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

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

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Employment and Job Openings   (click here for the 10-year forecast)

Job outlook

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2019 Wages

Labor Force Indicators

2016 Worker Characteristics
Total workers	Nonresident workers	Percent nonresident	Percent age 45 plus	Percent age 50 plus
5,482	1,136	20.7	28.6	21.2

2016 Potential Supply
Qualified but working in another occupation	1,805
Currently employed in a lower paid occupation	206
UI claimants previously working in occupation	895

2016 ALEXsys Employment Data
Number of registrants	5,881
Number of job position postings	611
Ratio of registrants to job position postings	9.6

Typical Entry-level Education, Experience, and/or On-the-job Training

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