Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019

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)
2,953,170	0.7 %	$15.45	$32,130	0.2 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$10.29	$11.81	$14.19	$17.86	$22.66
Annual Wage (2)	$21,410	$24,570	$29,510	$37,150	$47,140

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	610,700	16.59	$13.54	$28,170
Warehousing and Storage	301,210	24.81	$16.16	$33,620
Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods (4232, 4233, 4235, 4236, 4237, and 4239 only)	158,740	11.10	$15.96	$33,190
Truck Transportation	122,880	8.08	$16.84	$35,020
Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4244 and 4248 only)	100,720	10.20	$16.58	$34,490

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Support Activities for Water Transportation	25,430	26.59	$23.00	$47,830
Warehousing and Storage	301,210	24.81	$16.16	$33,620
Employment Services	610,700	16.59	$13.54	$28,170
Farm Product Raw Material Merchant Wholesalers	10,900	15.58	$15.13	$31,480
Other Support Activities for Transportation	3,900	11.82	$15.76	$32,770

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution	1,930	0.50	$25.88	$53,820
Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing	2,570	0.49	$23.82	$49,550
Support Activities for Water Transportation	25,430	26.59	$23.00	$47,830
Natural Gas Distribution	200	0.19	$22.88	$47,590
Scheduled Air Transportation	47,030	10.38	$22.62	$47,050

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	393,460	22.64	1.13	$16.25	$33,800
Texas	204,030	16.41	0.82	$15.43	$32,090
Illinois	181,540	30.13	1.50	$15.32	$31,870
Florida	156,120	17.75	0.88	$14.59	$30,350
Pennsylvania	147,080	24.92	1.24	$15.71	$32,680

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)
Kentucky	63,980	33.73	1.68	$14.71	$30,590
New Jersey	133,980	32.77	1.63	$15.46	$32,150
Tennessee	93,310	31.02	1.54	$14.63	$30,430
South Carolina	64,150	30.44	1.51	$14.37	$29,890
Indiana	93,040	30.27	1.51	$14.81	$30,810

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	1,590	2.20	0.11	$20.43	$42,500
Alaska	4,240	13.37	0.67	$19.33	$40,210
Hawaii	7,300	11.48	0.57	$18.26	$37,990
Washington	64,880	19.55	0.97	$17.47	$36,330
Massachusetts	42,070	11.62	0.58	$17.45	$36,300

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	184,050	19.06	0.95	$16.79	$34,920
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	154,510	24.76	1.23	$15.75	$32,760
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	145,240	31.06	1.54	$15.27	$31,760
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	80,800	22.10	1.10	$16.97	$35,290
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	78,010	28.43	1.41	$14.32	$29,780
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	63,640	22.13	1.10	$15.87	$33,010
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	55,270	20.92	1.04	$15.73	$32,710
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	54,500	35.43	1.76	$16.05	$33,390
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	50,050	16.40	0.82	$14.87	$30,930
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN	47,490	44.90	2.23	$14.58	$30,330