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Packers and Packagers, Hand
Transportation and Material Moving · SOC 53-7064
0.0% AI Exposure — Low
$36,280
Median Annual Salary
Average
O*NET Outlook
93,000
Proj. Annual Openings
559,820
Employment (OEWS 2025)
-2%/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 53-7064 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
- 50/100
- Moderate friction; broad SOC seed ORS job-requirements coverage.
- Wages
- $36,280
- No H-1B offered-wage row for this SOC.
- Projected openings
- 93,000
- BLS EP 2024–2034; employment change -5.4%.
- Observed/proxy demand
- 0
- FY2025 certified LCAs; 102,293 postings in 2025.
Skill evidence
MonitoringActive ListeningCritical ThinkingReading ComprehensionSpeaking
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.
12.5%
Consensus
Actual adoption · Anthropic0%
AI capability · OpenAI10%
AI ability · AIOE27.5%
Automation baseline (2013) · Frey & Osborne38%
Top Skills
1.Monitoring
2.Active Listening
3.Critical Thinking
4.Reading Comprehension
5.Speaking
H-1B Visa Sponsorship Demand
View full H-1B trends →Certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications naming this occupation, FY2016–FY2025. A descriptive high-skill labor-demand signal — employer filings, not visa approvals or individual outcomes. Note: one LCA can cover multiple worker positions.
2
Decade Total (Certified LCAs)
0
FY2025 Volume
0% of all H-1B filings in FY2025
$0
Median Offered Wage (Latest Year)
#630 of 776
Rank by Total Volume
O*NET occupation profile
What this work involves
Pack or package by hand a wide variety of products and materials.
Common titles: Bagger, Crater, Mini Shifter, Pack Out Operator, Packager, Packaging Specialist
Representative Tasks
- •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.
Detailed Work Activities
- •Inspect cargo to ensure it is properly loaded or secured.
- •Inspect work to ensure standards are met.
- •Measure product or material dimensions.
- •Weigh materials to ensure compliance with specifications.
- •Move materials, equipment, or supplies.
Tools & Technologies
Autodesk AutoCAD · hotMicrosoft Excel · hotMicrosoft Office software · hotMicrosoft Word · hotSAP software · hot
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 53-7064: 2019 — employment: 633,640, median wage: $25,910; 2020 — employment: 599,270, median wage: $28,050; 2021 — employment: 585,270, median wage: $29,940; 2022 — employment: 653,870, median wage: $32,920; 2023 — employment: 645,210, median wage: $34,830; 2025 — employment: 559,820, median wage: $36,280.
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 | Average | 20% Bright |
| Median Salary | $36,280 | N/A |
| AI Resiliency | 100/100 | N/A |