Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019

49-1011 First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers

Directly supervise and coordinate the activities of mechanics, installers, and repairers. May also advise customers on recommended services. Excludes team or work leaders.

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)
485,700	0.5 %	$33.92	$70,550	0.2 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$19.66	$25.15	$32.44	$41.33	$50.87
Annual Wage (2)	$40,880	$52,300	$67,460	$85,960	$105,810

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	38,660	4.11	$29.86	$62,100
Real Estate	33,090	1.99	$29.42	$61,180
Building Equipment Contractors	31,120	1.40	$33.92	$70,540
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	30,190	0.54	$34.75	$72,290
Automobile Dealers	27,090	2.09	$35.47	$73,780

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution	16,280	4.23	$45.20	$94,010
Automotive Repair and Maintenance	38,660	4.11	$29.86	$62,100
Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance	7,520	3.50	$34.34	$71,430
Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance	3,540	3.43	$32.52	$67,630
Automotive Parts, Accessories, and Tire Stores	16,910	3.02	$26.10	$54,290

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing	1,830	1.63	$47.31	$98,400
Other Pipeline Transportation	90	1.05	$46.47	$96,650
Scheduled Air Transportation	3,120	0.69	$45.37	$94,380
Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing	210	0.14	$45.38	$94,380
Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution	16,280	4.23	$45.20	$94,010

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	42,220	3.40	1.03	$33.27	$69,190
California	40,350	2.32	0.70	$39.33	$81,810
Florida	30,630	3.48	1.05	$29.48	$61,320
New York	26,960	2.83	0.86	$37.86	$78,760
Pennsylvania	20,840	3.53	1.07	$34.61	$71,990

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)
Wyoming	1,880	6.88	2.08	$38.62	$80,330
Arkansas	6,160	5.06	1.53	$28.93	$60,180
Alabama	9,380	4.75	1.44	$31.88	$66,310
West Virginia	3,320	4.72	1.43	$29.17	$60,680
Hawaii	2,950	4.64	1.40	$36.63	$76,190

Top paying States for this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Alaska	1,290	4.07	1.23	$42.26	$87,900
California	40,350	2.32	0.70	$39.33	$81,810
Wyoming	1,880	6.88	2.08	$38.62	$80,330
District of Columbia	720	0.99	0.30	$38.17	$79,400
New York	26,960	2.83	0.86	$37.86	$78,760

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-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	25,550	2.65	0.80	$40.04	$83,290
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	12,990	2.08	0.63	$41.28	$85,870
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	11,200	3.06	0.93	$35.16	$73,120
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	11,010	3.61	1.09	$35.13	$73,060
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	10,470	2.24	0.68	$34.52	$71,790
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	9,860	3.59	1.09	$33.19	$69,030
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	9,170	2.88	0.87	$36.45	$75,810
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	8,800	3.06	0.92	$36.55	$76,030
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	8,390	3.17	0.96	$30.18	$62,780
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	8,000	3.77	1.14	$31.95	$66,450