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You Are Here: Vermont Department of Labor ELMIOccupation ProfileLaborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand |
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ELMI Occupation Profile - Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand |
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| Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand |
| (O*NET 53-7062.00, SOC 53-7062) |
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What they do
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Manually move freight, stock, luggage, or other materials, or perform other general labor. Includes all manual laborers not elsewhere classified.
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Dock Worker, Laborer, Line Tender, Loader, Material Handler, Merchandise Pick Up Associate, Receiver, Receiving Associate, Shipping and Receiving Materials Handler, Warehouse Worker
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Wages
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| Vermont - 2021 |
| Percentile1 | Hourly | Yearly |
| 10% |
$ 12.94 |
$26,900 |
| 25% |
$ 14.29 |
$29,730 |
| Median |
$ 17.53 |
$36,470 |
| 75% |
$ 18.38 |
$38,220 |
| 90% |
$ 23.04 |
$47,910 |
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| Average |
$ 17.48 |
$36,350 |
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Industries of Employment
| United States - 2020 |
| Industry | Percent of total |
- Administrative and support services
| 19% |
| 12% |
| 11% |
- Merchant wholesalers, durable goods
| 8% |
- Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods
| 7% |
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Interests
| People in this career often prefer these work environments: |
- Realistic
Realistic occupations frequently involve work activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions. They often deal with plants, animals, and real-world materials like wood, tools, and machinery. Many of the occupations require working outside, and do not involve a lot of paperwork or working closely with others.
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Work Styles
| People in this career will do well at jobs that need: |
- Dependability
Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations.
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- Stress Tolerance
Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high-stress situations.
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- Achievement/Effort
Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks.
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- Integrity
Job requires being honest and ethical.
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- Attention to Detail
Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks.
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Projected Employment
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| Vermont |
| 2020 employment |
2,587 |
| 2030 employment |
2,853 |
Annual percent change
(compounded) |
1.0% |
Annual projected job openings
(due to change and separations) |
383 |
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Education and Experience:
- Typical education needed for entry
No formal educational credential
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- Work experience in a related occupation
None
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- Typical on-the-job training needed to attain competency
Short-term on-the-job training
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| Based on BLS Education and Training Classifications |
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Job Zone
| Some Preparation Needed |
- Specific Vocational Preparation Range
(4.0 to < 6.0) - A typical worker will require
over 3 months up to and including 1 year
of training to achieve average performance in this occupation.
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Education Level
| How much education do most people in this career have? |
| Education level |  | Percent of
U.S. Workers |
Doctoral or professional degree
or post-MA certificate | | 0% |
Master's degree or
post-BA certificate | | 0% |
| Bachelor's degree | | 0% |
| Associate's degree | | 5% |
Certificate or some college,
no degree | | 5% |
High school diploma
or equivalent | | 70% |
| Less than high school diploma | | 19% |
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Abilities
| People in this career often have talent in: |
- Static Strength
The ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects.
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- Multilimb Coordination
The ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or lying down. It does not involve performing the activities while the whole body is in motion.
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- Trunk Strength
The ability to use your abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time without "giving out" or fatiguing.
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- Control Precision
The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions.
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- Manual Dexterity
The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.
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Work Activities
| In general, what you might do: |
- Performing General Physical Activities
Performing physical activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling materials.
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- Handling and Moving Objects
Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things.
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- Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
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- Controlling Machines and Processes
Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles).
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- Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
Running, maneuvering, navigating, or driving vehicles or mechanized equipment, such as forklifts, passenger vehicles, aircraft, or watercraft.
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Detailed Work Activities
| What you might do in a day: |
- Move materials, equipment, or supplies.
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- Sort materials or objects for processing or transport.
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- Load shipments, belongings, or materials.
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- Mark materials or objects for identification.
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- Record operational or production data.
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Tasks
| On the job, you would: |
- Move freight, stock, or other materials to and from storage or production areas, loading docks, delivery vehicles, ships, or containers, by hand or using trucks, tractors, or other equipment.
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- Sort cargo before loading and unloading.
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- Attach identifying tags to containers or mark them with identifying information.
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- Read work orders or receive oral instructions to determine work assignments or material or equipment needs.
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