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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

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:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Other Support Activities for Transportation 7,060 22.44 $13.26 $27,570
Seafood Product Preparation and Packaging 2,160 6.91 $12.07 $25,100
Apparel Knitting Mills 670 6.80 $10.75 $22,370
Sugar and Confectionery Product Manufacturing 4,900 6.40 $13.01 $27,060
Warehousing and Storage 68,340 5.97 $14.71 $30,590

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) 500 0.02 $23.45 $48,770
Scientific Research and Development Services 70 0.01 $21.20 $44,090
Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing 620 0.13 $18.38 $38,230
Motor Vehicle and Motor Vehicle Parts and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers 5,250 1.52 $17.75 $36,930
Household Appliance Manufacturing 170 0.28 $17.40 $36,200


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




Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Wenatchee, WA 1,970 41.75 9.10 $13.88 $28,880
Yakima, WA 2,320 24.99 5.45 $12.95 $26,940
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ 1,200 19.92 4.34 $13.40 $27,870
New Bedford, MA 1,280 19.55 4.26 $13.66 $28,410
Merced, CA 1,390 19.11 4.17 $11.98 $24,910
El Centro, CA 940 16.11 3.51 $13.41 $27,880
Madera, CA 680 15.11 3.29 $12.60 $26,210
Rocky Mount, NC 770 14.06 3.06 $12.12 $25,210
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI 7,170 12.62 2.75 $11.59 $24,110
Gettysburg, PA 410 12.39 2.70 $14.86 $30,900




Top paying metropolitan areas for this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Sheboygan, WI 420 7.09 1.55 $19.43 $40,420
Fairbanks, AK 120 3.35 0.73 $18.75 $39,000
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT 3,380 5.77 1.26 $18.33 $38,120
Madison, WI 2,670 6.81 1.48 $16.84 $35,030
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI 7,090 3.60 0.78 $16.83 $35,010
Anchorage, AK 360 2.11 0.46 $16.45 $34,210
Wausau, WI 400 5.59 1.22 $16.44 $34,190
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA 930 3.92 0.85 $16.44 $34,190
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA 200 2.26 0.49 $16.37 $34,050
Killeen-Temple, TX (8) (8) (8) $16.20 $33,700

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 2,510 9.69 2.11 $11.48 $23,880
Kansas nonmetropolitan area 2,450 6.24 1.36 $13.42 $27,920
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area 2,210 13.87 3.02 $13.38 $27,840
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 2,210 8.86 1.93 $12.23 $25,450
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area 2,030 12.08 2.63 $11.71 $24,360

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area 1,620 16.87 3.68 $13.02 $27,080
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area 2,210 13.87 3.02 $13.38 $27,840
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area 2,030 12.08 2.63 $11.71 $24,360
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area 840 11.89 2.59 $13.23 $27,520
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area 1,610 11.05 2.41 $11.72 $24,380

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Alaska nonmetropolitan area (8) (8) (8) $18.67 $38,840
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area 500 4.12 0.90 $15.46 $32,160
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area 600 5.56 1.21 $15.39 $32,000
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area 970 5.08 1.11 $14.97 $31,140
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area 1,140 8.06 1.76 $14.86 $30,910


About May 2018 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.

(8) Estimate not released.

(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 OES estimates and related information:

May 2018 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2018 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2018 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2018 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2018 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: March 29, 2019