Packers and Packagers, Hand

AUTOMATION RISK
CALCULATED
100%
risk level
POLLING
76%
Based on 58 votes
LABOR DEMAND
GROWTH
-0.3 %
by year 2032
WAGES
$32,920
or $15.83 per hour
Volume
653,870
as of 2022
SUMMARY
JOB SCORE
1.8/10

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Automation risk

100% (Imminent Risk)

Imminent Risk (81-100%): Occupations in this level have an extremely high likelihood of being automated in the near future. These jobs consist primarily of repetitive, predictable tasks with little need for human judgment.

More information on what this score is, and how it is calculated is available here.

Some quite important qualities of the job are difficult to automate:

  • Assisting and Caring for Others

  • Manual Dexterity

User poll

76% chance of full automation within the next two decades

Our visitors have voted that it's probable this occupation will be automated. This assessment is further supported by the calculated automation risk level, which estimates 100% chance of automation.

What do you think the risk of automation is?

What is the likelihood that Packers and Packagers, Hand will be replaced by robots or artificial intelligence within the next 20 years?






Growth

Slow growth relative to other professions.

The number of 'Packers and Packagers, Hand' job openings is expected to decline 0.3% by 2032

Total employment, and estimated job openings

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics for the period between 2021 and 2031
Updated projections are due 09-2023.

Wages

Very low paid relative to other professions

In 2022, the median annual wage for 'Packers and Packagers, Hand' was $32,920, or $15 per hour

'Packers and Packagers, Hand' were paid 28.9% lower than the national median wage, which stood at $46,310

Wages over time

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics

Volume

Significantly greater range of job opportunities compared to other professions

As of 2022 there were 653,870 people employed as 'Packers and Packagers, Hand' within the United States.

This represents around 0.44% of the employed workforce across the country

Put another way, around 1 in 226 people are employed as 'Packers and Packagers, Hand'.

Job description

Pack or package by hand a wide variety of products and materials.

SOC Code: 53-7064.00

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Comments

dfdf (Highly likely) says
Already brought in robots, don't work
Jun 10, 2022 at 03:53 PM

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