DOT Code
|
DOTTitle
|
STRENGTH
|
SVP
|
522.687-010
|
BARREL FILLER I
|
H
|
2
|
522.687-018
|
BULKER
|
L
|
2
|
525.687-082
|
POULTRY-DRESSING WORKER
|
H
|
2
|
525.687-118
|
TIER
|
L
|
2
|
529.687-022
|
BULK FILLER
|
H
|
3
|
529.687-086
|
FISH-EGG PACKER
|
M
|
2
|
529.687-150
|
LINKER
|
M
|
3
|
559.687-014
|
AMPOULE SEALER
|
S
|
2
|
585.687-030
|
SINGER
|
L
|
2
|
700.687-038
|
LABORER, GOLD LEAF
|
L
|
2
|
710.687-034
|
TIE-UP WORKER
|
H
|
3
|
737.587-018
|
PRIMER BOXER
|
L
|
2
|
737.687-014
|
BAG LOADER
|
M
|
1
|
737.687-030
|
CORE LOADER
|
L
|
1
|
737.687-094
|
PACKER-FUSER
|
L
|
1
|
753.687-038
|
PACKING-LINE WORKER
|
L
|
2
|
784.687-042
|
INSPECTOR-PACKER
|
L
|
2
|
789.687-106
|
MOPHEAD TRIMMER-AND-WRAPPER
|
L
|
2
|
794.687-034
|
PAPER-PATTERN FOLDER
|
L
|
1
|
920.587-010
|
CLOTH-BOLT BANDER
|
M
|
2
|
920.587-018
|
PACKAGER, HAND
|
M
|
2
|
920.587-022
|
SAMPLE CLERK, HANDKERCHIEF
|
L
|
2
|
920.687-010
|
APPLE-PACKING HEADER
|
L
|
2
|
920.687-014
|
BAGGER
|
M
|
2
|
920.687-018
|
BAGGER
|
L
|
1
|
920.687-026
|
BANDER, HAND
|
L
|
1
|
920.687-030
|
BANDER, HAND
|
S
|
2
|
920.687-034
|
BANDOLEER PACKER
|
L
|
1
|
920.687-038
|
BLUEPRINT TRIMMER
|
L
|
2
|
920.687-042
|
BOTTLING-LINE ATTENDANT
|
L
|
1
|
920.687-066
|
CARRIER PACKER
|
M
|
2
|
920.687-074
|
COTTON TIER
|
L
|
2
|
920.687-078
|
CRATE LINER
|
M
|
2
|
920.687-086
|
FISH PACKER
|
H
|
2
|
920.687-090
|
FLOOR WORKER
|
L
|
2
|
920.687-094
|
GREENS TIER
|
M
|
1
|
920.687-110
|
LINE-OUT WORKER I
|
M
|
2
|
920.687-114
|
LINE-OUT WORKER II
|
H
|
2
|
920.687-118
|
LINEN-SUPPLY LOAD-BUILDER
|
L
|
2
|
920.687-122
|
MACHINE-PACK ASSEMBLER
|
L
|
2
|
920.687-130
|
PACKER
|
M
|
2
|
920.687-134
|
PACKER, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE
|
M
|
2
|
920.687-142
|
PRIZER
|
M
|
2
|
920.687-146
|
REPACK-ROOM WORKER
|
L
|
2
|
920.687-150
|
ROSIN-BARREL FILLER
|
L
|
1
|
920.687-158
|
SHINGLE PACKER
|
H
|
2
|
920.687-166
|
SHOE PACKER
|
L
|
2
|
920.687-170
|
SHOT BAGGER
|
L
|
2
|
920.687-174
|
SNUFF-BOX FINISHER
|
L
|
2
|
920.687-198
|
WOOL SACKER
|
M
|
2
|
922.684-010
|
LOCKER-PLANT ATTENDANT
|
M
|
4
|
922.687-010
|
BIN FILLER
|
L
|
2
|
922.687-014
|
BINDER-AND-WRAPPER PACKER
|
M
|
2
|
922.687-046
|
ICER
|
H
|
1
|
922.687-094
|
TIMBER PACKER
|
H
|
2
|
929.684-010
|
PACKER
|
M
|
3
|
929.687-042
|
ROLL COVERER, BURLAP
|
M
|
2
|
929.687-054
|
PALLETIZER
|
L
|
2
|
929.687-058
|
BANDER, HAND
|
H
|
2
|
The next step in analyzing any DOT code proceeds to the Occupational Outlook Handbook. The OOH says:
53-7064 Packers and packagers, hand
Typical Education Needed
|
No formal educational credential
|
Work Experience in a Related Occupation
|
None
|
Typical On-The-Job Training Needed to Attain Competency
|
Short-term on-the-job training
|
2016 Employment
|
710,800
|
53-7064 Packers and packagers, hand
| Structural Job Characteristics | % | Response |
Duration of Typical Work Week — Number of hours typically worked in one week.
