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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019
49-9012 Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door
Install, repair, and maintain mechanical regulating and controlling devices, such as electric meters, gas regulators, thermostats, safety and flow valves, and other mechanical governors.
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) |
| 52,270 |
3.1 % |
$28.81 |
$59,920 |
1.1 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$15.16 |
$19.78 |
$27.93 |
$37.35 |
$45.50 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$31,530 |
$41,140 |
$58,100 |
$77,700 |
$94,630 |
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) |
| Natural Gas Distribution |
10,860 |
9.92 |
$33.55 |
$69,790 |
| Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution |
9,370 |
2.44 |
$37.46 |
$77,910 |
| Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) |
6,500 |
0.12 |
$24.96 |
$51,920 |
| Building Equipment Contractors |
2,940 |
0.13 |
$25.23 |
$52,470 |
| Utility System Construction |
1,940 |
0.34 |
$22.18 |
$46,130 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Natural Gas Distribution |
10,860 |
9.92 |
$33.55 |
$69,790 |
| Pipeline Transportation of Natural Gas |
1,590 |
5.34 |
$31.12 |
$64,720 |
| Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution |
9,370 |
2.44 |
$37.46 |
$77,910 |
| Water, Sewage and Other Systems |
990 |
1.86 |
$27.54 |
$57,280 |
| Other Pipeline Transportation |
150 |
1.74 |
$32.34 |
$67,270 |
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 |
9,830 |
0.79 |
2.22 |
$21.12 |
$43,930 |
| New York |
4,900 |
0.52 |
1.45 |
$36.57 |
$76,070 |
| California |
3,990 |
0.23 |
0.65 |
$33.40 |
$69,470 |
| Michigan |
2,420 |
0.56 |
1.57 |
$33.69 |
$70,080 |
| North Carolina |
1,920 |
0.43 |
1.21 |
$25.08 |
$52,170 |
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 |
590 |
2.17 |
6.10 |
$33.97 |
$70,660 |
| Oklahoma |
1,390 |
0.86 |
2.42 |
$28.04 |
$58,330 |
| Texas |
9,830 |
0.79 |
2.22 |
$21.12 |
$43,930 |
| Rhode Island |
370 |
0.76 |
2.13 |
$38.26 |
$79,570 |
| South Dakota |
310 |
0.73 |
2.05 |
$36.62 |
$76,170 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Illinois |
850 |
0.14 |
0.39 |
$38.40 |
$79,870 |
| Washington |
270 |
0.08 |
0.23 |
$38.39 |
$79,850 |
| Connecticut |
480 |
0.29 |
0.82 |
$38.34 |
$79,740 |
| Rhode Island |
370 |
0.76 |
2.13 |
$38.26 |
$79,570 |
| Wisconsin |
660 |
0.23 |
0.65 |
$37.98 |
$78,990 |
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 |
3,350 |
0.35 |
0.98 |
$37.11 |
$77,180 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
3,120 |
1.02 |
2.88 |
$22.09 |
$45,960 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
2,480 |
0.68 |
1.90 |
$17.78 |
$36,980 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI |
1,220 |
0.62 |
1.74 |
$33.66 |
$70,020 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
1,080 |
0.38 |
1.08 |
$35.39 |
$73,620 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
920 |
0.15 |
0.41 |
$37.26 |
$77,510 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC |
900 |
0.72 |
2.03 |
$22.26 |
$46,310 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
840 |
0.30 |
0.86 |
$25.87 |
$53,810 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
790 |
0.25 |
0.70 |
$33.38 |
$69,430 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
770 |
0.17 |
0.47 |
$36.97 |
$76,900 |
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) |
| Odessa, TX |
390 |
4.80 |
13.49 |
$22.54 |
$46,870 |
| New Bern, NC |
180 |
4.07 |
11.44 |
$28.71 |
$59,720 |
| Midland, TX |
360 |
3.24 |
9.11 |
$22.00 |
$45,770 |
| Farmington, NM |
140 |
2.85 |
8.01 |
$29.20 |
$60,740 |
| Anniston-Oxford-Jacksonville, AL |
60 |
1.40 |
3.93 |
$23.10 |
$48,060 |
| Longview, TX |
110 |
1.13 |
3.17 |
$24.14 |
$50,210 |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX |
180 |
1.11 |
3.12 |
$22.92 |
$47,660 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
3,120 |
1.02 |
2.88 |
$22.09 |
$45,960 |
| Ogden-Clearfield, UT |
270 |
1.01 |
2.83 |
$27.75 |
$57,720 |
| Corpus Christi, TX |
190 |
1.01 |
2.83 |
$28.48 |
$59,240 |
United States Department of Labor
