# Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand

> Manually move freight, stock, luggage, or other materials, or perform other general labor. Includes all manual laborers not elsewhere classified.
- **Entity Type:** role
- **Schema Version:** role.v1
- **Soc Code:** 53-7062.00
- **Summary:** Manually move freight, stock, luggage, or other materials, or perform other general labor. Includes all manual laborers not elsewhere classified.

## Aliases

- Laborer
- Loader
- Material Handler
- Warehouse Worker
- Merchandise Pick Up Associate
- Merchandise Receiving Associate
- Receiver
- Receiving Associate
- Shipping and Receiving Materials Handler
- Air and Water Filler
- Airport Maintenance Laborer
- Aluminum Can Collector

## Tasks

| Text | Type | Iwa |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Install protective devices, such as bracing, padding, or strapping, to prevent shifting or damage to items being transported. | Supplemental | 4.A.3.a.1.f |
| Maintain equipment storage areas to ensure that inventory is protected. | Core | 4.A.1.b.2.e |
| Sort cargo before loading and unloading. | Supplemental | 4.A.2.a.2.b |
| Attach identifying tags to containers or mark them with identifying information. | Supplemental | 4.A.1.b.1.a |
| Read work orders or receive oral instructions to determine work assignments or material or equipment needs. | Core | 4.A.1.a.1.b |
| Move freight, stock, or other materials to and from storage or production areas, loading docks, delivery vehicles, ships, or containers, by hand or using trucks, tractors, or other equipment. | Core | 4.A.3.a.1.j |
| Record numbers of units handled or moved, using daily production sheets or work tickets. | Supplemental | 4.A.3.b.6.h |
| Attach slings, hooks, or other devices to lift cargo and guide loads. | Supplemental | 4.A.3.a.3.h |
| Carry needed tools or supplies from storage or trucks and return them after use. | Supplemental | 4.A.3.a.1.j |
| Pack containers and re-pack damaged containers. | Supplemental | 4.A.3.a.2.ap |
| Assemble product containers or crates, using hand tools and precut lumber. | Supplemental | 4.A.3.a.2.aj |
| Adjust controls to guide, position, or move equipment, such as cranes, booms, or cameras. | Supplemental | 4.A.3.a.3.h |

## Emerging Tasks

| Text |
| --- |
| Inspect products for damage or leaks. |

## Activities

| Name | Iwa |
| --- | --- |
| Mark materials or objects for identification. | 4.A.1.b.1.a |
| Review work orders or schedules to determine operations or procedures. | 4.A.1.a.1.b |
| Receive information or instructions for performing work assignments. | 4.A.4.a.2.c |
| Record operational or production data. | 4.A.3.b.6.h |
| Move materials, equipment, or supplies. | 4.A.3.a.1.j |
| Sort materials or objects for processing or transport. | 4.A.2.a.2.b |
| Assemble wood products. | 4.A.3.a.2.aj |
| Package materials or products. | 4.A.3.a.2.ap |
| Secure cargo. | 4.A.3.a.1.f |
| Monitor cargo area conditions. | 4.A.1.b.2.e |
| Operate cranes, hoists, or other moving or lifting equipment. | 4.A.3.a.3.h |
| Connect cables or electrical lines. | 4.A.3.a.2.ah |

## Capabilities

| Name | Family | Value |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Static Strength | ability | 3.88 |
| Trunk Strength | ability | 3.5 |
| Administration and Management | knowledge | 3.42 |
| Customer and Personal Service | knowledge | 3.39 |
| Multilimb Coordination | ability | 3.38 |
| Public Safety and Security | knowledge | 3.2 |
| Transportation | knowledge | 3.15 |
| Oral Comprehension | ability | 3.12 |
| Manual Dexterity | ability | 3.12 |
| Stamina | ability | 3.12 |
| Extent Flexibility | ability | 3.12 |
| Near Vision | ability | 3.12 |
| Production and Processing | knowledge | 3.1 |
| Mathematics | knowledge | 3.05 |
| Coordination | transferable_skill | 3 |
| Oral Expression | ability | 3 |
| Problem Sensitivity | ability | 3 |
| Deductive Reasoning | ability | 3 |
| Selective Attention | ability | 3 |
| Arm-Hand Steadiness | ability | 3 |
| Control Precision | ability | 3 |
| Dynamic Strength | ability | 3 |
| Far Vision | ability | 3 |
| English Language | knowledge | 2.94 |
| Active Listening | essential_skill | 2.88 |
| Written Comprehension | ability | 2.88 |
| Information Ordering | ability | 2.88 |
| Category Flexibility | ability | 2.88 |
| Finger Dexterity | ability | 2.88 |
| Rate Control | ability | 2.88 |
| Reaction Time | ability | 2.88 |
| Speech Recognition | ability | 2.88 |
| Reading Comprehension | essential_skill | 2.75 |
| Speaking | essential_skill | 2.75 |
| Monitoring | essential_skill | 2.75 |
| Personnel and Human Resources | knowledge | 2.75 |
| Inductive Reasoning | ability | 2.75 |
| Visualization | ability | 2.75 |
| Depth Perception | ability | 2.75 |
| Speech Clarity | ability | 2.75 |

