How people get into Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand

What it takes to do this work

No state licence that we can see, but employers commonly ask for Powered industrial truck (forklift) operator training, employer-certified. That is an employer preference rather than a legal gate, so some will hire and train instead.

The jobs people hold first

These are the jobs people hold before moving into this one. Doing one of them is not the only way in, and it is not a requirement. It is the route the data can actually see.

Work people come from	Typical pay	Step up	Evidence
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners No licence we can see I do this now →	$36,850	+$7,330	Related work
Stockers and Order Fillers Employers often ask for: Powered industrial truck (forklift) operator training, employer-certified I do this now →	$37,120	+$7,060	Related work
Amusement and Recreation Attendants No licence we can see I do this now →	$28,420	+$15,760	Related work
Packers and Packagers, Hand No licence we can see I do this now →	$37,040	+$7,140	Related work
Parts Salespersons No licence we can see I do this now →	$36,390	+$7,790	Related work
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse No licence we can see I do this now →	$37,440	+$6,740	Related work
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals No licence we can see I do this now →	$41,570	+$2,610	Related work
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service No licence we can see I do this now →	$41,800	+$2,380	Related work

Related work The federal O*NET occupation index lists this as related to your kind of work, because the two share skills and day-to-day activities. It is a match on the work itself, not a record of people moving between them.

We keep those labels apart because they are different strength claims, and none of them means we watched individual people make the move.

Routes that already pay more than laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand are left out, because those are side moves rather than ways in. So are routes needing more schooling than you told us about.

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