Packers & packagers, hand

Detailed Occupation

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2020 Workforce

506k

Average Age

38.4

Estimated Job Growth

−4.82%

10-year projection

Average Salary

$23,655

Average Male Salary

$25,565

Average Female Salary

$22,183

About

Packers & packagers, hand are most often employed by the Warehousing & storage industry. The average yearly wage for Packers & packagers, hand was $23,655 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Packers & packagers, hand by wage are Pressers, textile, garment, & related materials, Medical transcriptionists, and Teaching assistants.

Packers & packagers, hand are part of the Material Moving Occupations, along with Industrial truck & tractor operators, Cleaners of vehicles & equipment, Laborers & freight, stock, & material movers, hand, Machine feeders & offbearers, Packers & packagers, hand, and 5 more.

The top 3 locations that employ the most Packers & packagers, hand are Fontana City (East) PUMA, CA, Fontana City (West) PUMA, CA, and Allentown City PUMA, PA. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Packers & packagers, hand are Fontana City (East) PUMA, CA, Allentown City PUMA, PA, and Fontana City (West) PUMA, CA.

Employment

Information on the businesses and industries that employ Packers & packagers, hand and on wages and locations for those in the field. Warehousing & storage is the industry that employs the most Packers & packagers, hand, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Packers & packagers, hand, by average wage, is Metals & minerals (except petroleum) merchant wholesalers. Packers & packagers, hand are paid most in Chicopee City PUMA, MA but are relatively concentrated in Fontana City (East) PUMA, CA.

Yearly Wage

$23,655

AVERAGE SALARY

± $787

In 2020, Packers & packagers, hand earned an average of $23,655, $32,298 less than than the average national salary of $55,954.

Medical transcriptionists make somewhat more than Packers & packagers, hand while Pressers, textile, garment, & related materials make somewhat less. This chart shows the various occupations closest to Packers & packagers, hand as measured by average annual salary in the US.

Wage Distribution

0.365

WAGE GINI

In 2015, Packers & packagers, hand had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.365, which is lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Packers & packagers, hand (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

Wage by Location

HIGHEST PAYING PUMAS

This map shows the Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States shaded by average annual wage for Packers & packagers, hand.

Spatial Concentration

PUMAs with a Relatively High Concentration of Packers & packagers, hand

This map displays which Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States have a relatively high population of Packers & packagers, hand.

Most Common

The most common industries employing Packers & packagers, hand, by number of employees, are Warehousing & storage, Electronic shopping and mail-order houses, Employment services, Supermarkets and Other Grocery (except Convenience) Stores, Grocery & related product merchant wholesalers, Couriers & messengers, Other administrative & other support services, Animal slaughtering & processing, General merchandise stores, including warehouse clubs and supercenters, Seafood & other miscellaneous foods, n.e.c. , and Restaurants & Food Services.

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Packers & packagers, hand, by average wage, are Metals & minerals (except petroleum) merchant wholesalers, Individual & family services, and Support activities for mining.

Industries by Share

506k

2020 Workforce

± 17,426

0.24%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 4.87%

The number of people employed as Packers & packagers, hand has been growing at a rate of 0.24%, from 504,326 people in 2019 to 505,535 people in 2020.

This graphic shows the share of Packers & packagers, hand employed by various industries. Warehousing & storage employs the largest share of Packers & packagers, hand at 13.6%, followed by Electronic shopping and mail-order houses with 6.53% and Employment services with 5.23%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Packers & packagers, hand in the US. The average age of male Packers & packagers, hand in the workforce is 36 and of female Packers & packagers, hand is 40.3, and the most common race/ethnicity for Packers & packagers, hand is White (Non-Hispanic).

Composition by Sex

220k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 11,509

285k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 13,104

56.5% of Packers & packagers, hand are Female, making them the more common sex in the occupation. This chart shows the sex breakdown of Packers & packagers, hand.

Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity of Packers & packagers, hand

White (Non-Hispanic)
White (Hispanic)
Black (Non-Hispanic)

29% of Packers & packagers, hand are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 20.8% of Packers & packagers, hand, White (Hispanic) is the second most common race or ethnicity in this occupation. This chart shows the racial and ethnic breakdown of Packers & packagers, hand.

Age by Sex

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 0.757

40.3

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 0.634

The median age of Packers & packagers, hand is 38.4, and Male employees are generally 4.32 years younger than than their Female counterparts.

Education

Data on higher education choices for Packers & packagers, hand from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Packers & packagers, hand is Business but a relatively high number of Packers & packagers, hand hold a major in Theology.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.

MOST COMMON MAJORS

MOST SPECIALIZED MAJORS

Skills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Packers & packagers, hand from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Packers & packagers, hand need many skills, but most especially Monitoring, Coordination, and Active Listening. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Packers & packagers, hand need more than the average amount of Operation and Control, Quality Control Analysis, and Equipment Selection.

Radar Distribution

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Projections

Projections on job growth for Packers and Packagers, Hand from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The 10-year national workforce is projected to grow 3.71%, but Packers and Packagers, Hand are expected to see a growth of −4.82% over the same period. This occupation is expected to grow less than the national average.

Job Growth

For growth projections, the closest comparible industry reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics is Packers and Packagers, Hand.

−4.82%

Estimated Job Growth

10-year Projection

3.71%

National Growth

10-year Projection

This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for Packers and Packagers, Hand. This profession is expected to grow less than than 3.71%, the average rate of national job growth.