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Packers and Packagers, Hand in Indiana

Want to work as a Packers and Packagers, Hand in Indiana? Here’s what you need to know. Pack or package by hand a wide variety of products and materials.

What do Packers and Packagers, Hand Make in Indiana?

For packers and packagers, hand working in Indiana, the typical annual salary is $38,640 per year (or about $18.58/hour).Annual wages span from $30,390 at the 10th percentile to $50,800 at the 90th percentile.

Wage Statistic	Annual	Hourly
10th percentile	$30,390	$14.61
25th percentile	$34,050	$16.37
Median (50th)	$38,640	$18.58
75th percentile	$42,440	$20.40
90th percentile	$50,800	$24.43

Location quotient — how concentrated this career is in Indiana nationwide is 1.08.

National Wage Comparison

Nationally, packers and packagers, hand earn a median of $25,704 per year ($12.36/hour), exceeding the Indiana median.

Employment Outlook

National employment for 677,056 packers and packagers, hand in the U.S.. In Indiana alone, around 13,390 people work in this role. That’s more than the typical state, which employs around 5,440 packers and packagers, hand.

Top Indiana Metros for Packers and Packagers, Hand

These are the Indiana metros with the most packers and packagers, hand in Indiana.

Metro Area	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	5,510	$40,630
Fort Wayne, IN	1,030	$35,740
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	790	$37,920
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	330	$33,990
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	300	$37,020
Evansville, IN	290	$36,300
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	260	$35,850
Columbus, IN	140	$41,000
Bloomington, IN	110	$37,790
Terre Haute, IN	90	$32,630
Muncie, IN	80	$30,300
Kokomo, IN	40	$31,060

Top States for Packers and Packagers, Hand Employment

The table below shows the states where the most packers and packagers, hand work.

State	Number Employed
California	85,380
New Jersey	76,060
Texas	51,180
Florida	39,360
Illinois	25,750
Pennsylvania	24,490
North Carolina	24,230
Georgia	19,700
Ohio	19,660
Massachusetts	18,430
New York	15,600
Washington	15,510
Tennessee	14,080
Wisconsin	13,560
Indiana	13,390
Michigan	13,240
Missouri	8,480
Arizona	7,890
Virginia	7,640
South Carolina	7,200

Highest-Paying States for Packers and Packagers, Hand

These states pay the most for packers and packagers, hand.

State	Annual Median Salary
New Jersey	$42,770
Alaska	$40,360
District of Columbia	$40,210
Colorado	$39,000
Vermont	$38,740
Indiana	$38,640
Minnesota	$38,550
Nevada	$38,530
Nebraska	$37,930
Maine	$37,660

Skills

Top packers and packagers, hand skills, rated on an importance scale of 0 to 5:

Knowledge Areas

Key knowledge areas for this occupation, rated on an importance scale of 0 to 5:

Abilities

Key abilities for packers and packagers, hand, rated on an importance scale of 0 to 5:

Daily Tasks

Day-to-day, packers and packagers, hand typically:

• 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.
• Obtain, move, and sort products, materials, containers, and orders, using hand tools.
• Mark and label containers, container tags, or products, using marking tools.
• Clean containers, materials, supplies, or work areas, using cleaning solutions and hand tools.
• Remove completed or defective products or materials, placing them on moving equipment, such as conveyors, or in specified areas, such as loading docks.
• Place or pour products or materials into containers, using hand tools and equipment, or fill containers from spouts or chutes.
• Load materials and products into package processing equipment.
• Transport packages to customers' vehicles.

Work Activities

• Getting Information
• Handling and Moving Objects
• Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials
• Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
• Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
• Making Decisions and Solving Problems
• Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
• Training and Teaching Others
• Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
• Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
• Performing General Physical Activities
• Coaching and Developing Others

Tools & Technology

Software and systems commonly involved: Hot technologies: Autodesk AutoCAD

Related Careers

Other careers like packers and packagers, hand include:

• Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping
• Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products
• Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders
• Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers
• Sewing Machine Operators
• Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing

Also Known As

Agricultural Produce Packer, Ampoule Sealer, Apple Packing Header, Bag Filler, Bag Loader, Bag Sealer, Bagger, Band Shover, Bandoleer Packer, Barrel Filler, Batt Packer, Bin Filler, Binder and Wrapper Packer, Book Packer, Bottling Line Attendant.

References

• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics — https://www.bls.gov/oes/
• O*NET Online — https://www.onetonline.org/
• BLS Employment Projections — https://www.bls.gov/emp/
• O*NET-SOC code: 53-7064.00