Transportation
Material Movers, Hand
SOC 53-7062
Load, unload, and move goods by hand in warehouses and docks.
The job
Median pay
$40k
$36k to $47k typical range
Outlook, 2025 to 2035
Growing
+1.8% projected
Openings a year
341k
BLS projection
Typical education
No formal credential
Our model
AI displacement risk
Low
How much of this job AI may do instead of the person
Works with AI
4/100
AI alongside the person rather than instead of them
AI exposure
1st pct
More exposed than 1% of occupations · modeled estimate · 14th pct in Microsoft's data
Future-proof
46/100
Key skills
- Active Listening
- Monitoring
- Speaking
- Reading Comprehension
- Critical Thinking
- Writing
Pay and jobs by state
BLS OEWS May 2025, 51 states. Sorted by jobs; per 1,000 is jobs per thousand workers in the state; vs national compares that rate with the country's.
| State | Jobs | Per 1,000 | vs national | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | 355,500 | 19.5 | 1.0× | $45k |
| Texas | 216,970 | 15.4 | 0.8× | $38k |
| Illinois | 195,390 | 32.0 | 1.7× | $41k |
| Florida | 164,400 | 16.6 | 0.9× | $38k |
| Georgia | 137,580 | 28.1 | 1.5× | $38k |
| Pennsylvania | 131,050 | 21.6 | 1.1× | $42k |
| North Carolina | 116,720 | 23.6 | 1.2× | $38k |
| Ohio | 108,830 | 19.6 | 1.0× | $39k |
| Tennessee | 105,870 | 32.3 | 1.7× | $38k |
| Indiana | 103,200 | 32.2 | 1.7× | $41k |
All 51 states
| State | Jobs | Per 1,000 | vs national | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 100,950 | 10.4 | 0.6× | $45k |
| New Jersey | 97,230 | 22.7 | 1.2× | $40k |
| Michigan | 79,410 | 18.0 | 0.9× | $39k |
| Arizona | 71,090 | 21.9 | 1.2× | $44k |
| Wisconsin | 70,520 | 24.0 | 1.3× | $45k |
| Virginia | 58,000 | 14.1 | 0.7× | $39k |
| Kentucky | 57,930 | 29.0 | 1.5× | $43k |
| South Carolina | 56,700 | 24.6 | 1.3× | $38k |
| Minnesota | 54,480 | 18.5 | 1.0× | $46k |
| Washington | 49,450 | 13.9 | 0.7× | $46k |
| Maryland | 47,710 | 17.3 | 0.9× | $42k |
| Louisiana | 43,730 | 22.6 | 1.2× | $35k |
| Missouri | 43,050 | 14.7 | 0.8× | $39k |
| Nevada | 40,850 | 26.3 | 1.4× | $39k |
| Oklahoma | 38,210 | 22.4 | 1.2× | $37k |
| Alabama | 36,140 | 17.1 | 0.9× | $37k |
| Massachusetts | 34,700 | 9.5 | 0.5× | $45k |
| Colorado | 31,140 | 10.8 | 0.6× | $45k |
| Iowa | 30,890 | 19.8 | 1.0× | $43k |
| Mississippi | 30,750 | 26.4 | 1.4× | $36k |
| Utah | 29,670 | 17.1 | 0.9× | $42k |
| Oregon | 27,720 | 14.1 | 0.7× | $45k |
| Connecticut | 23,970 | 14.1 | 0.7× | $44k |
| Kansas | 23,270 | 16.2 | 0.8× | $40k |
| Arkansas | 21,430 | 16.4 | 0.9× | $36k |
| Idaho | 15,610 | 18.2 | 1.0× | $40k |
| Nebraska | 13,870 | 13.5 | 0.7× | $43k |
| West Virginia | 11,300 | 16.1 | 0.8× | $37k |
| New Mexico | 10,200 | 11.7 | 0.6× | $37k |
| North Dakota | 9,990 | 23.3 | 1.2× | $46k |
| Hawaii | 9,490 | 15.1 | 0.8× | $44k |
| New Hampshire | 8,340 | 12.2 | 0.6× | $42k |
| Rhode Island | 6,760 | 13.5 | 0.7× | $42k |
| Maine | 6,120 | 9.6 | 0.5× | $43k |
| Delaware | 5,220 | 10.8 | 0.6× | $37k |
| Alaska | 4,250 | 13.1 | 0.7× | $45k |
| Montana | 3,870 | 7.6 | 0.4× | $44k |
| South Dakota | 3,820 | 8.4 | 0.4× | $39k |
| Vermont | 3,060 | 10.1 | 0.5× | $39k |
| Wyoming | 2,700 | 9.6 | 0.5× | $38k |
| Washington DC | 1,200 | 1.7 | 0.1× | $46k |
Top metro areas
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN157,920 jobs · $41k median
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA120,720 jobs · $42k median
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ118,290 jobs · $43k median
- Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX81,940 jobs · $39k median
- Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA78,460 jobs · $39k median
- Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA69,820 jobs · $46k median
- Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ56,420 jobs · $45k median
- Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX52,520 jobs · $38k median
Explore the rankings
Explore Material Movers, Hand interactively →Pay and outlook from BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2025-2035). Skills and work activities from O*NET 30.3. AI exposure and future-proof scores are modeled estimates. How these numbers are made.