Laborers and Material Movers Career

The average annual wage of the occupations is $38,400 and $18 per hour. Based on BLS data, a total of 6,935,980 employees were employed in the Occupation.

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The following 106 occupations are related to Laborers and Material Movers.

Related Occupations toLaborers and Material Movers
Occupation	Total Employees	Annual Wages	Hourly Rate
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Petroleum Engineers	20,390	$148,590	$71
Dishwashers	464K	$31,650	$15
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	2,173K	$36,250	$17
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	1,088K	$52,030	$25
Cashiers	3,299K	$30,710	$15
Counter and Rental Clerks	390K	$41,630	$20
Parts Salespersons	261K	$41,080	$20
Retail Salespersons	3,685K	$36,690	$18
Procurement Clerks	61,580	$47,940	$23
File Clerks	82,290	$40,730	$20
Order Clerks	91,830	$43,530	$21
Postal Service Clerks	78,130	$59,240	$28
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators	117K	$56,350	$27
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	394K	$57,610	$28
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	844K	$42,730	$21
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping	51,250	$44,240	$21
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	66,600	$38,370	$18
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products	23,430	$34,880	$17
Agricultural Equipment Operators	28,910	$41,850	$20
Construction Laborers	1,019K	$49,280	$24
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators	43,080	$55,170	$27
Pile Driver Operators	3,010	$70,260	$34
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	450K	$62,180	$30
Structural Iron and Steel Workers	63,780	$68,220	$33
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers	49,960	$53,430	$26
Highway Maintenance Workers	151K	$49,070	$24
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners	27,900	$49,590	$24
Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas	11,510	$58,330	$28
Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas	12,180	$67,320	$32
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas	46,150	$59,390	$29
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining	32,630	$55,500	$27
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas	18,010	$60,250	$29
Continuous Mining Machine Operators	15,700	$62,110	$30
Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining	5,160	$63,620	$31
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas	43,830	$47,730	$23
Helpers--Extraction Workers	7,360	$46,990	$23
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers	16,010	$52,550	$25
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	285K	$59,920	$29
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	177K	$64,340	$31
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics	36,080	$45,180	$22
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door	47,780	$72,360	$35
Home Appliance Repairers	29,950	$50,640	$24
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	413K	$63,690	$31
Maintenance Workers, Machinery	58,040	$58,500	$28
Millwrights	37,930	$64,310	$31
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	120K	$85,900	$41
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	1,503K	$49,650	$24
Riggers	23,870	$62,020	$30
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other	176K	$50,480	$24
Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers	29,810	$62,860	$30
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers	47,960	$53,470	$26
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders	19,570	$42,410	$20
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	24,750	$49,290	$24
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	179K	$44,260	$21
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	75,260	$44,450	$21
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	19,560	$48,850	$23
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	13,990	$50,020	$24
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders	20,870	$54,340	$26
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	14,950	$46,540	$22
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners	6,660	$48,520	$23
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	185K	$31,880	$15
Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders	6,650	$37,570	$18
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	9,760	$37,040	$18
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers	14,520	$45,270	$22
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	61,250	$40,360	$19
Power Plant Operators	31,490	$91,880	$44
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators	33,840	$73,170	$35
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	121K	$58,050	$28
Chemical Plant and System Operators	17,980	$79,450	$38
Gas Plant Operators	15,930	$83,020	$40
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers	33,360	$88,120	$42
Plant and System Operators, All Other	15,370	$59,890	$29
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	120K	$57,350	$28
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	53,170	$51,960	$25
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	26,210	$46,390	$22
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand	12,290	$41,490	$20
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	106K	$47,950	$23
Cutters and Trimmers, Hand	7,220	$39,260	$19
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	52,720	$44,700	$21
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	57,080	$44,610	$21
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders	14,820	$47,540	$23
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	372K	$41,200	$20
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	156K	$48,480	$23
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders	12,510	$44,400	$21
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders	15,210	$41,500	$20
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic	38,480	$44,710	$22
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	96,460	$48,910	$24
Helpers--Production Workers	182K	$38,160	$18
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	2,044K	$55,990	$27
Light Truck Drivers	1,004K	$46,090	$22
Sailors and Marine Oilers	29,960	$53,470	$26
Conveyor Operators and Tenders	24,660	$42,900	$21
Crane and Tower Operators	42,260	$68,040	$33
Dredge Operators	940	$53,700	$26
Hoist and Winch Operators	2,230	$65,810	$32
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	779K	$45,720	$22
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	365K	$35,250	$17
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	3,008K	$39,760	$19
Machine Feeders and Offbearers	44,500	$41,000	$20
Packers and Packagers, Hand	645K	$35,450	$17
Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators	4,400	$63,810	$31
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers	11,570	$58,650	$28
Wellhead Pumpers	18,230	$69,930	$34
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	135K	$47,810	$23
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders	11,400	$60,530	$29

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