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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018

49-9071 Maintenance and Repair Workers, General

Perform work involving the skills of two or more maintenance or craft occupations to keep machines, mechanical equipment, or the structure of an establishment in repair. Duties may involve pipe fitting; boiler making; insulating; welding; machining; carpentry; repairing electrical or mechanical equipment; installing, aligning, and balancing new equipment; and repairing buildings, floors, or stairs. Excludes "Maintenance Workers, Machinery" (49-9043).


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)
1,384,240 0.4 % $19.72 $41,020 0.2 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $11.32 $14.21 $18.42 $24.09 $30.00
Annual Wage (2) $23,540 $29,560 $38,300 $50,100 $62,400


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)
Real Estate 302,290 18.67 $18.42 $38,310
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 128,310 2.34 $20.73 $43,110
Traveler Accommodation 88,550 4.43 $17.01 $35,380
Elementary and Secondary Schools 63,200 0.74 $20.77 $43,200
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals 30,780 0.55 $22.15 $46,060

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Real Estate 302,290 18.67 $18.42 $38,310
RV (Recreational Vehicle) Parks and Recreational Camps 8,090 13.87 $14.56 $30,290
Facilities Support Services 8,370 5.40 $20.92 $43,510
Water, Sewage and Other Systems 2,650 5.14 $19.76 $41,110
Rooming and Boarding Houses 530 4.46 $15.79 $32,850

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Scheduled Air Transportation 1,970 0.43 $35.19 $73,200
Natural Gas Distribution 870 0.80 $33.01 $68,660
Postal Service (federal government) 7,640 1.21 $28.87 $60,050
Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution 3,810 0.97 $28.80 $59,900
Local Messengers and Local Delivery 110 0.14 $28.70 $59,700


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)
California 128,560 7.56 0.79 $22.02 $45,800
Texas 112,020 9.25 0.97 $18.26 $37,970
New York 108,050 11.51 1.20 $22.13 $46,030
Florida 89,870 10.44 1.09 $17.15 $35,670
Illinois 63,350 10.57 1.11 $21.36 $44,420




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)
West Virginia 9,940 14.27 1.49 $16.49 $34,290
Alaska 4,390 13.91 1.45 $24.33 $50,610
South Carolina 27,750 13.46 1.41 $17.72 $36,850
Wyoming 3,390 12.59 1.32 $19.72 $41,020
Wisconsin 34,600 12.15 1.27 $20.11 $41,840




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
District of Columbia 4,660 6.54 0.68 $25.27 $52,570
Alaska 4,390 13.91 1.45 $24.33 $50,610
Connecticut 12,050 7.26 0.76 $23.07 $47,990
Massachusetts 24,260 6.79 0.71 $22.82 $47,460
Hawaii 7,180 11.19 1.17 $22.75 $47,310





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)
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 99,520 10.48 1.10 $22.94 $47,710
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 45,600 9.82 1.03 $22.16 $46,100
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 44,110 7.21 0.75 $21.19 $44,080
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 31,300 8.77 0.92 $20.38 $42,390
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 29,790 11.50 1.20 $17.43 $36,260
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 26,890 9.02 0.94 $18.95 $39,420
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 23,370 8.20 0.86 $21.06 $43,800
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 23,210 7.40 0.77 $23.18 $48,220
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 22,510 8.39 0.88 $18.71 $38,910
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 19,530 9.84 1.03 $22.47 $46,740




Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
State College, PA 1,670 24.10 2.52 $19.26 $40,060
Hinesville, GA 360 20.12 2.10 $19.45 $40,460
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI 1,460 19.35 2.02 $23.52 $48,910
Champaign-Urbana, IL 1,870 18.75 1.96 $20.22 $42,070
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC 3,050 18.73 1.96 $14.59 $30,340
East Stroudsburg, PA 990 17.91 1.87 $16.65 $34,630
Danville, IL 470 17.60 1.84 $19.29 $40,110
Glens Falls, NY 880 16.76 1.75 $18.67 $38,830
Beckley, WV 710 16.74 1.75 $15.40 $32,040
Dalton, GA 1,060 16.36 1.71 $18.73 $38,950




Top paying metropolitan areas for this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 17,070 7.06 0.74 $26.44 $54,990
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 7,690 6.87 0.72 $26.19 $54,470
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT 2,590 6.23 0.65 $25.77 $53,600
Fairbanks, AK 360 10.10 1.06 $25.10 $52,220
California-Lexington Park, MD 540 11.51 1.20 $24.37 $50,680
Santa Rosa, CA 1,980 9.64 1.01 $24.25 $50,440
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 17,030 6.17 0.65 $23.89 $49,690
Anchorage, AK 1,600 9.30 0.97 $23.82 $49,540
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI 1,460 19.35 2.02 $23.52 $48,910
New Haven, CT 2,210 7.77 0.81 $23.21 $48,270

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Kansas nonmetropolitan area 4,590 11.71 1.22 $16.99 $35,350
North Northeastern Ohio non-metropolitan area (non-contiguous) 4,350 12.99 1.36 $19.53 $40,630
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area 3,640 14.12 1.48 $20.82 $43,300
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 3,540 13.01 1.36 $16.95 $35,260
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area 3,520 16.24 1.70 $19.13 $39,800

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Nevada nonmetropolitan area 2,390 24.82 2.59 $22.41 $46,610
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area 2,960 24.65 2.58 $20.33 $42,280
Alaska nonmetropolitan area 2,400 22.64 2.37 $24.47 $50,900
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area 1,040 21.32 2.23 $18.61 $38,710
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area 1,530 20.27 2.12 $15.19 $31,590

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Alaska nonmetropolitan area 2,400 22.64 2.37 $24.47 $50,900
Nevada nonmetropolitan area 2,390 24.82 2.59 $22.41 $46,610
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area 1,400 13.99 1.46 $22.03 $45,820
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area 270 8.18 0.86 $21.59 $44,900
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area 1,210 13.32 1.39 $21.12 $43,930


About May 2018 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate--50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OES estimates and related information:

May 2018 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2018 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2018 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2018 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2018 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: March 29, 2019