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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019

49-9069 Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other

All precision instrument and equipment repairers not listed separately.


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)
10,570 4.4 % $28.82 $59,940 1.1 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $17.47 $22.58 $28.23 $34.21 $40.94
Annual Wage (2) $36,340 $46,960 $58,720 $71,170 $85,160


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)
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) 2,030 0.10 $29.29 $60,920
Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance 1,840 1.78 $26.37 $54,850
Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers 1,570 0.23 $27.39 $56,970
Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services 960 0.06 $30.34 $63,110
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 350 0.01 $32.86 $68,350

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance 1,840 1.78 $26.37 $54,850
Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers 1,570 0.23 $27.39 $56,970
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) 2,030 0.10 $29.29 $60,920
Remediation and Other Waste Management Services 160 0.10 $33.98 $70,670
Alumina and Aluminum Production and Processing 50 0.08 $29.68 $61,730

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 80 0.07 $41.00 $85,290
Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing 40 0.01 $37.93 $78,890
Waste Treatment and Disposal 50 0.05 $35.67 $74,200
Chemical Manufacturing (3251, 3252, 3253, and 3259 only) 100 0.03 $35.33 $73,490
Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution 40 0.01 $34.55 $71,860


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)
California 1,960 0.11 1.56 $30.36 $63,140
Texas 900 0.07 1.00 $26.46 $55,050
New Jersey 810 0.20 2.77 $32.71 $68,030
Washington 400 0.12 1.66 $30.63 $63,720
North Carolina 370 0.08 1.14 $27.41 $57,020




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 70 0.26 3.63 $32.06 $66,690
Hawaii 150 0.24 3.28 $33.65 $70,000
New Jersey 810 0.20 2.77 $32.71 $68,030
Kentucky 340 0.18 2.51 $25.58 $53,210
Oregon 330 0.17 2.42 $27.80 $57,830




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Nevada 100 0.07 0.99 $37.88 $78,790
Alaska 60 0.17 2.42 $34.19 $71,120
Colorado 50 0.02 0.25 $33.79 $70,280
Hawaii 150 0.24 3.28 $33.65 $70,000
Maryland 220 0.08 1.13 $33.32 $69,300





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 650 0.07 0.94 $29.95 $62,290
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 470 0.07 1.04 $25.15 $52,310
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 390 0.14 1.91 $34.01 $70,740
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA 380 0.26 3.58 $25.23 $52,480
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 360 0.12 1.65 $29.01 $60,340
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA 240 0.20 2.73 $28.60 $59,490
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 230 0.11 1.55 $29.04 $60,400
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 210 0.07 1.02 $30.08 $62,560
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD 150 0.11 1.54 $33.69 $70,070
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 150 0.10 1.36 $32.32 $67,220




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)
Kennewick-Richland, WA 50 0.46 6.44 $40.11 $83,430
Lubbock, TX 60 0.40 5.54 $21.04 $43,760
Lafayette, LA 80 0.40 5.51 $26.93 $56,020
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA 380 0.26 3.58 $25.23 $52,480
Ogden-Clearfield, UT 70 0.26 3.66 $26.22 $54,530
Lake Charles, LA 30 0.26 3.66 $40.67 $84,590
Dayton, OH 90 0.24 3.32 $23.92 $49,760
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR 70 0.21 2.88 $24.92 $51,840
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA 240 0.20 2.73 $28.60 $59,490
Memphis, TN-MS-AR 120 0.19 2.65 $25.25 $52,520




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)
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV 40 0.04 0.49 $45.71 $95,080
Lake Charles, LA 30 0.26 3.66 $40.67 $84,590
Kennewick-Richland, WA 50 0.46 6.44 $40.11 $83,430
Fayetteville, NC (8) (8) (8) $38.38 $79,830
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA (8) (8) (8) $37.47 $77,950
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA 130 0.13 1.83 $35.09 $72,980
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 390 0.14 1.91 $34.01 $70,740
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD 150 0.11 1.54 $33.69 $70,070
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA (8) (8) (8) $32.90 $68,440
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 150 0.10 1.36 $32.32 $67,220

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)
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area 40 0.24 3.29 $28.92 $60,160
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area 40 0.27 3.82 $30.12 $62,660

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)
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area 40 0.27 3.82 $30.12 $62,660
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area 40 0.24 3.29 $28.92 $60,160

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) $34.81 $72,410
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area (8) (8) (8) $30.62 $63,690
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area 40 0.27 3.82 $30.12 $62,660
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area 40 0.24 3.29 $28.92 $60,160
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area (8) (8) (8) $23.14 $48,130


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.

(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