Occupational Employment and Wages, November 2003

53-7064 Packers and Packagers, Hand

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

National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
State profile for this occupation
Metropolitan area 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)
868,390 1.3 % $8.86 $18,430 0.3 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $6.04 $6.95 $8.17 $10.26 $12.97
Annual Wage (2) $12,560 $14,450 $16,980 $21,340 $26,980

Industry profile for this occupation: Top

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage
Grocery stores 208,380 $7.31 $15,200
Employment services 136,280 $7.89 $16,420
Plastics product manufacturing 35,230 $9.91 $20,620
Warehousing and storage 26,040 $10.06 $20,930
Other general merchandise stores 22,550 $8.29 $17,240

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage
Postal service 60 $19.04 $39,610
Support activities for water transportation 360 $18.82 $39,140
Federal government (OES designation) 1,010 $17.50 $36,410
Motor vehicle manufacturing 40 $16.20 $33,690
Aerospace product and parts manufacturing 410 $13.21 $27,470

State profile for this occupation: Top

States with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation:

State Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of State employment
New Jersey 42,390 $8.77 $18,250 1.093%
Indiana 28,550 $9.64 $20,060 1.001%
Tennessee 25,700 $8.99 $18,700 0.983%
Ohio 49,240 $9.34 $19,440 0.928%
Wisconsin 24,720 $9.72 $20,210 0.920%

Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of State employment
Alaska 1,010 $10.45 $21,730 0.347%
Maryland 9,430 $9.90 $20,600 0.385%
Pennsylvania 38,430 $9.84 $20,470 0.699%
Connecticut 8,210 $9.73 $20,240 0.503%
Delaware 1,570 $9.73 $20,230 0.389%

Metropolitan area profile for this occupation: Top

Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation:

MSA Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of MSA employment
Yakima, WA MSA 2,190 $8.66 $18,000 2.851%
Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA MSA 2,450 $8.24 $17,130 2.006%
Jersey City, NJ PMSA 4,440 $8.13 $16,900 1.869%
Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon, NJ PMSA 11,200 $8.45 $17,570 1.799%
Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ PMSA 1,040 $9.46 $19,680 1.763%

Top paying Metropolitan areas for this occupation:

MSA Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of MSA employment
Kokomo, IN MSA 450 $12.39 $25,770 0.937%
Sheboygan, WI MSA 680 $12.27 $25,520 1.177%
Victoria, TX MSA 340 $11.83 $24,610 0.974%
Topeka, KS MSA 560 $11.46 $23,840 0.584%
Anchorage, AK MSA 450 $11.46 $23,830 0.327%

About November 2003 National, State, and Metropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors in metropolitan and non-metropolitan areas in every State and the District of Columbia. The top five employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable Excel files(XLS).

Percentile wage estimates show the percentage of workers in an occupation that earn less than a given wage and the percentage that earn more. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly mean wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

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Last Modified Date: April 19, 2005