AI exposure by occupation, O*NET 53-7064.00

Will AI replace Packers and Packagers, Hand?

Packers and Packagers, Hand: AI can already handle 2 of 12 tasks; most of the work is hands-on, and the part AI can address mostly needs a standard-tier model.

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Every task, scored

The 12 tasks O*NET 30.3 lists for Packers and Packagers, Hand, from most to least exposed. 2 reach 60 or more, the level at which AI already handles a task.

Task AI exposure Evidence Model tier Importance
Obtain, move, and sort products, materials, containers, and orders, using hand tools. 90 Estimated Standard 4.1
Mark and label containers, container tags, or products, using marking tools. 90 Estimated Standard 4.0
Examine and inspect containers, materials, or products to ensure that product quality and packing specifications are met. 20 Estimated Efficient 4.5
Measure, weigh, and count products and materials. 15 Estimated No tier 4.4
Remove completed or defective products or materials, placing them on moving equipment, such as conveyors, or in specified areas, such as loading docks. 15 Estimated No tier 4.3
Record product, packaging, and order information on specified forms and records. 15 Estimated No tier 4.2
Seal containers or materials, using glues, fasteners, nails, and hand tools. 15 Estimated No tier 4.2
Assemble, line, and pad cartons, crates, and containers, using hand tools. 15 Estimated No tier 4.1
Place or pour products or materials into containers, using hand tools and equipment, or fill containers from spouts or chutes. 15 Estimated No tier 4.0
Load materials and products into package processing equipment. 15 Estimated No tier 4.0
Transport packages to customers' vehicles. 15 Estimated No tier 3.9
Clean containers, materials, supplies, or work areas, using cleaning solutions and hand tools. 15 Estimated No tier 3.9

Observed: scored from AI use recorded in the Anthropic Economic Index (June 2026 release), 0 of 12 tasks. Estimated: scored from the task's O*NET 30.3 work activity, 12 of 12. Importance is O*NET's 1 to 5 rating of how central the task is. Model tier is the lowest tier that can do the task under the published rubric; "No tier" marks hands-on work.

The model tier this role needs

A standard-tier model or lower covers 25% of the role's importance-weighted task work. 25% of the work is something AI can address at some tier, and 75% is hands-on.

Efficient, standard and frontier tiers come from the JobRoute model tier reference. The recommended tier is the lowest one that covers 80% of the work AI can address. How the method works.

Wages, employment and outlook

US employment
559,820
Median annual wage
$36,280
Middle half of earners
$32,220 to $43,060
Projected change, 2024 to 2034
-5.4%

Employment and wages: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, national. Projection: BLS Employment Projections 2024 to 2034.

Adjacent roles

The occupations that reuse the most of this role's skills, with the usual time to move. These are the first places to look when you plan to redeploy or retrain people in this role.

Skill overlap and transition time from the JobRoute role adjacency graph on O*NET 30.3 skills.

Questions about Packers and Packagers, Hand and AI

Will AI replace Packers and Packagers, Hand?

AI already handles 2 of the 12 tasks O*NET lists for this occupation, at a task exposure of 60 or more, and the role's importance-weighted exposure is 28 out of 100. JobRoute scores tasks, not whole jobs, so the score shows how much of the work changes rather than whether the job disappears. BLS projects employment to change by -5.4% from 2024 to 2034.

What is the AI exposure of Packers and Packagers, Hand?

28 out of 100 on JobRoute's task exposure measure, the importance-weighted average of the role's O*NET task scores. Higher means more of the work is AI-doable today. 0 of the 12 task scores are observed in the Anthropic Economic Index (June 2026 release), and the other 12 are estimated from each task's O*NET work activity.

Which Packers and Packagers, Hand tasks can AI already do?

The tasks with the highest exposure are: Obtain, move, and sort products, materials, containers, and orders, using hand tools; Mark and label containers, container tags, or products, using marking tools. They are the tasks that reach 60 or more.

What AI model tier does this role need?

A standard-tier model or lower covers 25% of the role's importance-weighted task work, and 75% is hands-on work that no model tier covers. JobRoute assigns each task the lowest tier that can do it under a published rubric and recommends the lowest tier that covers 80% of the work AI can address.

How many people work as Packers and Packagers, Hand, and what do they earn?

559,820 people in the United States, with a median annual wage of $36,280 (BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025). BLS Employment Projections expect a change of -5.4% from 2024 to 2034.

How to cite

Data version 2026-11-02, JobRoute method v1.0.0. Download all occupations or this occupation as JSON. Methodology.

JobRoute (2026). AI exposure: Packers and Packagers, Hand. Data version 2026-11-02, method v1.0.0. Built on O*NET 30.3, BLS OEWS May 2025 and the Anthropic Economic Index (June 2026). CC BY 4.0. https://www.jobroute.ai/jobs/packers-and-packagers-hand

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