Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand

Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers perform physical material handling in warehouses, construction sites, and freight facilities — a broad category where Amazon's warehouse robotics (Kiva/Amazon Robotics), Locus Robotics, and 6 River Systems are automating picking, transport, and sortation tasks in e-commerce fulfillment. Unstructured environments, construction material handling, and tasks requiring judgment and dexterity retain human workers. By 2027, highly structured warehouse environments will see continued headcount reduction per throughput volume, while construction and varied-environment material handling remains largely human.