Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2023
47-2132 Insulation Workers, Mechanical
Apply insulating materials to pipes or ductwork, or other mechanical systems in order to help control and maintain temperature.
National estimates for Insulation Workers, Mechanical
Industry profile for Insulation Workers, Mechanical
Geographic profile for Insulation Workers, Mechanical
National estimates for Insulation Workers, Mechanical:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Insulation Workers, Mechanical:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 22,850 |
4.3 % |
$ 29.10 |
$ 60,530 |
1.4 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Insulation Workers, Mechanical:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$ 18.71 |
$ 22.16 |
$ 25.92 |
$ 34.23 |
$ 43.63 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$ 38,910 |
$ 46,090 |
$ 53,920 |
$ 71,200 |
$ 90,760 |
Industry profile for Insulation Workers, Mechanical:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Insulation Workers, Mechanical are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in Insulation Workers, Mechanical, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in Insulation Workers, Mechanical:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Building Equipment Contractors |
15,280 |
0.63 |
$ 29.21 |
$ 60,760 |
| Building Finishing Contractors |
3,700 |
0.44 |
$ 27.78 |
$ 57,770 |
| Nonresidential Building Construction |
1,480 |
0.17 |
$ 28.01 |
$ 58,250 |
| Federal, State, and Local Government, excluding State and Local Government Schools and Hospitals and the U.S. Postal Service (OEWS Designation) |
490 |
0.02 |
$ 30.83 |
$ 64,120 |
| Other Specialty Trade Contractors |
470 |
0.06 |
$ 27.08 |
$ 56,320 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Insulation Workers, Mechanical:
Top paying industries for Insulation Workers, Mechanical:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution |
40 |
0.01 |
$ 52.49 |
$ 109,180 |
| Remediation and Other Waste Management Services |
440 |
0.24 |
$ 43.45 |
$ 90,370 |
| Federal, State, and Local Government, excluding State and Local Government Schools and Hospitals and the U.S. Postal Service (OEWS Designation) |
490 |
0.02 |
$ 30.83 |
$ 64,120 |
| Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services |
60 |
(7) |
$ 30.44 |
$ 63,320 |
| Building Equipment Contractors |
15,280 |
0.63 |
$ 29.21 |
$ 60,760 |
Geographic profile for Insulation Workers, Mechanical:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Insulation Workers, Mechanical are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in Insulation Workers, Mechanical, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in Insulation Workers, Mechanical:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Texas |
4,490 |
0.33 |
2.20 |
$ 24.31 |
$ 50,560 |
| New York |
1,230 |
0.13 |
0.87 |
$ 36.49 |
$ 75,900 |
| Ohio |
1,180 |
0.22 |
1.43 |
$ 31.49 |
$ 65,490 |
| North Carolina |
960 |
0.20 |
1.33 |
$ 22.78 |
$ 47,380 |
| Michigan |
780 |
0.18 |
1.19 |
$ 28.40 |
$ 59,080 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Insulation Workers, Mechanical:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Wyoming |
340 |
1.25 |
8.29 |
$ 23.84 |
$ 49,590 |
| Maine |
410 |
0.66 |
4.42 |
$ 25.52 |
$ 53,090 |
| Nebraska |
470 |
0.47 |
3.09 |
$ 25.52 |
$ 53,090 |
| North Dakota |
180 |
0.43 |
2.85 |
$ 28.51 |
$ 59,290 |
| Idaho |
350 |
0.42 |
2.80 |
$ 18.65 |
$ 38,780 |
Top paying states for Insulation Workers, Mechanical:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| California |
500 |
0.03 |
0.18 |
$ 49.70 |
$ 103,380 |
| Illinois |
350 |
0.06 |
0.39 |
$ 43.78 |
$ 91,060 |
| Oregon |
300 |
0.15 |
1.01 |
$ 43.28 |
$ 90,030 |
| New Jersey |
240 |
0.06 |
0.38 |
$ 42.27 |
$ 87,930 |
| Rhode Island |
40 |
0.08 |
0.54 |
$ 40.42 |
$ 84,060 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Insulation Workers, Mechanical:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
1,680 |
0.53 |
3.51 |
$ 24.71 |
$ 51,390 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
960 |
0.24 |
1.61 |
$ 24.97 |
$ 51,940 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
880 |
0.09 |
0.62 |
$ 40.52 |
$ 84,270 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
540 |
0.19 |
1.26 |
$ 25.08 |
$ 52,170 |
| Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO |
460 |
0.29 |
1.92 |
$ 28.59 |
$ 59,470 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI |
410 |
0.22 |
1.44 |
$ 29.20 |
$ 60,740 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
380 |
0.12 |
0.82 |
$ 32.22 |
$ 67,020 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC |
370 |
0.28 |
1.89 |
$ 23.64 |
$ 49,180 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS |
370 |
0.34 |
2.28 |
$ 30.03 |
$ 62,460 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
340 |
0.12 |
0.80 |
$ 35.09 |
$ 72,990 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Insulation Workers, Mechanical:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Casper, WY |
110 |
2.75 |
18.26 |
$ 25.21 |
$ 52,430 |
| Bremerton-Silverdale, WA |
180 |
1.96 |
13.04 |
$ 32.36 |
$ 67,320 |
| Longview, TX |
130 |
1.34 |
8.92 |
$ 23.19 |
$ 48,240 |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX |
200 |
1.26 |
8.37 |
$ 25.24 |
$ 52,510 |
| Odessa, TX |
80 |
1.07 |
7.09 |
$ 23.81 |
$ 49,530 |
| Lewiston-Auburn, ME |
40 |
0.85 |
5.66 |
$ 25.15 |
$ 52,310 |
| Lincoln, NE |
140 |
0.79 |
5.22 |
$ 23.33 |
$ 48,530 |
| Lima, OH |
30 |
0.66 |
4.40 |
$ 27.08 |
$ 56,330 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
1,680 |
0.53 |
3.51 |
$ 24.71 |
$ 51,390 |
| Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA |
250 |
0.52 |
3.48 |
$ 26.90 |
$ 55,940 |
Top paying metropolitan areas for Insulation Workers, Mechanical:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
90 |
0.04 |
0.24 |
$ 66.38 |
$ 138,060 |
| Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA |
60 |
0.05 |
0.35 |
$ 48.73 |
$ 101,360 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA |
160 |
0.08 |
0.51 |
$ 47.47 |
$ 98,730 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA |
230 |
0.19 |
1.24 |
$ 45.89 |
$ 95,460 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
230 |
0.04 |
0.25 |
$ 45.32 |
$ 94,260 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
240 |
0.05 |
0.36 |
$ 44.24 |
$ 92,020 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
230 |
0.12 |
0.81 |
$ 43.69 |
$ 90,860 |
| Kennewick-Richland, WA |
50 |
0.36 |
2.41 |
$ 40.83 |
$ 84,920 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
880 |
0.09 |
0.62 |
$ 40.52 |
$ 84,270 |
| Albuquerque, NM |
70 |
0.16 |
1.10 |
$ 39.77 |
$ 82,710 |
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Insulation Workers, Mechanical:
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Insulation Workers, Mechanical:
Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Insulation Workers, Mechanical:
About May 2023 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.
(7) The value is less than .005 percent of industry employment.
(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 OEWS estimates and related information:
May 2023 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2023 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2023 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2023 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2023 Occupation Profiles
Technical Notes
Last Modified Date: April 3, 2024
United States Department of Labor
