The table below provides information about the number of workers in this occupation in various regions. It also provides information about the expected growth rate and future job openings.
Employment
Freight handlers work in nearly every industry.
Major employers:
- Temporary worker agencies
- Warehousing and storage companies
- Courier companies
- Grocery product wholesalers
- Trucking companies
Outlook
Growth for this occupation will be about as fast as average. An increase in automation will limit the growth of this occupation. With automated handling systems, fewer people are needed for manual loading and unloading. However, job openings will be plentiful because the occupation is very large and turnover is fairly high.
Employment of freight handlers is sensitive to the state of the economy. When the economy is strong, the amount of freight needing to be moved grows.
Freight Handlers (CIS 100328)
| Location | Employment | & | Growth | >>>> | Annual openings | |
| This occupation |
All occupations |
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| Illinois |
160,469 Very large |
& |
6.7% |
2.4% |
>>>> |
24,103 Very High |
| Champaign Area |
2,392 Very large |
& |
4.2% |
-0.9% |
>>>> |
349 Very High |
| Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area |
3,061 Very large |
& |
4.2% |
1.2% |
>>>> |
447 Very High |
| Cook County |
68,682 Very large |
& |
1.4% |
0.6% |
>>>> |
9,699 Very High |
| Decatur Area |
1,185 Very large |
& |
8.9% |
5.5% |
>>>> |
182 Very High |
| DeKalb-Elgin-Aurora Area |
9,566 Very large |
& |
3.4% |
2.5% |
>>>> |
1,383 Very High |
| Du Page County |
19,066 Very large |
& |
6.1% |
3.3% |
>>>> |
2,844 Very High |
| Edwardsville Area |
4,175 Very large |
& |
18.3% |
5.5% |
>>>> |
710 Very High |
| Jacksonville-Carlinville-Litchfield Area |
743 Very large |
& |
-1.3% |
-2.1% |
>>>> |
101 Very High |
| Kankakee-Morris-Pontiac Area |
2,266 Very large |
& |
7.8% |
5.8% |
>>>> |
345 Very High |
| Lake County |
9,280 Very large |
& |
0.5% |
1.9% |
>>>> |
1,296 Very High |
| McHenry County |
2,559 Very large |
& |
13.2% |
2.9% |
>>>> |
413 Very High |
| Mt Vernon-Marion-Carbondale Area |
2,235 Very large |
& |
6.4% |
1.0% |
>>>> |
334 Very High |
| Northwest Illinois Area |
3,551 Very large |
& |
11.5% |
2.6% |
>>>> |
563 Very High |
| Peoria-Bloomington Area |
5,001 Very large |
& |
5.2% |
-1.9% |
>>>> |
739 Very High |
| Quincy-Macomb-Galesburg Area |
1,766 Very large |
& |
4.0% |
-1.1% |
>>>> |
257 Very High |
| Rock Island-Moline Area |
1,998 Very large |
& |
1.0% |
-1.8% |
>>>> |
281 Very High |
| Rockford Area |
5,831 Very large |
& |
2.1% |
0.9% |
>>>> |
830 Very High |
| Shawnee National Forest Area |
558 Very large |
& |
-2.0% |
-2.3% |
>>>> |
76 Very High |
| Springfield Area |
2,570 Very large |
& |
0.5% |
0.0% |
>>>> |
358 Very High |
| St Louis-Belleville Area |
2,786 Very large |
& |
-15.5% |
-1.7% |
>>>> |
314 Very High |
| Vermilion County |
922 Very large |
& |
7.8% |
-3.0% |
>>>> |
140 Very High |
| Will County |
10,926 Very large |
& |
6.5% |
4.1% |
>>>> |
1,639 Very High |
| United States |
2,986,000 Very large |
& |
4.2% |
3.7% |
>>>> |
380,600 Very High |