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	Packers and Packagers, Hand	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	First-Line Supervisors of Helpers, Laborers, and Material Movers, Hand	Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
SUMMARY	81% Imminent Risk	38% Low Risk	45% Moderate Risk	67% High Risk	71% High Risk	74% High Risk
JOB SCORE	1.6/10	5.2/10	5.4/10	2.4/10	2.9/10	2.7/10
POLLING	78% (High Risk, Based on 74 votes)	54% (Moderate Risk, Based on 29 votes)	There hasn't been enough votes on this occupation yet	75% (High Risk, Based on 61 votes)	70% (High Risk, Based on 103 votes)	66% (High Risk, Based on 53 votes)
GROWTH by year 2034	-5.4%	1.2%	3.7%	-1.8%	1.1%	0.0%
WAGES	$35,580 or $17.10 per hour	$71,190 or $34.22 per hour	$61,890 or $29.75 per hour	$57,770 or $27.77 per hour	$46,390 or $22.30 per hour	$47,460 or $22.82 per hour
VOLUME as of 2024	601,440	685,140	605,510	385,000	805,770	591,180
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DESCRIPTION	Pack or package by hand a wide variety of products and materials.	Directly supervise and coordinate the activities of production and operating workers, such as inspectors, precision workers, machine setters and operators, assemblers, fabricators, and plant and system operators. Excludes team or work leaders.	Directly supervise and coordinate the activities of helpers, laborers, or material movers, hand.	Coordinate and expedite the flow of work and materials within or between departments of an establishment according to production schedule. Duties include reviewing and distributing production, work, and shipment schedules; conferring with department supervisors to determine progress of work and completion dates; and compiling reports on progress of work, inventory levels, costs, and production problems.	Operate industrial trucks or tractors equipped to move materials around a warehouse, storage yard, factory, construction site, or similar location.	Inspect, test, sort, sample, or weigh nonagricultural raw materials or processed, machined, fabricated, or assembled parts or products for defects, wear, and deviations from specifications. May use precision measuring instruments and complex test equipment.

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