|
34
|
Less Than 40 Hours
|
50
|
40 Hours
| |
16
|
More Than 40 Hours
|
The Occupational Requirements Survey reports that 92.7% of jobs are unskilled. But 15% require light work; 65.4% require medium work; 16% require heavy work.
53-7064 Packers and packagers, hand
Series ID: ORUV1000084A00000064
Not seasonally adjusted
Series Title: % of packers and packagers, hand; svp is short demonstration only
Requirement: Education, Training, And Experience
Occupation: Packers and Packagers, Hand
Estimate: svp is short demonstration only
| Year | Period | Estimate |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Annual | 24.2 |
Series ID: ORUV1000084A00000065
Not seasonally adjusted
Series Title: % of packers and packagers, hand; svp is beyond short demonstration, up to & including 1 month
Requirement: Education, Training, And Experience
Occupation: Packers and Packagers, Hand
Estimate: svp is beyond short demonstration, up to & including 1 month
| Year | Period | Estimate |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Annual | 68.5 |
Series ID: ORUP1000084A00000662
Not seasonally adjusted
Series Title: % of packers and packagers, hand; strength is light work
Requirement: Physical Demands
Occupation: Packers and Packagers, Hand
Estimate: strength is light work
| Year | Period | Estimate |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Annual | 15 |
Series ID: ORUP1000084A00000663
Not seasonally adjusted
Series Title: % of packers and packagers, hand; strength is medium work
Requirement: Physical Demands
Occupation: Packers and Packagers, Hand
Estimate: strength is medium work
| Year | Period | Estimate |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Annual | 65.4 |
Series ID: ORUP1000084A00000664
Not seasonally adjusted
Series Title: % of packers and packagers, hand; strength is heavy work
Requirement: Physical Demands
Occupation: Packers and Packagers, Hand
Estimate: strength is heavy work
| Year | Period | Estimate |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Annual | 16 |
That leaves 3.6% of the jobs as potentially sedentary or very heavy or some combination thereof. I assume sedentary for purposes of this discussion. Putting these data together yields the following cascade chart estimating the number of sedentary, light, medium, and heavy unskilled, full-time jobs in the national economy based on 2016 employment projections (OOH), 2018 ORS, and 2017 O*NET OnLine.
INSPECTORS, TESTERS, SORTERS, SAMPLERS, AND
WEIGHERS
|
||
SOC 51-9061
|
||
# of Jobs
|
% Full-Time
|
# Full-Time
|
710,800
|
66.0%
|
469,128
|
# Full-Time
|
% Unskilled
|
# Unskilled
|
469,128
|
97.2%
|
455,992
|
# Unskilled
|
% Sedentary
|
# Sedentary
|
455,992
|
3.6%
|
16,416
|
# Unskilled
|
% Light
|
# Light
|
455,992
|
15.0%
|
68,399
|
# Unskilled
|
% Medium
|
# Medium
|
455,992
|
65.4%
|
298,219
|
# Unskilled
|
% Heavy
|
# Heavy
|
455,992
|
16.0%
|
72,959
|
That's the starting point for the number of jobs at each exertional level. Limitations on sitting for sedentary work, standing/walking for light or medium work will significantly erode the number of jobs even if the limitation is six of eight hours in a day. Sedentary workers sit continually or almost continually; light and medium workers stand/walk continually or almost continually.
