Pack or package by hand a wide variety of products and materials.
U.S. Workers
601,440
Median Salary
$35,580
10-Year Growth
-5.4%
Annual Openings
74,000
Typical entry: No formal educational credential
12 of 12 tasks have some AI capability
Exposure Trend
This score reflects estimated AI technical capability for tasks in this occupation. It does not predict employment changes, and it does not account for company-specific constraints, regulation, or adoption barriers.
Record product, packaging, and order information on specified forms and records.
AI: Fully automatable - OCR, API integrations and AI workflows can fully capture, validate, and record product/packaging/order data into specified forms and systems.
Measure, weigh, and count products and materials.
AI: Fully automatable - Automated scales, vision systems, and counting sensors are widely used and can reliably measure, weigh, and count products in many packaging environments by 2025.
Mark and label containers, container tags, or products, using marking tools.
AI: Fully automatable - Automated labeling machines with vision guidance and robotic applicators can consistently mark and label containers and products in production lines.
Place or pour products or materials into containers, using hand tools and equipment, or fill containers from spouts or chutes.
AI: Fully automatable - Placing or pouring products into containers is widely automated with robotic manipulators, AI-driven vision and control systems that can reliably perform standardized packaging tasks in industrial settings by 2025.
Remove completed or defective products or materials, placing them on moving equipment, such as conveyors, or in specified areas, such as loading docks.
AI: Fully automatable - Conveyor-integrated reject mechanisms and robotic pick-and-place systems can remove defective or completed items and place them on conveyors or designated areas.
Assemble, line, and pad cartons, crates, and containers, using hand tools.
AI: Fully automatable - Carton erectors, case packers, and automated inserters can assemble, line, and pad cartons in many packaging operations.
Obtain, move, and sort products, materials, containers, and orders, using hand tools.
AI: Fully automatable - Automated guided vehicles, warehouse robots, conveyors, and sorting systems can obtain, move, and sort products and orders in many fulfillment contexts.
Seal containers or materials, using glues, fasteners, nails, and hand tools.
AI: Fully automatable - Automated glue applicators, heat sealers, staplers, and robotic fastening systems can seal containers and materials without manual intervention in many settings.
Examine and inspect containers, materials, and products to ensure that packing specifications are met.
AI: Partial - Computer vision systems can inspect many packing specs automatically, but nuanced judgments, complex assemblies, and edge‑case defects still require human oversight.
Load materials and products into package processing equipment.
AI: Partial - Automated feeders and robotics can load many packaging machines, but frequent changeovers, irregular items, and replenishment tasks often still need human operators.
Clean containers, materials, supplies, or work areas, using cleaning solutions and hand tools.
AI: Partial - Robotic cleaners and automated washing systems handle many cleaning tasks, yet detailed, variable, or sanitization‑critical cleaning using hand tools often remains manual.
Transport packages to customers' vehicles.
AI: Partial - While material-handling robots and autonomous delivery robots exist, transporting packages directly to customers' vehicles typically requires unstructured human interaction and is only partially automatable.