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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019

49-3011 Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians

Diagnose, adjust, repair, or overhaul aircraft engines and assemblies, such as hydraulic and pneumatic systems. Excludes “Avionics Technicians” (49-2091).


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)
133,310 1.6 % $32.27 $67,110 0.9 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $18.22 $24.13 $30.81 $40.54 $48.59
Annual Wage (2) $37,890 $50,190 $64,090 $84,330 $101,070


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)
Support Activities for Air Transportation 39,080 17.10 $27.31 $56,810
Scheduled Air Transportation 31,380 6.93 $41.10 $85,480
Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing 18,130 3.48 $32.26 $67,100
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) 15,740 0.78 $29.25 $60,840
Nonscheduled Air Transportation 7,310 15.99 $31.29 $65,090

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Support Activities for Air Transportation 39,080 17.10 $27.31 $56,810
Nonscheduled Air Transportation 7,310 15.99 $31.29 $65,090
Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation, Other 220 7.55 $29.19 $60,710
Scheduled Air Transportation 31,380 6.93 $41.10 $85,480
Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing 18,130 3.48 $32.26 $67,100

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Spectator Sports 30 0.02 $45.57 $94,790
Scheduled Air Transportation 31,380 6.93 $41.10 $85,480
Couriers and Express Delivery Services 3,560 0.51 $38.00 $79,030
Management of Companies and Enterprises 710 0.03 $37.72 $78,460
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals 50 (7) $34.08 $70,900


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 16,480 1.33 1.46 $32.15 $66,870
California 13,800 0.79 0.87 $34.56 $71,890
Florida 13,490 1.53 1.69 $31.42 $65,350
Georgia 7,490 1.67 1.84 (8) (8)
Washington 6,070 1.83 2.01 $33.38 $69,430




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)
Alaska 1,650 5.21 5.74 $32.11 $66,790
Hawaii 1,470 2.31 2.54 $32.27 $67,110
Washington 6,070 1.83 2.01 $33.38 $69,430
Georgia 7,490 1.67 1.84 (8) (8)
Arizona 4,740 1.66 1.82 $31.59 $65,700




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Rhode Island 240 0.50 0.55 $38.71 $80,520
Nevada 2,010 1.44 1.59 $37.98 $79,010
Connecticut 1,740 1.05 1.15 $36.56 $76,050
Minnesota 1,830 0.64 0.70 $36.51 $75,940
New Jersey 2,150 0.53 0.58 $36.12 $75,120





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)
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 7,380 2.02 2.22 $35.80 $74,460
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 5,480 2.71 2.99 $34.06 $70,850
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 5,430 0.87 0.96 $34.33 $71,400
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 5,230 1.98 2.18 $31.54 $65,610
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 4,530 0.47 0.52 $36.09 $75,070
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 3,670 1.20 1.32 $32.00 $66,560
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 3,530 0.75 0.83 $34.10 $70,930
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ 3,210 1.51 1.67 $34.05 $70,830
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL 2,460 1.90 2.09 $36.85 $76,650
Oklahoma City, OK 2,350 3.75 4.13 $25.42 $52,880




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)
California-Lexington Park, MD 910 19.01 20.94 $35.16 $73,130
Warner Robins, GA 1,140 15.56 17.14 $26.78 $55,700
New Bern, NC 470 10.84 11.94 $28.40 $59,070
Anchorage, AK 1,070 6.13 6.75 $31.90 $66,350
Fairbanks, AK 180 5.44 5.99 $31.69 $65,910
Hanford-Corcoran, CA 230 5.17 5.69 $34.04 $70,800
Corpus Christi, TX 960 5.10 5.62 $31.72 $65,970
Great Falls, MT 150 4.17 4.60 $28.61 $59,500
Wichita, KS 1,200 3.96 4.36 $28.86 $60,020
Oklahoma City, OK 2,350 3.75 4.13 $25.42 $52,880




Top paying metropolitan areas for this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT 780 1.88 2.07 $42.73 $88,880
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA 230 0.40 0.44 $39.27 $81,690
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO 1,310 0.86 0.95 $38.76 $80,620
Pittsburgh, PA 820 0.71 0.78 $38.58 $80,250
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN 1,030 1.56 1.72 $38.16 $79,380
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 1,590 0.80 0.89 $38.10 $79,240
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV 1,580 1.55 1.70 $37.93 $78,900
Santa Rosa, CA (8) (8) (8) $37.84 $78,710
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL 2,460 1.90 2.09 $36.85 $76,650
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC 1,550 1.24 1.37 $36.84 $76,630

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area 2,410 27.96 30.81 $32.84 $68,300
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 460 4.88 5.38 $23.72 $49,340
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 440 7.25 7.99 $24.80 $51,580
Alaska nonmetropolitan area 400 3.69 4.06 $32.88 $68,380
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area 330 5.09 5.61 $26.54 $55,210

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area 2,410 27.96 30.81 $32.84 $68,300
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 440 7.25 7.99 $24.80 $51,580
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area 330 5.09 5.61 $26.54 $55,210
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 460 4.88 5.38 $23.72 $49,340
Alaska nonmetropolitan area 400 3.69 4.06 $32.88 $68,380

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Nevada nonmetropolitan area (8) (8) (8) $44.30 $92,150
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area 280 1.19 1.31 $37.86 $78,760
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area (8) (8) (8) $35.34 $73,510
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area 130 0.86 0.95 $34.06 $70,850
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area 170 1.69 1.86 $33.90 $70,510


About May 2019 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate--50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(7) The value is less than .005 percent of industry employment.

(8) Estimate not released.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OES estimates and related information:

May 2019 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: July 6, 2020