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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2016
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 this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation
National estimates for this occupation:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 89,630 |
1.5 % |
$22.11 |
$46,000 |
0.5 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$13.19 |
$16.77 |
$21.42 |
$26.88 |
$31.84 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$27,440 |
$34,890 |
$44,550 |
$55,900 |
$66,240 |
Industry profile for this occupation:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Plastics Product Manufacturing |
4,010 |
0.71 |
$21.15 |
$43,990 |
| Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing |
3,350 |
0.58 |
$22.91 |
$47,650 |
| Local Government (OES Designation) |
2,670 |
0.05 |
$24.57 |
$51,110 |
| Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance |
2,570 |
1.26 |
$21.37 |
$44,460 |
| Converted Paper Product Manufacturing |
1,920 |
0.71 |
$24.05 |
$50,010 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Apparel Knitting Mills |
340 |
2.71 |
$16.17 |
$33,630 |
| Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing |
1,800 |
2.15 |
$25.30 |
$52,620 |
| Fiber, Yarn, and Thread Mills |
580 |
1.95 |
$16.43 |
$34,170 |
| Electric Lighting Equipment Manufacturing |
870 |
1.80 |
$22.07 |
$45,910 |
| Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills |
1,630 |
1.63 |
$23.65 |
$49,180 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
Geographic profile for this occupation:
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) |
| Texas |
10,490 |
0.89 |
1.40 |
$20.94 |
$43,560 |
| Pennsylvania |
8,120 |
1.41 |
2.21 |
$22.73 |
$47,280 |
| California |
7,270 |
0.46 |
0.71 |
$22.86 |
$47,550 |
| Illinois |
4,500 |
0.76 |
1.19 |
$23.24 |
$48,350 |
| Tennessee |
4,270 |
1.47 |
2.31 |
$22.33 |
$46,450 |
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) |
| North Dakota |
940 |
2.22 |
3.48 |
$25.01 |
$52,020 |
| Oklahoma |
2,810 |
1.77 |
2.77 |
$20.34 |
$42,300 |
| Wyoming |
420 |
1.52 |
2.37 |
$33.75 |
$70,200 |
| Tennessee |
4,270 |
1.47 |
2.31 |
$22.33 |
$46,450 |
| Louisiana |
2,830 |
1.47 |
2.30 |
$23.04 |
$47,920 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Wyoming |
420 |
1.52 |
2.37 |
$33.75 |
$70,200 |
| District of Columbia |
160 |
0.23 |
0.37 |
$27.20 |
$56,580 |
| Hawaii |
160 |
0.26 |
0.40 |
$26.61 |
$55,340 |
| Alaska |
370 |
1.13 |
1.77 |
$25.83 |
$53,730 |
| North Dakota |
940 |
2.22 |
3.48 |
$25.01 |
$52,020 |
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) |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
2,870 |
0.98 |
1.53 |
$21.62 |
$44,980 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights, IL Metropolitan Division |
2,120 |
0.58 |
0.91 |
$22.68 |
$47,180 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division |
1,850 |
0.44 |
0.69 |
$20.19 |
$42,000 |
| Pittsburgh, PA |
1,790 |
1.58 |
2.47 |
$23.30 |
$48,460 |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division |
1,780 |
0.73 |
1.14 |
$21.52 |
$44,760 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS |
1,610 |
1.54 |
2.42 |
$23.81 |
$49,520 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN |
1,400 |
1.53 |
2.40 |
$28.25 |
$58,750 |
| New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division |
1,270 |
0.19 |
0.30 |
$26.92 |
$56,000 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
1,230 |
0.48 |
0.75 |
$19.64 |
$40,860 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA |
1,070 |
0.78 |
1.23 |
$22.83 |
$47,490 |
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United States Department of Labor
