Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018

53-7062 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand

Manually move freight, stock, or other materials or perform other general labor. Includes all manual laborers not elsewhere classified. Excludes "Material Moving Workers" (53-7011 through 53-7199) who use power equipment. Excludes "Construction Laborers" (47-2061) and "Helpers, Construction Trades (47-3011 through 47-3019).

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)
2,893,180	0.7 %	$14.85	$30,890	0.2 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$9.95	$11.31	$13.59	$17.29	$21.97
Annual Wage (2)	$20,700	$23,520	$28,260	$35,960	$45,700

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	610,170	16.66	$13.02	$27,090
Warehousing and Storage	329,540	28.77	$15.71	$32,680
Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods (4232, 4233, 4235, 4236, 4237, and 4239 only)	149,430	10.68	$15.35	$31,930
Truck Transportation	114,080	7.72	$16.19	$33,660
Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4244 and 4248 only)	96,820	9.86	$15.81	$32,880

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Warehousing and Storage	329,540	28.77	$15.71	$32,680
Support Activities for Water Transportation	24,910	26.85	$21.48	$44,680
Employment Services	610,170	16.66	$13.02	$27,090
Farm Product Raw Material Merchant Wholesalers	12,100	16.42	$15.11	$31,430
Other Support Activities for Transportation	4,080	12.96	$15.01	$31,220

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Natural Gas Distribution	190	0.18	$26.98	$56,110
Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution	1,740	0.44	$23.66	$49,220
Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing	2,920	0.60	$23.03	$47,910
Rail Transportation	1,990	0.86	$22.18	$46,120
Motor Vehicle Manufacturing	3,870	1.66	$22.14	$46,040

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	382,280	22.48	1.12	$15.57	$32,380
Texas	206,200	17.02	0.85	$14.68	$30,530
Illinois	158,670	26.48	1.32	$14.49	$30,140
Pennsylvania	151,350	25.88	1.29	$15.19	$31,590
Florida	145,920	16.95	0.85	$14.12	$29,370

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)
New Jersey	141,660	34.98	1.75	$14.56	$30,280
Tennessee	95,200	32.20	1.61	$14.08	$29,300
Kentucky	59,760	31.62	1.58	$14.29	$29,720
Indiana	95,010	31.17	1.56	$14.71	$30,590
Georgia	121,850	27.73	1.39	$13.53	$28,140

Top paying States for this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
District of Columbia	2,090	2.93	0.15	$24.31	$50,560
Alaska	4,070	12.90	0.65	$18.73	$38,950
Hawaii	7,280	11.34	0.57	$17.89	$37,210
Wyoming	2,750	10.21	0.51	$17.30	$35,990
Minnesota	43,790	15.27	0.76	$16.87	$35,080

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)
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	187,330	19.72	0.99	$15.61	$32,480
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	142,870	23.35	1.17	$15.12	$31,450
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	125,420	27.02	1.35	$14.44	$30,030
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	82,960	23.25	1.16	$16.07	$33,430
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	72,730	27.11	1.36	$13.62	$28,320
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	65,590	43.92	2.20	$15.36	$31,950
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	62,000	21.77	1.09	$15.30	$31,810
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	51,070	17.12	0.86	$14.03	$29,190
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN	49,690	47.75	2.39	$14.45	$30,050
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	49,520	19.12	0.96	$14.99	$31,170