Packers and Packagers, Hand

What the job really is

Pack or package by hand a wide variety of products and materials.

At a glance

• Sector: Transportation & Material Moving
• O*NET-SOC code: 53-7064
• O*NET job zone: 2 — some preparation
• Work sample tasks on file: 12
• Tools and technologies listed: 12

What you actually do

Work sample tasks recorded for this occupation:

• 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.
• Obtain, move, and sort products, materials, containers, and orders, using hand tools.
• Mark and label containers, container tags, or products, using marking tools.
• Clean containers, materials, supplies, or work areas, using cleaning solutions and hand tools.
• Remove completed or defective products or materials, placing them on moving equipment, such as conveyors, or in specified areas, such as loading docks.
• Place or pour products or materials into containers, using hand tools and equipment, or fill containers from spouts or chutes.
• Load materials and products into package processing equipment.
• Transport packages to customers' vehicles.

Tools and technology

Autodesk AutoCAD, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office software, Microsoft Word, SAP software, Bagging machines, Bundling equipment, Carton closing staplers, Clamshell sealers, Claw hammers, Combination polypropylene strapping tools, Computer scanners

What employers expect you to already be comfortable with.

Where this job leads

Related occupations — the usual moves up and sideways:

• Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
• Machine Feeders and Offbearers
• Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products
• Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders
• Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
• Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
• Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
• Cutters and Trimmers, Hand

Getting in

O*NET assigns this occupation job zone 2 (some preparation). The related occupations above are the realistic routes in and out.

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