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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2022

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)
62,770 1.4 % $ 26.88 $ 55,910 0.5 %

Percentile wage estimates for Maintenance Workers, Machinery:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $ 17.36 $ 20.95 $ 25.63 $ 31.11 $ 37.83
Annual Wage (2) $ 36,100 $ 43,580 $ 53,310 $ 64,700 $ 78,690


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 3,340 0.61 $ 26.82 $ 55,780
Machinery, Equipment, and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers 2,470 0.35 $ 27.13 $ 56,440
Plastics Product Manufacturing 2,260 0.37 $ 26.40 $ 54,910
Employment Services 2,140 0.05 $ 19.89 $ 41,370
Machinery Manufacturing (3331, 3332, 3334, and 3339 only) 1,950 0.26 $ 27.43 $ 57,050

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Maintenance Workers, Machinery:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Apparel Knitting Mills 510 6.62 $ 20.08 $ 41,760
Metal Ore Mining 780 1.84 $ 32.38 $ 67,350
Tobacco Manufacturing 210 1.83 $ 34.85 $ 72,480
Pipeline Transportation of Crude Oil 190 1.69 $ 45.06 $ 93,730
Coal Mining 660 1.68 $ 33.31 $ 69,280

Top paying industries for Maintenance Workers, Machinery:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Natural Gas Distribution (8) (8) $ 48.81 $ 101,530
Scheduled Air Transportation 240 0.06 $ 48.27 $ 100,410
Pipeline Transportation of Crude Oil 190 1.69 $ 45.06 $ 93,730
Pipeline Transportation of Natural Gas 50 0.15 $ 40.84 $ 84,950
Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution 610 0.16 $ 37.73 $ 78,480


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.



Map of employment of maintenance workers, machinery by state, May 2022


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)
Texas 10,210 0.79 1.85 $ 25.14 $ 52,290
Tennessee 4,630 1.48 3.49 $ 26.81 $ 55,760
California 3,580 0.20 0.48 $ 29.42 $ 61,200
Oklahoma 3,500 2.18 5.14 $ 27.81 $ 57,840
Kentucky 3,310 1.74 4.10 $ 26.52 $ 55,170


Map of location quotient of maintenance workers, machinery by state, May 2022


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 3,500 2.18 5.14 $ 27.81 $ 57,840
Kentucky 3,310 1.74 4.10 $ 26.52 $ 55,170
Tennessee 4,630 1.48 3.49 $ 26.81 $ 55,760
Louisiana 2,480 1.34 3.16 $ 26.81 $ 55,750
Wyoming 350 1.30 3.06 $ 38.13 $ 79,310


Map of annual mean wages of maintenance workers, machinery by state, May 2022


Top paying states for Maintenance Workers, Machinery:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Hawaii 40 0.07 0.16 $ 38.43 $ 79,940
Wyoming 350 1.30 3.06 $ 38.13 $ 79,310
North Dakota 60 0.14 0.32 $ 36.05 $ 74,990
Alaska 90 0.30 0.71 $ 35.06 $ 72,920
New Hampshire 320 0.48 1.13 $ 34.77 $ 72,320



Map of employment of maintenance workers, machinery by area, May 2022


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)
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 3,070 0.81 1.90 $ 25.19 $ 52,390
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 2,550 0.84 1.97 $ 26.36 $ 54,830
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 1,490 0.16 0.38 $ 31.77 $ 66,070
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN 1,160 1.12 2.64 $ 27.72 $ 57,650
Tulsa, OK 1,100 2.59 6.10 $ 30.79 $ 64,040
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 1,090 0.18 0.42 $ 30.70 $ 63,850
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL 1,020 0.79 1.86 $ 27.15 $ 56,470
Salt Lake City, UT 970 1.25 2.94 $ 29.14 $ 60,610
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 850 0.45 1.06 $ 29.28 $ 60,890
Austin-Round Rock, TX 750 0.64 1.51 $ 25.10 $ 52,200


Map of location quotient of maintenance workers, machinery by area, May 2022


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 250 5.44 12.82 $ 26.80 $ 55,750
Jackson, TN 240 3.49 8.22 $ 27.70 $ 57,610
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC 480 3.11 7.32 $ 24.67 $ 51,310
Tulsa, OK 1,100 2.59 6.10 $ 30.79 $ 64,040
Burlington, NC 160 2.49 5.87 $ 22.18 $ 46,130
Owensboro, KY 120 2.28 5.36 $ 27.29 $ 56,760
Bowling Green, KY 170 2.21 5.20 $ 25.92 $ 53,920
Hammond, LA 100 2.19 5.17 $ 22.57 $ 46,940
Dalton, GA 130 2.09 4.93 $ 20.60 $ 42,850
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY 100 1.90 4.48 $ 25.53 $ 53,100


Map of annual mean wages of maintenance workers, machinery by area, May 2022


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)
Portsmouth, NH-ME 60 0.61 1.44 $ 37.81 $ 78,640
Urban Honolulu, HI 40 0.09 0.20 $ 37.61 $ 78,230
Cedar Rapids, IA 150 1.11 2.61 $ 37.43 $ 77,850
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA 40 0.29 0.69 $ 36.54 $ 76,000
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 120 0.06 0.14 $ 34.56 $ 71,880
Hattiesburg, MS (8) (8) (8) $ 34.14 $ 71,000
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 320 0.13 0.32 $ 33.85 $ 70,410
Farmington, NM 40 0.88 2.07 $ 33.70 $ 70,090
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 420 0.16 0.37 $ 32.82 $ 68,270
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 1,490 0.16 0.38 $ 31.77 $ 66,070

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Maintenance Workers, Machinery:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Kansas nonmetropolitan area 550 1.45 3.41 $ 22.19 $ 46,150
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area 530 2.97 6.99 $ 25.57 $ 53,190
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 530 1.93 4.55 $ 26.69 $ 55,520
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area 420 2.88 6.78 $ 26.15 $ 54,380
Nevada nonmetropolitan area 390 3.94 9.29 $ 32.67 $ 67,960

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Maintenance Workers, Machinery:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Nevada nonmetropolitan area 390 3.94 9.29 $ 32.67 $ 67,960
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area 300 3.14 7.39 $ 24.88 $ 51,760
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area 170 3.11 7.32 $ 35.19 $ 73,190
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area 530 2.97 6.99 $ 25.57 $ 53,190
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area 420 2.88 6.78 $ 26.15 $ 54,380

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Maintenance Workers, Machinery:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area 140 1.46 3.44 $ 45.43 $ 94,490
Alaska nonmetropolitan area 50 0.48 1.13 $ 38.68 $ 80,450
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area 170 3.11 7.32 $ 35.19 $ 73,190
Nevada nonmetropolitan area 390 3.94 9.29 $ 32.67 $ 67,960
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area (8) (8) (8) $ 31.29 $ 65,080


About May 2022 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 2022 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: April 25, 2023