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Repair and Maintenance: NAICS 811

About the Repair and Maintenance subsector

The repair and maintenance subsector is part of the other services (except public administration) sector.

Industries in the Repair and Maintenance subsector restore machinery, equipment, and other products to working order. These establishments also typically provide general or routine maintenance (i.e., servicing) on such products to ensure they work efficiently and to prevent breakdown and unnecessary repairs.

North American Industry Classification System

The repair and maintenance subsector consists of these industry groups:

Automotive Repair and Maintenance: NAICS 8111
Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance: NAICS 8112
Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance: NAICS 8113
Personal and Household Goods Repair and Maintenance: NAICS 8114

Workforce Statistics

This section provides information relating to employment and unemployment in repair and maintenance. While most data are obtained from employer or establishment surveys, information on industry unemployment comes from a national survey of households. The following tables present an overview of the industry including the number of jobs, the unemployment rate of those previously employed in the industry, data for occupations common to the industry, and projections of occupational employment change.

Employment and Unemployment


Data series	Aug. 2024	Sep. 2024	Oct. 2024	Nov. 2024
Employment (in thousands)
Employment, all employees (seasonally adjusted)	1,474.4	1,475.9	(p)1,479.3	(p)1,481.4
Employment, production and nonsupervisory employees	1,181.8	1,176.4	(p)1,181.1
Unemployment
Unemployment rate	3.6%	3.2%	4.0%	4.0%
Footnotes (p) Preliminary

(Source: Current Employment Statistics, Current Population Survey

Employment by Occupation


Data series	Employment, 2023
Automotive body and related repairers	111,300
Automotive service technicians and mechanics	239,000
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	150,650
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	60,380
Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers	19,440
Painters, transportation equipment	27,740

(Source: Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics)

Projections

For projected (future) employment estimates, see the National Employment Matrix, which includes employment estimates by industry and occupation for repair and maintenance.

(Source: Office of Occupational Statistics and Employment Projections)

Earnings and Hours

This section presents data on employee earnings and weekly hours. The latest industry averages of hourly earnings and weekly hours are shown. In addition, recent hourly and annual earnings are shown for occupations commonly found in repair and maintenance.

Earnings and Hours of All Employees


Data series	Jul. 2024	Aug. 2024	Sep. 2024	Oct. 2024
Average hourly earnings	$30.22	$30.29	$30.34	(p)$30.53
Average weekly hours	37.3	37.7	37.9	(p)37.7
Footnotes (p) Preliminary

(Source: Current Employment Statistics)

Earnings and Hours of Production and Nonsupervisory Employees


Data series	Jul. 2024	Aug. 2024	Sep. 2024	Oct. 2024
Average hourly earnings	$27.43	$27.52	$27.64	(p)$27.89
Average weekly hours	37.0	37.3	37.3	(p)37.0
Footnotes (p) Preliminary

(Source: Current Employment Statistics)

Earnings by Occupation


Data series	Wages, 2023
	Hourly		Annual
	Median	Mean	Median	Mean
Automotive body and related repairers	23.57	26.89	49,030	55,940
Automotive service technicians and mechanics	22.33	23.70	46,450	49,290
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	14.49	15.12	30,140	31,450
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	30.60	32.54	63,650	67,680
Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers	16.30	16.99	33,900	35,340
Painters, transportation equipment	23.17	27.88	48,190	57,980

(Source: Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics)

Work-related Fatalities, Injuries, and Illnesses

This section presents data for the industry on the number of workplace fatalities and the rates of workplace injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers in repair and maintenance. An injury or illness is considered to be work-related if an event or exposure in the work environment either caused or contributed to the resulting condition or significantly aggravated a pre-existing condition.


Data series	2019	2020	2021	2022
Fatalities
Number of fatalities	139	125	155	120
Blank cells indicate no data reported or data that do not meet publication criteria.


Data series	2023
Rate of injury and illness cases per 100 full-time workers
Total recordable cases	2.0
Cases involving days away from work, job restriction, or transfer	1.1
Cases involving days away from work	0.8
Cases involving days of job transfer or restriction	0.3
Blank cells indicate no data reported or data that do not meet publication criteria.

(Source: Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities)

Workplace Trends

This section presents data on the number of establishments in repair and maintenance.

Establishments


Data series	3rd quarter 2023	4th quarter 2023	1st quarter 2024	2nd quarter 2024
Number of establishments
Private industry	246,793	247,591	(p)249,492	(p)251,216
Local government	593	596	(p)601	(p)603
State government	26	26	(p)26	(p)26
Federal government	45	45	(p)44	(p)44
Footnotes (p) Preliminary

(Source: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages)

Data extracted on: December 11, 2024