## Skills

| Name | Type |
| --- | --- |
| Mathematics | Common Skill |
| Microsoft Word | Common Skill |
| Microsoft Outlook | Common Skill |
| Microsoft Excel | Common Skill |
| Microsoft Edge | Specialized Skill |
| Google Docs | Specialized Skill |
| Deductive Reasoning | Common Skill |
| English Language | Common Skill |
| Speech Recognition | Specialized Skill |
| Information Ordering | Specialized Skill |
| Finger Dexterity | Common Skill |
| Active Listening | Common Skill |
| Visualization | Specialized Skill |
| Reading Comprehension | Common Skill |
| Inductive Reasoning | Common Skill |
| Depth Perception | Common Skill |
| Time Management | Common Skill |
| Critical Thinking | Common Skill |
| Social Perceptiveness | Common Skill |
| Writing | Common Skill |
| Instructing | Specialized Skill |
| Learning Strategies | Specialized Skill |
| Systems Analysis | Specialized Skill |
| Negotiation | Common Skill |
| Microsoft Publisher | Specialized Skill |
| IBM Notes | Specialized Skill |
| FaceTime | Common Skill |
| Complex Problem Solving | Common Skill |
| Active Learning | Common Skill |
| Equipment Maintenance | Specialized Skill |
| Physics | Specialized Skill |
| Equipment Selection | Specialized Skill |
| Psychology | Specialized Skill |
| Chemistry | Specialized Skill |
| Geography | Specialized Skill |
| Foreign Language | Common Skill |
| Telecommunications | Specialized Skill |
| Biology | Specialized Skill |
| Installation | Specialized Skill |
| Industrial Control Software | Specialized Skill |

## Tools

| Example | Category | Hot | In Demand |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Apple Safari | Internet browser software | yes | no |
| Autodesk AutoCAD | Computer aided design CAD software | yes | no |
| Google Docs | Word processing software | yes | no |
| Microsoft Edge | Internet browser software | yes | no |
| Microsoft Excel | Spreadsheet software | yes | no |
| Microsoft Office software | Office suite software | yes | no |
| Microsoft Outlook | Electronic mail software | yes | no |
| Microsoft Word | Word processing software | yes | no |
| Mozilla Firefox | Internet browser software | yes | no |
| Oracle Database | Data base user interface and query software | yes | no |
| SAP software | Enterprise resource planning ERP software | yes | no |
| Warehouse management system WMS | Materials requirements planning logistics and supply chain software | no | yes |
| Data entry software | Data base user interface and query software | no | no |
| FaceTime | Video conferencing software | no | no |
| Handheld computer device software | Operating system software | no | no |
| IBM Notes | Electronic mail software | no | no |
| Inventory management systems | Inventory management software | no | no |
| Inventory tracking software | Inventory management software | no | no |
| Machine control software | Industrial control software | no | no |
| Microsoft Publisher | Desktop publishing software | no | no |

## Work Context

| Name | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls | 4.51 |
| Exposed to Contaminants | 4.5 |
| Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets | 4.42 |
| Exposed to Very Hot or Cold Temperatures | 4.32 |
| Importance of Being Exact or Accurate | 4.31 |
| Outdoors, Exposed to All Weather Conditions | 4.3 |
| Exposed to Hazardous Equipment | 4.2 |
| Work With or Contribute to a Work Group or Team | 4.13 |
| Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams | 4.08 |
| Importance of Repeating Same Tasks | 4.06 |
| Spend Time Standing | 4.05 |
| Determine Tasks, Priorities and Goals | 3.94 |
| Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions | 3.91 |
| Exposed to Sounds, Noise Levels that are Distracting or Uncomfortable | 3.9 |
| In an Open Vehicle or Operating Equipment | 3.87 |
| Frequency of Decision Making | 3.85 |
| Outdoors, Under Cover | 3.81 |
| Freedom to Make Decisions | 3.77 |
| Contact With Others | 3.76 |
| Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings | 3.76 |
| Time Pressure | 3.74 |
| Consequence of Error | 3.66 |
| Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results | 3.6 |
| Health and Safety of Other Workers | 3.58 |
| Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled | 3.58 |
| Exposed to Hazardous Conditions | 3.58 |
| Coordinate or Lead Others in Accomplishing Work Activities | 3.47 |
| Exposed to Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions | 3.39 |
| Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment | 3.29 |
| Spend Time Bending or Twisting Your Body | 3.27 |
| Dealing With Unpleasant, Angry, or Discourteous People | 3.1 |
| Level of Competition | 2.99 |
| Deal With External Customers or the Public in General | 2.83 |
| Spend Time Walking or Running | 2.82 |
| In an Enclosed Vehicle or Operate Enclosed Equipment | 2.72 |
| Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection | 2.67 |
| Spend Time Sitting | 2.66 |
| Work Outcomes and Results of Other Workers | 2.44 |
| Public Speaking | 2.41 |
| Conflict Situations | 2.4 |

