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Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
Transportation and Material Moving · SOC 53-7062
0.0% AI Exposure — Low
$40,240
Median Annual Salary
Bright ↗
O*NET Outlook
434,700
Proj. Annual Openings
2,950,280
Employment (OEWS 2025)
0%/yr
Empl. growth (2019–2025)
100/100
AI Resiliency Score
AI exposure from the Anthropic Economic Index (2025); salary from BLS; skills from O*NET. See /sources.
Decision card
Career Evidence Passport
SOC 53-7062 evidence across exposure, wages, projections, postings, certified LCAs, skills, and transitions.
Proxy / seed data labeledDescriptive-only
- SOC exposure
- 0.0%
- Low · Anthropic AEI
- Automation friction
- 54/100
- Moderate friction; broad SOC seed ORS job-requirements coverage.
- Wages
- $40,240
- No H-1B offered-wage row for this SOC.
- Projected openings
- 434,700
- BLS EP 2024–2034; employment change +1.5%.
- Observed/proxy demand
- —
- FY— certified LCAs; 595,558 postings in 2025.
Skill evidence
Operation and ControlActive ListeningMonitoringOperations MonitoringCritical Thinking
Transition context
- H-1B values are certified Labor Condition Applications, not visa approvals.
- Job postings are seed-static / seed-derived; treat as provider-ready proxy coverage until observed provider data is wired in.
- Transition matches are directional skill-overlap context, not placement guarantees.
- This release is a FutureGrid broad-SOC seed derived from public BLS ORS requirement concepts and categories, not direct occupation-level ORS survey estimates. It describes job requirements, not worker ability, AI capability, or displacement probability. Automation friction is a FutureGrid derived score and should be read alongside exposure, demand, wage, and projection signals.
AI Exposure Analysis
AI Exposure0.0%
AI Resiliency100/100
Exposure BandLow
Sector Avg. Exposure0.2%
Across AI measures
Multiple exposure lenses for this occupation.
9%
Consensus
Actual adoption · Anthropic0%
AI capability · OpenAI4.2%
AI ability · AIOE22.9%
Automation baseline (2013) · Frey & Osborne85%
Top Skills
1.Operation and Control
2.Active Listening
3.Monitoring
4.Operations Monitoring
5.Critical Thinking
H-1B Visa Sponsorship Demand
View full H-1B trends →No H-1B certified LCA filings recorded for this occupation in FY2016–FY2025.
O*NET occupation profile
What this work involves
Manually move freight, stock, luggage, or other materials, or perform other general labor. Includes all manual laborers not elsewhere classified.
Common titles: Laborer, Loader, Material Handler, Merchandise Pick Up Associate, Merchandise Receiving Associate, Receiver
Representative Tasks
- •Maintain equipment storage areas to ensure that inventory is protected.
- •Read work orders or receive oral instructions to determine work assignments or material or equipment needs.
- •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.
- •Install protective devices, such as bracing, padding, or strapping, to prevent shifting or damage to items being transported.
- •Sort cargo before loading and unloading.
Detailed Work Activities
- •Secure cargo.
- •Monitor cargo area conditions.
- •Sort materials or objects for processing or transport.
- •Mark materials or objects for identification.
- •Receive information or instructions for performing work assignments.
Tools & Technologies
Apple Safari · hotGoogle Docs · hotMicrosoft Edge · hotMicrosoft Outlook · hotMicrosoft Word · hotMozilla Firefox · hotOracle Database · hotData entry softwareIBM NotesInventory management systems
Employment Projections & AI Exposure
15
Occupations Shown
0.8%
Avg AI Exposure
6
Bright Outlook
Horizontal bar chart showing occupations with the highest projected annual openings. Each bar length represents annual projected openings. Color uses a gradient from violet (lower) to cyan (higher). Summary statistics are shown above the chart.
Employment & Wage Trend
BLS OEWS, 2019–2025
Multi-year BLS OEWS history for SOC 53-7062: 2019 — employment: 2,953,170, median wage: $29,510; 2020 — employment: 2,805,200, median wage: $31,120; 2021 — employment: 2,729,010, median wage: $31,230; 2022 — employment: 2,934,050, median wage: $36,110; 2023 — employment: 3,008,300, median wage: $37,660; 2025 — employment: 2,950,280, median wage: $40,240.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). See /sources.
Sector Comparison
| Metric | This Career | Sector Average |
|---|---|---|
| AI Exposure | 0.0% | 0.2% |
| Outlook | Bright ↗ | 20% Bright |
| Median Salary | $40,240 | N/A |
| AI Resiliency | 100/100 | N/A |