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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2023

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 Maintenance Workers, Machinery
Industry profile for Maintenance Workers, Machinery
Geographic profile for Maintenance Workers, Machinery

National estimates for Maintenance Workers, Machinery:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Maintenance Workers, Machinery:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
58,040 1.5 % $ 28.13 $ 58,500 0.4 %

Percentile wage estimates for Maintenance Workers, Machinery:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $ 18.00 $ 22.25 $ 27.57 $ 32.37 $ 38.83
Annual Wage (2) $ 37,440 $ 46,280 $ 57,350 $ 67,320 $ 80,770


Industry profile for Maintenance Workers, Machinery:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Maintenance Workers, Machinery are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in Maintenance Workers, Machinery, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Maintenance Workers, Machinery:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing 2,650 0.48 $ 28.15 $ 58,540
Plastics Product Manufacturing 2,230 0.37 $ 28.11 $ 58,480
Warehousing and Storage 2,220 0.12 $ 26.93 $ 56,020
Machinery, Equipment, and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers 2,140 0.29 $ 26.44 $ 54,980
Local Government, excluding Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation) 1,830 0.03 $ 29.74 $ 61,850

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Maintenance Workers, Machinery:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Apparel Knitting Mills 310 4.40 $ 20.57 $ 42,790
Coal Mining 660 1.57 $ 34.48 $ 71,710
Metal Ore Mining 590 1.39 $ 33.57 $ 69,830
Pipeline Transportation of Crude Oil 140 1.17 $ 46.12 $ 95,930
Grain and Oilseed Milling 570 0.88 $ 26.51 $ 55,140

Top paying industries for Maintenance Workers, Machinery:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Other Pipeline Transportation (8) (8) $ 53.35 $ 110,980
Scheduled Air Transportation 220 0.05 $ 50.89 $ 105,850
Natural Gas Distribution 100 0.09 $ 47.93 $ 99,690
Pipeline Transportation of Crude Oil 140 1.17 $ 46.12 $ 95,930
Chemical Manufacturing (3251, 3252, 3253, and 3259 only) 1,690 0.46 $ 40.72 $ 84,710


Geographic profile for Maintenance Workers, Machinery:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Maintenance Workers, Machinery are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in Maintenance Workers, Machinery, see the Create Customized Tables function.



Map of employment of maintenance workers, machinery by state, May 2023


States with the highest employment level in Maintenance Workers, Machinery:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Texas 9,730 0.72 1.88 $ 27.65 $ 57,500
California 3,700 0.21 0.54 $ 31.66 $ 65,850
Tennessee 3,040 0.94 2.47 $ 28.87 $ 60,050
Kentucky 2,970 1.51 3.96 $ 27.58 $ 57,370
North Carolina 2,960 0.62 1.61 $ 25.66 $ 53,360


Map of location quotient of maintenance workers, machinery by state, May 2023


States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Maintenance Workers, Machinery:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Oklahoma 2,610 1.57 4.10 $ 28.74 $ 59,780
Kentucky 2,970 1.51 3.96 $ 27.58 $ 57,370
Wyoming 340 1.22 3.20 $ 37.73 $ 78,490
Utah 1,750 1.04 2.72 $ 28.41 $ 59,080
Tennessee 3,040 0.94 2.47 $ 28.87 $ 60,050


Map of annual mean wages of maintenance workers, machinery by state, May 2023


Top paying states for Maintenance Workers, Machinery:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Wyoming 340 1.22 3.20 $ 37.73 $ 78,490
Hawaii 30 0.05 0.13 $ 35.51 $ 73,860
Montana 140 0.28 0.73 $ 35.06 $ 72,920
Nevada 700 0.48 1.24 $ 33.99 $ 70,700
Alaska 70 0.24 0.62 $ 33.45 $ 69,580



Map of employment of maintenance workers, machinery by area, May 2023


Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Maintenance Workers, Machinery:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 2,940 0.74 1.94 $ 26.74 $ 55,610
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 2,350 0.74 1.93 $ 30.56 $ 63,560
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 1,590 0.17 0.44 $ 30.08 $ 62,570
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL 1,120 0.82 2.15 $ 28.84 $ 59,980
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 1,080 0.17 0.45 $ 32.38 $ 67,360
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 920 0.48 1.26 $ 31.22 $ 64,940
Tulsa, OK 880 1.99 5.19 $ 32.06 $ 66,690
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN 830 0.78 2.03 $ 29.75 $ 61,870
Salt Lake City, UT 820 1.02 2.68 $ 29.52 $ 61,390
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX 720 0.66 1.73 $ 25.68 $ 53,420


Map of location quotient of maintenance workers, machinery by area, May 2023


Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Maintenance Workers, Machinery:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC 500 3.23 8.45 $ 25.94 $ 53,960
Morristown, TN 130 2.78 7.28 $ 27.59 $ 57,390
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX 380 2.46 6.45 $ 40.62 $ 84,480
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV 220 2.12 5.55 $ 29.25 $ 60,840
Dalton, GA 130 1.99 5.20 $ 21.15 $ 44,000
Tulsa, OK 880 1.99 5.19 $ 32.06 $ 66,690
Enid, OK 50 1.97 5.16 $ 24.81 $ 51,600
Jackson, TN 130 1.89 4.94 $ 27.88 $ 58,000
Hammond, LA 90 1.85 4.85 $ 22.88 $ 47,600
Bowling Green, KY 140 1.74 4.56 $ 25.77 $ 53,590


Map of annual mean wages of maintenance workers, machinery by area, May 2023


Top paying metropolitan areas for Maintenance Workers, Machinery:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Portsmouth, NH-ME 70 0.72 1.89 $ 44.76 $ 93,100
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX 380 2.46 6.45 $ 40.62 $ 84,480
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 180 0.16 0.42 $ 37.55 $ 78,100
Victoria, TX 40 0.96 2.52 $ 37.07 $ 77,110
Savannah, GA 50 0.28 0.74 $ 36.58 $ 76,090
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 280 0.12 0.30 $ 36.07 $ 75,030
Hattiesburg, MS 60 0.92 2.40 $ 35.72 $ 74,300
Columbus, IN 60 1.13 2.96 $ 34.98 $ 72,760
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 140 0.07 0.17 $ 34.73 $ 72,230
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA 100 0.32 0.83 $ 34.15 $ 71,040

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Maintenance Workers, Machinery:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Kansas nonmetropolitan area 510 1.30 3.41 $ 24.65 $ 51,280
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area 440 2.35 6.14 $ 26.06 $ 54,190
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area 430 2.80 7.34 $ 30.05 $ 62,500
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 410 1.46 3.81 $ 25.70 $ 53,450
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area 360 2.13 5.58 $ 25.89 $ 53,860

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Maintenance Workers, Machinery:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area 430 2.80 7.34 $ 30.05 $ 62,500
Nevada nonmetropolitan area 250 2.49 6.51 $ 35.49 $ 73,810
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area 240 2.47 6.46 $ 23.48 $ 48,840
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area 440 2.35 6.14 $ 26.06 $ 54,190
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area 270 2.33 6.09 $ 28.20 $ 58,650

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Maintenance Workers, Machinery:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area 130 1.27 3.32 $ 42.92 $ 89,280
Nevada nonmetropolitan area 250 2.49 6.51 $ 35.49 $ 73,810
Alaska nonmetropolitan area 50 0.48 1.27 $ 34.65 $ 72,070
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 210 1.43 3.75 $ 34.42 $ 71,600
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area 290 2.16 5.65 $ 34.30 $ 71,330


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.

(8) Estimate not released.

(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