DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

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

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

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020
 Percentiles
GeographyEmploymentEmp SE*MeanMean SE*10th25thMedian75th90th
Minnesota 45,0702,659$17.77/hr$0.23/hr$11.95/hr$13.81/hr$16.96/hr$20.64/hr$25.41/hr
U S 2,953,17020,672$15.80/hr$0.03/hr$10.52/hr$12.08/hr$14.51/hr$18.27/hr$23.17/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.


Leading Industries for Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
IndustryOES EmploymentOES Median Wage
Trade, Transportation and Utilities24,650$17.46/hr
Professional and Business Services10,620$14.60/hr
Manufacturing6,990$18.51/hr
Leisure and Hospitality730$19.12/hr
Construction490$20.69/hr
Public Administration400$11.72/hr
Education and Health Services360$14.42/hr
Financial Activities290$18.14/hr
Other Services220$17.66/hr
Information200$17.53/hr
Natural Resources and Mining120$22.27/hr
Other Regional Data For Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2023 - 2025
Minnesota 45,070 $16.96/hr 1.8%
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA 31,700 $17.34/hr N/A
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 29,160 $17.30/hr N/A
Northwest Minnesota 4,610 $16.19/hr N/A
Northwest Balance of State 4,200 $16.10/hr N/A
Central Minnesota 3,850 $16.70/hr N/A
Southeast Minnesota 2,970 $16.51/hr N/A
Southwest Minnesota 2,490 $16.20/hr N/A
Fargo ND-MN MSA 2,380 $16.24/hr N/A
Southeast Balance of State 2,250 $16.26/hr N/A
Southwest Balance of State 1,690 $16.63/hr N/A
La Crosse WI-MN MSA 1,600 $17.59/hr N/A
Duluth MN-WI MSA 1,440 $16.84/hr N/A
St Cloud MN MSA 1,330 $15.62/hr N/A
Northeast Minnesota 1,220 $16.00/hr N/A
Rochester MN MSA 1,000 $16.85/hr N/A
Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA 880 $15.21/hr N/A
Grand Forks ND-MN MSA 780 $17.75/hr N/A
Northeast Balance of State 340 $13.94/hr N/A
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OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2023 - 2025
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers15,130$16.56/hr2.5%
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers10,020$22.42/hr1.5%
Packers and Packagers, Hand9,200$13.60/hr0.4%
Dishwashers8,170$12.21/hr1.0%
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment5,840$14.02/hr2.7%
Bakers3,140$14.64/hr2.3%
Plating and Coating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic1,010$17.84/hr-0.1%
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic790$17.50/hr2.2%
Pipelayers720$31.77/hr4.3%
Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers470$21.11/hr2.3%
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters300$26.93/hrN/A
Upholsterers200$17.42/hr2.9%
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard TilesN/A$20.87/hr4.7%
Wellhead PumpersN/AN/AN/A
Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems AssemblersN/AN/A-1.1%
Tasks for Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand