53 Series · SOC 53-7064
Packers and Packagers, Hand Salary
National pay, percentile range, growth outlook, and state-by-state detail from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey (May 2025).
- $36,280
- Median / year
- $47,100
- Top 10% earn
- -5.4%
- Growth '23–'33
- 559,820
- US workers
Packers and Packagers, Hand earn a median of $36,280 per year.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey, the median annual wage is $36,280, based on the most recent survey of employers. Reported pay ranges from $27,890 (10th percentile) to $47,100 (90th percentile) nationally, across roughly 559,820 US workers. Kansas pays the most ($44,460), since pay varies by state and metro area.
The pay verdict
Packers and Packagers, Hand earn a median of $36,280, putting them among the lower-paid US occupations and higher than 5% of the 825 occupations with a published BLS median. Within Transportation and Material Moving, it ranks #46 of 50 by median pay. Employment is projected to fall 5.4% by 2033.
- $36,280
- Median annual wage
- Top 95%
- of 825 US occupations with published wages
- #46 of 50
- in Transportation and Material Moving
- 1.7×
- 90th-to-10th pay spread
Highest-paying state: Kansas at $44,460. Typical entry-level education: No formal educational credential.
Packers and Packagers, Hand (SOC 53-7064) pays a national median of $36,280 per year according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey released in May 2025. Full-range compensation stretches from $27,890 at the 10th percentile to $47,100 at the 90th, with a mean of $37,540 indicating a right-skew where top earners pull the average above the midpoint. An estimated 559,820 Americans work in this occupation across 54 reporting states and 511 metro areas.
BLS Employment Projections forecast a -5.4% change in employment from 2024 to 2034, which the agency classifies as declining relative to the 5% all-occupations baseline. About 74,000 openings are projected per year, combining new positions with replacement needs from retirements and occupation-switchers. Typical entry-level preparation is No formal educational credential and short-term on-the-job training of on-the-job training. The BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) and Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII) produce a workplace-safety grade of C for this role, with a fatality rate of 17.5 per 100,000 and injury rate of 4.8 per 100.
Geographic variation matters as much as the headline median. Kansas pays the highest state median at $44,460, which is +23% above the national figure. The top metro is Greeley, CO at $48,780 - metro premiums typically reflect higher cost of living, industry concentration, or specialized employer demand. When using this page for negotiation or career planning, pair the national median with the state and metro rows below, remember that BLS wages exclude benefits, bonuses, and overtime, and revisit after each May OEWS release since percentiles shift with cost-of-living cycles and industry demand. See our methodology for exactly how these figures are sourced, computed, and verified.
BLS OEWS May 2025 559,820 jobs Median $36,280/yr
Median Salary
$36,280
per year
Median Hourly
$17.44/hr
per hour
Mean Salary
$37,540
average
Employment
559,820
jobs nationwide
How does this pay compare nationally?
Where Packers and Packagers, Hand pay sits nationally
Median annual wage vs. 825 detailed BLS occupations with a published median
$36,280 Bottom 5% higher than 5% of 825 US occupations
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US occupations. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · May 2025
Does this job pay well and grow?
Each dot is a 53-series occupation, placed by projected 2024–2034 growth and median pay. The highlighted dot is Packers and Packagers, Hand; the upper-right quadrant is the sweet spot (high pay + fast growth).
Among 24 53-series occupations with growth data, Packers and Packagers, Hand sits on the slower-growing side at -5.4% growth and $36,280 median pay.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS (wages, May 2025) and Employment Projections (2024–2034).
Job Outlook (2024–2034)
Projected Growth
-5.4%
Declining
Annual Openings
74,000
per year (projected)
Typical Education
No formal educational credential
On-the-Job Training
Short-term on-the-job training
Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2024–2034
Workplace Safety
All safety ratings → C
Moderate Risk
Safety Grade (BLS 2023)
Fatality Rate
17.5/100K
Injury Rate
4.8/100
Danger Index
28/100
Source: BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) & Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII), 2023
Career Intelligence
Skills, knowledge, and tasks most important for Packers and Packagers, Hand roles, ranked by importance. Source: O*NET.
Top Skills
Monitoring 3.0
Active Listening 2.8
Critical Thinking 2.8
Reading Comprehension 2.6
Speaking 2.6
Coordination 2.6
Quality Control Analysis 2.3
Judgment and Decision Making 2.3
Time Management 2.3
Active Learning 2.1
Knowledge Areas
Production and Processing 4.0
Customer and Personal Service 3.2
English Language 3.0
Administrative 2.8
Mathematics 2.7
Public Safety and Security 2.7
Mechanical 2.6
Computers and Electronics 2.6
Chemistry 2.5
Transportation 2.4
Key Tasks
- ▸ Examine and inspect containers, materials, or products to ensure that product quality and packing specifications are met.
- ▸ Measure, weigh, and count products and materials.
- ▸ Remove completed or defective products or materials, placing them on moving equipment, such as conveyors, or in specified areas, such as loading docks.
- ▸ Record product, packaging, and order information on specified forms and records.
- ▸ Seal containers or materials, using glues, fasteners, nails, and hand tools.
- ▸ Assemble, line, and pad cartons, crates, and containers, using hand tools.
- ▸ Obtain, move, and sort products, materials, containers, and orders, using hand tools.
- ▸ Place or pour products or materials into containers, using hand tools and equipment, or fill containers from spouts or chutes.
- ▸ Mark and label containers, container tags, or products, using marking tools.
- ▸ Load materials and products into package processing equipment.
Source: O*NET Online, National Center for O*NET Development. Data represents typical importance ratings for this occupation.
Salary Range
Annual Salary Distribution
Hourly Rate Distribution
10th Percentile
$27,890
25th Percentile
$32,220
Median
$36,280
75th Percentile
$43,060
90th Percentile
$47,100
Salary by State
Highest Paying States
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| # | State | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kansas | $44,460 | +23% above national |
| 2 | New Jersey | $43,840 | +21% above national |
| 3 | Alaska | $41,670 | +15% above national |
| 4 | District of Columbia | $40,910 | +13% above national |
| 5 | Colorado | $40,730 | +12% above national |
| 6 | Minnesota | $40,310 | +11% above national |
| 7 | Vermont | $39,440 | +9% above national |
| 8 | Washington | $39,220 | +8% above national |
| 9 | Nebraska | $38,880 | +7% above national |
| 10 | Missouri | $37,670 | +4% above national |
| 11 | Iowa | $37,470 | +3% above national |
| 12 | Indiana | $37,420 | +3% above national |
| 13 | Nevada | $37,400 | +3% above national |
| 14 | Delaware | $37,290 | +3% above national |
| 15 | California | $37,260 | +3% above national |
| 16 | New York | $37,260 | +3% above national |
| 17 | Arizona | $37,060 | +2% above national |
| 18 | Ohio | $37,000 | +2% above national |
| 19 | Pennsylvania | $36,960 | +2% above national |
| 20 | Idaho | $36,920 | +2% above national |
| 21 | Kentucky | $36,850 | +2% above national |
| 22 | Rhode Island | $36,730 | +1% above national |
| 23 | Maine | $36,330 | same as national |
| 24 | Oregon | $36,190 | same as national |
| 25 | Illinois | $36,090 | 1% below national |
| 26 | Utah | $36,060 | 1% below national |
| 27 | Wisconsin | $36,010 | 1% below national |
| 28 | Tennessee | $35,980 | 1% below national |
| 29 | Hawaii | $35,930 | 1% below national |
| 30 | Connecticut | $35,890 | 1% below national |
| 31 | Maryland | $35,860 | 1% below national |
| 32 | Michigan | $35,340 | 3% below national |
| 33 | Virginia | $35,000 | 4% below national |
| 34 | Montana | $34,960 | 4% below national |
| 35 | Oklahoma | $34,520 | 5% below national |
| 36 | North Carolina | $34,360 | 5% below national |
| 37 | Massachusetts | $34,200 | 6% below national |
| 38 | Arkansas | $33,930 | 6% below national |
| 39 | Georgia | $33,260 | 8% below national |
| 40 | Mississippi | $33,240 | 8% below national |
| 41 | Texas | $33,090 | 9% below national |
| 42 | South Carolina | $32,180 | 11% below national |
| 43 | Wyoming | $32,110 | 11% below national |
| 44 | Alabama | $31,770 | 12% below national |
| 45 | North Dakota | $31,440 | 13% below national |
| 46 | New Hampshire | $30,700 | 15% below national |
| 47 | South Dakota | $28,760 | 21% below national |
| 48 | West Virginia | $28,740 | 21% below national |
| 49 | Florida | $28,280 | 22% below national |
| 50 | New Mexico | $28,070 | 23% below national |
| 51 | Louisiana | $27,710 | 24% below national |
| 52 | Virgin Islands | $22,880 | 37% below national |
| 53 | Puerto Rico | $21,840 | 40% below national |
| 54 | Guam | $21,030 | 42% below national |
Salary by Metro Area
Highest Paying Metros
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| # | Metro Area | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greeley, CO | $48,780 | +34% above national |
| 2 | Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $48,030 | +32% above national |
| 3 | Sheboygan, WI | $47,550 | +31% above national |
| 4 | South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $47,350 | +31% above national |
| 5 | Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $46,950 | +29% above national |
| 6 | Hinesville, GA | $45,970 | +27% above national |
| 7 | Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $45,910 | +27% above national |
| 8 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $44,460 | +23% above national |
| 9 | Lawrence, KS | $44,370 | +22% above national |
| 10 | Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $44,030 | +21% above national |
| 11 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $44,010 | +21% above national |
| 12 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $43,970 | +21% above national |
| 13 | Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $43,590 | +20% above national |
| 14 | Central East New York nonmetropolitan area | $43,500 | +20% above national |
| 15 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $43,450 | +20% above national |
| 16 | Fairbanks-College, AK | $42,700 | +18% above national |
| 17 | Rochester, MN | $42,520 | +17% above national |
| 18 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $42,410 | +17% above national |
| 19 | York-Hanover, PA | $41,800 | +15% above national |
| 20 | Anchorage, AK | $41,690 | +15% above national |
| 21 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $41,610 | +15% above national |
| 22 | Duluth, MN-WI | $41,370 | +14% above national |
| 23 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $41,350 | +14% above national |
| 24 | Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $40,880 | +13% above national |
| 25 | Modesto, CA | $40,680 | +12% above national |
| 26 | Western Washington nonmetropolitan area | $40,630 | +12% above national |
| 27 | Boulder, CO | $40,490 | +12% above national |
| 28 | Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | $40,490 | +12% above national |
| 29 | Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | $40,470 | +12% above national |
| 30 | Wichita, KS | $40,360 | +11% above national |
| 31 | Morristown, TN | $40,280 | +11% above national |
| 32 | Reno, NV | $40,240 | +11% above national |
| 33 | Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $40,090 | +11% above national |
| 34 | Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $40,090 | +11% above national |
| 35 | Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $39,920 | +10% above national |
| 36 | South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $39,920 | +10% above national |
| 37 | Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $39,890 | +10% above national |
| 38 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $39,890 | +10% above national |
| 39 | Bellingham, WA | $39,880 | +10% above national |
| 40 | Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | $39,820 | +10% above national |
| 41 | Bismarck, ND | $39,720 | +9% above national |
| 42 | Bozeman, MT | $39,700 | +9% above national |
| 43 | South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $39,630 | +9% above national |
| 44 | Columbia, MO | $39,520 | +9% above national |
| 45 | Missoula, MT | $39,520 | +9% above national |
| 46 | Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $39,350 | +8% above national |
| 47 | Alaska nonmetropolitan area | $39,190 | +8% above national |
| 48 | West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $39,110 | +8% above national |
| 49 | Napa, CA | $39,070 | +8% above national |
| 50 | Flagstaff, AZ | $39,050 | +8% above national |
| 51 | Omaha, NE-IA | $38,880 | +7% above national |
| 52 | Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area | $38,850 | +7% above national |
| 53 | Canton-Massillon, OH | $38,800 | +7% above national |
| 54 | Coeur d'Alene, ID | $38,750 | +7% above national |
| 55 | Kahului-Wailuku, HI | $38,720 | +7% above national |
| 56 | Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area | $38,680 | +7% above national |
| 57 | Kennewick-Richland, WA | $38,670 | +7% above national |
| 58 | Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | $38,630 | +6% above national |
| 59 | Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ | $38,590 | +6% above national |
| 60 | Decatur, IL | $38,570 | +6% above national |
| 61 | Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $38,570 | +6% above national |
| 62 | Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $38,560 | +6% above national |
| 63 | Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $38,550 | +6% above national |
| 64 | Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | $38,530 | +6% above national |
| 65 | Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $38,470 | +6% above national |
| 66 | Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $38,440 | +6% above national |
| 67 | Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $38,430 | +6% above national |
| 68 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $38,400 | +6% above national |
| 69 | Syracuse, NY | $38,350 | +6% above national |
| 70 | St. Joseph, MO-KS | $38,290 | +6% above national |
| 71 | Monroe, LA | $38,280 | +6% above national |
| 72 | Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $38,200 | +5% above national |
| 73 | Tucson, AZ | $38,180 | +5% above national |
| 74 | Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $38,150 | +5% above national |
| 75 | Dubuque, IA | $38,120 | +5% above national |
| 76 | Evansville, IN | $38,100 | +5% above national |
| 77 | Columbus, OH | $38,090 | +5% above national |
| 78 | Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $38,070 | +5% above national |
| 79 | Elmira, NY | $38,060 | +5% above national |
| 80 | Yuba City, CA | $38,030 | +5% above national |
| 81 | Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $38,030 | +5% above national |
| 82 | East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $38,010 | +5% above national |
| 83 | Longview-Kelso, WA | $37,980 | +5% above national |
| 84 | South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $37,980 | +5% above national |
| 85 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $37,970 | +5% above national |
| 86 | Vallejo, CA | $37,950 | +5% above national |
| 87 | St. Cloud, MN | $37,940 | +5% above national |
| 88 | Elkhart-Goshen, IN | $37,900 | +4% above national |
| 89 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $37,840 | +4% above national |
| 90 | Medford, OR | $37,830 | +4% above national |
| 91 | Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area | $37,830 | +4% above national |
| 92 | Kenosha, WI | $37,810 | +4% above national |
| 93 | Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $37,790 | +4% above national |
| 94 | Connecticut nonmetropolitan area | $37,790 | +4% above national |
| 95 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $37,730 | +4% above national |
| 96 | Colorado Springs, CO | $37,700 | +4% above national |
| 97 | Asheville, NC | $37,690 | +4% above national |
| 98 | Boise City, ID | $37,670 | +4% above national |
| 99 | Jackson, TN | $37,670 | +4% above national |
| 100 | Twin Falls, ID | $37,650 | +4% above national |
| 101 | Janesville-Beloit, WI | $37,560 | +4% above national |
| 102 | Lancaster, PA | $37,550 | +4% above national |
| 103 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $37,540 | +3% above national |
| 104 | Lebanon, PA | $37,510 | +3% above national |
| 105 | Reading, PA | $37,510 | +3% above national |
| 106 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $37,500 | +3% above national |
| 107 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $37,450 | +3% above national |
| 108 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $37,450 | +3% above national |
| 109 | Akron, OH | $37,440 | +3% above national |
| 110 | Appleton, WI | $37,440 | +3% above national |
| 111 | Cleveland, OH | $37,440 | +3% above national |
| 112 | Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $37,430 | +3% above national |
| 113 | West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $37,420 | +3% above national |
| 114 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $37,390 | +3% above national |
| 115 | Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | $37,390 | +3% above national |
| 116 | Iowa City, IA | $37,340 | +3% above national |
| 117 | North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $37,340 | +3% above national |
| 118 | Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area | $37,290 | +3% above national |
| 119 | Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | $37,280 | +3% above national |
| 120 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $37,280 | +3% above national |
| 121 | Toledo, OH | $37,260 | +3% above national |
| 122 | Jefferson City, MO | $37,210 | +3% above national |
| 123 | Owensboro, KY | $37,180 | +2% above national |
| 124 | Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | $37,100 | +2% above national |
| 125 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $37,080 | +2% above national |
| 126 | Peoria, IL | $37,050 | +2% above national |
| 127 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $37,040 | +2% above national |
| 128 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $37,030 | +2% above national |
| 129 | Carson City, NV | $36,990 | +2% above national |
| 130 | Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $36,940 | +2% above national |
| 131 | Winchester, VA-WV | $36,930 | +2% above national |
| 132 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $36,890 | +2% above national |
| 133 | Columbus, IN | $36,880 | +2% above national |
| 134 | Bend, OR | $36,870 | +2% above national |
| 135 | West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $36,870 | +2% above national |
| 136 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $36,830 | +2% above national |
| 137 | Ogden, UT | $36,800 | +1% above national |
| 138 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $36,690 | +1% above national |
| 139 | Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $36,690 | +1% above national |
| 140 | Stockton-Lodi, CA | $36,660 | +1% above national |
| 141 | Wausau, WI | $36,660 | +1% above national |
| 142 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $36,650 | +1% above national |
| 143 | Pittsburgh, PA | $36,650 | +1% above national |
| 144 | Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $36,640 | +1% above national |
| 145 | Fort Wayne, IN | $36,630 | +1% above national |
| 146 | Kansas nonmetropolitan area | $36,630 | +1% above national |
| 147 | Chambersburg, PA | $36,600 | +1% above national |
| 148 | High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area | $36,590 | +1% above national |
| 149 | Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $36,580 | +1% above national |
| 150 | Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | $36,570 | +1% above national |
| 151 | Madison, WI | $36,560 | +1% above national |
| 152 | Barnstable Town, MA | $36,520 | +1% above national |
| 153 | Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $36,510 | +1% above national |
| 154 | North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $36,510 | +1% above national |
| 155 | West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $36,500 | +1% above national |
| 156 | Bloomington, IN | $36,480 | +1% above national |
| 157 | Pocatello, ID | $36,470 | +1% above national |
| 158 | Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $36,470 | +1% above national |
| 159 | Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA | $36,460 | same as national |
| 160 | Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $36,450 | same as national |
| 161 | Knoxville, TN | $36,410 | same as national |
| 162 | Grand Junction, CO | $36,400 | same as national |
| 163 | Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $36,400 | same as national |
| 164 | Idaho Falls, ID | $36,380 | same as national |
| 165 | Pueblo, CO | $36,380 | same as national |
| 166 | Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $36,330 | same as national |
| 167 | Billings, MT | $36,220 | same as national |
| 168 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $36,220 | same as national |
| 169 | Lexington-Fayette, KY | $36,190 | same as national |
| 170 | Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $36,190 | same as national |
| 171 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $36,180 | same as national |
| 172 | Erie, PA | $36,180 | same as national |
| 173 | Green Bay, WI | $36,160 | same as national |
| 174 | Springfield, OH | $36,160 | same as national |
| 175 | San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $36,140 | same as national |
| 176 | Clarksville, TN-KY | $36,130 | same as national |
| 177 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $36,120 | same as national |
| 178 | Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area | $36,120 | same as national |
| 179 | Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | $36,100 | same as national |
| 180 | Williamsport, PA | $36,100 | same as national |
| 181 | Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $36,090 | 1% below national |
| 182 | Yakima, WA | $36,080 | 1% below national |
| 183 | Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $36,070 | 1% below national |
| 184 | Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $36,020 | 1% below national |
| 185 | Joplin, MO-KS | $36,010 | 1% below national |
| 186 | Montgomery, AL | $36,010 | 1% below national |
| 187 | Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI | $36,010 | 1% below national |
| 188 | Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | $36,010 | 1% below national |
| 189 | Decatur, AL | $36,000 | 1% below national |
| 190 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $36,000 | 1% below national |
| 191 | Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | $35,990 | 1% below national |
| 192 | Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $35,990 | 1% below national |
| 193 | Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $35,980 | 1% below national |
| 194 | Hanford-Corcoran, CA | $35,940 | 1% below national |
| 195 | Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $35,890 | 1% below national |
| 196 | Chico, CA | $35,870 | 1% below national |
| 197 | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $35,850 | 1% below national |
| 198 | Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $35,840 | 1% below national |
| 199 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $35,820 | 1% below national |
| 200 | Springfield, MA | $35,810 | 1% below national |
| 201 | Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $35,800 | 1% below national |
| 202 | South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $35,790 | 1% below national |
| 203 | Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area | $35,790 | 1% below national |
| 204 | Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | $35,740 | 1% below national |
| 205 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $35,730 | 2% below national |
| 206 | Mankato, MN | $35,720 | 2% below national |
| 207 | Glens Falls, NY | $35,700 | 2% below national |
| 208 | Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $35,700 | 2% below national |
| 209 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $35,680 | 2% below national |
| 210 | Maryland nonmetropolitan area | $35,660 | 2% below national |
| 211 | Amarillo, TX | $35,650 | 2% below national |
| 212 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $35,630 | 2% below national |
| 213 | Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | $35,580 | 2% below national |
| 214 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $35,570 | 2% below national |
| 215 | Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area | $35,560 | 2% below national |
| 216 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $35,490 | 2% below national |
| 217 | Michigan City-La Porte, IN | $35,490 | 2% below national |
| 218 | Urban Honolulu, HI | $35,490 | 2% below national |
| 219 | North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) | $35,490 | 2% below national |
| 220 | Salinas, CA | $35,480 | 2% below national |
| 221 | Amherst Town-Northampton, MA | $35,450 | 2% below national |
| 222 | Dover, DE | $35,440 | 2% below national |
| 223 | Lincoln, NE | $35,440 | 2% below national |
| 224 | Salem, OR | $35,410 | 2% below national |
| 225 | Springfield, MO | $35,370 | 3% below national |
| 226 | Albany, OR | $35,360 | 3% below national |
| 227 | Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $35,360 | 3% below national |
| 228 | Helena, MT | $35,360 | 3% below national |
| 229 | Greensboro-High Point, NC | $35,340 | 3% below national |
| 230 | New Haven, CT | $35,340 | 3% below national |
| 231 | Killeen-Temple, TX | $35,320 | 3% below national |
| 232 | East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $35,300 | 3% below national |
| 233 | Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area | $35,290 | 3% below national |
| 234 | Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $35,280 | 3% below national |
| 235 | Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $35,260 | 3% below national |
| 236 | Wheeling, WV-OH | $35,250 | 3% below national |
| 237 | Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $35,230 | 3% below national |
| 238 | Lewiston, ID-WA | $35,200 | 3% below national |
| 239 | Chattanooga, TN-GA | $35,180 | 3% below national |
| 240 | Rochester, NY | $35,180 | 3% below national |
| 241 | Champaign-Urbana, IL | $35,150 | 3% below national |
| 242 | Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $35,150 | 3% below national |
| 243 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $35,070 | 3% below national |
| 244 | Fresno, CA | $35,060 | 3% below national |
| 245 | Winston-Salem, NC | $35,050 | 3% below national |
| 246 | Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $35,020 | 3% below national |
| 247 | Lynchburg, VA | $35,020 | 3% below national |
| 248 | San Angelo, TX | $34,990 | 4% below national |
| 249 | Grand Forks, ND-MN | $34,980 | 4% below national |
| 250 | Athens-Clarke County, GA | $34,960 | 4% below national |
| 251 | Fayetteville, NC | $34,960 | 4% below national |
| 252 | Ann Arbor, MI | $34,940 | 4% below national |
| 253 | Utica-Rome, NY | $34,930 | 4% below national |
| 254 | Walla Walla, WA | $34,890 | 4% below national |
| 255 | Richmond, VA | $34,870 | 4% below national |
| 256 | La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | $34,850 | 4% below national |
| 257 | Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $34,830 | 4% below national |
| 258 | Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $34,830 | 4% below national |
| 259 | Redding, CA | $34,830 | 4% below national |
| 260 | Rockford, IL | $34,830 | 4% below national |
| 261 | Midland, MI | $34,750 | 4% below national |
| 262 | Visalia, CA | $34,740 | 4% below national |
| 263 | Cheyenne, WY | $34,720 | 4% below national |
| 264 | Elizabethtown, KY | $34,690 | 4% below national |
| 265 | Monroe, MI | $34,680 | 4% below national |
| 266 | Tulsa, OK | $34,680 | 4% below national |
| 267 | North Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $34,680 | 4% below national |
| 268 | St. George, UT | $34,670 | 4% below national |
| 269 | Kingston, NY | $34,640 | 5% below national |
| 270 | Harrisonburg, VA | $34,590 | 5% below national |
| 271 | Jackson, MS | $34,580 | 5% below national |
| 272 | Fond du Lac, WI | $34,550 | 5% below national |
| 273 | Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $34,550 | 5% below national |
| 274 | Eau Claire, WI | $34,540 | 5% below national |
| 275 | Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area | $34,540 | 5% below national |
| 276 | Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $34,540 | 5% below national |
| 277 | Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $34,530 | 5% below national |
| 278 | Traverse City, MI | $34,500 | 5% below national |
| 279 | Ames, IA | $34,490 | 5% below national |
| 280 | Lewiston-Auburn, ME | $34,440 | 5% below national |
| 281 | Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $34,440 | 5% below national |
| 282 | Binghamton, NY | $34,410 | 5% below national |
| 283 | Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $34,410 | 5% below national |
| 284 | Gainesville, GA | $34,400 | 5% below national |
| 285 | Portland-South Portland, ME | $34,360 | 5% below national |
