Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018

49-9098 Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers

Help installation, maintenance, and repair workers in maintenance, parts replacement, and repair of vehicles, industrial machinery, and electrical and electronic equipment. Perform duties such as furnishing tools, materials, and supplies to other workers; cleaning work area, machines, and tools; and holding materials or tools for other workers.

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)
105,040	1.7 %	$15.09	$31,390	0.5 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$9.59	$11.43	$14.16	$17.80	$22.42
Annual Wage (2)	$19,940	$23,780	$29,450	$37,030	$46,630

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)
Building Equipment Contractors	21,640	1.01	$14.70	$30,580
Automotive Repair and Maintenance	15,410	1.66	$13.01	$27,070
Automobile Dealers	8,030	0.62	$13.66	$28,410
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	6,420	0.12	$19.39	$40,320
Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance	3,230	1.56	$14.78	$30,740

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Automotive Repair and Maintenance	15,410	1.66	$13.01	$27,070
Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance	3,230	1.56	$14.78	$30,740
Personal and Household Goods Repair and Maintenance	1,010	1.29	$13.55	$28,180
Building Equipment Contractors	21,640	1.01	$14.70	$30,580
Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance	980	0.96	$14.33	$29,800

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Couriers and Express Delivery Services	390	0.06	$24.37	$50,680
Water, Sewage and Other Systems	210	0.41	$23.37	$48,620
Coal Mining	100	0.19	$22.66	$47,120
Natural Gas Distribution	380	0.35	$21.70	$45,150
Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution	1,270	0.32	$21.26	$44,220

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	15,020	1.24	1.71	$15.00	$31,190
California	11,160	0.66	0.90	$16.21	$33,720
Florida	6,500	0.75	1.04	$13.79	$28,680
New York	5,080	0.54	0.75	$18.35	$38,170
Virginia	4,890	1.28	1.76	$14.22	$29,570

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)
Delaware	800	1.78	2.45	$13.47	$28,020
Louisiana	3,140	1.64	2.26	$13.89	$28,880
Maryland	3,930	1.46	2.02	$15.84	$32,940
Virginia	4,890	1.28	1.76	$14.22	$29,570
Alabama	2,490	1.28	1.77	$13.06	$27,160

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	220	0.31	0.42	$25.97	$54,010
Hawaii	450	0.70	0.97	$19.40	$40,360
Washington	1,410	0.43	0.59	$18.46	$38,410
New York	5,080	0.54	0.75	$18.35	$38,170
North Dakota	320	0.76	1.04	$17.55	$36,500

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	5,200	0.55	0.75	$17.70	$36,820
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	4,230	1.42	1.96	$15.07	$31,340
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	4,050	1.14	1.57	$15.76	$32,780
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	3,850	0.63	0.87	$16.34	$33,990
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	3,830	1.22	1.68	$16.51	$34,330
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	2,510	0.88	1.22	$15.04	$31,290
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	2,050	0.79	1.09	$14.05	$29,220
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	1,910	1.39	1.91	$15.09	$31,380
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	1,820	0.68	0.94	$13.56	$28,200
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	1,820	0.89	1.22	$15.88	$33,020