Transportation and Material Moving
Material Moving Workers, All Other
All material moving workers not listed separately.
- Median pay in Greater Boston
- $81,700
- $39.28/hr
- Jobs in Greater Boston
- 80
- Massachusetts 2024–2034
- +7.0%
- 10 openings a year
- Typical U.S. entry requirement
- No formal educational credential
- plus Short-term on-the-job training
Greater Boston: Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area, May 2025. Growth and openings: Massachusetts statewide projection.
Pay range in Greater Boston
| 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $46,970 | $61,330 | $81,700 | $100,470 | $100,490 |
10% of workers earn less than the first figure and 10% earn more than the last.
AI and this job
AI exposure: how much of this job’s work AI tools can do or help with, based on national research. It is not a forecast of job loss.
Lower exposure8 of 100
The index averages three national research measures, each shown as a percentile of all jobs:
- AIOE 12
- Language-model AIOE 5
Observed AI use today: Not published (Anthropic Economic Index)
AI exposure for this group is lower. This is a catch-all category, so the tasks vary by job and no current AI use data is listed. AI tools may help with some planning or record-keeping. Physically moving materials still relies on people.
Likely to change
- Scheduling and planning work
- Record-keeping and routine reporting
Still relies on people
- Physically moving and handling materials
- Working safely around equipment and coworkers
Written with AI from the data on this page. Check with a career coach before making a decision.
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Training near Boston
College and school programs in the Boston metro area that lead to this job, with 2023-24 completions (IPEDS).
No college programs near Boston map to this job. Many people enter through on-the-job training or apprenticeship.
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