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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019

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:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
72,890 1.6 % $23.77 $49,450 0.5 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $14.46 $17.93 $22.85 $28.56 $34.84
Annual Wage (2) $30,070 $37,290 $47,520 $59,410 $72,460


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)
Plastics Product Manufacturing 2,990 0.50 $23.29 $48,450
Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing 2,810 0.47 $23.23 $48,320
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 2,430 0.04 $30.38 $63,190
Machinery Manufacturing (3331, 3332, 3334, and 3339 only) 2,370 0.31 $23.66 $49,220
Machinery, Equipment, and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers 1,880 0.26 $21.64 $45,000

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Apparel Knitting Mills 510 5.38 $17.27 $35,930
Coal Mining 1,000 1.97 $28.13 $58,500
Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing 1,510 1.77 $24.20 $50,340
Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills 1,200 1.29 $28.75 $59,790
Fabric Mills 670 1.28 $20.90 $43,470

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Junior Colleges 30 (7) $41.37 $86,050
Management of Companies and Enterprises 510 0.02 $32.95 $68,540
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 2,430 0.04 $30.38 $63,190
Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution 250 0.07 $30.08 $62,560
Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills 1,200 1.29 $28.75 $59,790


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 6,860 0.55 1.11 $22.00 $45,760
California 6,740 0.39 0.78 $27.10 $56,370
North Carolina 4,720 1.06 2.13 $20.92 $43,510
Oklahoma 4,600 2.84 5.73 $24.14 $50,210
Pennsylvania 4,190 0.71 1.43 $22.98 $47,800




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)
Oklahoma 4,600 2.84 5.73 $24.14 $50,210
Wyoming 500 1.82 3.67 $31.85 $66,250
Louisiana 2,530 1.32 2.65 $22.52 $46,850
North Dakota 460 1.08 2.18 $25.39 $52,810
North Carolina 4,720 1.06 2.13 $20.92 $43,510




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
District of Columbia 110 0.15 0.29 $33.42 $69,510
Utah 1,090 0.73 1.47 $31.98 $66,520
Wyoming 500 1.82 3.67 $31.85 $66,250
Alaska 180 0.58 1.17 $29.04 $60,400
Nevada 390 0.28 0.56 $27.14 $56,450





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)
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 2,380 0.51 1.02 $25.64 $53,340
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 2,010 0.32 0.65 $27.89 $58,000
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 1,940 0.20 0.40 $27.62 $57,450
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 1,640 0.45 0.91 $22.44 $46,680
Tulsa, OK 1,300 2.92 5.88 $23.55 $48,990
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC 1,190 0.95 1.92 $21.93 $45,620
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 1,090 0.71 1.42 $26.36 $54,830
Oklahoma City, OK 1,020 1.62 3.27 $20.95 $43,590
Pittsburgh, PA 970 0.84 1.69 $21.21 $44,110
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 950 0.33 0.67 $21.98 $45,730




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)
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC 740 4.80 9.66 $21.14 $43,970
Morristown, TN 180 3.95 7.97 $21.96 $45,670
Cleveland, TN 160 3.47 6.99 $21.91 $45,580
Burlington, NC 200 3.17 6.39 $15.37 $31,960
Tulsa, OK 1,300 2.92 5.88 $23.55 $48,990
Lewiston, ID-WA 80 2.89 5.83 $28.42 $59,120
Rocky Mount, NC 160 2.87 5.79 $15.67 $32,590
Lafayette, LA 530 2.67 5.39 $21.02 $43,730
Gadsden, AL 90 2.52 5.08 $18.33 $38,130
Racine, WI 170 2.24 4.52 $26.38 $54,870




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)
Florence, SC 90 1.03 2.07 $40.02 $83,250
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA 70 0.48 0.97 $34.46 $71,680
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA 50 0.46 0.93 $32.87 $68,380
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 300 0.26 0.53 $32.31 $67,210
Savannah, GA 110 0.61 1.23 $31.59 $65,710
Anchorage, AK 60 0.33 0.66 $30.68 $63,810
Richmond, VA 210 0.32 0.65 $30.54 $63,520
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC 40 0.21 0.42 $30.42 $63,260
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 670 0.27 0.55 $30.33 $63,090
Urban Honolulu, HI 40 0.09 0.19 $29.94 $62,280

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 Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area 650 3.84 7.74 $22.13 $46,020
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area 540 5.56 11.21 $31.66 $65,850
North Northeastern Ohio non-metropolitan area (non-contiguous) 530 1.58 3.18 $21.65 $45,030
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area 480 4.14 8.34 $27.53 $57,270
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 470 1.71 3.44 $21.47 $44,660

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)
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area 400 5.64 11.37 $23.53 $48,940
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area 540 5.56 11.21 $31.66 $65,850
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area 480 4.14 8.34 $27.53 $57,270
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area 650 3.84 7.74 $22.13 $46,020
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area 210 2.72 5.47 (8) (8)

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)
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area 200 2.36 4.75 $32.02 $66,600
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area 540 5.56 11.21 $31.66 $65,850
Nevada nonmetropolitan area 140 1.44 2.90 $31.44 $65,400
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area 50 0.73 1.46 $30.62 $63,690
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area 30 0.31 0.63 $30.20 $62,810


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