Jobs Similar to Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
Also called: Laborers and Material Movers
The careers below use the most similar skills, knowledge and work activities to laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand, according to O*NET 31.0. The closest are Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers, Aircraft Service Attendants and Hazardous Materials Removal Workers.
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand: $40,240 median pay · usual preparation: High school.
Updated October 2026 · Data: O*NET 31.0 and BLS OEWS May 2025 · How we match careers
The 20 most similar careers
- 1Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers
77% similar · $68,840 (+71%) · High school
- 2Aircraft Service Attendants
77% similar · $40,450 (+1%) · High school
- 3Hazardous Materials Removal Workers
77% similar · $49,450 (+23%) · High school
- 4Recycling and Reclamation Workers
76% similar · $40,240 (broader group) · High school · Same group
- 5Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
76% similar · $36,840 (−8%) · Training or associate
- 6Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
76% similar · $43,220 (+7%) · High school
- 7Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers
75% similar · $34,890 (−13%) · High school
- 8Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
74% similar · $46,420 (+15%) · High school · Same group
- 9Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
74% similar · $48,540 (+21%) · High school
- 10Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment
74% similar · $35,830 (−11%) · High school · Same group
- 11Packers and Packagers, Hand
74% similar · $36,280 (−10%) · High school · Same group
- 12Light Truck Drivers
74% similar · $44,860 (+11%) · High school
- 13Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers
74% similar · $38,300 (−5%) · High school
- 14Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic
74% similar · $46,170 (+15%) · High school
- 15Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs
73% similar · $37,290 (−7%) · High school
- 16Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders
73% similar · $58,870 (+46%) · High school · Same group
- 17Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators
73% similar · $58,470 (+45%) · High school
- 18Machine Feeders and Offbearers
73% similar · $41,220 (+2%) · High school · Same group
- 19Sewing Machine Operators
73% similar · $36,670 (−9%) · High school
- 20Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers
73% similar · $48,220 (+20%) · High school
Similarity: weighted correlation of O*NET 31.0 transferable skills (35%), knowledge (25%), work activities (15%) and interests (15%). Pay and schooling do not change it. Pay change compares BLS May 2025 national medians; careers with only a broader BLS group wage are not compared. “Same group”: the same BLS occupation group (SOC minor group). Methodology
Similar jobs that pay more
Only careers that usually need no more preparation than laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.
- Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers77% similar · $68,840 (+71%)
- Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders73% similar · $58,870 (+46%)
- Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators73% similar · $58,470 (+45%)
- Hazardous Materials Removal Workers77% similar · $49,450 (+23%)
- Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders74% similar · $48,540 (+21%)
- Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers73% similar · $48,220 (+20%)
Thinking of a career change?
Similar is not the same as a good next step. Our career-change list for laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand also weighs pay drops and extra schooling, and puts jobs outside the field first.
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Jobs that can lead here
Careers where laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand is one of the best career-change matches (match score in brackets).
- Helpers--Production Workers (79)
- Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers (79)
- Log Graders and Scalers (79)
- Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service (78)
- Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers (78)
- Aircraft Service Attendants (77)
- Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners (77)
- Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping (76)
- Dishwashers (75)
- Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals (74)
Questions about jobs like laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand
What jobs are most similar to laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand?
By O*NET 31.0 data, the closest are Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers (77% similar), Aircraft Service Attendants (77% similar), Hazardous Materials Removal Workers (77% similar), Recycling and Reclamation Workers (76% similar) and Janitors and Cleaners (76% similar).
Which jobs like laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand pay more?
Among the 20 most similar careers, Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers ($68,840, +71%; usually a high school diploma), Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders ($58,870, +46%; usually a high school diploma) and Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators ($58,470, +45%; usually a high school diploma) have the highest BLS median pay compared with laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand ($40,240). Without more preparation than laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand usually need: Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers, Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders and Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators.
How is the similarity percentage worked out?
We compare how important each transferable skill, knowledge area, work activity and interest area is in both jobs (O*NET 31.0 ratings) with a weighted correlation. 100% would mean the same profile. Unlike our career-change matches, pay and extra schooling do not lower the similarity on this page.