| 286 | Midland, TX | $34,350 | 5% below national |
| 287 | Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $34,350 | 5% below national |
| 288 | El Centro, CA | $34,320 | 5% below national |
| 289 | Merced, CA | $34,320 | 5% below national |
| 290 | Niles, MI | $34,270 | 6% below national |
| 291 | Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area | $34,250 | 6% below national |
| 292 | North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $34,250 | 6% below national |
| 293 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $34,230 | 6% below national |
| 294 | Sandusky, OH | $34,230 | 6% below national |
| 295 | Goldsboro, NC | $34,200 | 6% below national |
| 296 | Pittsfield, MA | $34,200 | 6% below national |
| 297 | West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $34,180 | 6% below national |
| 298 | South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $34,170 | 6% below national |
| 299 | Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $34,150 | 6% below national |
| 300 | Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $34,140 | 6% below national |
| 301 | East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $34,110 | 6% below national |
| 302 | Fort Smith, AR-OK | $34,090 | 6% below national |
| 303 | East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $34,080 | 6% below national |
| 304 | South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $34,060 | 6% below national |
| 305 | North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $34,050 | 6% below national |
| 306 | College Station-Bryan, TX | $34,020 | 6% below national |
| 307 | Salisbury, MD | $34,020 | 6% below national |
| 308 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $34,010 | 6% below national |
| 309 | Vineland, NJ | $34,010 | 6% below national |
| 310 | Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | $33,930 | 6% below national |
| 311 | Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $33,920 | 7% below national |
| 312 | Wichita Falls, TX | $33,910 | 7% below national |
| 313 | Gettysburg, PA | $33,880 | 7% below national |
| 314 | Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $33,880 | 7% below national |
| 315 | Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $33,870 | 7% below national |
| 316 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $33,740 | 7% below national |
| 317 | Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $33,730 | 7% below national |
| 318 | Altoona, PA | $33,640 | 7% below national |
| 319 | West Montana nonmetropolitan area | $33,610 | 7% below national |
| 320 | Johnstown, PA | $33,580 | 7% below national |
| 321 | Eugene-Springfield, OR | $33,560 | 7% below national |
| 322 | Tyler, TX | $33,550 | 8% below national |
| 323 | Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $33,550 | 8% below national |
| 324 | Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $33,550 | 8% below national |
| 325 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | $33,510 | 8% below national |
| 326 | Springfield, IL | $33,410 | 8% below national |
| 327 | Corpus Christi, TX | $33,350 | 8% below national |
| 328 | Worcester, MA | $33,350 | 8% below national |
| 329 | Jackson, MI | $33,340 | 8% below national |
| 330 | North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $33,340 | 8% below national |
| 331 | Bowling Green, KY | $33,310 | 8% below national |
| 332 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $33,090 | 9% below national |
| 333 | Flint, MI | $33,090 | 9% below national |
| 334 | Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $33,090 | 9% below national |
| 335 | Lima, OH | $33,090 | 9% below national |
| 336 | Cleveland, TN | $33,050 | 9% below national |
| 337 | Johnson City, TN | $33,020 | 9% below national |
| 338 | Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $32,920 | 9% below national |
| 339 | Texarkana, TX-AR | $32,880 | 9% below national |
| 340 | Paducah, KY-IL | $32,830 | 10% below national |
| 341 | Warner Robins, GA | $32,830 | 10% below national |
| 342 | Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $32,830 | 10% below national |
| 343 | Logan, UT-ID | $32,790 | 10% below national |
| 344 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $32,760 | 10% below national |
| 345 | Savannah, GA | $32,740 | 10% below national |
| 346 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $32,700 | 10% below national |
| 347 | Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $32,680 | 10% below national |
| 348 | State College, PA | $32,680 | 10% below national |
| 349 | Waco, TX | $32,680 | 10% below national |
| 350 | Rome, GA | $32,640 | 10% below national |
| 351 | Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | $32,520 | 10% below national |
| 352 | Spartanburg, SC | $32,380 | 11% below national |
| 353 | Kankakee, IL | $32,370 | 11% below national |
| 354 | Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $32,310 | 11% below national |
| 355 | Kokomo, IN | $32,270 | 11% below national |
| 356 | Jonesboro, AR | $32,080 | 12% below national |
| 357 | Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $32,070 | 12% below national |
| 358 | Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $32,060 | 12% below national |
| 359 | North Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $32,040 | 12% below national |
| 360 | Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $31,930 | 12% below national |
| 361 | Birmingham, AL | $31,920 | 12% below national |
| 362 | Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $31,840 | 12% below national |
| 363 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $31,740 | 13% below national |
| 364 | Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area | $31,740 | 13% below national |
| 365 | Bloomington, IL | $31,730 | 13% below national |
| 366 | Corvallis, OR | $31,640 | 13% below national |
| 367 | Charlottesville, VA | $31,580 | 13% below national |
| 368 | Oklahoma City, OK | $31,580 | 13% below national |
| 369 | East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $31,520 | 13% below national |
