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