Occupational Employment Statistics

DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

53-7062 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand

Occupational Description:
Manually move freight, stock, or other materials or perform other general labor. Includes all manual laborers not elsewhere classified. Excludes “Material Moving Workers" (53-7011 through 53-7199) who use power equipment. Excludes “Construction Laborers" (47-2061) and "Helpers, Construction Trades (47-3011 through 47-3019).

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
First Quarter 2024

Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Minnesota	54,740	1,095	$22.42/hr	$17.28/hr	$18.94/hr	$22.28/hr	$24.77/hr	$29.53/hr

Leading Industries for Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand

Industry	OES Employment (Statewide)	OES Median Wage (Statewide)
Natural Resources and Mining	210	$20.99/hr
Construction	1,170	$23.07/hr
Manufacturing	13,270	$22.98/hr
Trade, Transportation and Utilities	30,600	$22.50/hr
Information	720	$20.95/hr
Financial Activities	400	$20.08/hr
Professional and Business Services	6,920	$18.89/hr
Education and Health Services	480	$23.34/hr
Leisure and Hospitality	600	$18.92/hr
Other Services	240	$18.64/hr
Public Administration	140	$21.62/hr

Other Regional Data for Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand

Geography	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2022-2032
Northeast Balance of State	520	$18.40/hr	N/A
Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA	1,140	$19.96/hr	N/A
Grand Forks ND-MN MSA	1,230	$19.33/hr	N/A
Duluth MN-WI MSA	1,450	$19.78/hr	N/A
Northeast Minnesota	1,540	$19.45/hr	5.0%
Rochester MN MSA	1,620	$20.83/hr	N/A
St Cloud MN MSA	2,170	$19.62/hr	N/A
La Crosse WI-MN MSA	2,260	$23.02/hr	N/A
Southwest Balance of State	2,930	$21.52/hr	N/A
Northwest Balance of State	3,190	$20.12/hr	N/A
Southeast Balance of State	3,380	$21.85/hr	N/A
Southwest Minnesota	3,580	$20.67/hr	4.3%
Northwest Minnesota	3,770	$20.25/hr	6.0%
Fargo ND-MN MSA	4,410	$21.04/hr	N/A
Southeast Minnesota	4,490	$21.46/hr	6.6%
Central Minnesota	5,420	$20.45/hr	7.6%
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN	33,730	$22.88/hr	6.7%
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA	36,880	$22.84/hr	N/A
Minnesota	54,740	$22.28/hr	6.7%

Related Occupations

Occupations	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2022-2032
Helpers--Production Workers	3,150	$19.57/hr	-6.3%
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	750	$23.76/hr	3.2%
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	7,380	$23.78/hr	5.0%
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	3,190	$24.23/hr	3.5%
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	1,480	$26.61/hr	1.9%
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers	120	$42.91/hr	1.4%
Sewing Machine Operators	2,160	$18.77/hr	-4.1%
Light Truck Drivers	17,290	$23.39/hr	9.1%
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	2,280	$24.85/hr	-5.6%
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	9,670	$27.54/hr	6.1%

Task for Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand

Remove copper from circuit boards.
Collect recyclable materials from curbside for delivery to designated facilities.
Sort materials, such as metals, glass, wood, paper or plastics, into appropriate containers for recycling.
Record logs of recycled materials or waste chemicals removed from products.
Direct spouts and position receptacles, such as bins, carts, or containers, so they can be loaded.
Collect and sort recyclable construction materials, such as concrete, drywall, plastics, or wood, into containers.
Clean recycling yard by sweeping, raking, picking up broken glass and loose paper debris, or moving barrels and bins.
Maintain equipment storage areas to ensure that inventory is protected.
Read work orders or receive oral instructions to determine work assignments or material or equipment needs.
Cut discarded products, such as appliances and automobiles, into small pieces using saws, blow torches, or other hand or power tools.