---
type: "Staffing Role"
title: "Load Crew"
description: "Load-in and load-out labor: trucks, freight, staging, equipment moves, and dock handling before and after events."
slug: "load-crew"
skill_tier: 1
typical_shift_length_hours: 6
rate_card: "event_staff"
tags:
  - "role"
  - "event-staffing"
  - "load-crew"
timestamp: "2026-07-16T00:00:00Z"
---
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# Load Crew

Load-in and load-out labor: trucks, freight, staging, equipment moves, and dock handling before and after events.

- **Slug:** `load-crew` (the identifier the MCP tools accept)
- **Skill tier:** 1 of 5
- **Typical shift:** 6 hours
- **Benchmark card:** Event Staff (the measured card this role maps to in the [Rate Index](../rate-index.md))

## All-inclusive hourly rate bands (USD)

TempGuru's published per-role rate card:

| Market tier | Rate band |
|---|---|
| Small | $30-36 |
| Mid | $36-42 |
| Hub | $42-48 |

All figures are all-inclusive W-2 bill rates and planning estimates. For an exact
city figure call `get_role_pricing`; for the measured market benchmark by tier see
the [Rate Index](../rate-index.md).
Related: [all roles](index.md) · [pricing methodology](../pricing/methodology.md) · [the W-2 model](../w2-model.md).