Median / Average Pay ($)
- $18.10 / hour (BLS.gov)
- $15.96 / hour (Zippia.com)
- $35.19 / hour (Indeed.com)
- $18.19 / hour (ZipRecruiter.com)
Services Provided
- Basic Service—Transporting items from one destination to another; includes loading and unloading the truck.
- Transportation—Delivering boxed and ready-to-go items (e.g., furniture, office cubicles) that have already been loaded onto the truck to a destination where they will be unloaded.
- Packing Services – Providing the necessary packing supplies (e.g., peanuts, tape, boxes), packing the client’s items, unpacking everything upon arrival, and disposing of all used materials.
- Specialty – Packing and transporting large and fragile items and furniture (for example, pianos, antiques, art), disassembling and reassembling furniture, unpacking moved items, and cleaning the area.
- Local – Moving furniture (e.g., couches, computers) over a short distance, usually within the same zip code or city.
- Long-Distance – Picking up and delivering furniture across a significant distance, typically from one state or region to another.
- International – Coordinating customs logistics to transport furniture and special items from one country to another, generally as freight.