Transportation and Material Moving Occupations · SOC 53-7064
Packers and Packagers, Hand
little overlap 2023 task rating
What this means. In the researchers’ assessment, few tasks overlap. The rating includes tasks that could require additional AI software.
What it does not mean. This is not the chance of losing your job, a measure of current AI use, or a test of today's tools.
Work and pay in Colorado
About 4,100 Coloradans work in this occupation. These statewide BLS figures describe the occupation, not the number of jobs at risk.
- Colorado employment
- 4,120 published OEWS estimate, 2025
- Colorado median wage
- $40,730 annual, 2025
Technical detail: score, comparison and sources
A score summarizes task ratings on a 0–100 scale. A percentile compares occupations with each other. Neither is a probability of job loss.
- Exposure score
- 10.0 0–100; published human task rating
- Percentile
- 26 higher rated overlap than 26% of occupations
Where it sits among occupations
This occupation’s score comes from published human task ratings (Eloundou and colleagues, 2023). Employment and wages are BLS OEWS Colorado estimates for 2025; no county imputation is used for those figures.
Similar occupations in this group
- Stockers and Order Fillers little overlap 55,520 CO jobs
- Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand little overlap 31,140 CO jobs
- Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers little overlap 25,350 CO jobs
- Light Truck Drivers little overlap 15,810 CO jobs
The largest other occupations (by published Colorado employment) in Transportation and Material Moving Occupations — all 50 are on the group page.
Cite this page
Colorado AI Exposure Atlas
Martin, Christopher. “AI Exposure of Packers and Packagers, Hand.” Colorado AI Exposure Atlas, 2026 edition. https://coloradoaiexposureatlas.com/occupation/packers-and-packagers-hand/.
2026 Edition · Employment data 2025 · Compiled by Christopher Martin