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Material Mover Workplace Records
Hand material movers may be reassigned among trailers, storage areas and production lines during one shift. A useful employment timeline explains the load, location and instruction behind an event rather than relying only on a daily unit total. Identify the company that employed you and any staffing agency or site supervisor involved without assuming that their responsibilities were identical.
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A record map for your role
What to organize first
Assignment sequence
List each relevant work area and the supervisor who directed the transfer, with approximate times marked clearly.
Handling conditions
Note the equipment or protective materials requested, the response and how the assignment proceeded afterward.
Pay period match
Connect your own time entries and correction requests to the freight shifts discussed in the employment timeline.
Start with the work you actually do
Manually move freight, stock, luggage, or other materials, or perform other general labor. Includes all manual laborers not elsewhere classified.
O*NET classifies this occupation as Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand (53-7062.00). Its description covers a typical occupation, not every workplace or individual job. It does not establish employee status, overtime eligibility or employer misconduct.
- Maintain equipment storage areas to ensure that inventory is protected.Source task 10789 · updated 08/2024
- Read work orders or receive oral instructions to determine work assignments or material or equipment needs.Source task 10779 · updated 08/2024
- 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.Source task 10781 · updated 08/2024
- Install protective devices, such as bracing, padding, or strapping, to prevent shifting or damage to items being transported.Source task 10788 · updated 08/2024
A reference point for your pay records
May 2025 wage estimates by state
Compare your pay records with published BLS estimates for Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand (SOC 53-7062). These describe an occupation across employers. They are not a required pay rate, an overtime calculation, or evidence of discrimination or unpaid wages.
Select your work state to see its published pay range. No personal pay information is requested or sent.
The 25th and 75th percentiles mark the middle half of the estimated wage distribution; the median is its midpoint. Actual pay can differ with experience, employer, location and duties. Hourly and annual figures are shown as published, without converting one into the other.
All published state estimates for this occupation
| State | Hourly 25th | Hourly median | Hourly 75th | Annual median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $14.76 | $17.63 | $21.24 | $36,670 |
| Alaska | $18.75 | $21.40 | $26.37 | $44,510 |
| Arizona | $17.92 | $21.29 | $23.16 | $44,290 |
| Arkansas | $14.56 | $17.27 | $20.07 | $35,920 |
| Connecticut | $18.18 | $20.98 | $23.11 | $43,640 |
| Delaware | $16.79 | $17.94 | $21.62 | $37,320 |
| Florida | $16.69 | $18.35 | $21.82 | $38,160 |
| Georgia | $16.81 | $18.50 | $22.17 | $38,480 |
| Hawaii | $18.19 | $21.21 | $24.34 | $44,120 |
| Idaho | $16.90 | $19.18 | $21.83 | $39,900 |
| Indiana | $17.50 | $19.87 | $22.55 | $41,340 |
| Iowa | $17.99 | $20.91 | $23.27 | $43,490 |
| Kansas | $17.10 | $19.35 | $22.26 | $40,250 |
| Kentucky | $17.07 | $20.56 | $22.51 | $42,770 |
| Louisiana | $14.11 | $16.99 | $20.13 | $35,340 |
| Maine | $17.64 | $20.50 | $22.46 | $42,640 |
| Michigan | $17.18 | $18.68 | $22.30 | $38,860 |
| Minnesota | $18.80 | $22.25 | $25.03 | $46,280 |
| Mississippi | $14.82 | $17.50 | $21.03 | $36,400 |
| Missouri | $16.87 | $18.79 | $21.99 | $39,080 |
| Montana | $17.60 | $21.08 | $22.44 | $43,840 |
| Nebraska | $18.00 | $20.63 | $22.41 | $42,910 |
| New Hampshire | $17.68 | $20.25 | $22.39 | $42,110 |
| New Mexico | $15.29 | $17.90 | $21.06 | $37,230 |
| New York | $18.49 | $21.46 | $23.65 | $44,630 |
| North Carolina | $16.84 | $18.38 | $21.38 | $38,230 |
| North Dakota | $18.50 | $21.97 | $23.84 | $45,690 |
| Ohio | $17.20 | $18.97 | $21.74 | $39,460 |
| Oklahoma | $15.50 | $17.78 | $19.92 | $36,990 |
| Pennsylvania | $17.61 | $20.43 | $22.93 | $42,480 |
| Rhode Island | $17.33 | $20.05 | $23.20 | $41,690 |
| South Dakota | $16.92 | $18.74 | $22.30 | $38,980 |
| Tennessee | $17.09 | $18.35 | $21.60 | $38,160 |
| Texas | $16.00 | $18.05 | $21.73 | $37,540 |
| Utah | $17.73 | $20.37 | $22.63 | $42,370 |
| Vermont | $17.06 | $18.94 | $22.29 | $39,390 |
| Virginia | $17.25 | $18.94 | $22.70 | $39,380 |
| West Virginia | $14.98 | $17.79 | $21.41 | $36,990 |
| Wisconsin | $18.04 | $21.45 | $23.32 | $44,610 |
| Wyoming | $17.15 | $18.43 | $22.23 | $38,330 |
“Not published” preserves unavailable or suppressed source cells. “Above reporting limit” preserves a top-coded source value without inventing a number. A missing state estimate does not establish service eligibility. The data describe wage and salary employment; they do not measure self-employment income.
Source: BLS May 2025 state workbook · OEWS tables · BLS technical notes. Use your own schedule, pay statement and compensation terms to identify the question you want reviewed.
Map assignments across the shift
Describe where you began, who directed a move to another area and what changed in the assignment. Include waiting for a trailer, obtaining handling equipment or securing a load when those activities relate to your concern. Mark whether the instruction was written or verbal and separate your recollection from a work order that you still possess lawfully.
Put production measures in context
If discipline referred to throughput or damaged freight, identify the period and metric management used. Note relevant conditions you observed, such as a blocked dock, different container sizes or missing protective materials. Record any explanation you gave and its response. Do not change production tickets or reconstruct missing quantities as if they were recorded at the time.
Protect cargo and facility information
Your personal file can describe a load generically without customer names, shipment manifests or security procedures. Keep employment documents you are permitted to retain, not a warehouse database export. For an equipment or lifting concern, note the date, general equipment type and reporting route. Leave controlled incident materials in the employer’s system and identify them for later review.
Choose your next step
Review the workplace retaliation guide, unpaid wages guide, or discrimination guide if those concerns fit your experience. A job title alone does not establish a claim.
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