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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018
53-7064 Packers and Packagers, Hand
Pack or package by hand a wide variety of products and materials.
National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation
National estimates for this occupation: Top
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 663,970 |
2.0 % |
$12.74 |
$26,490 |
0.4 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$9.07 |
$10.28 |
$11.82 |
$14.31 |
$18.06 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$18,870 |
$21,380 |
$24,580 |
$29,760 |
$37,560 |
Industry profile for this occupation: Top
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Employment Services |
138,590 |
3.78 |
$11.82 |
$24,580 |
| Food and Beverage Stores (4451 and 4452 only) |
131,700 |
4.51 |
$10.97 |
$22,820 |
| Warehousing and Storage |
68,340 |
5.97 |
$14.71 |
$30,590 |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4244 and 4248 only) |
26,190 |
2.67 |
$12.82 |
$26,670 |
| Animal Slaughtering and Processing |
22,220 |
4.29 |
$13.14 |
$27,320 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
Top paying industries for this occupation:
Geographic profile for this occupation: Top
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| California |
101,340 |
5.96 |
1.30 |
$13.40 |
$27,880 |
| Illinois |
51,520 |
8.60 |
1.87 |
$12.82 |
$26,670 |
| Texas |
35,370 |
2.92 |
0.64 |
$11.78 |
$24,500 |
| Florida |
34,040 |
3.95 |
0.86 |
$11.30 |
$23,500 |
| New Jersey |
30,180 |
7.45 |
1.62 |
$12.10 |
$25,160 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Illinois |
51,520 |
8.60 |
1.87 |
$12.82 |
$26,670 |
| Kentucky |
15,010 |
7.94 |
1.73 |
$12.44 |
$25,870 |
| New Jersey |
30,180 |
7.45 |
1.62 |
$12.10 |
$25,160 |
| Wisconsin |
19,240 |
6.75 |
1.47 |
$13.78 |
$28,660 |
| New Hampshire |
4,090 |
6.26 |
1.37 |
$11.84 |
$24,630 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Alaska |
560 |
1.77 |
0.39 |
$17.25 |
$35,870 |
| Connecticut |
7,410 |
4.46 |
0.97 |
$16.26 |
$33,830 |
| Washington |
18,210 |
5.59 |
1.22 |
$14.58 |
$30,320 |
| District of Columbia |
130 |
0.19 |
0.04 |
$14.34 |
$29,820 |
| Iowa |
3,790 |
2.46 |
0.54 |
$14.01 |
$29,150 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
48,890 |
10.53 |
2.30 |
$12.70 |
$26,420 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
38,910 |
6.36 |
1.39 |
$12.84 |
$26,710 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
38,800 |
4.08 |
0.89 |
$12.62 |
$26,240 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
15,390 |
5.40 |
1.18 |
$12.64 |
$26,300 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
15,300 |
5.55 |
1.21 |
$13.50 |
$28,070 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
15,030 |
5.60 |
1.22 |
$11.79 |
$24,530 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
13,780 |
3.86 |
0.84 |
$12.47 |
$25,950 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
13,420 |
5.18 |
1.13 |
$11.72 |
$24,380 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA |
11,580 |
7.76 |
1.69 |
$13.92 |
$28,960 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
9,880 |
4.08 |
0.89 |
$14.91 |
$31,010 |
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