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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019

51-8021 Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators

Operate or maintain stationary engines, boilers, or other mechanical equipment to provide utilities for buildings or industrial processes. Operate equipment such as steam engines, generators, motors, turbines, and steam boilers.


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)
32,520 2.2 % $31.71 $65,970 1.0 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $18.77 $24.06 $29.88 $37.96 $48.11
Annual Wage (2) $39,050 $50,040 $62,150 $78,960 $100,080


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)
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals 4,790 0.09 $33.77 $70,230
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 3,360 0.11 $30.56 $63,560
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 3,200 0.06 $39.68 $82,530
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 2,350 0.11 $31.09 $64,670
Real Estate 2,030 0.12 $34.15 $71,040

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills 1,370 1.49 $28.36 $58,980
Water, Sewage and Other Systems 510 0.96 $29.99 $62,390
Waste Treatment and Disposal 850 0.85 $31.57 $65,660
Sawmills and Wood Preservation 480 0.52 $20.16 $41,930
Facilities Support Services 730 0.44 $34.11 $70,950

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Management of Companies and Enterprises 180 0.01 $52.61 $109,420
Outpatient Care Centers 120 0.01 $44.16 $91,850
Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions 90 0.05 $40.54 $84,330
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 3,200 0.06 $39.68 $82,530
Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution 560 0.15 $38.81 $80,730


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)
New York 4,300 0.45 2.04 $38.32 $79,710
California 3,270 0.19 0.85 $41.59 $86,510
Pennsylvania 2,170 0.37 1.66 $27.94 $58,110
Texas 1,900 0.15 0.69 $26.28 $54,670
Illinois 1,720 0.29 1.29 $41.70 $86,740




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)
District of Columbia 800 1.10 4.99 $37.53 $78,070
Maryland 1,650 0.61 2.75 $30.10 $62,610
Maine 350 0.57 2.56 $23.68 $49,260
Arkansas 690 0.57 2.56 $22.77 $47,370
Minnesota 1,520 0.53 2.38 $30.31 $63,040




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Illinois 1,720 0.29 1.29 $41.70 $86,740
California 3,270 0.19 0.85 $41.59 $86,510
New York 4,300 0.45 2.04 $38.32 $79,710
District of Columbia 800 1.10 4.99 $37.53 $78,070
Wyoming 90 0.33 1.48 $36.04 $74,970





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 3,480 0.36 1.63 $41.59 $86,510
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 1,860 0.59 2.65 $33.21 $69,080
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 1,280 0.27 1.23 $41.63 $86,600
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 1,030 0.36 1.62 $30.86 $64,190
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO 960 0.64 2.88 $27.01 $56,190
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 830 0.42 1.89 $31.15 $64,790
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 790 0.13 0.57 $37.67 $78,360
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 780 0.32 1.42 $49.70 $103,370
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 700 0.23 1.04 $28.54 $59,350
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD 660 0.48 2.17 $31.52 $65,550




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)
Pueblo, CO 90 1.40 6.31 $39.49 $82,140
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA 50 1.19 5.39 $21.92 $45,600
Glens Falls, NY 50 0.91 4.10 $24.38 $50,700
Lewiston-Auburn, ME 50 0.90 4.08 $24.11 $50,150
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ 110 0.86 3.90 $25.63 $53,300
Grand Forks, ND-MN 40 0.75 3.37 $26.24 $54,570
Duluth, MN-WI 100 0.75 3.39 $30.66 $63,780
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY 340 0.74 3.36 $26.66 $55,460
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ 40 0.70 3.17 $27.91 $58,050
Kennewick-Richland, WA 80 0.68 3.08 $35.93 $74,740




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)
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 780 0.32 1.42 $49.70 $103,370
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 120 0.10 0.47 $49.14 $102,200
Springfield, IL 60 0.62 2.78 $47.09 $97,940
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA 70 0.46 2.07 $43.83 $91,160
Salinas, CA 40 0.24 1.09 $42.82 $89,060
Fresno, CA 110 0.28 1.27 $41.83 $87,000
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 1,280 0.27 1.23 $41.63 $86,600
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 3,480 0.36 1.63 $41.59 $86,510
Pueblo, CO 90 1.40 6.31 $39.49 $82,140
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 790 0.13 0.57 $37.67 $78,360

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)
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area 150 0.84 3.79 $25.63 $53,320
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area 150 1.52 6.88 $19.82 $41,230
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area 140 0.83 3.73 $38.67 $80,430
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area 140 1.11 5.02 $31.76 $66,070
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area 130 0.69 3.11 $21.38 $44,470

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)
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area 150 1.52 6.88 $19.82 $41,230
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area 100 1.41 6.38 $16.30 $33,900
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area 100 1.12 5.04 $22.58 $46,970
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area 140 1.11 5.02 $31.76 $66,070
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area 70 1.00 4.53 $24.65 $51,280

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)
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area 40 0.45 2.03 $46.42 $96,560
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area 50 0.38 1.74 $40.74 $84,740
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area 140 0.83 3.73 $38.67 $80,430
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area (8) (8) (8) $36.21 $75,320
Alaska nonmetropolitan area 40 0.36 1.63 $34.76 $72,300


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