## Preparation

- **Job Zone:** 2
- **Job Zone Name:** Job Zone 1-2: Very Little to Some Preparation Needed
- **Education:** Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, though some occupations may not.
- **Experience:** Some occupations may need little or no previous experience; others require several months to a year of experience. For example, landscaping and groundskeeping workers might require very little training or previous experience, while agricultural equipment operators can benefit from on-the job training.
- **Svp Range:** (Below 6.0)

### Education Distribution

| Label | Percentage |
| --- | --- |
| Some College Courses | 0.58 |

## Person Fit

| Name | Family | Value |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Physical/Manual Labor | specific_interest_area | 6.84 |
| Realistic | career_interest_type | 6.04 |
| Conventional | career_interest_type | 4.94 |
| Transportation/Machine Operation | specific_interest_area | 4.19 |
| Dependability | work_style | 2.11 |
| Enterprising | career_interest_type | 2.04 |
| Construction/Woodwork | specific_interest_area | 1.7 |
| Social | career_interest_type | 1.47 |
| Mechanics/Electronics | specific_interest_area | 1.38 |
| Agriculture | specific_interest_area | 1.34 |
| Human Resources | specific_interest_area | 1.32 |
| Protective Service | specific_interest_area | 1.28 |
| Engineering | specific_interest_area | 1.26 |
| Management/Administration | specific_interest_area | 1.26 |
| Attention to Detail | work_style | 1.26 |
| Accounting | specific_interest_area | 1.2 |

## Related Roles

| Soc Code | Slug | Title | Tier |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 53-7063.00 | role-53-7063-00 | Machine Feeders and Offbearers | Primary-Short |
| 53-7051.00 | role-53-7051-00 | Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators | Primary-Short |
| 53-7064.00 | role-53-7064-00 | Packers and Packagers, Hand | Primary-Short |
| 53-7121.00 | role-53-7121-00 | Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders | Primary-Short |
| 53-7011.00 | role-53-7011-00 | Conveyor Operators and Tenders | Primary-Short |
| 53-7041.00 | role-53-7041-00 | Hoist and Winch Operators | Primary-Long |
| 51-9111.00 | role-51-9111-00 | Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders | Primary-Long |
| 51-9198.00 | role-51-9198-00 | Helpers--Production Workers | Primary-Long |
| 49-9043.00 | role-49-9043-00 | Maintenance Workers, Machinery | Primary-Long |
| 53-7062.04 | role-53-7062-04 | Recycling and Reclamation Workers | Primary-Long |
| 51-9021.00 | role-51-9021-00 | Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | Supplemental |
| 43-5111.00 | role-43-5111-00 | Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping | Supplemental |

## Career Clusters

| Cluster | Slug |
| --- | --- |
| Supply Chain & Transportation | supply-chain-transportation |

## Education Level

- **Category:** No formal educational credential

## Study Programs


## Market

- **Median Wage:** 38940
- **Mean Wage:** 41420
- **Pct10Wage:** 30810
- **Pct25Wage:** 35410
- **Pct75Wage:** 46370
- **Pct90Wage:** 53180
- **Employment:** 2982530
- **Area Title:** U.S.

## Industries


### Top

| Naics | Slug | Title | Level | Employment | Median Wage | Lq |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 48-49 | 48-49 | Transportation and Warehousing | Sector | 997400 | 43190 | 6.98 |
| 56 | 56 | Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services | Sector | 535240 | 35780 | 3.06 |
| 561320 | 561320 | Temporary Help Services | National industry | 424240 | 35540 | 8.27 |
| 42 | 42 | Wholesale Trade | Sector | 408770 | 39990 | 3.5 |
| 31-33 | 31-33 | Manufacturing | Sector | 406630 | 41260 | 1.65 |
| 44-45 | 44-45 | Retail Trade | Sector | 332400 | 36150 | 1.1 |
| 23 | 23 | Construction | Sector | 47590 | 43760 | 0.3 |
| 53 | 53 | Real Estate and Rental and Leasing | Sector | 41250 | 39180 | 0.9 |
| 54 | 54 | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | Sector | 40250 | 42330 | 0.19 |
| 71 | 71 | Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation | Sector | 32340 | 44310 | 0.63 |
| 62 | 62 | Health Care and Social Assistance | Sector | 22140 | 35260 | 0.05 |
| 81 | 81 | Other Services (except Public Administration) | Sector | 21640 | 37560 | 0.25 |

