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Business Environment


Average Hourly Pay in Selected States


The average pay per hour for the materials movement occupational group was calculated based on an Average Annual Salary of $16,969.00 for an Unskilled Blue Collar worker. For the maintenance occupational group, the average pay was calculated based on an Average Annual Salary of $29,225.

The Materials Movement group includes forklift operators, guards, janitors, material handling laborers, order fillers, shipping & receiving clerks, truck drivers, and warehouse specialists.

The Maintenance group includes general maintenance workers, electricians, electronic technicians, machinists, mechanics, pipefitters, and tool & die makers.



Source: (Text & Graphic) The Economic & Demographic Trends Newsletter, October 1994, p. 14. This information was drawn from a two volume report issued by Department of Labor, Occupational Compensation Survey.


Maryland's Lower Eastern Shore Business Environment