Material Moving Workers, All Other
All material moving workers not listed separately.
What it pays
Material Moving Workers, All Other earn a median of $20.10/hr — about $42,000 a year. The lowest-paid 10% earn $16.50/hr; the top 10% earn $30.20/hr. (Annual figures are approximate: hourly × 2,080.)
Material Moving Workers, All Other earn a median of $20.10/hr — about $42,000 a year. The lowest-paid 10% earn $16.50/hr; the top 10% earn $30.20/hr. (Annual figures are approximate: hourly × 2,080.)
What you'd actually do
- Seal outlet valves on tank cars, barges, and trucks.
- Verify tank car, barge, or truck load numbers to ensure car placement accuracy based on written or verbal instructions.
- Start pumps and adjust valves or cables to regulate the flow of products to vessels, using knowledge of loading procedures.
- Check conditions and weights of vessels to ensure cleanliness and compliance with loading procedures.
- Observe positions of cars passing loading spouts, and swing spouts into the correct positions at the appropriate times.
- Monitor product movement to and from storage tanks, coordinating activities with other workers to ensure constant product flow.
How you get there
Typical entry-level education: Less than high school. Overall preparation: some preparation (Job Zone 2 of 5).
The feel of the work
Much of the work happens outdoors; time pressure is a real part of the job. (Compared against the other 818 careers in the guide.)
Working for yourself
About 6.1% of material moving workers, all other are self-employed.
Who it tends to fit
This work tends to fit people who are hands-on and organized and detail-focused.
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Quick questions
- How much does a material moving workers, all other make?
- The median pay is $20.10 per hour — roughly $42,000 a year, with the real range running from about $16.50/hr (10th percentile) to $30.20/hr (90th percentile). Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
- Do you need a degree to be a material moving workers, all other?
- The typical entry-level education is: Less than high school. Overall preparation level: some preparation (Job Zone 2 of 5).
- What does a material moving workers, all other actually do all day?
- Seal outlet valves on tank cars, barges, and trucks. Verify tank car, barge, or truck load numbers to ensure car placement accuracy based on written or verbal instructions. Start pumps and adjust valves or cables to regulate the flow of products to vessels, using knowledge of loading procedures.
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Trailhead is operated by FLEXVermont LLC. It is intended for high-school students age 13 and older, and the educators and families who support them, and is not directed to children under 13. Trailhead is provided for general informational and educational purposes only. It does not offer professional, financial, or career advice, and its wage figures and pathways are estimates that may not fit your situation — they should not be relied on as the sole basis for any decision.