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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2016
51-9122 Painters, Transportation Equipment
Operate or tend painting machines to paint surfaces of transportation equipment, such as automobiles, buses, trucks, trains, boats, and airplanes. Includes painters in auto body repair facilities.
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) |
| 54,860 |
2.0 % |
$22.25 |
$46,270 |
0.9 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$12.65 |
$15.87 |
$20.27 |
$26.78 |
$33.93 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$26,300 |
$33,000 |
$42,150 |
$55,700 |
$70,580 |
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) |
| Automotive Repair and Maintenance |
26,920 |
2.96 |
$22.62 |
$47,060 |
| Motor Vehicle Body and Trailer Manufacturing |
4,370 |
2.90 |
$18.55 |
$38,580 |
| Automobile Dealers |
3,780 |
0.30 |
$23.08 |
$48,010 |
| Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing |
3,200 |
0.65 |
$25.79 |
$53,650 |
| Motor Vehicle Manufacturing |
2,900 |
1.40 |
$24.12 |
$50,170 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
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) |
| California |
6,920 |
0.43 |
1.11 |
$21.67 |
$45,070 |
| Texas |
5,070 |
0.43 |
1.11 |
$21.06 |
$43,800 |
| Florida |
3,030 |
0.37 |
0.94 |
$20.10 |
$41,810 |
| Ohio |
2,540 |
0.48 |
1.22 |
$22.37 |
$46,530 |
| Washington |
2,420 |
0.79 |
2.02 |
$27.37 |
$56,930 |
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) |
| Arkansas |
970 |
0.82 |
2.09 |
$17.33 |
$36,040 |
| Washington |
2,420 |
0.79 |
2.02 |
$27.37 |
$56,930 |
| Indiana |
2,310 |
0.77 |
1.98 |
$19.87 |
$41,340 |
| Rhode Island |
360 |
0.76 |
1.95 |
$21.56 |
$44,840 |
| Alabama |
1,130 |
0.59 |
1.51 |
$20.36 |
$42,340 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Connecticut |
550 |
0.33 |
0.85 |
$27.58 |
$57,360 |
| Washington |
2,420 |
0.79 |
2.02 |
$27.37 |
$56,930 |
| Alaska |
40 |
0.11 |
0.29 |
$27.17 |
$56,510 |
| Minnesota |
1,140 |
0.40 |
1.03 |
$27.14 |
$56,450 |
| Wyoming |
110 |
0.38 |
0.97 |
$26.18 |
$54,440 |
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) |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division |
2,340 |
0.55 |
1.42 |
$20.75 |
$43,170 |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division |
1,620 |
1.02 |
2.61 |
$30.10 |
$62,600 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights, IL Metropolitan Division |
1,220 |
0.33 |
0.86 |
$23.69 |
$49,270 |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division |
1,070 |
0.44 |
1.12 |
$21.61 |
$44,940 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
1,010 |
0.34 |
0.88 |
$20.73 |
$43,120 |
| New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division |
980 |
0.15 |
0.38 |
$22.30 |
$46,380 |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC |
910 |
1.24 |
3.17 |
$22.15 |
$46,070 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ |
840 |
0.43 |
1.11 |
$20.19 |
$42,000 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL |
770 |
0.57 |
1.47 |
$23.70 |
$49,290 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad, CA |
760 |
0.55 |
1.40 |
$20.60 |
$42,860 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Warner Robins, GA |
220 |
3.17 |
8.12 |
$22.12 |
$46,000 |
| Grand Junction, CO |
130 |
2.14 |
5.48 |
$19.11 |
$39,750 |
| Anniston-Oxford-Jacksonville, AL |
80 |
2.01 |
5.14 |
$17.20 |
$35,790 |
| Amarillo, TX |
220 |
1.94 |
4.97 |
$15.20 |
$31,610 |
| Springfield, OH |
80 |
1.66 |
4.25 |
$21.05 |
$43,780 |
| St. Cloud, MN |
140 |
1.39 |
3.57 |
$21.13 |
$43,960 |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC |
910 |
1.24 |
3.17 |
$22.15 |
$46,070 |
| Terre Haute, IN |
80 |
1.23 |
3.16 |
$18.52 |
$38,520 |
| Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN |
110 |
1.23 |
3.15 |
$16.12 |
$33,520 |
| Waco, TX |
120 |
1.10 |
2.81 |
$20.08 |
$41,760 |
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United States Department of Labor
