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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019
49-3021 Automotive Body and Related Repairers
Repair and refinish automotive vehicle bodies and straighten vehicle frames. Excludes “Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers” (49-3022) and “Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders” (51-9124).
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) |
144,180 |
1.3 % |
$22.79 |
$47,390 |
0.6 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50% (Median) |
75% |
90% |
Hourly Wage |
$12.84 |
$16.29 |
$20.95 |
$27.58 |
$35.32 |
Annual Wage (2) |
$26,710 |
$33,870 |
$43,580 |
$57,370 |
$73,470 |
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 |
103,250 |
10.98 |
$22.89 |
$47,620 |
Automobile Dealers |
26,100 |
2.01 |
$22.19 |
$46,160 |
Motor Vehicle and Motor Vehicle Parts and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers |
3,110 |
0.88 |
$22.26 |
$46,300 |
Automotive Parts, Accessories, and Tire Stores |
2,120 |
0.38 |
$21.43 |
$44,580 |
Automotive Equipment Rental and Leasing |
960 |
0.43 |
$22.46 |
$46,720 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
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.
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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 |
12,940 |
0.74 |
0.76 |
$25.46 |
$52,950 |
Texas |
11,000 |
0.89 |
0.90 |
$21.98 |
$45,720 |
Florida |
9,110 |
1.04 |
1.06 |
$20.71 |
$43,080 |
Illinois |
7,480 |
1.24 |
1.26 |
$22.03 |
$45,820 |
New York |
7,030 |
0.74 |
0.75 |
$22.92 |
$47,680 |
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) |
South Dakota |
680 |
1.61 |
1.64 |
$19.82 |
$41,230 |
Montana |
730 |
1.56 |
1.59 |
$21.76 |
$45,260 |
North Dakota |
600 |
1.42 |
1.45 |
$25.16 |
$52,330 |
Rhode Island |
650 |
1.34 |
1.36 |
$22.57 |
$46,950 |
Maine |
800 |
1.31 |
1.33 |
$19.20 |
$39,940 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Alaska |
310 |
0.97 |
0.99 |
$28.28 |
$58,820 |
Washington |
2,390 |
0.72 |
0.73 |
$27.16 |
$56,500 |
Virginia |
3,740 |
0.96 |
0.98 |
$26.27 |
$54,650 |
Maryland |
2,710 |
1.01 |
1.02 |
$25.97 |
$54,020 |
California |
12,940 |
0.74 |
0.76 |
$25.46 |
$52,950 |
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 |
7,430 |
0.77 |
0.78 |
$23.81 |
$49,520 |
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
5,900 |
1.26 |
1.29 |
$22.26 |
$46,290 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
4,530 |
0.73 |
0.74 |
$26.03 |
$54,150 |
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
3,230 |
0.88 |
0.90 |
$23.07 |
$47,990 |
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
3,120 |
1.08 |
1.11 |
$25.94 |
$53,960 |
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
2,750 |
0.98 |
1.00 |
$24.54 |
$51,040 |
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
2,740 |
1.04 |
1.06 |
$21.85 |
$45,460 |
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
2,720 |
0.99 |
1.01 |
$24.67 |
$51,300 |
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI |
2,310 |
1.16 |
1.19 |
$27.42 |
$57,030 |
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
2,280 |
0.75 |
0.76 |
$20.99 |
$43,650 |
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