Description
Pack or package by hand a wide variety of products and materials.
Interests
- Conventional
- Realistic
Work Values
- Relationships
- Support
- Independence
Work Styles
- Attention to Detail
- Cooperation
- Integrity
- Dependability
- Initiative
Tasks
- 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.
Work Activities
- Getting Information
- Handling and Moving Objects
- Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials
- Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
- Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
Detailed Work Activities
- Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
- Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things.
- Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.
- Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
- Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.
- Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
- Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
- Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others.
- Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
- Estimating sizes, distances, and quantities; or determining time, costs, resources, or materials needed to perform a work activity.
Technology Skills
- Spreadsheet software
- Enterprise resource planning ERP software
- Office suite software
- Word processing software
- Computer aided design CAD software
Abilities
- Near Vision
- Problem Sensitivity
- Trunk Strength
- Manual Dexterity
- Multilimb Coordination
Skills
- Monitoring
Knowledge
- Production and Processing
- Customer and Personal Service
- English Language
Most Common Education Level
The “Most Common Education Level” refers to the level of education held by the majority of workers in a given occupation. For example, if the highest percentage of workers in a role have an Associate’s Degree, that suggests this is the typical educational requirement. Knowing this helps you plan how many years of education you may need to pursue that career.
Certificates
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Income Percentile
The income percentiles show how earnings are distributed within a profession. The 10th percentile means that 10% of workers earned less than that amount. The median (50th percentile) indicates that half of workers earned more, and half earned less. The 90th percentile reflects what the top 10% of earners in the field make.
| Income Percentile | Annual Income |
|---|---|
| Low (10%) | $32,619 |
| Median (50%) | $36,983 |
| High (90%) | $42,668 |
Income by Experience
This table shows how income typically grows with experience—from entry level (0–2 years), to mid-level (3–5 years), to senior level (6–8 years), to expert level (8+ years).
| Experience | Income |
|---|---|
Entry Level  | $37,607 |
| Mid Level | $40,482 |
| Senior Level | $40,830 |
| Expert Level | N/A |
Employability
There are currently 641,300 jobs in this career path. Over the next 10 years, that number is expected to decrease to 614,300 positions, reflecting a projected decline of -4%.
The Projected Job Growth figure refers to the expected increase or decrease in employment within a specific career field over a certain period of time.
Projected Job Growth of -4%
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