Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2022

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)
653,870	0.8 %	$ 16.02	$ 33,310	0.4 %

Percentile wage estimates for Packers and Packagers, Hand:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$ 11.48	$ 13.76	$ 15.83	$ 17.90	$ 20.23
Annual Wage (2)	$ 23,870	$ 28,620	$ 32,920	$ 37,230	$ 42,070

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	139,860	3.56	$ 15.16	$ 31,520
Food and Beverage Retailers (4451 and 4452 only)	99,370	3.33	$ 12.98	$ 26,990
Warehousing and Storage	86,600	4.55	$ 18.54	$ 38,570
General Merchandise Retailers	39,140	1.22	$ 19.30	$ 40,150
Plastics Product Manufacturing	21,850	3.57	$ 16.36	$ 34,030

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	4,070	11.28	$ 16.52	$ 34,370
Seafood Product Preparation and Packaging	2,650	9.04	$ 13.19	$ 27,420
Apparel Knitting Mills	630	8.13	$ 12.66	$ 26,340
Sugar and Confectionery Product Manufacturing	5,020	6.33	$ 16.69	$ 34,720
Other Food Manufacturing	12,710	5.09	$ 16.58	$ 34,480

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)	340	0.02	$ 26.18	$ 54,450
Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing	(8)	(8)	$ 22.66	$ 47,140
Software Publishers	(8)	(8)	$ 22.14	$ 46,040
Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing	230	0.05	$ 21.74	$ 45,210
Engine, Turbine, and Power Transmission Equipment Manufacturing	70	0.08	$ 21.46	$ 44,640

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.

Map of employment of packers and packagers, hand by state, May 2022

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	90,540	5.13	1.16	$ 17.41	$ 36,220
New Jersey	84,260	20.50	4.64	$ 17.40	$ 36,180
Texas	50,260	3.87	0.87	$ 14.19	$ 29,520
Illinois	38,180	6.49	1.47	$ 16.49	$ 34,310
Florida	34,690	3.77	0.85	$ 12.95	$ 26,940

Map of location quotient of packers and packagers, hand by state, May 2022

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	84,260	20.50	4.64	$ 17.40	$ 36,180
Illinois	38,180	6.49	1.47	$ 16.49	$ 34,310
New Hampshire	4,120	6.25	1.41	$ 14.21	$ 29,560
Indiana	18,910	6.12	1.38	$ 16.04	$ 33,350
Pennsylvania	34,560	5.95	1.35	$ 17.38	$ 36,150

Map of annual mean wages of packers and packagers, hand by state, May 2022

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)
District of Columbia	380	0.55	0.12	$ 18.39	$ 38,250
Alaska	1,120	3.65	0.83	$ 17.96	$ 37,360
Washington	13,610	4.00	0.90	$ 17.81	$ 37,050
California	90,540	5.13	1.16	$ 17.41	$ 36,220
New Jersey	84,260	20.50	4.64	$ 17.40	$ 36,180

Map of employment of packers and packagers, hand by area, May 2022

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	64,520	7.02	1.59	$ 17.30	$ 35,980
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	31,420	7.11	1.61	$ 16.60	$ 34,530
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	29,560	4.85	1.10	$ 17.11	$ 35,580
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	27,200	9.82	2.22	$ 17.44	$ 36,270
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	19,730	5.19	1.17	$ 15.32	$ 31,870
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	12,710	4.66	1.05	$ 14.25	$ 29,650
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	12,580	4.65	1.05	$ 16.73	$ 34,790
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	12,240	7.50	1.70	$ 17.46	$ 36,310
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	9,970	3.80	0.86	$ 13.25	$ 27,550
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	9,570	3.13	0.71	$ 14.13	$ 29,380

Map of location quotient of packers and packagers, hand by area, May 2022

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)
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ	2,460	40.62	9.19	$ 15.05	$ 31,300
Trenton, NJ	8,210	34.68	7.84	$ 18.32	$ 38,110
Yakima, WA	2,820	29.54	6.68	$ 16.47	$ 34,250
Wenatchee, WA	1,410	29.24	6.61	$ 16.96	$ 35,270
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA	3,290	13.33	3.01	$ 17.47	$ 36,330
Salinas, CA	2,360	12.98	2.94	$ 16.63	$ 34,600
Gettysburg, PA	410	12.83	2.90	$ 16.36	$ 34,020
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	4,600	12.73	2.88	$ 20.35	$ 42,330
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	480	12.08	2.73	$ 14.66	$ 30,480
Goldsboro, NC	470	11.82	2.67	$ 13.72	$ 28,540