| 370 | Grants Pass, OR | $31,400 | 13% below national |
| 371 | Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $31,390 | 13% below national |
| 372 | Battle Creek, MI | $31,310 | 14% below national |
| 373 | Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area | $31,270 | 14% below national |
| 374 | Topeka, KS | $31,260 | 14% below national |
| 375 | Albuquerque, NM | $31,250 | 14% below national |
| 376 | Columbia, SC | $31,240 | 14% below national |
| 377 | Lexington Park, MD | $31,200 | 14% below national |
| 378 | South Florida nonmetropolitan area | $31,130 | 14% below national |
| 379 | Saginaw, MI | $31,060 | 14% below national |
| 380 | Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $31,000 | 15% below national |
| 381 | Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $30,930 | 15% below national |
| 382 | Auburn-Opelika, AL | $30,880 | 15% below national |
| 383 | Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $30,880 | 15% below national |
| 384 | Charleston, WV | $30,870 | 15% below national |
| 385 | Bangor, ME | $30,840 | 15% below national |
| 386 | Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $30,840 | 15% below national |
| 387 | Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $30,810 | 15% below national |
| 388 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $30,690 | 15% below national |
| 389 | Manchester-Nashua, NH | $30,690 | 15% below national |
| 390 | Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $30,680 | 15% below national |
| 391 | Arizona nonmetropolitan area | $30,600 | 16% below national |
| 392 | Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ | $30,580 | 16% below national |
| 393 | Yuma, AZ | $30,580 | 16% below national |
| 394 | Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $30,570 | 16% below national |
| 395 | Youngstown-Warren, OH | $30,540 | 16% below national |
| 396 | Wilmington, NC | $30,460 | 16% below national |
| 397 | East Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $30,390 | 16% below national |
| 398 | Sherman-Denison, TX | $30,340 | 16% below national |
| 399 | Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $30,340 | 16% below national |
| 400 | Longview, TX | $30,320 | 16% below national |
| 401 | Roanoke, VA | $30,310 | 16% below national |
| 402 | Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $30,310 | 16% below national |
| 403 | Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $30,310 | 16% below national |
| 404 | South Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $30,250 | 17% below national |
| 405 | Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $30,230 | 17% below national |
| 406 | Odessa, TX | $30,200 | 17% below national |
| 407 | Hot Springs, AR | $30,180 | 17% below national |
| 408 | Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $30,170 | 17% below national |
| 409 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $30,150 | 17% below national |
| 410 | Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $30,090 | 17% below national |
| 411 | Bay City, MI | $30,080 | 17% below national |
| 412 | Naples-Marco Island, FL | $30,080 | 17% below national |
| 413 | Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $30,080 | 17% below national |
| 414 | Hattiesburg, MS | $30,070 | 17% below national |
| 415 | Lubbock, TX | $29,940 | 17% below national |
| 416 | Santa Fe, NM | $29,940 | 17% below national |
| 417 | Cedar Rapids, IA | $29,870 | 18% below national |
| 418 | Great Falls, MT | $29,860 | 18% below national |
| 419 | Macon-Bibb County, GA | $29,850 | 18% below national |
| 420 | Mobile, AL | $29,830 | 18% below national |
| 421 | Dalton, GA | $29,780 | 18% below national |
| 422 | North Florida nonmetropolitan area | $29,780 | 18% below national |
| 423 | Lawton, OK | $29,770 | 18% below national |
| 424 | Jacksonville, FL | $29,750 | 18% below national |
| 425 | Terre Haute, IN | $29,750 | 18% below national |
| 426 | Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $29,750 | 18% below national |
| 427 | Huntsville, AL | $29,680 | 18% below national |
| 428 | Dothan, AL | $29,650 | 18% below national |
| 429 | Las Cruces, NM | $29,580 | 18% below national |
| 430 | Burlington, NC | $29,540 | 19% below national |
| 431 | Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area | $29,210 | 19% below national |
| 432 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $29,200 | 20% below national |
| 433 | Gadsden, AL | $29,190 | 20% below national |
| 434 | Fargo, ND-MN | $29,180 | 20% below national |
| 435 | Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $29,130 | 20% below national |
| 436 | Sumter, SC | $29,100 | 20% below national |
| 437 | East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $28,950 | 20% below national |
| 438 | Jacksonville, NC | $28,930 | 20% below national |
| 439 | Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $28,860 | 20% below national |
| 440 | Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $28,800 | 21% below national |
| 441 | Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | $28,740 | 21% below national |
| 442 | Laredo, TX | $28,730 | 21% below national |
| 443 | East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area | $28,730 | 21% below national |
| 444 | Hammond, LA | $28,510 | 21% below national |
| 445 | Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | $28,380 | 22% below national |
| 446 | Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL | $28,380 | 22% below national |
| 447 | Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $28,370 | 22% below national |
| 448 | North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $28,310 | 22% below national |
| 449 | Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | $28,260 | 22% below national |
| 450 | Abilene, TX | $28,180 | 22% below national |
| 451 | Albany, GA | $28,160 | 22% below national |
| 452 | Baton Rouge, LA | $28,150 | 22% below national |
| 453 | Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC | $28,140 | 22% below national |
