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Also called freight car loader, freight handler, freight hustler and freight loader.
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Laborer and Freight, Stock, and Material Mover, Hand
Laborer moving freight, stock, and materials by hand or with trucks and tractors, maintaining storage areas and recording units handled
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Organized storage areas to reduce time spent searching for items and protect inventory
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Moved materials by hand and truck, following work orders to complete tasks
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The work itself
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Manually move freight, stock, luggage, or other materials, or perform other general labor. Includes all manual laborers not elsewhere classified.
What it pays
Annual pay across the United States. The middle figure is the median: half earn less than that, and half earn more.
| 25th percentile | $36,090 |
|---|---|
| Median | $40,240 |
| 75th percentile | $46,920 |
| State | 25th percentile | Median | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| AK | $39,000 | $44,510 | $54,860 |
| AL | $30,700 | $36,670 | $44,170 |
| AR | $30,280 | $35,920 | $41,750 |
| AZ | $37,280 | $44,290 | $48,170 |
| CA | $37,890 | $44,710 | $48,950 |
| CO | $39,610 | $45,370 | $48,770 |
| CT | $37,810 | $43,640 | $48,060 |
| DC | $40,200 | $45,740 | $52,000 |
| DE | $34,920 | $37,320 | $44,960 |
| FL | $34,710 | $38,160 | $45,390 |
| GA | $34,970 | $38,480 | $46,100 |
| HI | $37,830 | $44,120 | $50,630 |
| IA | $37,420 | $43,490 | $48,390 |
| ID | $35,160 | $39,900 | $45,400 |
| IL | $35,890 | $40,550 | $47,560 |
| IN | $36,390 | $41,340 | $46,910 |
| KS | $35,580 | $40,250 | $46,300 |
| KY | $35,510 | $42,770 | $46,830 |
| LA | $29,350 | $35,340 | $41,870 |
| MA | $38,920 | $44,920 | $49,190 |
| MD | $36,960 | $41,600 | $45,760 |
| ME | $36,690 | $42,640 | $46,720 |
| MI | $35,730 | $38,860 | $46,390 |
| MN | $39,110 | $46,280 | $52,070 |
| MO | $35,080 | $39,080 | $45,730 |
| MS | $30,830 | $36,400 | $43,750 |
| MT | $36,610 | $43,840 | $46,670 |
| NC | $35,030 | $38,230 | $44,470 |
| ND | $38,470 | $45,690 | $49,580 |
| NE | $37,440 | $42,910 | $46,610 |
| NH | $36,770 | $42,110 | $46,570 |
| NJ | $35,910 | $39,540 | $46,770 |
| NM | $31,790 | $37,230 | $43,800 |
| NV | $37,010 | $39,350 | $45,820 |
| NY | $38,450 | $44,630 | $49,200 |
| OH | $35,770 | $39,460 | $45,230 |
| OK | $32,250 | $36,990 | $41,420 |
| OR | $37,840 | $44,750 | $49,300 |
| PA | $36,620 | $42,480 | $47,690 |
| PR | $22,370 | $24,560 | $29,100 |
| RI | $36,050 | $41,690 | $48,250 |
| SC | $34,760 | $37,530 | $44,480 |
| SD | $35,200 | $38,980 | $46,380 |
| TN | $35,550 | $38,160 | $44,920 |
| TX | $33,280 | $37,540 | $45,200 |
| UT | $36,880 | $42,370 | $47,060 |
| VA | $35,870 | $39,380 | $47,210 |
| VT | $35,480 | $39,390 | $46,370 |
| WA | $40,300 | $46,190 | $51,230 |
| WI | $37,510 | $44,610 | $48,500 |
| WV | $31,150 | $36,990 | $44,540 |
| WY | $35,670 | $38,330 | $46,230 |
Other names
freight car loader, freight handler, freight hustler, freight loader, freight sorter, freight unloader, laborers and freight stock and material movers hand, air and water filler, airport maintenance laborer, aluminum can collector, ash collector, ash handler.
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Already yours: Operating moving or lifting equipment, Reviewing work orders, Monitoring cargo area conditions
4 of the 23 tasks this job is made of
| Median pay | $40,240 a year |
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What you have not done yet. Securing cargo, Receiving performance instructions, Cleaning production equipment
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