About the job
Laborer - Packing / Packaging
Pack or package by hand a wide variety of products and materials.
Top activities and tasks for this job:
- Getting Information
- Examine and inspect containers, materials, or products to ensure that product quality and packing specifications are met.
- Measure, weigh, and count products and materials.
- Handling and Moving Objects
- Remove completed or defective products or materials, placing them on moving equipment, such as conveyors, or in specified areas, such as loading docks.
- Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials
- Record product, packaging, and order information on specified forms and records.
- Seal containers or materials, using glues, fasteners, nails, and hand tools.
About the test (Full Version)
The Laborer - Packing / Packaging Pre-Employment Assessment was designed to help you hire staff in this role. The test provides a whole-person evaluation by measuring job-relevant cognitive ability, personality, knowledge, skills, and relevant behavioral history.
Each component provides important data for hiring decisions. Cognitive ability has been linked to overall job performance in most jobs and correlates with a candidate's
ability to learn new skills and to solve complex problems. Personality characteristics determine how well the candidate will fit-in with a corporate culture. Knowledge and skills indicate how much training will be needed before a new employee becomes productive. Finally, relevant behavioral history detects counter-productive behaviors that can impact job performance.
The Laborer - Packing / Packaging test includes an animated work simulation in which candidates meet customers, colleagues and supervisors in a job-related context. Post-test surveys indicate the majority of candidates react favorably to these simulations.
The specific attributes measured include:
Cognitive Ability
- Memory / Attention to Detail / Logic & Reasoning
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Behavioral History
- History Survey - Performance
- History Survey - Tenure
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Personality
- Adaptability / Flexibility
- Conscientiousness
- Reliability
- Service Orientation
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Following completion, the test produces a Candidate Selection Report that includes an overall score and detailed scores for each attribute. The overall score weighs each of the factors based on research and analysis from the U.S. Government's Occupational Information Network (O*Net). O*Net represents over a decade of dedicated research evaluating the relative importance of various factors that lead to success in almost 1,000 different job roles.
The Candidate Selection Report also provides expert interview questions that help you probe critical or low-scoring areas, along with a guide for noting your evaluation of the candidate's responses. Consistent use of an interview guide is an important part of gaining better candidate insights and making better hiring decisions.
More information about this Job
| Annual US Wages (2023) |
| Bottom 10%: | | $25,880 or less |
| Bottom 25%: | | $30,220 or less |
| Median: | | $34,830 (Average) |
| Top 25%: | | $39,580 or more |
| Top 10%: | | $45,100 or more |
| Hourly US Wages (2023) |
| Bottom 10%: | | $12.44 or less |
| Bottom 25%: | | $14.53 or less |
| Median: | | $16.74 (Average) |
| Top 25%: | | $19.03 or more |
| Top 10%: | | $21.68 or more |
| US Employment Statistics |
| 2023: | | 641,300 |
| 2033 (projected): | | 614,300 |
| Annual U.S. Job Openings: | 84,500 |
Top Knowledge Requirements
- Production and Processing
- Customer and Personal Service
- English Language
- Administrative
- Mathematics
- Public Safety and Security
- Mechanical
- Computers and Electronics
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Top Skills
- Monitoring
- Active Listening
- Critical Thinking
- Coordination
- Reading Comprehension
- Speaking
- Quality Control Analysis
- Judgment and Decision Making
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Top Abilities
- Near Vision
- Trunk Strength
- Problem Sensitivity
- Oral Comprehension
- Static Strength
- Multilimb Coordination
- Manual Dexterity
- Speech Recognition
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| Education Requirements |
| No High School Diploma: | | 33% |
| High School Diploma: | | 54% |
| Some College: | | 14% |
| This graphic shows the percentage of people in this role who have their highest education in each category. |
| Related Work Experience Requirements |
| None: | | 60% |
| Less than 1 Month: | | 18% |
| 6 Months - 1 Year: | | 20% |
| This graphic shows the percentage of people in this role whose related work experience before they entered this position falls into each category. |
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