Warehouse Associate Jobs in Los Angeles, CA
Warehouse associates in Los Angeles commonly start around $22 to $23 an hour, and union selector jobs at food and grocery distributors pay more. Most of the work runs along the Alameda Corridor between the Port of Los Angeles and Vernon. Here are the current openings, then who is hiring and what it pays.
Current warehouse associate Openings in Los Angeles, CA
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Warehouse Associate Work in Los Angeles
The Port of Los Angeles in San Pedro and Wilmington is the No. 1 container port in the country, and the Alameda Corridor rail line carries its freight about 20 miles north to downtown. The warehouses that unload, sort and reship those goods sit along the way: in Vernon, the all-industrial city about five miles south of DTLA, in Commerce, Carson and Compton, and east toward City of Industry and Santa Fe Springs. The Valley has its own pocket of distribution work in Sylmar, near the 5 and the 210.
Food and beverage distribution is the steadiest hirer here, because grocery stores and restaurants restock every day, and those warehouses run heavy evening and overnight shifts so trucks leave before dawn. Anyone working inside city limits is owed the City of Los Angeles minimum wage of $18.42 an hour from July 1, 2026, well above the state's $16.90.
Top Los Angeles Employers Hiring Warehouse Associates
These Los Angeles-area employers are posting warehouse jobs on their own sites:
- The Home Depot - hires freight and receiving associates at stores on South Western Avenue, West Slauson Avenue and Roscoe Boulevard in Van Nuys, plus Contractors' Warehouse locations in Commerce and Carson.
- Reyes Coca-Cola Bottling - the Coca-Cola bottler hires order builders and loaders at its Sylmar warehouse in the northeast Valley.
- UNFI - the grocery wholesaler fills union evening-shift warehouse selector jobs at its Santa Fe Springs distribution center.
- Martin Brower - the restaurant supply distributor hires warehouse order selectors in City of Industry.
- Golden State Foods - the foodservice distributor posts warehouse associate jobs at its La Puente operation.
- FreshPoint - Sysco's produce distributor hires loaders and outbound clerks in City of Industry.
Warehouse Associate Salaries in Los Angeles
- Entry level: about $19 to $23 an hour; Home Depot freight and receiving jobs in the city post $22 to $23.
- Experienced: roughly $23 to $28 an hour for selectors and loaders at food and beverage distributors, such as $23.31 at UNFI and $28.10 at Martin Brower.
- Senior / lead: about $27 an hour and up; federal wage data puts the top 10 percent of LA-area hand freight and material movers above $27.
These are estimates built from current employer postings and 2025 federal wage data for the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim metro, where the median for hand freight and material movers was $20.38 an hour. Pay moves with the employer type, the shift, union coverage and forklift certification. Evening and weekend selector shifts at grocery and foodservice distributors pay the most.
How to Become a Warehouse Associate in Los Angeles
Most warehouse associate jobs ask for a high school diploma or GED and the ability to lift heavy cartons through a full shift, and most employers train you on the job. California has no license for warehouse work. If you will drive a forklift or reach truck, Cal/OSHA rules in Title 8, Section 3668 require your employer to train and evaluate you on that equipment, and federal child labor rules keep forklifts off-limits until 18. The LAUSD Division of Adult and Career Education runs a 25-hour Warehouse Operations - Forklift course at Harbor Occupational Center in San Pedro, and Cal State Dominguez Hills in Carson offers a Global Logistics Certificate for associates aiming at the office side of the business.
What the Job Involves
A warehouse associate unloads trucks and containers, checks freight against paperwork, puts product away, picks and builds orders, wraps and labels pallets, and loads outbound trailers. Most of the work is done with an RF scanner and a pallet jack, and many sites track pick rates. In food distribution you may work inside coolers or freezers.
Skills Employers Look For
- Stamina for lifting and moving heavy cases all shift
- RF scanner and warehouse management system use
- Pallet jack experience, and forklift certification for more pay
- Accuracy when picking and counting product
- Safety habits around trucks, racking and moving equipment
- Reliability on evening, weekend and overtime shifts
- Bilingual Spanish and English, an asset in many LA warehouses
Career Path and Advancement
In Los Angeles the usual ladder runs from warehouse associate or loader to selector or forklift operator, then to inventory control, receiving lead and shift supervisor. Union distributors pay more at every step, and the port economy around San Pedro, Wilmington and Carson opens office roles in logistics for associates who add a certificate like the one at Cal State Dominguez Hills.
Related Careers in Los Angeles
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Frequently Asked Questions
Do you need a license to work in a warehouse in Los Angeles?
No. California has no license for warehouse associates. If the job includes driving a forklift, your employer must train and evaluate you under Cal/OSHA's powered industrial truck rule, and many LA employers do that on the job.
How much do warehouse associates make in Los Angeles?
Entry jobs commonly pay about $19 to $23 an hour, and Home Depot freight teams in the city post $22 to $23. Union selectors at food distributors earn roughly $23 to $28, and the 2025 metro median for hand freight and material movers was $20.38.
Where are most warehouse jobs in Los Angeles?
The biggest concentration runs along the Alameda Corridor from the port in San Pedro and Wilmington north through Carson, Compton and Vernon toward downtown. Commerce, City of Industry and Santa Fe Springs to the east hold many food and grocery distribution centers, and Sylmar has warehouse work in the Valley.
Do Los Angeles warehouses have productivity quotas?
Many do, and California's warehouse quota law covers employers with 100 or more workers at one distribution center. They must give you a written description of each quota, and no quota may stop you from taking meal and rest breaks or using the bathroom.
Are night shifts common in LA warehouse jobs?
Yes, especially at food and grocery distributors, which load trucks overnight so stores and restaurants open stocked. UNFI's Santa Fe Springs selector job, for example, starts at 6 pm with mandatory Sundays, and late shifts often pay more.
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