The table below provides information about the number of workers in this career in various regions. It also provides information about the expected growth rate and future job openings.
Employment
Major employers:
- Temporary worker agencies
- Warehousing and storage companies
- Courier companies
- Grocery product wholesalers
- Trucking companies
Outlook
Growth for this career will be faster than average. An increase in automation will limit some growth of this career. With automated handling systems, fewer people are needed for manual loading and unloading. However, job openings will be plentiful because the career 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 |
177,899 Very large |
& |
14.5% |
8.2% |
>>>> |
27,518 Very High |
| Champaign Area |
2,541 Very large |
& |
11.3% |
5.2% |
>>>> |
381 Very High |
| Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area |
3,092 Very large |
& |
7.6% |
2.9% |
>>>> |
442 Very High |
| Cook County |
75,904 Very large |
& |
13.3% |
9.2% |
>>>> |
11,599 Very High |
| Decatur Area |
1,229 Very large |
& |
7.2% |
3.8% |
>>>> |
176 Very High |
| DeKalb-Elgin-Aurora Area |
9,614 Very large |
& |
17.7% |
10.3% |
>>>> |
1,538 Very High |
| Du Page County |
21,930 Very large |
& |
15.0% |
8.8% |
>>>> |
3,414 Very High |
| Edwardsville Area |
5,254 Very large |
& |
26.1% |
12.4% |
>>>> |
914 Very High |
| Jacksonville-Carlinville-Litchfield Area |
858 Very large |
& |
4.4% |
-0.2% |
>>>> |
118 Very High |
| Kankakee-Morris-Pontiac Area |
2,762 Very large |
& |
9.8% |
6.0% |
>>>> |
406 Very High |
| Lake County |
10,650 Very large |
& |
17.0% |
11.7% |
>>>> |
1,693 Very High |
| McHenry County |
2,782 Very large |
& |
14.9% |
7.6% |
>>>> |
432 Very High |
| Mt Vernon-Marion-Carbondale Area |
2,103 Very large |
& |
11.2% |
4.4% |
>>>> |
314 Very High |
| Northwest Illinois Area |
3,706 Very large |
& |
11.5% |
4.3% |
>>>> |
556 Very High |
| Peoria-Bloomington Area |
5,140 Very large |
& |
15.3% |
4.5% |
>>>> |
802 Very High |
| Quincy-Macomb-Galesburg Area |
2,034 Very large |
& |
10.9% |
3.5% |
>>>> |
303 Very High |
| Rock Island-Moline Area |
2,240 Very large |
& |
11.0% |
5.6% |
>>>> |
334 Very High |
| Rockford Area |
5,534 Very large |
& |
23.7% |
6.6% |
>>>> |
941 Very High |
| Shawnee National Forest Area |
548 Very large |
& |
1.8% |
1.1% |
>>>> |
73 High |
| Springfield Area |
2,277 Very large |
& |
20.2% |
4.6% |
>>>> |
374 Very High |
| St Louis-Belleville Area |
3,337 Very large |
& |
-10.8% |
0.9% |
>>>> |
377 Very High |
| Vermilion County |
1,052 Very large |
& |
6.6% |
-0.5% |
>>>> |
149 Very High |
| Will County |
14,057 Very large |
& |
18.9% |
14.9% |
>>>> |
2,278 Very High |
| United States |
3,004,800 Very large |
& |
4.2% |
4.0% |
>>>> |
409,000 Very High |