Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018
51-9122 Painters, Transportation Equipment
Operate or tend painting machines to paint surfaces of transportation equipment, such as automobiles, buses, trucks, trains, boats, and airplanes. Includes painters in auto body repair facilities.
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) |
| 55,710 |
3.3 % |
$22.34 |
$46,460 |
1.0 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$13.14 |
$16.09 |
$20.33 |
$26.26 |
$34.06 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$27,320 |
$33,460 |
$42,280 |
$54,610 |
$70,840 |
Industry profile for this occupation: Top
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided.
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Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Automotive Repair and Maintenance |
26,840 |
2.89 |
$22.89 |
$47,610 |
| Motor Vehicle Body and Trailer Manufacturing |
6,010 |
3.71 |
$18.59 |
$38,670 |
| Automobile Dealers |
3,130 |
0.24 |
$22.51 |
$46,820 |
| Ship and Boat Building |
3,120 |
2.29 |
$22.56 |
$46,930 |
| Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing |
2,880 |
0.59 |
$27.64 |
$57,490 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
Top paying industries for this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) |
280 |
0.01 |
$31.69 |
$65,900 |
| Rail Transportation |
50 |
0.02 |
$29.88 |
$62,150 |
| Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing |
210 |
0.05 |
$29.66 |
$61,690 |
| Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing |
2,880 |
0.59 |
$27.64 |
$57,490 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises |
30 |
(7) |
$25.67 |
$53,390 |
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 |
6,710 |
0.39 |
1.03 |
$21.53 |
$44,780 |
| Texas |
5,760 |
0.48 |
1.23 |
$21.39 |
$44,490 |
| Florida |
3,150 |
0.37 |
0.95 |
$20.67 |
$42,990 |
| Illinois |
2,200 |
0.37 |
0.95 |
$22.99 |
$47,830 |
| Washington |
2,200 |
0.67 |
1.75 |
$28.17 |
$58,600 |
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) |
| Rhode Island |
440 |
0.90 |
2.35 |
$23.31 |
$48,490 |
| Mississippi |
990 |
0.88 |
2.28 |
$25.16 |
$52,330 |
| Washington |
2,200 |
0.67 |
1.75 |
$28.17 |
$58,600 |
| Maine |
400 |
0.65 |
1.70 |
$19.75 |
$41,080 |
| Idaho |
380 |
0.54 |
1.40 |
$19.57 |
$40,700 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Washington |
2,200 |
0.67 |
1.75 |
$28.17 |
$58,600 |
| New Hampshire |
90 |
0.13 |
0.34 |
$28.03 |
$58,290 |
| Connecticut |
380 |
0.23 |
0.59 |
$27.56 |
$57,330 |
| Virginia |
1,980 |
0.52 |
1.34 |
$26.58 |
$55,290 |
| Alaska |
50 |
0.15 |
0.38 |
$26.58 |
$55,280 |
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) |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
2,810 |
0.46 |
1.19 |
$19.44 |
$40,440 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
1,790 |
0.19 |
0.49 |
$23.72 |
$49,340 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
1,630 |
0.35 |
0.91 |
$23.58 |
$49,050 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA |
1,580 |
0.79 |
2.06 |
$29.54 |
$61,430 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
1,350 |
0.45 |
1.18 |
$21.38 |
$44,470 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
1,300 |
0.36 |
0.95 |
$22.49 |
$46,790 |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC |
920 |
1.22 |
3.18 |
$25.00 |
$52,010 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
910 |
0.35 |
0.91 |
$20.44 |
$42,520 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
800 |
0.28 |
0.73 |
$24.05 |
$50,020 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
760 |
0.28 |
0.74 |
$26.66 |
$55,450 |
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) |
| Texarkana, TX-AR |
240 |
4.38 |
11.38 |
$21.74 |
$45,220 |
| Grand Junction, CO |
130 |
2.04 |
5.30 |
$18.05 |
$37,540 |
| Warner Robins, GA |
130 |
1.83 |
4.76 |
$23.40 |
$48,680 |
| Lafayette, LA |
290 |
1.50 |
3.90 |
$23.90 |
$49,710 |
| St. Cloud, MN |
150 |
1.47 |
3.83 |
$20.83 |
$43,320 |
| Springfield, OH |
70 |
1.46 |
3.79 |
$22.30 |
$46,380 |
| Logan, UT-ID |
80 |
1.46 |
3.79 |
$13.16 |
$27,370 |
| Longview, TX |
120 |
1.31 |
3.40 |
$20.14 |
$41,880 |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC |
920 |
1.22 |
3.18 |
$25.00 |
$52,010 |
| Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL |
60 |
1.10 |
2.86 |
$20.63 |
$42,920 |
United States Department of Labor
