Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018
49-9043 Maintenance Workers, Machinery
Lubricate machinery, change parts, or perform other routine machinery maintenance. Excludes "Maintenance and Repair Workers, General" (49-9071).
National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation
National estimates for this occupation: Top
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 80,270 |
1.4 % |
$23.42 |
$48,720 |
0.4 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$14.02 |
$17.70 |
$22.63 |
$28.37 |
$34.60 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$29,170 |
$36,810 |
$47,060 |
$59,010 |
$71,960 |
Industry profile for this occupation: Top
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Plastics Product Manufacturing |
3,430 |
0.58 |
$22.59 |
$46,980 |
| Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing |
2,870 |
0.48 |
$22.83 |
$47,490 |
| Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) |
2,630 |
0.05 |
$29.26 |
$60,860 |
| Machinery Manufacturing (3331, 3332, 3334, and 3339 only) |
2,480 |
0.34 |
$23.34 |
$48,550 |
| Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance |
2,260 |
1.09 |
$22.70 |
$47,230 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Apparel Knitting Mills |
460 |
4.64 |
$16.48 |
$34,280 |
| Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing |
2,010 |
2.44 |
$24.27 |
$50,490 |
| Coal Mining |
1,060 |
2.09 |
$28.22 |
$58,710 |
| Pipeline Transportation of Crude Oil |
190 |
1.74 |
$26.10 |
$54,280 |
| Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills |
1,430 |
1.56 |
$25.91 |
$53,900 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
Geographic profile for this occupation: Top
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Texas |
8,260 |
0.68 |
1.23 |
$21.26 |
$44,210 |
| California |
7,320 |
0.43 |
0.78 |
$26.52 |
$55,170 |
| Pennsylvania |
6,480 |
1.11 |
2.00 |
$22.77 |
$47,360 |
| North Carolina |
4,570 |
1.04 |
1.88 |
$21.00 |
$43,680 |
| Oklahoma |
4,480 |
2.81 |
5.07 |
$23.94 |
$49,790 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Oklahoma |
4,480 |
2.81 |
5.07 |
$23.94 |
$49,790 |
| Wyoming |
420 |
1.58 |
2.84 |
$37.20 |
$77,380 |
| North Dakota |
630 |
1.51 |
2.72 |
$25.86 |
$53,790 |
| Tennessee |
3,840 |
1.30 |
2.34 |
$23.84 |
$49,590 |
| Louisiana |
2,350 |
1.23 |
2.21 |
$23.87 |
$49,640 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Wyoming |
420 |
1.58 |
2.84 |
$37.20 |
$77,380 |
| Hawaii |
70 |
0.11 |
0.19 |
$28.88 |
$60,060 |
| California |
7,320 |
0.43 |
0.78 |
$26.52 |
$55,170 |
| Alaska |
310 |
0.98 |
1.77 |
$26.36 |
$54,840 |
| Illinois |
3,630 |
0.61 |
1.09 |
$26.15 |
$54,400 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
2,770 |
0.60 |
1.08 |
$25.88 |
$53,840 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
2,230 |
0.75 |
1.35 |
$21.48 |
$44,680 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
2,130 |
0.60 |
1.07 |
$22.14 |
$46,050 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
2,030 |
0.33 |
0.60 |
$26.49 |
$55,100 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
1,930 |
0.20 |
0.37 |
$27.84 |
$57,900 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
1,620 |
0.57 |
1.03 |
$22.60 |
$47,010 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN |
1,580 |
1.63 |
2.95 |
$28.15 |
$58,560 |
| Pittsburgh, PA |
1,420 |
1.24 |
2.24 |
$21.13 |
$43,950 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA |
1,400 |
0.94 |
1.69 |
$26.28 |
$54,670 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC |
1,310 |
1.07 |
1.94 |
$21.68 |
$45,100 |
United States Department of Labor
