Transportation
Packers & Packagers, Hand
SOC 53-7064
Pack products for shipment quickly and correctly.
The job
Median pay
$36k
$32k to $43k typical range
Outlook, 2025 to 2035
Declining
-5.0% projected
Openings a year
62k
BLS projection
Typical education
No formal credential
Our model
AI displacement risk
Moderate
How much of this job AI may do instead of the person
Works with AI
10/100
AI alongside the person rather than instead of them
AI exposure
30th pct
More exposed than 30% of occupations · modeled estimate · 20th pct in Microsoft's data
Future-proof
35/100
Key skills
- Monitoring
- Active Listening
- Critical Thinking
- Reading Comprehension
- Speaking
- Active Learning
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 | 79,730 | 4.4 | 1.2× | $37k |
| New Jersey | 71,260 | 16.6 | 4.6× | $44k |
| Texas | 46,510 | 3.3 | 0.9× | $33k |
| Florida | 38,860 | 3.9 | 1.1× | $28k |
| Illinois | 23,270 | 3.8 | 1.1× | $36k |
| Pennsylvania | 22,990 | 3.8 | 1.1× | $37k |
| Ohio | 20,700 | 3.7 | 1.0× | $37k |
| North Carolina | 19,600 | 4.0 | 1.1× | $34k |
| Georgia | 17,380 | 3.6 | 1.0× | $33k |
| Michigan | 15,590 | 3.5 | 1.0× | $35k |
All 51 states
| State | Jobs | Per 1,000 | vs national | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 15,330 | 4.2 | 1.2× | $34k |
| New York | 14,830 | 1.5 | 0.4× | $37k |
| Tennessee | 14,030 | 4.3 | 1.2× | $36k |
| Wisconsin | 13,130 | 4.5 | 1.2× | $36k |
| Washington | 11,940 | 3.4 | 0.9× | $39k |
| Kansas | 9,900 | 6.9 | 1.9× | $44k |
| Indiana | 9,690 | 3.0 | 0.8× | $37k |
| Virginia | 7,790 | 1.9 | 0.5× | $35k |
| South Carolina | 7,610 | 3.3 | 0.9× | $32k |
| Arizona | 7,380 | 2.3 | 0.6× | $37k |
| Alabama | 7,050 | 3.3 | 0.9× | $32k |
| Oregon | 6,370 | 3.2 | 0.9× | $36k |
| Missouri | 5,910 | 2.0 | 0.6× | $38k |
| Kentucky | 5,900 | 2.9 | 0.8× | $37k |
| Utah | 5,740 | 3.3 | 0.9× | $36k |
| Minnesota | 5,460 | 1.9 | 0.5× | $40k |
| Connecticut | 4,280 | 2.5 | 0.7× | $36k |
| Maryland | 4,230 | 1.5 | 0.4× | $36k |
| Colorado | 4,120 | 1.4 | 0.4× | $41k |
| Iowa | 4,090 | 2.6 | 0.7× | $37k |
| Oklahoma | 3,900 | 2.3 | 0.6× | $35k |
| Nevada | 3,750 | 2.4 | 0.7× | $37k |
| Mississippi | 3,490 | 3.0 | 0.8× | $33k |
| New Hampshire | 3,300 | 4.8 | 1.3× | $31k |
| Arkansas | 3,050 | 2.3 | 0.7× | $34k |
| Nebraska | 3,010 | 2.9 | 0.8× | $39k |
| Louisiana | 2,280 | 1.2 | 0.3× | $28k |
| Delaware | 2,030 | 4.2 | 1.2× | $37k |
| Idaho | 2,020 | 2.4 | 0.7× | $37k |
| Hawaii | 2,010 | 3.2 | 0.9× | $36k |
| Rhode Island | 1,830 | 3.7 | 1.0× | $37k |
| Montana | 1,490 | 2.9 | 0.8× | $35k |
| Maine | 1,460 | 2.3 | 0.6× | $36k |
| West Virginia | 1,140 | 1.6 | 0.5× | $29k |
| New Mexico | 1,050 | 1.2 | 0.3× | $28k |
| South Dakota | 1,040 | 2.3 | 0.6× | $29k |
| Vermont | 810 | 2.7 | 0.7× | $39k |
| Alaska | 560 | 1.7 | 0.5× | $42k |
| North Dakota | 470 | 1.1 | 0.3× | $31k |
| Wyoming | 340 | 1.2 | 0.3× | $32k |
| Washington DC | 170 | 0.2 | 0.1× | $41k |
Top metro areas
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ51,020 jobs · $43k median
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA25,350 jobs · $37k median
- Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD23,180 jobs · $44k median
- Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX19,580 jobs · $33k median
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN17,960 jobs · $36k median
- Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH11,250 jobs · $34k median
- Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL11,200 jobs · $28k median
- Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA10,560 jobs · $38k median
Explore the rankings
Explore Packers & Packagers, 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.