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Lubricate machinery, change parts, or perform other routine machinery maintenance. Excludes “Maintenance and Repair Workers, General” (49-9071).
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 |
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 |
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) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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
Last Modified Date: April 25, 2023