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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2016
49-3021 Automotive Body and Related Repairers
Repair and refinish automotive vehicle bodies and straighten vehicle frames. Excludes "Painters, Transportation Equipment" (51-9122) and "Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers" (49-3022).
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) |
143,940 |
1.5 % |
$21.72 |
$45,180 |
0.7 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50% (Median) |
75% |
90% |
Hourly Wage |
$11.96 |
$15.43 |
$19.97 |
$26.66 |
$33.95 |
Annual Wage (2) |
$24,880 |
$32,100 |
$41,540 |
$55,460 |
$70,620 |
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 |
100,210 |
11.03 |
$21.61 |
$44,950 |
Automobile Dealers |
29,690 |
2.33 |
$22.19 |
$46,160 |
Motor Vehicle and Motor Vehicle Parts and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers |
2,590 |
0.78 |
$19.34 |
$40,220 |
Other Motor Vehicle Dealers |
1,370 |
0.91 |
$20.84 |
$43,350 |
Motor Vehicle Manufacturing |
1,060 |
0.51 |
$24.16 |
$50,240 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Automotive Repair and Maintenance |
100,210 |
11.03 |
$21.61 |
$44,950 |
Automobile Dealers |
29,690 |
2.33 |
$22.19 |
$46,160 |
Other Motor Vehicle Dealers |
1,370 |
0.91 |
$20.84 |
$43,350 |
Motor Vehicle and Motor Vehicle Parts and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers |
2,590 |
0.78 |
$19.34 |
$40,220 |
Motor Vehicle Manufacturing |
1,060 |
0.51 |
$24.16 |
$50,240 |
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.
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) |
California |
13,710 |
0.86 |
0.84 |
$22.67 |
$47,150 |
Texas |
11,020 |
0.94 |
0.92 |
$21.19 |
$44,080 |
Florida |
9,430 |
1.15 |
1.12 |
$19.79 |
$41,170 |
New York |
7,150 |
0.79 |
0.77 |
$20.44 |
$42,510 |
Pennsylvania |
7,090 |
1.23 |
1.20 |
$20.50 |
$42,650 |
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) |
Vermont |
580 |
1.91 |
1.86 |
$20.59 |
$42,830 |
South Dakota |
640 |
1.52 |
1.48 |
$18.89 |
$39,300 |
Nebraska |
1,410 |
1.45 |
1.42 |
$20.62 |
$42,890 |
Rhode Island |
680 |
1.43 |
1.39 |
$22.25 |
$46,280 |
North Dakota |
590 |
1.40 |
1.36 |
$23.91 |
$49,720 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
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-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division |
4,290 |
0.65 |
0.64 |
$22.01 |
$45,780 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division |
3,720 |
0.88 |
0.86 |
$19.62 |
$40,820 |
Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights, IL Metropolitan Division |
3,630 |
1.00 |
0.97 |
$25.47 |
$52,980 |
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
2,940 |
1.15 |
1.12 |
$26.43 |
$54,970 |
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
2,710 |
0.92 |
0.90 |
$22.12 |
$46,020 |
Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division |
2,320 |
0.95 |
0.93 |
$22.70 |
$47,220 |
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ |
1,920 |
0.99 |
0.97 |
$22.83 |
$47,480 |
Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan Division |
1,880 |
1.56 |
1.52 |
$29.33 |
$61,000 |
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC |
1,820 |
1.57 |
1.53 |
$25.76 |
$53,590 |
St. Louis, MO-IL |
1,740 |
1.30 |
1.26 |
$21.04 |
$43,760 |
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