Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2021
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 Maintenance Workers, Machinery
Industry profile for Maintenance Workers, Machinery
Geographic profile for Maintenance Workers, Machinery
National estimates for Maintenance Workers, Machinery:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Maintenance Workers, Machinery:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 57,660 |
1.5 % |
$ 25.75 |
$ 53,570 |
0.5 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Maintenance Workers, Machinery:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$ 16.83 |
$ 19.49 |
$ 23.51 |
$ 29.45 |
$ 36.59 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$ 35,010 |
$ 40,540 |
$ 48,900 |
$ 61,250 |
$ 76,110 |
Industry profile for Maintenance Workers, Machinery:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Maintenance Workers, Machinery are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in Maintenance Workers, Machinery, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in Maintenance Workers, Machinery:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing |
3,570 |
0.66 |
$ 25.21 |
$ 52,430 |
| Plastics Product Manufacturing |
2,230 |
0.38 |
$ 25.15 |
$ 52,320 |
| Machinery Manufacturing (3331, 3332, 3334, and 3339 only) |
1,780 |
0.25 |
$ 27.07 |
$ 56,300 |
| Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) |
1,690 |
0.03 |
$ 29.37 |
$ 61,100 |
| Machinery, Equipment, and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers |
1,630 |
0.24 |
$ 25.81 |
$ 53,680 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Maintenance Workers, Machinery:
Top paying industries for Maintenance Workers, Machinery:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Pipeline Transportation of Crude Oil |
(8) |
(8) |
$ 44.67 |
$ 92,910 |
| Scheduled Air Transportation |
130 |
0.03 |
$ 41.95 |
$ 87,250 |
| Pipeline Transportation of Natural Gas |
50 |
0.16 |
$ 40.29 |
$ 83,800 |
| Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution |
(8) |
(8) |
$ 37.19 |
$ 77,350 |
| Chemical Manufacturing (3251, 3252, 3253, and 3259 only) |
1,300 |
0.37 |
$ 34.27 |
$ 71,280 |
Geographic profile for Maintenance Workers, Machinery:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Maintenance Workers, Machinery are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in Maintenance Workers, Machinery, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in Maintenance Workers, Machinery:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Tennessee |
5,340 |
1.79 |
4.37 |
$ 24.63 |
$ 51,220 |
| Texas |
4,580 |
0.37 |
0.92 |
$ 25.19 |
$ 52,390 |
| California |
3,930 |
0.24 |
0.58 |
$ 28.74 |
$ 59,780 |
| Oklahoma |
3,760 |
2.41 |
5.89 |
$ 25.66 |
$ 53,380 |
| New York |
2,960 |
0.34 |
0.84 |
$ 28.03 |
$ 58,300 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Maintenance Workers, Machinery:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Oklahoma |
3,760 |
2.41 |
5.89 |
$ 25.66 |
$ 53,380 |
| Tennessee |
5,340 |
1.79 |
4.37 |
$ 24.63 |
$ 51,220 |
| Utah |
2,090 |
1.35 |
3.29 |
$ 26.01 |
$ 54,100 |
| Kentucky |
2,430 |
1.32 |
3.23 |
$ 25.66 |
$ 53,370 |
| Louisiana |
2,090 |
1.17 |
2.85 |
$ 23.47 |
$ 48,820 |
Top paying states for Maintenance Workers, Machinery:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Wyoming |
300 |
1.14 |
2.78 |
$ 35.54 |
$ 73,920 |
| Alaska |
100 |
0.32 |
0.79 |
$ 33.73 |
$ 70,160 |
| North Dakota |
70 |
0.17 |
0.43 |
$ 30.85 |
$ 64,160 |
| New Hampshire |
170 |
0.27 |
0.67 |
$ 29.05 |
$ 60,420 |
| California |
3,930 |
0.24 |
0.58 |
$ 28.74 |
$ 59,780 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Maintenance Workers, Machinery:
| 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 |
1,590 |
0.18 |
0.45 |
$ 30.59 |
$ 63,640 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
1,230 |
0.22 |
0.53 |
$ 29.70 |
$ 61,780 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
1,220 |
0.34 |
0.83 |
$ 24.32 |
$ 50,590 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN |
1,160 |
1.18 |
2.89 |
$ 25.42 |
$ 52,870 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
1,090 |
0.38 |
0.92 |
$ 28.90 |
$ 60,120 |
| Salt Lake City, UT |
1,080 |
1.45 |
3.54 |
$ 26.40 |
$ 54,920 |
| Tulsa, OK |
1,050 |
2.51 |
6.13 |
$ 26.96 |
$ 56,070 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ |
850 |
0.40 |
0.98 |
$ 27.67 |
$ 57,550 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
810 |
0.45 |
1.09 |
$ 27.06 |
$ 56,270 |
| Oklahoma City, OK |
790 |
1.30 |
3.17 |
$ 25.44 |
$ 52,910 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Maintenance Workers, Machinery:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Morristown, TN |
240 |
5.38 |
13.15 |
$ 25.43 |
$ 52,890 |
| Jackson, TN |
220 |
3.38 |
8.27 |
$ 25.39 |
$ 52,820 |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC |
470 |
3.20 |
7.81 |
$ 23.98 |
$ 49,880 |
| Burlington, NC |
170 |
2.80 |
6.83 |
$ 19.76 |
$ 41,090 |
| Cleveland, TN |
120 |
2.57 |
6.27 |
$ 20.79 |
$ 43,250 |
| Tulsa, OK |
1,050 |
2.51 |
6.13 |
$ 26.96 |
$ 56,070 |
| Enid, OK |
60 |
2.38 |
5.82 |
$ 22.51 |
$ 46,820 |
| Knoxville, TN |
730 |
1.91 |
4.66 |
$ 24.03 |
$ 49,990 |
| Monroe, LA |
130 |
1.83 |
4.48 |
$ 22.31 |
$ 46,410 |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV |
170 |
1.78 |
4.35 |
$ 26.85 |
$ 55,850 |
Top paying metropolitan areas for Maintenance Workers, Machinery:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Savannah, GA |
160 |
0.90 |
2.20 |
$ 36.67 |
$ 76,260 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA |
130 |
0.98 |
2.39 |
$ 34.13 |
$ 70,980 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA |
240 |
0.22 |
0.55 |
$ 33.64 |
$ 69,980 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
360 |
0.16 |
0.39 |
$ 33.62 |
$ 69,940 |
| New Bedford, MA |
30 |
0.56 |
1.36 |
$ 33.04 |
$ 68,710 |
| Fort Collins, CO |
120 |
0.76 |
1.87 |
$ 32.56 |
$ 67,720 |
| Farmington, NM |
30 |
0.84 |
2.05 |
$ 32.54 |
$ 67,680 |
| Vallejo-Fairfield, CA |
60 |
0.45 |
1.10 |
$ 32.34 |
$ 67,260 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA |
140 |
0.07 |
0.18 |
$ 31.67 |
$ 65,880 |
| Brunswick, GA |
30 |
0.76 |
1.86 |
$ 30.76 |
$ 63,980 |
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Maintenance Workers, Machinery:
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Maintenance Workers, Machinery:
Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Maintenance Workers, Machinery:
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.
(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