| 454 | New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $28,120 | 22% below national |
| 455 | Mansfield, OH | $28,090 | 23% below national |
| 456 | Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | $28,040 | 23% below national |
| 457 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $28,000 | 23% below national |
| 458 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $27,970 | 23% below national |
| 459 | Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $27,920 | 23% below national |
| 460 | Gainesville, FL | $27,810 | 23% below national |
| 461 | Rapid City, SD | $27,800 | 23% below national |
| 462 | Punta Gorda, FL | $27,760 | 23% below national |
| 463 | Rocky Mount, NC | $27,760 | 23% below national |
| 464 | Brunswick-St. Simons, GA | $27,750 | 24% below national |
| 465 | Port St. Lucie, FL | $27,740 | 24% below national |
| 466 | Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | $27,740 | 24% below national |
| 467 | Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $27,720 | 24% below national |
| 468 | Parkersburg-Vienna, WV | $27,700 | 24% below national |
| 469 | Tallahassee, FL | $27,480 | 24% below national |
| 470 | Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $27,460 | 24% below national |
| 471 | Manhattan, KS | $27,460 | 24% below national |
| 472 | Tuscaloosa, AL | $27,440 | 24% below national |
| 473 | Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $27,350 | 25% below national |
| 474 | Ocala, FL | $27,340 | 25% below national |
| 475 | Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | $27,330 | 25% below national |
| 476 | Columbus, GA-AL | $27,320 | 25% below national |
| 477 | Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | $27,290 | 25% below national |
| 478 | Sebring, FL | $27,250 | 25% below national |
| 479 | Valdosta, GA | $27,250 | 25% below national |
| 480 | Lafayette, LA | $27,230 | 25% below national |
| 481 | Casper, WY | $27,190 | 25% below national |
| 482 | Wildwood-The Villages, FL | $27,160 | 25% below national |
| 483 | Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $27,140 | 25% below national |
| 484 | Farmington, NM | $27,090 | 25% below national |
| 485 | Homosassa Springs, FL | $27,040 | 25% below national |
| 486 | Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | $27,040 | 25% below national |
| 487 | Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | $26,540 | 27% below national |
| 488 | Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $26,500 | 27% below national |
| 489 | Lake Charles, LA | $26,480 | 27% below national |
| 490 | El Paso, TX | $26,380 | 27% below national |
| 491 | Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | $26,350 | 27% below national |
| 492 | Anniston-Oxford, AL | $26,190 | 28% below national |
| 493 | Greenville, NC | $26,100 | 28% below national |
| 494 | West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $25,290 | 30% below national |
| 495 | Alexandria, LA | $25,230 | 30% below national |
| 496 | Florence, SC | $24,500 | 32% below national |
| 497 | West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $24,110 | 34% below national |
| 498 | Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | $24,090 | 34% below national |
| 499 | Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $23,880 | 34% below national |
| 500 | Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $23,880 | 34% below national |
| 501 | Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $23,760 | 35% below national |
| 502 | Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | $23,740 | 35% below national |
| 503 | McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $23,550 | 35% below national |
| 504 | Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area | $23,050 | 36% below national |
| 505 | West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $22,240 | 39% below national |
| 506 | Aguadilla, PR | $21,840 | 40% below national |
| 507 | Arecibo, PR | $21,840 | 40% below national |
| 508 | Mayaguez, PR | $21,840 | 40% below national |
| 509 | Ponce, PR | $21,840 | 40% below national |
| 510 | San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $21,840 | 40% below national |
| 511 | Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area | $21,840 | 40% below national |
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Frequently Asked Questions
How much does a Packers and Packagers, Hand make? ▼
The median annual salary for Packers and Packagers, Hand is $36,280 ($17.44/hour). The salary range spans from $27,890 at the 10th percentile to $47,100 at the 90th percentile.
What state pays Packers and Packagers, Hand the most? ▼
Kansas pays the highest median salary for Packers and Packagers, Hand at $44,460/year, which is +23% above the national median.
What education do you need to become a Packers and Packagers, Hand? ▼
The typical entry-level education for Packers and Packagers, Hand is No formal educational credential. On-the-job training: Short-term on-the-job training.
How dangerous is being a Packers and Packagers, Hand? ▼
Packers and Packagers, Hand has a safety grade of C (Moderate Risk) based on BLS data. The fatality rate is 17.5 per 100,000 workers and the injury rate is 4.8 per 100 workers.
Is Packers and Packagers, Hand a good career? ▼
Employment for Packers and Packagers, Hand is projected to decline 5.4% from 2024 to 2034, which is declining. About 74,000 openings are projected each year.
How does Packers and Packagers, Hand pay vary by state? ▼
Packers and Packagers, Hand salaries vary significantly by state. The highest-paying state is Kansas at $44,460/year, while New Mexico pays the least at $28,070/year. BLS data covers 54 states and territories.
Which metro areas pay the most for Packers and Packagers, Hand? ▼
The highest-paying metro area for Packers and Packagers, Hand is Greeley, CO at $48,780/year. BLS reports wage data for 511 metro areas for this occupation, with pay varying based on local demand and cost of living.
What to do with this data
How to use Packers and Packagers, Hand pay figures in a real decision
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