Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2021

49-9012 Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door

Install, repair, and maintain mechanical regulating and controlling devices, such as electric meters, gas regulators, thermostats, safety and flow valves, and other mechanical governors.

National estimates for Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door
Industry profile for Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door
Geographic profile for Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door

National estimates for Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door:

Employment (1)	Employment RSE (3)	Mean hourly wage	Mean annual wage (2)	Wage RSE (3)
44,870	2.0 %	$ 32.36	$ 67,310	0.7 %

Percentile wage estimates for Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$ 18.07	$ 23.00	$ 30.18	$ 38.79	$ 47.92
Annual Wage (2)	$ 37,590	$ 47,840	$ 62,760	$ 80,680	$ 99,680

Industry profile for Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Natural Gas Distribution	13,970	12.73	$ 34.63	$ 72,040
Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution	7,910	2.10	$ 42.53	$ 88,470
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation)	7,390	0.14	$ 25.87	$ 53,810
Machinery, Equipment, and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	1,750	0.26	$ 26.59	$ 55,300
Utility System Construction	1,320	0.24	$ 23.06	$ 47,950

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Natural Gas Distribution	13,970	12.73	$ 34.63	$ 72,040
Pipeline Transportation of Natural Gas	870	2.88	$ 39.53	$ 82,230
Water, Sewage and Other Systems	1,120	2.10	$ 29.39	$ 61,140
Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution	7,910	2.10	$ 42.53	$ 88,470
Other Pipeline Transportation	70	0.85	$ 45.45	$ 94,540

Top paying industries for Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing	250	0.24	$ 48.65	$ 101,200
Other Pipeline Transportation	70	0.85	$ 45.45	$ 94,540
Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution	7,910	2.10	$ 42.53	$ 88,470
Oil and Gas Extraction	390	0.37	$ 40.16	$ 83,540
Pipeline Transportation of Natural Gas	870	2.88	$ 39.53	$ 82,230

Geographic profile for Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Map of employment of control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door by state, May 2021

States with the highest employment level in Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Texas	6,410	0.52	1.65	$ 25.03	$ 52,060
California	4,740	0.29	0.90	$ 38.56	$ 80,200
New York	4,280	0.49	1.55	$ 41.76	$ 86,850
Michigan	2,030	0.50	1.57	$ 36.06	$ 75,000
North Carolina	1,630	0.37	1.16	$ 27.70	$ 57,620

Map of location quotient of control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door by state, May 2021

States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Wyoming	390	1.48	4.66	$ 36.94	$ 76,840
West Virginia	510	0.78	2.44	$ 35.62	$ 74,080
Oklahoma	1,130	0.73	2.28	$ 32.41	$ 67,400
Texas	6,410	0.52	1.65	$ 25.03	$ 52,060
Michigan	2,030	0.50	1.57	$ 36.06	$ 75,000

Map of annual mean wages of control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door by state, May 2021

Top paying states for Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
New York	4,280	0.49	1.55	$ 41.76	$ 86,850
District of Columbia	40	0.07	0.21	$ 40.99	$ 85,260
Washington	540	0.17	0.53	$ 40.74	$ 84,750
Hawaii	150	0.27	0.84	$ 40.50	$ 84,240
North Dakota	90	0.24	0.74	$ 40.36	$ 83,960

Map of employment of control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door by area, May 2021

Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door:

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	3,560	0.41	1.29	$ 43.33	$ 90,120
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	2,150	0.74	2.33	$ 26.75	$ 55,640
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	1,330	0.23	0.73	$ 37.57	$ 78,140
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	1,220	0.34	1.07	$ 23.54	$ 48,960
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	1,030	0.57	1.80	$ 35.82	$ 74,510
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	680	0.26	0.83	$ 26.37	$ 54,850
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	640	0.22	0.68	$ 35.67	$ 74,190
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	610	0.50	1.58	$ 27.07	$ 56,300
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA	590	0.42	1.33	$ 37.81	$ 78,630
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	590	0.23	0.71	$ 40.59	$ 84,430

Map of location quotient of control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door by area, May 2021

Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
New Bern, NC	180	4.10	12.87	$ 29.78	$ 61,940
Monroe, MI	70	2.02	6.33	$ 42.02	$ 87,400
Odessa, TX	110	1.69	5.31	$ 24.76	$ 51,500
Farmington, NM	70	1.58	4.97	$ 30.87	$ 64,220
Anniston-Oxford-Jacksonville, AL	70	1.56	4.90	$ 25.46	$ 52,960
Midland, TX	150	1.54	4.83	$ 28.94	$ 60,200
Evansville, IN-KY	200	1.34	4.20	$ 27.93	$ 58,090
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	160	1.10	3.46	$ 29.85	$ 62,080
Amarillo, TX	130	1.10	3.46	$ 20.83	$ 43,320
Casper, WY	40	1.05	3.30	$ 31.65	$ 65,830

Map of annual mean wages of control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door by area, May 2021

Top paying metropolitan areas for Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	40	0.18	0.57	$ 47.30	$ 98,380
Salt Lake City, UT	100	0.13	0.41	$ 45.23	$ 94,070
Santa Rosa, CA	60	0.34	1.06	$ 44.61	$ 92,800
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	60	0.33	1.03	$ 43.80	$ 91,110
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	3,560	0.41	1.29	$ 43.33	$ 90,120
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	210	0.20	0.63	$ 43.00	$ 89,430
Madison, WI	80	0.20	0.64	$ 42.48	$ 88,350
Monroe, MI	70	2.02	6.33	$ 42.02	$ 87,400
Salinas, CA	70	0.41	1.29	$ 41.95	$ 87,250
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	280	0.14	0.45	$ 41.41	$ 86,120

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door:

Nonmetropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	240	0.63	1.99	$ 24.03	$ 49,980
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	190	1.03	3.24	$ 24.71	$ 51,390
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	180	0.68	2.15	$ 21.42	$ 44,550
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	170	0.90	2.81	$ 26.24	$ 54,580
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	170	1.27	3.98	$ 38.83	$ 80,770

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door:

Nonmetropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	160	1.75	5.50	$ 39.29	$ 81,720
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	130	1.66	5.21	$ 40.18	$ 83,570
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	170	1.27	3.98	$ 38.83	$ 80,770
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	60	1.10	3.44	$ 35.33	$ 73,490
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	190	1.03	3.24	$ 24.71	$ 51,390

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door:

Nonmetropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	60	0.52	1.65	$ 41.40	$ 86,110
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	40	0.43	1.35	$ 40.86	$ 84,980
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	50	0.39	1.22	$ 40.71	$ 84,670
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	130	1.66	5.21	$ 40.18	$ 83,570
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	50	0.52	1.64	$ 40.13	$ 83,480

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.

(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