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 |
|||||
| Illinois |
148,677 Very large |
& |
10.6% |
5.8% |
>>>> |
22,718 Very High |
| Champaign Area |
2,091 Very large |
& |
18.7% |
7.0% |
>>>> |
348 Very High |
| Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area |
2,886 Very large |
& |
8.8% |
5.0% |
>>>> |
432 Very High |
| Cook County |
65,913 Very large |
& |
10.2% |
5.6% |
>>>> |
10,027 Very High |
| Decatur Area |
1,167 Very large |
& |
8.9% |
7.0% |
>>>> |
174 Very High |
| DeKalb-Elgin-Aurora Area |
8,792 Very large |
& |
12.6% |
9.7% |
>>>> |
1,373 Very High |
| Du Page County |
18,270 Very large |
& |
10.5% |
5.4% |
>>>> |
2,789 Very High |
| Edwardsville Area |
3,043 Very large |
& |
18.5% |
5.1% |
>>>> |
505 Very High |
| Jacksonville-Carlinville-Litchfield Area |
721 Very large |
& |
10.0% |
7.0% |
>>>> |
110 Very High |
| Kankakee-Morris-Pontiac Area |
1,752 Very large |
& |
9.0% |
5.2% |
>>>> |
263 Very High |
| Lake County |
9,235 Very large |
& |
13.5% |
8.6% |
>>>> |
1,456 Very High |
| McHenry County |
2,720 Very large |
& |
12.3% |
6.8% |
>>>> |
423 Very High |
| Mt Vernon-Marion-Carbondale Area |
1,878 Very large |
& |
9.8% |
6.8% |
>>>> |
284 Very High |
| Northwest Illinois Area |
3,223 Very large |
& |
10.0% |
3.6% |
>>>> |
489 Very High |
| Peoria-Bloomington Area |
4,846 Very large |
& |
11.9% |
7.3% |
>>>> |
751 Very High |
| Quincy-Macomb-Galesburg Area |
1,629 Very large |
& |
6.9% |
4.3% |
>>>> |
239 Very High |
| Rock Island-Moline Area |
1,849 Very large |
& |
9.5% |
5.7% |
>>>> |
280 Very High |
| Rockford Area |
5,154 Very large |
& |
21.8% |
7.6% |
>>>> |
885 Very High |
| Shawnee National Forest Area |
578 Very large |
& |
3.3% |
2.4% |
>>>> |
81 Very High |
| Springfield Area |
2,540 Very large |
& |
9.3% |
4.7% |
>>>> |
383 Very High |
| St Louis-Belleville Area |
2,501 Very large |
& |
13.7% |
6.4% |
>>>> |
394 Very High |
| Vermilion County |
878 Very large |
& |
10.9% |
4.9% |
>>>> |
135 Very High |
| Will County |
7,672 Very large |
& |
13.0% |
9.1% |
>>>> |
1,203 Very High |
| United States |
2,986,000 Very large |
& |
4.2% |
3.7% |
>>>> |
380,600 Very High |