Wages

Employment and Annual Average Wages By Occupation, 2009
 
NEI Employment
NEI Wage
U.S. Wage
Laborers & Freight, Stock & Material Movers, Hand
10,391
$23,629
$25,522
Truck Drivers, Heavy & Tractor Trailer
5,841
$41,184
$39,790
Packers & Packagers, Hand
2,155
$20,405
$21,694
Shipping, Receiving & Traffic Clerks
1,877
$28,059
$29,848
Truck Drivers, Light or Delivery Services
1,700
$28,538
$33,904
Industrial Truck & Trailer Operators
1,476
$30,451
$31,242
Machine Feeders & Offbearers
757
$28,642
$27,414
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Transportation and Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators
577
$52,562
$54,995
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Helpers, Laborers, and Material Movers, Hand
483
$40,622
$46,030
Source: EMSI 2009 Covered Employment