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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2017
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: 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) |
| 83,520 |
1.5 % |
$22.71 |
$47,240 |
0.5 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$13.56 |
$17.14 |
$21.89 |
$27.60 |
$33.42 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$28,200 |
$35,650 |
$45,540 |
$57,420 |
$69,500 |
Industry profile for this occupation: Top
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 |
3,830 |
0.67 |
$21.63 |
$44,990 |
| Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing |
2,750 |
0.47 |
$22.91 |
$47,640 |
| Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) |
2,680 |
0.05 |
$27.30 |
$56,790 |
| Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (3321, 3322, 3325, 3326, and 3329 only) |
2,400 |
0.52 |
$22.22 |
$46,220 |
| Machinery Manufacturing (3331, 3332, 3334, and 3339 only) |
2,340 |
0.34 |
$22.78 |
$47,380 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
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) |
| Texas |
9,180 |
0.77 |
1.32 |
$20.79 |
$43,240 |
| Pennsylvania |
7,990 |
1.38 |
2.36 |
$22.96 |
$47,760 |
| California |
7,470 |
0.45 |
0.76 |
$25.06 |
$52,130 |
| North Carolina |
4,220 |
0.98 |
1.68 |
$20.57 |
$42,780 |
| Tennessee |
3,820 |
1.31 |
2.23 |
$24.05 |
$50,030 |
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 |
1,010 |
2.43 |
4.15 |
$25.33 |
$52,690 |
| Oklahoma |
3,180 |
2.02 |
3.45 |
$21.46 |
$44,640 |
| Wyoming |
420 |
1.56 |
2.66 |
$34.42 |
$71,590 |
| Louisiana |
2,680 |
1.41 |
2.41 |
$23.29 |
$48,430 |
| Pennsylvania |
7,990 |
1.38 |
2.36 |
$22.96 |
$47,760 |
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 |
1.56 |
2.66 |
$34.42 |
$71,590 |
| Hawaii |
140 |
0.22 |
0.37 |
$28.27 |
$58,810 |
| Massachusetts |
1,600 |
0.45 |
0.77 |
$25.41 |
$52,850 |
| North Dakota |
1,010 |
2.43 |
4.15 |
$25.33 |
$52,690 |
| Washington |
890 |
0.28 |
0.48 |
$25.28 |
$52,580 |
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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 |
2,390 |
0.81 |
1.39 |
$21.48 |
$44,670 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights, IL Metropolitan Division |
1,770 |
0.48 |
0.83 |
$23.20 |
$48,260 |
| Pittsburgh, PA |
1,750 |
1.54 |
2.63 |
$23.03 |
$47,900 |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division |
1,690 |
0.68 |
1.16 |
$21.72 |
$45,170 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN |
1,660 |
1.76 |
3.01 |
$29.70 |
$61,770 |
| New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division |
1,370 |
0.21 |
0.35 |
$27.17 |
$56,510 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division |
1,290 |
0.29 |
0.50 |
$23.31 |
$48,490 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA |
1,270 |
0.88 |
1.51 |
$24.96 |
$51,920 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ |
1,080 |
0.55 |
0.93 |
$20.15 |
$41,920 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
1,020 |
0.39 |
0.67 |
$19.07 |
$39,660 |
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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) |
| Reading, PA |
780 |
4.53 |
7.73 |
(8) |
(8) |
| Dalton, GA |
260 |
3.97 |
6.78 |
$16.40 |
$34,100 |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC |
580 |
3.78 |
6.45 |
$22.03 |
$45,820 |
| Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA |
130 |
3.11 |
5.30 |
$19.69 |
$40,960 |
| Morristown, TN |
130 |
3.05 |
5.20 |
$20.35 |
$42,320 |
| Enid, OK |
70 |
2.71 |
4.63 |
$22.92 |
$47,680 |
| Burlington, NC |
140 |
2.39 |
4.08 |
$15.59 |
$32,430 |
| Tulsa, OK |
1,010 |
2.36 |
4.03 |
$21.74 |
$45,230 |
| Fond du Lac, WI |
100 |
2.25 |
3.84 |
$23.40 |
$48,660 |
| York-Hanover, PA |
400 |
2.24 |
3.82 |
$22.70 |
$47,230 |
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