How much does a packers and packagers, hand make?

The median pay is $17.44 per hour — roughly $36,500 a year, with the real range running from about $13.41/hr (10th percentile) to $22.65/hr (90th percentile). Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Do you need a degree to be a packers and packagers, hand?

The typical entry-level education is: Less than high school. Overall preparation level: some preparation (Job Zone 2 of 5).

What does a packers and packagers, hand actually do all day?

Examine and inspect containers, materials, or products to ensure that product quality and packing specifications are met. Measure, weigh, and count products and materials. Record product, packaging, and order information on specified forms and records.

Transportation

Packers and Packagers, Hand

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

What it pays
Packers and Packagers, Hand earn a median of $17.44/hr — about $36,500 a year. The lowest-paid 10% earn $13.41/hr; the top 10% earn $22.65/hr. (Annual figures are approximate: hourly × 2,080.)

What you'd actually do

Examine and inspect containers, materials, or products to ensure that product quality and packing specifications are met.
Measure, weigh, and count products and materials.
Record product, packaging, and order information on specified forms and records.
Seal containers or materials, using glues, fasteners, nails, and hand tools.
Assemble, line, and pad cartons, crates, and containers, using hand tools.
Obtain, move, and sort products, materials, containers, and orders, using hand tools.

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

Time pressure is a real part of the job. (Compared against the other 818 careers in the guide.)

Working for yourself

About 0.7% of packers and packagers, hand are self-employed.

Who it tends to fit

This work tends to fit people who are organized and detail-focused and hands-on.

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Quick questions

How much does a packers and packagers, hand make?: The median pay is $17.44 per hour — roughly $36,500 a year, with the real range running from about $13.41/hr (10th percentile) to $22.65/hr (90th percentile). Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Do you need a degree to be a packers and packagers, hand?: The typical entry-level education is: Less than high school. Overall preparation level: some preparation (Job Zone 2 of 5).
What does a packers and packagers, hand actually do all day?: Examine and inspect containers, materials, or products to ensure that product quality and packing specifications are met. Measure, weigh, and count products and materials. Record product, packaging, and order information on specified forms and records.

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