• Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2023

53-7064 Packers and Packagers, Hand

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

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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

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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:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Other Support Activities for Transportation	4,830	13.04	$ 17.24	$ 35,860
Seafood Product Preparation and Packaging	2,720	9.24	$ 14.20	$ 29,530
Sugar and Confectionery Product Manufacturing	5,280	6.45	$ 17.44	$ 36,270
Apparel Knitting Mills	360	5.21	$ 13.82	$ 28,750
Support Activities for Crop Production	17,120	5.07	$ 16.29	$ 33,890

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

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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