### Concentrated

| Naics | Slug | Title | Level | Employment | Lq |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 561320 | 561320 | Temporary Help Services | National industry | 424240 | 8.27 |
| 48-49 | 48-49 | Transportation and Warehousing | Sector | 997400 | 6.98 |
| 42 | 42 | Wholesale Trade | Sector | 408770 | 3.5 |
| 56 | 56 | Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services | Sector | 535240 | 3.06 |
| 711110 | 711110 | Theater Companies and Dinner Theaters | National industry | 3120 | 2.23 |
| 423820 | 423820 | Farm and Garden Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers | National industry | 3860 | 1.75 |
| 31-33 | 31-33 | Manufacturing | Sector | 406630 | 1.65 |
| 11 | 11 | Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting | Sector | 10360 | 1.27 |
- **Count:** 53

## Ai Signals

| Source | Label | Score | Scale | Release |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| frey_osborne | Computerization probability | 0.85 | 0-1 probability | 2013-baseline-2016-employment-snapshot |
| felten_aioe | AI occupational exposure | -1.709183 | relative exposure score | 2021-plus-generative-ai-workbooks |
| felten_image_generation_aioe | Image generation occupational exposure | -1.791936 | relative exposure score | 2021-plus-generative-ai-workbooks |
| felten_language_modeling_aioe | Language modeling occupational exposure | -1.49843 | relative exposure score | 2021-plus-generative-ai-workbooks |

## Ai Outlook


### Index

- **Value:** 7
- **Percentile:** 4
- **Band:** Low
- **Version:** ai-exposure-index-v1

#### Components

| Percentile | Source |
| --- | --- |
| 3 | felten_aioe |
| 6 | openai_gpts_are_gpts |
| 12 | microsoft_working_with_ai |
- **Component Count:** 3

### Exposure

| Source | Label | Value | Percentile | Band | Note |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| felten_aioe | Overall AI exposure (Felten et al.) | -1.709183 | 3 | Low | How much this job's abilities overlap with what AI systems can do, across many AI capabilities. A relative research score, not a forecast of job loss. |
| eloundou_gamma | LLM task exposure, γ (OpenAI / Eloundou) | 0.04 | 6 | Low | Share of this job's tasks where a large language model plus simple tools could cut the time to do them by at least half. γ is capped at 1.0 and many jobs reach that ceiling, so treat a top score as 'in the top group', not a precise rank. |
| microsoft_applicability | AI assistant applicability (Microsoft) | 0.05387316572670256 | 12 | Low | How applicable today's AI assistants are to this job's activities, measured from real Microsoft Copilot conversations. Applicability is not the same as replacement. |

### Frey Historical

- **Source:** frey
- **Label:** Computerization probability (Frey & Osborne, 2013)
- **Value:** 0.85
- **Percentile:** 71
- **Band:** High
- **Note:** A pre-LLM (2013) estimate of how automatable this job is by computerization and robotics. Shown for historical context only — it is not part of any current AI ranking.
- **Teleworkable:** no

### Eloundou

- **Alpha:** 0.04
- **Beta:** 0.04
- **Gamma:** 0.04

### Usage Tasks


### Bls

- **Growth Percent:** 1.5
- **Growth Percentile:** 36
- **Direction:** About average
- **Annual Openings Thousands:** 384.3
- **Annual Openings Percentile:** 99
- **Employment2024Thousands:** 2988.9
- **Employment2034Thousands:** 3033.1

### Sources

| Source | Version |
| --- | --- |
| bls_employment_projections | 2024-2034 |
| dingel_neiman | dingel-neiman-workathome |
| felten_aioe | felten-raj-seamans-aioe |
| frey_osborne | frey-osborne-automation |
| microsoft_working_with_ai | working-with-ai |
| openai_gpts_are_gpts | gpts-are-gpts |

## Counts

- **Tasks:** 13
- **Skills:** 40
- **Capabilities:** 120
- **Tools:** 20
- **Related Roles:** 20

## Source

- **Dataset:** gold.onet_role_starter_surface
- **Version:** 30.3
- **Generated At:** 2026-06-02T21:00:32.945303+00:00
- **Content Hash:** bded587dd2325763