Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2010

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)
69,480 1.7 % $19.38 $40,310 0.6 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median) 		75% 90%
Hourly Wage $11.27 $14.39 $18.49 $23.62 $28.67
Annual Wage (2) $23,440 $29,930 $38,460 $49,130 $59,640

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)
Machinery, Equipment, and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers 3,160 0.52 $19.58 $40,720
Local Government (OES Designation) 3,050 0.05 $22.55 $46,910
Plastics Product Manufacturing 2,740 0.55 $18.89 $39,280
Support Activities for Air Transportation 2,200 1.42 $15.71 $32,670
Animal Slaughtering and Processing 2,190 0.45 $15.45 $32,130

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Fiber, Yarn, and Thread Mills 920 3.24 $14.78 $30,730
Pipeline Transportation of Crude Oil 220 2.57 $27.76 $57,740
Apparel Knitting Mills 280 1.68 $15.42 $32,070
Coal Mining 1,230 1.54 $19.91 $41,410
Support Activities for Air Transportation 2,200 1.42 $15.71 $32,670

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 50 0.01 $30.57 $63,590
Pipeline Transportation of Crude Oil 220 2.57 $27.76 $57,740
Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution 550 0.14 $27.42 $57,030
Junior Colleges 70 0.01 $26.12 $54,320
Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing 1,030 0.36 $24.60 $51,180

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 6,260 0.62 1.13 $18.78 $39,060
California 4,910 0.35 0.64 $19.04 $39,600
Illinois 4,800 0.87 1.59 $23.85 $49,610
New York 3,410 0.41 0.75 $23.00 $47,830
North Carolina 3,220 0.85 1.56 $16.91 $35,170




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)
Wyoming 540 1.99 3.64 $23.19 $48,230
Louisiana 2,560 1.40 2.56 $18.02 $37,480
Oklahoma 1,500 1.01 1.85 $16.83 $35,010
Mississippi 1,030 0.97 1.77 $16.77 $34,880
Iowa 1,340 0.94 1.71 $19.27 $40,090




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Illinois 4,800 0.87 1.59 $23.85 $49,610
Alaska 240 0.79 1.44 $23.82 $49,550
Nevada 280 0.26 0.47 $23.79 $49,490
Wyoming 540 1.99 3.64 $23.19 $48,230
New York 3,410 0.41 0.75 $23.00 $47,830

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-Joliet, IL Metropolitan Division 2,560 0.72 1.32 $24.72 $51,420
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX 2,130 0.85 1.56 $19.28 $40,110
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division 1,550 0.41 0.74 $17.23 $35,840
New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division 1,350 0.27 0.49 $24.13 $50,190
Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division 990 0.55 1.00 $18.88 $39,270
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division 820 0.50 0.91 $22.35 $46,480
Baltimore-Towson, MD 790 0.64 1.17 $15.93 $33,130
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA 790 0.36 0.65 $17.53 $36,470
Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division 730 0.37 0.67 $18.90 $39,310
Greensboro-High Point, NC 640 1.92 3.51 $19.70 $40,980




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)
Champaign-Urbana, IL 300 3.03 5.55 $21.62 $44,960
Morristown, TN 120 2.91 5.32 $23.32 $48,510
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA 260 2.86 5.24 $17.44 $36,270
Gainesville, GA 180 2.61 4.77 $15.34 $31,900
Elmira, NY 90 2.48 4.53 $18.66 $38,810
Greensboro-High Point, NC 640 1.92 3.51 $19.70 $40,980
Longview, TX 180 1.91 3.49 (8) (8)
Lafayette, LA 270 1.90 3.47 $18.52 $38,520
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC 360 1.80 3.29 $25.26 $52,540
Modesto, CA 270 1.78 3.25 $19.35 $40,240