Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2020

53-7064 Packers and Packagers, Hand

Pack or package by hand a wide variety of products and materials.

National estimates for Packers and Packagers, Hand
Industry profile for Packers and Packagers, Hand
Geographic profile for Packers and Packagers, Hand

National estimates for Packers and Packagers, Hand:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Packers and Packagers, Hand:

Employment (1)	Employment RSE (3)	Mean hourly wage	Mean annual wage (2)	Wage RSE (3)
599,270	1.6 %	$ 14.07	$ 29,270	0.5 %

Percentile wage estimates for Packers and Packagers, Hand:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$ 9.92	$ 11.62	$ 13.49	$ 15.83	$ 19.03
Annual Wage (2)	$ 20,630	$ 24,180	$ 28,050	$ 32,920	$ 39,580

Industry profile for Packers and Packagers, Hand:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Packers and Packagers, Hand are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in Packers and Packagers, Hand, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Packers and Packagers, Hand:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Employment Services	115,880	3.62	$ 13.32	$ 27,710
Food and Beverage Stores (4451 and 4452 only)	110,970	3.82	$ 12.03	$ 25,030
Warehousing and Storage	77,280	5.45	$ 16.05	$ 33,370
Plastics Product Manufacturing	23,370	4.16	$ 14.06	$ 29,240
Animal Slaughtering and Processing	23,090	4.34	$ 14.14	$ 29,400

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Packers and Packagers, Hand:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Other Support Activities for Transportation	7,850	24.86	$ 15.35	$ 31,930
Seafood Product Preparation and Packaging	3,060	10.21	$ 13.29	$ 27,640
Apparel Knitting Mills	550	6.49	$ 12.10	$ 25,170
Sugar and Confectionery Product Manufacturing	4,190	5.73	$ 14.45	$ 30,050
Warehousing and Storage	77,280	5.45	$ 16.05	$ 33,370

Top paying industries for Packers and Packagers, Hand:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Federal Executive Branch (OEWS Designation)	370	0.02	$ 24.76	$ 51,500
Household Appliance Manufacturing	250	0.42	$ 18.46	$ 38,400
Electrical Equipment Manufacturing	130	0.10	$ 18.30	$ 38,050
Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing	30	0.02	$ 18.13	$ 37,710
Veneer, Plywood, and Engineered Wood Product Manufacturing	190	0.23	$ 18.08	$ 37,610

Geographic profile for Packers and Packagers, Hand:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Packers and Packagers, Hand are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in Packers and Packagers, Hand, see the Create Customized Tables function.

States with the highest employment level in Packers and Packagers, Hand:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
California	82,230	5.00	1.16	$ 15.16	$ 31,530
New Jersey	57,170	15.11	3.51	$ 15.59	$ 32,430
Illinois	38,130	6.78	1.57	$ 14.84	$ 30,860
Florida	33,010	3.91	0.91	$ 12.20	$ 25,370
Texas	31,470	2.60	0.60	$ 12.32	$ 25,620

States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Packers and Packagers, Hand:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
New Jersey	57,170	15.11	3.51	$ 15.59	$ 32,430
Delaware	3,170	7.43	1.72	$ 13.46	$ 27,990
Illinois	38,130	6.78	1.57	$ 14.84	$ 30,860
New Hampshire	4,170	6.73	1.56	$ 12.30	$ 25,590
Tennessee	19,500	6.71	1.56	$ 12.68	$ 26,360

Top paying states for Packers and Packagers, Hand:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Alaska	620	2.09	0.49	$ 17.01	$ 35,390
Washington	13,940	4.36	1.01	$ 16.09	$ 33,470
Maryland	(8)	(8)	(8)	$ 15.84	$ 32,940
Michigan	14,100	3.59	0.83	$ 15.67	$ 32,600
New Jersey	57,170	15.11	3.51	$ 15.59	$ 32,430

Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Packers and Packagers, Hand:

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	46,090	5.22	1.21	$ 15.28	$ 31,780
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	33,170	7.60	1.76	$ 14.70	$ 30,570
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	27,550	4.73	1.10	$ 15.02	$ 31,240
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	19,220	7.13	1.65	$ 15.14	$ 31,490
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	14,530	5.59	1.30	$ 14.64	$ 30,440
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	14,280	5.42	1.26	$ 12.13	$ 25,230
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	13,230	5.28	1.22	$ 12.82	$ 26,670
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	12,850	8.62	2.00	$ 14.26	$ 29,660
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	11,460	3.19	0.74	$ 13.06	$ 27,160
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	8,410	3.99	0.93	$ 14.13	$ 29,390

Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Packers and Packagers, Hand:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Trenton, NJ	7,470	32.42	7.53	$ 17.29	$ 35,970
Yakima, WA	2,190	24.30	5.64	$ 14.92	$ 31,030
New Bedford, MA	1,340	22.49	5.22	$ 14.76	$ 30,700
Visalia-Porterville, CA	2,690	18.08	4.20	$ 15.08	$ 31,370
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ	980	17.18	3.99	$ 13.17	$ 27,400
Enid, OK	370	16.24	3.77	$ 13.59	$ 28,260
Wenatchee, WA	690	15.37	3.57	$ 16.16	$ 33,610
Sheboygan, WI	850	14.70	3.41	$ 15.27	$ 31,760
Gainesville, GA	1,190	13.33	3.10	$ 11.46	$ 23,840
Goldsboro, NC	530	12.66	2.94	$ 11.21	$ 23,310