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 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 |
203,484 Very large |
& |
4.1% |
2.7% |
>>>> |
27,608 Very High |
| Champaign Area |
3,000 Very large |
& |
0.2% |
1.9% |
>>>> |
388 Very High |
| Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area |
3,126 Very large |
& |
3.1% |
-1.2% |
>>>> |
420 Very High |
| Cook County |
88,109 Very large |
& |
4.0% |
3.0% |
>>>> |
11,942 Very High |
| Decatur Area |
1,356 Very large |
& |
2.9% |
0.1% |
>>>> |
182 Very High |
| DeKalb-Elgin-Aurora Area |
12,521 Very large |
& |
6.5% |
4.0% |
>>>> |
1,748 Very High |
| Du Page County |
26,651 Very large |
& |
4.5% |
3.7% |
>>>> |
3,635 Very High |
| Edwardsville Area |
5,336 Very large |
& |
8.7% |
4.4% |
>>>> |
765 Very High |
| Jacksonville-Carlinville-Litchfield Area |
923 Very large |
& |
-0.2% |
-2.2% |
>>>> |
119 Very High |
| Kankakee-Morris-Pontiac Area |
2,681 Very large |
& |
2.0% |
-0.1% |
>>>> |
354 Very High |
| Lake County |
11,554 Very large |
& |
4.2% |
2.6% |
>>>> |
1,571 Very High |
| McHenry County |
3,267 Very large |
& |
5.8% |
6.1% |
>>>> |
452 Very High |
| Mt Vernon-Marion-Carbondale Area |
2,243 Very large |
& |
4.3% |
0.2% |
>>>> |
305 Very High |
| Northwest Illinois Area |
3,839 Very large |
& |
8.9% |
5.1% |
>>>> |
552 Very High |
| Peoria-Bloomington Area |
5,862 Very large |
& |
3.8% |
1.3% |
>>>> |
793 Very High |
| Quincy-Macomb-Galesburg Area |
1,939 Very large |
& |
1.2% |
-1.6% |
>>>> |
253 Very High |
| Rock Island-Moline Area |
2,626 Very large |
& |
1.6% |
1.8% |
>>>> |
345 Very High |
| Rockford Area |
6,226 Very large |
& |
4.6% |
2.4% |
>>>> |
850 Very High |
| Shawnee National Forest Area |
524 Very large |
& |
0.4% |
-0.3% |
>>>> |
68 High |
| Springfield Area |
2,724 Very large |
& |
2.0% |
-0.8% |
>>>> |
361 Very High |
| St Louis-Belleville Area |
3,208 Very large |
& |
0.3% |
0.2% |
>>>> |
415 Very High |
| Vermilion County |
1,091 Very large |
& |
-7.7% |
-5.1% |
>>>> |
127 Very High |
| Will County |
15,190 Very large |
& |
2.8% |
5.4% |
>>>> |
2,029 Very High |
| United States |
2,988,900 Very large |
& |
1.5% |
3.1% |
>>>> |
384,300 Very High |