Southeast Industrial Labor Report_Q1 2024

SOUTHEAST INDUSTRIAL INDUSTRIAL WAGES

VIRGINIA

NORTH CAROLINA

SOUTH CAROLINA

TENNESSEE

GEORGIA

FLORIDA

WAREHOUSE WAGES

U.S. AVERAGE

SOUTHEAST AVERAGE

Hampton Roads

Charlotte

Triad

Raleigh-Durham Greenville

Columbia

96 96

Nashville

Memphis

Atlanta

Savannah

Jacksonville

Orlando

Tampa South Florida

Index

100

101

99

103

96

102

96

93

103

100

104

103

100

98

103

100

4-Position Warehouse Average Materials Handler Warehouse Selector Forklift Operator Maintenance Associate

$21.34

$21.51

$21.14

$22.01

$21.41

$21.69

$20.50

$19.90

$20.55

$21.93

$21.44

$22.19

$21.94

$21.31

$20.95

$21.93

$21.32

$19.67

$20.34

$19.65 $19.38 $20.73 $24.79

$20.94

$18.67

$19.94

$19.15

$18.30

$19.14

$20.71

$20.69 $19.07 $21.87 $24.12

$20.92 $20.07

$21.38

$20.70

$19.82

$20.65 $20.39

$20.44

$19.75

$19.62

$19.83

$19.01

$20.03

$18.74

$18.29 $19.35 $23.64

$18.83

$19.90

$19.73

$19.29

$19.40

$18.81

$20.78

$21.50 $24.57

$22.24 $25.04

$19.78 $24.16

$21.11

$20.24 $23.87

$20.25 $23.96

$21.91

$22.17

$22.47

$21.80

$20.86

$21.79

$21.63

$25.17

$25.67

$25.18

$25.59

$24.19

$23.46

$23.71

$24.87

$24.39

VIRGINIA

NORTH CAROLINA

SOUTH CAROLINA

TENNESSEE

GEORGIA

FLORIDA

PRODUCTION WAGES

U.S. AVERAGE

SOUTHEAST AVERAGE

Charlotte

Triad

Raleigh-Durham Greenville

Columbia

Charleston

Nashville

Memphis

Atlanta

Savannah

Jacksonville

Orlando

Tampa South Florida

Hampton Roads

Index

100

99

100

101

95

101

98

95

98

104

98

102

99

97

97

101

100

4-Position Production Average Production Laborer

$22.00

$21.88

$22.00

$22.26

$21.00

$22.16

$21.50

$20.85

$21.58

$22.86

$21.64

$22.51

$21.88

$21.26

$21.28

$22.13

$21.97

$18.49 $21.77 $22.56

$19.11

$18.50 $21.97 $22.77

$19.54

$17.50

$18.72

$17.99 $21.67 $22.47

$17.19

$17.98 $21.78 $22.58

$19.47

$19.44

$19.60 $21.99 $22.84

$20.18

$19.52

$18.69 $21.00

$19.44

$19.19

Assembler Team Machine Operator

$21.52 $22.31

$21.81

$20.77

$21.71

$20.90

$22.96

$21.10

$21.21

$20.68

$21.72

$21.73

$22.65

$21.55

$22.56

$21.66

$23.82

$21.88

$21.94

$21.39

$21.72

$22.50

$22.55

Maintenance Associate

$25.17

$24.57

$24.79

$25.04

$24.16

$25.67

$23.87

$23.64

$23.96

$25.18

$24.12

$25.59

$24.19

$23.46

$23.71

$24.87

$24.39

WAREHOUSE JOB DESCRIPTIONS

PRODUCTION JOB DESCRIPTIONS

PRODUCTION LABORER Performs tasks

MATERIALS HANDLER Loads, unloads, and moves materials around work site.

WAREHOUSE SELECTOR Picks merchandise for shipment according to current orders, verifying product and quantity accurately.

FORKLIFT OPERATOR Operates forklift and similar equipment to move materials in warehouse, storage yard, or factory.

MAINTENANCE ASSOCIATE Repairs, installs, and maintains machinery, equipment, physical structures, and systems.

ASSEMBLER TEAM Assembles and tests products and machines, maintaining skills and knowledge of entire assembly process in order to rotate between various functions as needed.

MACHINE OPERATOR Operates fabricating machines and determines machine adjustments and material requirements.

that require mainly physical abilities and effort involving little or no specialized skill or prior work experience.

Source: Economic Research Institute

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