How to become a hand packer
Official title: Hand packer
Also called: Gift wrapper, Hand bagger, Hand bottler, Hand bundler, Hand crater, Hand packing boxer, Hand wrapper, Hand bottler
Hand packer packs materials or products by hand in cartons, wooden boxes, crates, kegs and other containers for shipment or storage. He/she wraps articles in paper, shavings, corrugated cardboard, cloth or other material and folds, stacks, arranges or secures articles in containers. He/she may clean surfaces before packing, brush heavy oil on metal articles to prevent rust, seal containers, reinforce containers with wire or metal bands and mark or label containers.
Main tasks
- Weighing, wrapping, sealing and packing material and various products by hand filling bottles, cans, boxes, bags and other containers with products by hand
- Labelling products, packages and various containers by hand
- Conveying goods, material, equipment etc. to work area, removing finished pieces
- Loading and unloading vehicles, trucks and trolleys
- Clearing machine blockages, cleaning machinery, equipment and tools
- Carrying out manual sorting of products or components
Pay · Outlook · AI and this job
- Median pay: $19,200 a year. The middle half earn $18,456 to $22,872 a year.
- Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.
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Questions people ask
How much does a hand packer earn in Singapore?
Median full-time pay is $19,200 a year (Ministry of Manpower (via data.gov.sg)). The middle half earn $18,456 to $22,872.
Will AI change the work of a hand packer?
Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.
Sources
- Ministry of Manpower (via data.gov.sg): Resident Occupational Wages (Occupational Wage Survey) (June 2024 (data.gov.sg update 2026-04-01)), Singapore Open Data Licence v1.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
- International Labour Organization, Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure (ILO Working Paper 140, Gmyrek et al.) (ILO Working Paper 140, May 2025, Annex Table A1), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
Updated 4 October 2026