Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2021
49-9063 Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners
Repair percussion, stringed, reed, or wind instruments. May specialize in one area, such as piano tuning. Excludes “Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers" (49-2097) who repair electrical and electronic musical instruments.
National estimates for Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners
Industry profile for Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners
Geographic profile for Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners
National estimates for Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 5,710 |
5.0 % |
$ 19.11 |
$ 39,740 |
2.0 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$ 11.74 |
$ 14.05 |
$ 17.87 |
$ 22.45 |
$ 28.42 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$ 24,420 |
$ 29,220 |
$ 37,160 |
$ 46,700 |
$ 59,120 |
Industry profile for Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Sporting Goods, Hobby, and Musical Instrument Stores |
3,820 |
0.83 |
$ 18.32 |
$ 38,100 |
| Personal and Household Goods Repair and Maintenance |
710 |
0.92 |
$ 19.19 |
$ 39,920 |
| Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing |
580 |
0.21 |
$ 20.76 |
$ 43,180 |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods (4232, 4233, 4235, 4236, 4237, and 4239 only) |
220 |
0.02 |
$ 16.90 |
$ 35,140 |
| Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools |
160 |
0.01 |
$ 27.89 |
$ 58,000 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Personal and Household Goods Repair and Maintenance |
710 |
0.92 |
$ 19.19 |
$ 39,920 |
| Sporting Goods, Hobby, and Musical Instrument Stores |
3,820 |
0.83 |
$ 18.32 |
$ 38,100 |
| Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing |
580 |
0.21 |
$ 20.76 |
$ 43,180 |
| Electronic Shopping and Mail-Order Houses |
120 |
0.03 |
$ 17.58 |
$ 36,560 |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods (4232, 4233, 4235, 4236, 4237, and 4239 only) |
220 |
0.02 |
$ 16.90 |
$ 35,140 |
Top paying industries for Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools |
160 |
0.01 |
$ 27.89 |
$ 58,000 |
| Elementary and Secondary Schools |
50 |
(7) |
$ 27.14 |
$ 56,450 |
| Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing |
580 |
0.21 |
$ 20.76 |
$ 43,180 |
| Personal and Household Goods Repair and Maintenance |
710 |
0.92 |
$ 19.19 |
$ 39,920 |
| Sporting Goods, Hobby, and Musical Instrument Stores |
3,820 |
0.83 |
$ 18.32 |
$ 38,100 |
Geographic profile for Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Texas |
500 |
0.04 |
1.01 |
$ 19.60 |
$ 40,760 |
| Illinois |
450 |
0.08 |
1.99 |
$ 21.75 |
$ 45,250 |
| Pennsylvania |
440 |
0.08 |
1.93 |
$ 19.48 |
$ 40,510 |
| California |
420 |
0.03 |
0.62 |
$ 21.99 |
$ 45,730 |
| Florida |
300 |
0.03 |
0.85 |
$ 17.03 |
$ 35,410 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Maryland |
260 |
0.10 |
2.56 |
$ 20.17 |
$ 41,950 |
| Indiana |
270 |
0.09 |
2.27 |
$ 16.54 |
$ 34,410 |
| Missouri |
230 |
0.08 |
2.07 |
$ 14.75 |
$ 30,680 |
| Tennessee |
240 |
0.08 |
2.01 |
$ 16.84 |
$ 35,030 |
| Illinois |
450 |
0.08 |
1.99 |
$ 21.75 |
$ 45,250 |
Top paying states for Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Massachusetts |
90 |
0.03 |
0.68 |
$ 24.36 |
$ 50,680 |
| New York |
240 |
0.03 |
0.69 |
$ 23.28 |
$ 48,420 |
| Arizona |
40 |
0.01 |
0.33 |
$ 23.19 |
$ 48,230 |
| New Jersey |
170 |
0.04 |
1.10 |
$ 22.20 |
$ 46,170 |
| California |
420 |
0.03 |
0.62 |
$ 21.99 |
$ 45,730 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
360 |
0.09 |
2.10 |
$ 22.48 |
$ 46,760 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
300 |
0.03 |
0.85 |
$ 24.45 |
$ 50,860 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
180 |
0.07 |
1.67 |
$ 20.28 |
$ 42,190 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN |
150 |
0.15 |
3.77 |
$ 18.00 |
$ 37,440 |
| Pittsburgh, PA |
140 |
0.14 |
3.37 |
$ 18.43 |
$ 38,340 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL |
120 |
0.09 |
2.26 |
$ 15.05 |
$ 31,300 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
110 |
0.04 |
0.96 |
$ 22.21 |
$ 46,200 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS |
90 |
0.09 |
2.16 |
$ 15.23 |
$ 31,670 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN |
80 |
0.08 |
2.06 |
$ 17.62 |
$ 36,650 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
60 |
0.02 |
0.61 |
$ 24.40 |
$ 50,750 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Provo-Orem, UT |
50 |
0.18 |
4.48 |
$ 18.06 |
$ 37,570 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN |
150 |
0.15 |
3.77 |
$ 18.00 |
$ 37,440 |
| Pittsburgh, PA |
140 |
0.14 |
3.37 |
$ 18.43 |
$ 38,340 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL |
120 |
0.09 |
2.26 |
$ 15.05 |
$ 31,300 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS |
90 |
0.09 |
2.16 |
$ 15.23 |
$ 31,670 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
360 |
0.09 |
2.10 |
$ 22.48 |
$ 46,760 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN |
80 |
0.08 |
2.06 |
$ 17.62 |
$ 36,650 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
180 |
0.07 |
1.67 |
$ 20.28 |
$ 42,190 |
| Austin-Round Rock, TX |
60 |
0.06 |
1.42 |
$ 20.12 |
$ 41,840 |
| Cleveland-Elyria, OH |
50 |
0.06 |
1.39 |
$ 17.34 |
$ 36,060 |
Top paying metropolitan areas for Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners:
| 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 |
300 |
0.03 |
0.85 |
$ 24.45 |
$ 50,860 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
60 |
0.02 |
0.61 |
$ 24.40 |
$ 50,750 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
360 |
0.09 |
2.10 |
$ 22.48 |
$ 46,760 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
110 |
0.04 |
0.96 |
$ 22.21 |
$ 46,200 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
(8) |
(8) |
(8) |
$ 22.07 |
$ 45,900 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA |
60 |
0.04 |
0.95 |
$ 21.73 |
$ 45,200 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
40 |
0.02 |
0.52 |
$ 21.55 |
$ 44,810 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
180 |
0.07 |
1.67 |
$ 20.28 |
$ 42,190 |
| Austin-Round Rock, TX |
60 |
0.06 |
1.42 |
$ 20.12 |
$ 41,840 |
| Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO |
30 |
0.02 |
0.54 |
$ 20.12 |
$ 41,840 |
About May 2021 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 OEWS estimates and related information:
May 2021 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 Occupation Profiles
Technical Notes
Last Modified Date: March 31, 2022
United States Department of Labor
