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Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand - 53-7062.00

O*NET-SOC Description

Manually move freight, stock, or other materials or perform other general labor. Includes all manual laborers not elsewhere classified.

Sample of Reported Job Titles

  • Material Handler
  • Warehouse Worker
  • Laborer
  • Loader
  • Receiving Associate
  • Receiver
  • Shipping and Receiving Materials Handler
  • Merchandise Pickup / Receiving Associate
  • Line Tender
  • Stock Replenisher

SOC Occupation Groups

53-0000 Transportation and Material Moving Occupations
53-7000 Material Moving Workers
53-7060 Laborers and Material Movers, Hand
53-7062.00 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand

Related Occupations

Tasks

  • Adjust controls to guide, position, or move equipment, such as cranes, booms, or cameras.
  • Adjust controls to raise or lower scenery or stage curtains during performances, following cues.
  • Adjust or replace equipment parts, such as rollers, belts, plugs, or caps, using hand tools.
  • Assemble product containers or crates, using hand tools and precut lumber.
  • Attach identifying tags to containers or mark them with identifying information.
  • Attach slings, hooks, or other devices to lift cargo and guide loads.
  • Build braces and otherwise lash and shore cargo in ships' holds to prevent shifting during voyages.
  • Bundle and band material such as fodder or tobacco leaves, using banding machines.
  • Carry needed tools or supplies from storage or trucks and return them after use.
  • Carry out general yard duties, such as performing shunting on railway lines.
  • Check out, rent, or requisition all equipment needed for productions or for set construction.
  • Connect electrical equipment to power sources so that it can be tested before use.
  • Connect hoses and operate equipment to move liquid materials into and out of storage tanks on vessels.
  • Direct spouts and position receptacles, such as bins, carts, or containers so they can be loaded.
  • Erect tents or canopies to protect crews or equipment from weather.
  • Guide loads being lifted to prevent swinging.
  • Install protective devices, such as bracing, padding, or strapping, to prevent shifting or damage to items being transported.
  • Lay tracks for camera dollies or cranes and carry or push dollies or cranes as instructed.
  • Load and unload ship cargo, using winches or other hoisting devices.
  • Maintain equipment storage areas to ensure that inventory is protected.
  • 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.
  • Pack containers and re-pack damaged containers.
  • Read work orders or receive oral instructions to determine work assignments or material or equipment needs.
  • Record numbers of units handled or moved, using daily production sheets or work tickets.
  • Rig or dismantle props or equipment, such as frames, scaffolding, platforms, or backdrops, using hand tools.
  • Secure or release mooring lines of ships.
  • Set up the equipment needed to produce special lighting or sound effects during performances.
  • Sew canvas or other materials to make or repair tents, tarps, scrims, or backings, using sewing machines.
  • Shovel material, such as gravel, ice, or spilled concrete, into containers or bins or onto conveyors.
  • Sort cargo before loading and unloading.
  • Stack cargo in locations such as transit sheds or in holds of ships as directed, using pallets or cargo boards.
  • Wash out cargo containers or storage areas.

Detailed Work Activities

  • achieve special lighting or sound effects
  • attach or mark identification onto products or containers
  • clean equipment or machinery
  • clean rooms or work areas
  • dismantle or reassemble rigging
  • handle props during performances
  • load, unload, or stack containers, materials, or products
  • maintain production or work records
  • maintain safe work environment
  • measure, weigh, or count products or materials
  • move or fit heavy objects
  • operate hoist, winch, or hydraulic boom
  • operate packaging or banding machine or equipment
  • operate sewing machine
  • operate woodworking equipment/machinery
  • package goods for shipment or storage
  • perform safety inspections in manufacturing or industrial setting
  • read technical drawings
  • read work order, instructions, formulas, or processing charts
  • repair specialized rigging
  • requisition stock, materials, supplies or equipment
  • set up specialized rigging
  • signal directions or warnings to coworkers
  • sort manufacturing materials or products
  • use hand or power tools
  • use hand or power woodworking tools
  • use spray paint equipment
  • use two-way radio or mobile phone
  • wrap products

Military Crosswalk Titles

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Apprenticeship Crosswalk Titles

  • Line-Servicer Attendant Air Transportation

DOT Crosswalk Titles

  • Battery Stacker
  • Blender Laborer
  • Bolt Loader
  • Bottomer I
  • Bull-Gang Worker
  • Cager
  • Car Blocker
  • Car Pincher
  • Car-Dumper-Operator Helper
  • Collector
  • Commissary Assistant
  • Ferryboat-Operator Helper
  • Floor Attendant
  • Flyer
  • Freezing-Room Worker
  • Grip
  • Gum Puller
  • Installer
  • Laborer, Concrete-Mixing Plant
  • Laborer, Hoisting
  • Leaf Tier
  • Line-Service Attendant
  • Loader
  • Loader Helper
  • Log Roller
  • Lumber Handler
  • Lumber Straightener
  • Material Handler
  • Microphone-Boom Operator
  • Motor-Power Connector
  • Munitions Handler
  • Offal Icer, Poultry
  • Paper Stripper
  • Pipe Stripper
  • Priming-Mixture Carrier
  • Prop Attendant
  • Recording Studio Set-Up Worker
  • Setter Helper
  • Shackler
  • Shore Hand, Dredge or Barge
  • Stevedore II
  • Supplies Packer
  • Tin Stacker
  • Tractor-Trailer Moving Van Driver Helper
  • Transfer-Table Operator Helper
  • Truck-Driver Helper
  • Van-Driver Helper
  • Wharf Tender
  • Wharf Worker