Laborers & freight, stock, & material movers, hand

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2024 Workforce

2.53M

Average Age

37.5

Estimated Job Growth

1.48%

10-year projection

Average Salary

$35,002

Average Male Salary

$36,801

Average Female Salary

$29,097

About

Laborers & freight, stock, & material movers, hand are most often employed by the Supermarkets and Other Grocery (except Convenience) Stores industry. The average yearly wage for Laborers & freight, stock, & material movers, hand was $35,002 in 2024.

The locations that employ the most Laborers & freight, stock, & material movers, hand are Johnson County PUMA, TX, San Bernardino County (Southwest)--San Bernardino City (West) PUMA, CA, and Marion County--Wayne & Decatur (Northwest) Townships & Indianapolis City (West) PUMA, IN. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Laborers & freight, stock, & material movers, hand are Johnson County PUMA, TX, Memphis City (Southwest) PUMA, TN, and San Bernardino County (Southwest)--San Bernardino City (West) PUMA, CA.

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Employment

Employment and salary information for the Laborers & freight, stock, & material movers, hand workforce. Laborers & freight, stock, & material movers, hand workforce in 2024 was 2,533,231 people, of which 23.4% were women and 76.6% were men.

Laborers & freight, stock, & material movers, hand are paid most in Cincinnati (East) & Norwood Cities PUMA, OH but are relatively concentrated in Johnson County PUMA, TX.

Employment Over Time

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Grouping

1,941,542

Male Workforce

± 34k

591,689

Female Workforce

± 18.8k

The Laborers & freight, stock, & material movers, hand workforce in 2024 was 2,533,231 people (23.4% women and 76.6% men). This implies an average annual growth of 24.2% between 2014 (2,039,120) and 2024 (2,533,231).

Employment by Location

Level

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This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Laborers & freight, stock, & material movers, hand.

During 2024, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Alaska ($45,970), Hawaii ($44,025), and Rhode Island ($41,901).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$35,002

AVERAGE WAGE

#415 in the ranking (2014)

$69,878

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2024, Laborers & freight, stock, & material movers, hand earned an average of $35,002, $34,876 less than the average national salary of $69,878

The graph shows the ranking of Laborers & freight, stock, & material movers, hand in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2014.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.389

WAGE GINI

In 2024, Laborers & freight, stock, & material movers, hand had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.389, which is lower than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Laborers & freight, stock, & material movers, hand (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Laborers & freight, stock, & material movers, hand compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Laborers & freight, stock, & material movers, hand and on wages for those in the field. Supermarkets and Other Grocery (except Convenience) Stores is the industry that employs the most Laborers & freight, stock, & material movers, hand, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Laborers & freight, stock, & material movers, hand, by average wage, is Oil & gas extraction ($77,696).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

2.53M

2024 Workforce

± 38,756

1.61%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 2.14%

This graphic shows the share of Laborers & freight, stock, & material movers, hand employed by various industries. Supermarkets and Other Grocery (except Convenience) Stores employs the largest share of Laborers & freight, stock, & material movers, hand at 28.2%, followed by Warehousing & storage with 28.1% and Couriers & messengers with 22.3%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Laborers & freight, stock, & material movers, hand in the US. The workforce of Laborers & freight, stock, & material movers, hand in 2024 was 2,533,231 people, with 23.4% woman, and 76.6% men. The average age of male Laborers & freight, stock, & material movers, hand in the workforce is 37 and of female Laborers & freight, stock, & material movers, hand is 38.9, and the most common race/ethnicity for Laborers & freight, stock, & material movers, hand is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Laborers & freight, stock, & material movers, hand in 2024 was 2,533,231 people, with 23.4% woman, and 76.6% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 20 to 24 years (448,133 people), 25 to 29 years (321,827 people), and 30 to 34 years (274,265 people). Among them they concentrated 41.2% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2024, 25.8% of Laborers & freight, stock, & material movers, hand workers were Hispanic and 74.2% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (62.8%), Puerto Rican (9.97)%, and Salvadoran (4.07)%

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Races

In 2024, 50.8% of the Laborers & freight, stock, & material movers, hand workforce were White, of which 21.6% were women and 78.4% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (19.3%) and Two or More Races (13.8%).

Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Laborers & freight, stock, & material movers, hand from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Laborers & freight, stock, & material movers, hand is Business but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2024 were Mechanical Technologies.

Among the necessary skills for Laborers & freight, stock, & material movers, hand, Coordination stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Laborers & freight, stock, & material movers, hand need more than the average amount of Equipment Maintenance.

Majors

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

Type of Majors

Degree

The most common majors achieved by Laborers & freight, stock, & material movers, hand in 2024 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (46,826 people), Visual & Performing Arts (14,159 people), and Engineering (13,500 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Laborers & freight, stock, & material movers, hand workers were High School or Equivalent (1,180,133 people), Some college (570,578 people), and Secondary Education (307,472 people).

The graphic shows the Laborers & freight, stock, & material movers, hand workforce by gender and educational level.

Skills

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Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Laborers & freight, stock, & material movers, hand from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Laborers & freight, stock, & material movers, hand need many skills, but most especially Coordination, Operations Monitoring, Operation and Control.

Projections

Projections on job growth for Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The 10-year national workforce is projected to grow 3.07%, but Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand are expected to see a growth of 1.48% 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 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand.

1.48%

Estimated Job Growth

10-year Projection

3.07%

National Growth

10-year Projection

This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for Laborers & freight, stock, & material movers, hand. This profession is expected to grow less than than 3.07%, the average rate of national job growth.