Hand Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers in Wyoming

Want to work in Wyoming as a Hand Laborer or Freight, Stock, and Material Mover? Read this first!

You’re in luck! Jobs for Hand Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers in Wyoming are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

• Projected employment for Hand Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers in Wyoming is growing faster than average.

• Hand Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers in Wyoming earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Hand Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers Work in Wyoming?

In Wyoming, there were 2,750 people working as Hand Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers in the year 2018.

There were 2,720 Hand Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 30 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

The typical state has 33,570 Hand Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers working in it, which means Wyoming has fewer Hand Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers than average.

Job Projections for Wyoming

Jobs for Hand Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers in this state are growing at a rate of 11.6% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 7.6%.

Wyoming Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 490 annual Hand Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers job openings in Wyoming, and 3,560 total jobs in the year 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 388,400 annual jobs and 2,828,100 total jobs in 2026.

What do Hand Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers Make in Wyoming?

In 2018 wages for Hand Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers ranged from $22,590 to $55,030 with $32,690 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $10.86 to $26.46. The median hourly rate was $15.72.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $15.19 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.53.

The median salary in Wyoming is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top Wyoming Metros for Hand Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Hand Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers.

Metro	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Casper, WY	650	$33,890
Cheyenne, WY	490	$30,240

Top States for Hand Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers Employment

The table below shows the states where most Hand Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers work.

State	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
California	382,280	$29,070
Texas	206,200	$27,100
Illinois	158,670	$27,200
Pennsylvania	151,350	$29,370
Florida	145,920	$26,300
New Jersey	141,660	$26,900
New York	130,850	$29,360
Georgia	121,850	$25,410
Ohio	119,220	$28,440
Tennessee	95,200	$27,680
Indiana	95,010	$28,930
North Carolina	89,310	$25,880
Michigan	74,030	$29,380
Washington	71,690	$32,630
Kentucky	59,760	$27,620
South Carolina	56,600	$27,010
Virginia	55,950	$26,540
Wisconsin	54,750	$32,190
Louisiana	47,010	$25,620
Missouri	46,990	$28,900

Below are the states where Hand Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers get paid the most:

State	Annual Median Salary
District of Columbia	$42,600
Alaska	$35,110
Minnesota	$33,230
North Dakota	$32,920
Hawaii	$32,710
Wyoming	$32,690
Washington	$32,630
Wisconsin	$32,190
Iowa	$31,420
Nebraska	$30,950

Related Careers in Wyoming

You may also be interested in the following careers:

Occupation	Wyoming Employment Total
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	650
Packers and Packagers, Hand	50

References

• Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.