SOC Code 53-7062 - Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand

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Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand (SOC 53-7062) is a 2018 SOC detailed occupation with about 2,953,170 U.S. jobs and a mean annual wage of $32,130 (May 2025 OEWS).

Key facts for SOC 53-7062

Code
53-7062
O*NET® code
53-7062.00
Level
Detailed occupation, 2018 SOC
Official title
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
Employment
2,953,170 in the United States
Hourly wage
$15.45 average
Annual wage
$32,130 average
Extended SOC
2 O*NET® occupations
Source
BLS, 2018 SOC. Wages and employment: May 2025 OEWS

Description

Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2018 Standard Occupational Classification.

Manually move freight, stock, luggage, or other materials, or perform other general labor. Includes all manual laborers not elsewhere classified.

Classification scope for SOC 53-7062

Included examples, work this classification places in another SOC code.

Included examples

Bureau of Labor Statistics illustrative examples for this SOC code.

  • Cargo Handler
  • Cart Pusher
  • Freight Handler
  • Grave Digger
  • Manufacturing Laborer
  • Material Handler
  • Package Handler
  • Shipping and Receiving Material Handler
  • Stock Mover
  • Van Loader
  • Wharf Laborer

Classified elsewhere

Bureau of Labor Statistics exclusions. This work belongs in another SOC code.

"Construction Laborers" (47-2061) and "Helpers, Construction Trades" (47-3010). "Material Moving Workers" (53-7000) who use power equipment.

Where SOC 53-7062 sits in the hierarchy

Major group 53-0000 Transportation and Material Moving Occupations Minor group 53-7000 Material Moving Workers Broad occupation Direct parent 53-7060 Laborers and Material Movers
Detailed occupation Current 53-7062 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand

Extended SOC (O*NET®-SOC 31.0)

2 occupations

O*NET® child pages of this detailed SOC code. A suffix of .00 is the O*NET® occupation for this code. A higher suffix is a finer breakout. These are not additional official SOC codes.

Other detailed occupations (4)

Career video for Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand

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Using SOC 53-7062

Use SOC 53-7062, Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand, when that is the work performed. A more specific O*NET® occupation, when listed, is an Extended SOC code inside this SOC code.

What do Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand do?

Manually move freight, stock, luggage, or other materials, or perform other general labor. Includes all manual laborers not elsewhere classified.

How much do Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand earn?

May 2025 OEWS reports a mean annual wage of $32,130 and a mean hourly wage of $15.45 for this occupation.

How many people work as Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand in the U.S.?

May 2025 OEWS estimates 2,953,170 U.S. jobs in SOC 53-7062, Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand.

Is SOC 53-7062 the same as an O*NET® code?

The official code is the six-digit SOC code 53-7062. Each O*NET® occupation is a child page of that code. 53-7062.00 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand is the .00 O*NET® child page for this SOC code. A finer breakout is 53-7062.04 Recycling and Reclamation Workers.

Sources for SOC 53-7062

  • Official classification source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2018 Standard Occupational Classification. BLS SOC page
  • Extended SOC source This page includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. SICCODE.com has modified all or some of this information. USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications.
  • Wage and employment data U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. BLS OEWS

Published by SICCODE.com. The title, description, and exclusions are the Bureau of Labor Statistics 2018 SOC text. Wage and employment figures, when shown, are U.S. national estimates from the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.

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