Job outlook for material handler/warehouse associates in the United States

Material handler/warehouse associate job growth summary. After extensive research, interviews, and analysis, Zippia's data science team found that:

• The projected material handler/warehouse associate job growth rate is 6% from 2018-2028.

• About 358,300 new jobs for material handler/warehouse associates are projected over the next decade.

• Material handler/warehouse associate salaries have increased 20% for material handler/warehouse associates in the last 5 years.

• There are over 1,444,201 material handler/warehouse associates currently employed in the United States.

• There are 140,721 active material handler/warehouse associate job openings in the US.

• The average material handler/warehouse associate salary is $32,772.

Compare the number of material handler/warehouse associate jobs and the average material handler/warehouse associate salary over time.

The map below shows you the number of material handler/warehouse associate job openings in each state. The darker areas on the map show where material handler/warehouse associates earn the highest salaries across all 50 states.