 |
$ 15.08 |
$ 31,370 |
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ |
980 |
17.18 |
3.99 |
$ 13.17 |
$ 27,400 |
Enid, OK |
370 |
16.24 |
3.77 |
$ 13.59 |
$ 28,260 |
Wenatchee, WA |
690 |
15.37 |
3.57 |
$ 16.16 |
$ 33,610 |
Sheboygan, WI |
850 |
14.70 |
3.41 |
$ 15.27 |
$ 31,760 |
Gainesville, GA |
1,190 |
13.33 |
3.10 |
$ 11.46 |
$ 23,840 |
Goldsboro, NC |
530 |
12.66 |
2.94 |
$ 11.21 |
$ 23,310 |
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