Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2011

53-1021 First-Line Supervisors of Helpers, Laborers, and Material Movers, Hand

Directly supervise and coordinate the activities of helpers, laborers, or material movers.


National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic 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)
166,560 0.7 % $22.52 $46,840 0.2 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $13.43 $16.84 $21.43 $27.25 $33.83
Annual Wage (2) $27,930 $35,020 $44,580 $56,680 $70,370


Industry profile for this occupation: Top

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

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Warehousing and Storage 20,010 3.10 $23.49 $48,860
Automotive Repair and Maintenance 11,930 1.47 $18.10 $37,640
Grocery and Related Product Merchant Wholesalers 6,540 0.91 $23.00 $47,840
General Freight Trucking 5,810 0.65 $24.62 $51,200
Miscellaneous Durable Goods Merchant Wholesalers 3,700 1.29 $22.49 $46,780

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Other Support Activities for Transportation 900 3.35 $22.32 $46,430
Warehousing and Storage 20,010 3.10 $23.49 $48,860
Support Activities for Water Transportation 1,560 1.72 $28.71 $59,710
Farm Product Raw Material Merchant Wholesalers 1,220 1.62 $22.35 $46,490
Automotive Repair and Maintenance 11,930 1.47 $18.10 $37,640

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) 110 0.01 $32.72 $68,050
Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution 150 0.04 $32.10 $66,770
Oil and Gas Extraction 220 0.14 $32.10 $66,770
Coal Mining 220 0.27 $31.58 $65,680
Limited-Service Eating Places (8) (8) $31.36 $65,220


Geographic profile for this occupation: Top

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





States with the highest employment level in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 20,910 1.49 1.15 $22.86 $47,540
Texas 13,860 1.34 1.04 $21.75 $45,240
Illinois 8,340 1.50 1.15 $23.32 $48,510
New Jersey 7,610 2.02 1.55 $24.85 $51,700
Ohio 7,440 1.49 1.15 $20.93 $43,530




States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New Jersey 7,610 2.02 1.55 $24.85 $51,700
Tennessee 5,100 1.96 1.51 $21.12 $43,940
Nebraska 1,640 1.81 1.40 $23.71 $49,310
Indiana 4,780 1.73 1.33 $22.19 $46,150
North Carolina 6,550 1.72 1.32 $20.92 $43,510




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Alaska 390 1.25 0.96 $26.51 $55,150
District of Columbia 280 0.43 0.33 $25.54 $53,120
New York 6,150 0.73 0.56 $25.18 $52,370
Maryland 2,710 1.09 0.84 $24.86 $51,710
New Jersey 7,610 2.02 1.55 $24.85 $51,700





Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division 6,530 1.71 1.32 $22.86 $47,550
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL Metropolitan Division 5,040 1.41 1.08 $23.98 $49,870
New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division 4,570 0.90 0.70 $26.24 $54,570
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA 3,860 1.73 1.34 $23.17 $48,190
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX 3,470 1.36 1.05 $23.21 $48,280
Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division 3,110 1.52 1.17 $22.62 $47,050
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 2,810 2.46 1.89 $23.91 $49,740
Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, AZ 2,410 1.42 1.09 $21.69 $45,110
Edison-New Brunswick, NJ Metropolitan Division 2,260 2.36 1.81 $25.11 $52,220
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division 2,040 0.88 0.68 $24.64 $51,240




Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Hanford-Corcoran, CA 150 4.06 3.13 $22.74 $47,300
Danville, IL 90 3.41 2.62 $22.61 $47,020
Memphis, TN-MS-AR 1,730 2.97 2.29 $22.33 $46,440
Dalton, GA 190 2.94 2.26 $22.22 $46,210
Steubenville-Weirton, OH-WV 120 2.91 2.24 $19.85 $41,290
Savannah, GA 410 2.80 2.15 $26.66 $55,440
Springfield, OH 130 2.74 2.11 $19.75 $41,080
Rockford, IL 380 2.73 2.10 $22.01 $45,770
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC 380 2.70 2.08 $21.18 $44,050
Monroe, MI 100 2.67 2.06 $22.06 $45,890




Top paying metropolitan areas for this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Fond du Lac, WI 90 2.20 1.69 $43.81 $91,120
Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, MA NECTA Division 80 0.93 0.72 $30.97 $64,410
Taunton-Norton-Raynham, MA NECTA Division 60 1.44 1.11 $29.45 $61,250
Anderson, SC 70 1.22 0.94 $28.63 $59,550
Anchorage, AK 240 1.45 1.12 $27.90 $58,030
Winchester, VA-WV 50 0.91 0.70 $27.53 $57,270
Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division 910 0.75 0.58 $27.52 $57,240
Kokomo, IN 40 0.97 0.74 $27.51 $57,210
Lawrence-Methuen-Salem, MA-NH NECTA Division 50 0.87 0.67 $27.43 $57,050
Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division 1,890 1.04 0.80 $27.33 $56,850

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Other North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 550 1.87 1.44 $19.90 $41,390
Western Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 500 2.08 1.60 $21.33 $44,360
Eastern Texas nonmetropolitan area 460 1.65 1.27 $19.79 $41,160
Kansas nonmetropolitan area 420 1.11 0.86 $20.38 $42,380
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area 410 2.26 1.74 $23.61 $49,110

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Hammond nonmetropolitan area 200 4.00 3.08 $20.15 $41,920
Northern Utah nonmetropolitan area 70 3.84 2.96 $20.97 $43,620
Southwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area 190 2.92 2.25 $21.82 $45,390
Western Nebraska nonmetropolitan area 210 2.74 2.11 $22.47 $46,730
Pee Dee South Carolina nonmetropolitan area 120 2.72 2.09 $23.29 $48,430

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Northeastern Nebraska nonmetropolitan area 160 1.70 1.31 $26.16 $54,420
Other Nevada nonmetropolitan area (8) (8) (8) $26.04 $54,170
North Central West Virginia nonmetropolitan area 110 0.77 0.60 $25.56 $53,170
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area 240 1.64 1.26 $25.47 $52,970
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area 40 0.64 0.49 $25.40 $52,830


About May 2011 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. 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.

(8) Estimate not released.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OES estimates and related information:

May 2011 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2011 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2011 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2011 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

List of Occupations in SOC Code Number Order

List of Occupations in Alphabetical Order

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Last Modified Date: March 27, 2012