SOC 53-7064.00

    Packers and Packagers, Hand

    Pack or package by hand a wide variety of products and materials.

    Median pay
    $36,280
    Growth
    -5.0%
    Decline
    Openings a year
    61,800
    Typical education
    No formal credential

    Data verified Nov 2026 · CollegesRef 2026–27 edition

    Source: BLS 2025 wages · 2025–35 projections

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    Annual pay range

    Lowest 10% earn less than
    $27,890
    Median
    $36,280
    Highest 10% earn more than
    $47,100
    National wages for all workers in this occupation. BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025.

    559,820 people work in this occupation.

    What packers and packagers, hand do

    Job Zone 2: Some preparation

    Pack or package by hand a wide variety of products and materials.

    Usually a high school diploma; some on-the-job training or experience.

    Interest profile

    Realistic (R) · strongest
    77 / 100
    Investigative (I)
    6 / 100
    Artistic (A)
    8 / 100
    Social (S)
    6 / 100
    Enterprising (E)
    21 / 100
    Conventional (C)
    74 / 100
    How strongly each interest area describes the work, from O*NET (scores rescaled to 0–100). The interest code lists the strongest areas in order.

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    What you'd do

    Getting Information
    91
    Handling and Moving Objects
    83
    Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials
    82
    Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
    80
    Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
    80
    Making Decisions and Solving Problems
    67
    Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
    66
    Training and Teaching Others
    65
    Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
    63
    Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
    63
    Work activities rated by importance for this occupation, O*NET (0–100).

    Skills and strengths

    Skills

    • Monitoring
    • Active Listening
    • Critical Thinking
    • Coordination
    • Reading Comprehension
    • Speaking
    • Judgment and Decision Making
    • Quality Control Analysis
    • Time Management
    • Active Learning

    Knowledge

    • Production and Processing
    • Customer and Personal Service
    • English Language
    • Administrative
    • Mathematics
    • Public Safety and Security
    • Mechanical
    • Computers and Electronics
    • Chemistry
    • Transportation

    Abilities

    • Near Vision
    • Problem Sensitivity
    • Trunk Strength
    • Manual Dexterity
    • Multilimb Coordination
    • Oral Comprehension
    • Speech Recognition
    • Static Strength
    • Oral Expression
    • Arm-Hand Steadiness

    Work styles

    • Attention to Detail
    • Dependability
    • Cautiousness
    • Integrity
    • Cooperation
    • Stress Tolerance
    • Perseverance
    • Achievement Orientation
    • Self-Control
    • Sincerity

    Also called

    Agricultural Produce Packer · Ampoule Sealer · Apple Packing Header · Bag Filler · Bag Loader · Bag Sealer · Bagger · Band Shover · Bandoleer Packer · Barrel Filler

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    Sources and attribution

    Every figure on this page comes from these public datasets. Missing values are shown as not reported, never estimated.

    O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. CollegesRef has modified all or some of this information.

    Page data updated November 5, 2026.