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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018
49-3021 Automotive Body and Related Repairers
Repair and refinish automotive vehicle bodies and straighten vehicle frames. Excludes "Painters, Transportation Equipment" (51-9122) and "Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers" (49-3022).
National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation
National estimates for this occupation: Top
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 142,060 |
1.3 % |
$22.34 |
$46,460 |
0.6 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$12.48 |
$15.91 |
$20.55 |
$27.15 |
$34.60 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$25,960 |
$33,090 |
$42,730 |
$56,480 |
$71,970 |
Industry profile for this occupation: Top
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided.
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Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Automotive Repair and Maintenance |
100,910 |
10.87 |
$22.31 |
$46,390 |
| Automobile Dealers |
27,040 |
2.09 |
$22.23 |
$46,240 |
| Motor Vehicle and Motor Vehicle Parts and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers |
3,280 |
0.95 |
$21.66 |
$45,060 |
| Automotive Parts, Accessories, and Tire Stores |
1,860 |
0.34 |
$20.73 |
$43,110 |
| Employment Services |
930 |
0.03 |
$18.13 |
$37,700 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
Top paying industries for this occupation:
Geographic profile for this occupation: Top
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided.
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States with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| California |
14,100 |
0.83 |
0.84 |
$24.67 |
$51,320 |
| Texas |
11,100 |
0.92 |
0.93 |
$22.07 |
$45,910 |
| Florida |
8,990 |
1.04 |
1.06 |
$20.00 |
$41,600 |
| Pennsylvania |
7,260 |
1.24 |
1.27 |
$22.16 |
$46,080 |
| New York |
6,710 |
0.71 |
0.73 |
$22.34 |
$46,460 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| North Dakota |
660 |
1.59 |
1.62 |
$25.15 |
$52,320 |
| South Dakota |
630 |
1.48 |
1.51 |
$19.30 |
$40,140 |
| Vermont |
430 |
1.41 |
1.44 |
$20.94 |
$43,540 |
| Nebraska |
1,380 |
1.41 |
1.44 |
$20.33 |
$42,290 |
| Rhode Island |
670 |
1.39 |
1.42 |
$23.30 |
$48,460 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Alaska |
270 |
0.86 |
0.87 |
$29.54 |
$61,440 |
| Washington |
2,540 |
0.78 |
0.80 |
$25.74 |
$53,530 |
| Maryland |
2,700 |
1.01 |
1.03 |
$25.64 |
$53,340 |
| Virginia |
4,180 |
1.09 |
1.11 |
$25.51 |
$53,060 |
| North Dakota |
660 |
1.59 |
1.62 |
$25.15 |
$52,320 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| 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 |
7,130 |
0.75 |
0.76 |
$23.38 |
$48,630 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
5,410 |
0.88 |
0.90 |
$23.78 |
$49,470 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
5,080 |
1.10 |
1.12 |
$22.67 |
$47,160 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
3,230 |
1.13 |
1.16 |
$24.26 |
$50,450 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
2,950 |
1.10 |
1.12 |
$23.59 |
$49,070 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
2,890 |
0.97 |
0.99 |
$19.95 |
$41,500 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
2,830 |
0.79 |
0.81 |
$25.41 |
$52,840 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
2,780 |
1.07 |
1.09 |
$20.19 |
$42,000 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
2,510 |
0.91 |
0.93 |
$25.11 |
$52,230 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
2,470 |
0.79 |
0.80 |
$29.54 |
$61,450 |
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