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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2020
49-3021 Automotive Body and Related Repairers
Repair and refinish automotive vehicle bodies and straighten vehicle frames. Excludes "Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers" (49-3022) and "Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders" (51-9124).
National estimates for Automotive Body and Related Repairers
Industry profile for Automotive Body and Related Repairers
Geographic profile for Automotive Body and Related Repairers
National estimates for Automotive Body and Related Repairers: Top
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Automotive Body and Related Repairers:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 137,120 |
1.4 % |
$ 23.77 |
$ 49,430 |
0.7 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Automotive Body and Related Repairers:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$ 13.51 |
$ 16.91 |
$ 21.80 |
$ 28.63 |
$ 37.12 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$ 28,090 |
$ 35,170 |
$ 45,350 |
$ 59,560 |
$ 77,210 |
Industry profile for Automotive Body and Related Repairers: Top
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Automotive Body and Related Repairers are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in Automotive Body and Related Repairers, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in Automotive Body and Related Repairers:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Automotive Repair and Maintenance |
98,660 |
11.13 |
$ 23.95 |
$ 49,820 |
| Automobile Dealers |
24,040 |
2.01 |
$ 23.04 |
$ 47,920 |
| Motor Vehicle and Motor Vehicle Parts and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers |
3,170 |
0.93 |
$ 22.73 |
$ 47,290 |
| Automotive Equipment Rental and Leasing |
1,370 |
0.70 |
$ 23.52 |
$ 48,930 |
| Automotive Parts, Accessories, and Tire Stores |
1,230 |
0.23 |
$ 20.33 |
$ 42,280 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Automotive Body and Related Repairers:
Top paying industries for Automotive Body and Related Repairers:
Geographic profile for Automotive Body and Related Repairers: Top
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Automotive Body and Related Repairers are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in Automotive Body and Related Repairers, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in Automotive Body and Related Repairers:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| California |
11,620 |
0.71 |
0.72 |
$ 25.93 |
$ 53,920 |
| Texas |
10,310 |
0.85 |
0.86 |
$ 22.88 |
$ 47,580 |
| Florida |
8,550 |
1.01 |
1.03 |
$ 23.99 |
$ 49,890 |
| Pennsylvania |
6,930 |
1.26 |
1.28 |
$ 23.12 |
$ 48,090 |
| Illinois |
6,560 |
1.17 |
1.18 |
$ 23.33 |
$ 48,520 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Automotive Body and Related Repairers:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| South Dakota |
780 |
1.89 |
1.91 |
$ 21.30 |
$ 44,300 |
| Montana |
750 |
1.64 |
1.67 |
$ 23.10 |
$ 48,040 |
| North Dakota |
640 |
1.59 |
1.61 |
$ 25.78 |
$ 53,620 |
| Rhode Island |
700 |
1.59 |
1.61 |
$ 24.52 |
$ 51,000 |
| Nebraska |
1,280 |
1.36 |
1.38 |
$ 23.12 |
$ 48,080 |
Top paying states for Automotive Body and Related Repairers:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Washington |
2,230 |
0.70 |
0.71 |
$ 27.65 |
$ 57,510 |
| Virginia |
3,660 |
0.99 |
1.00 |
$ 27.47 |
$ 57,140 |
| North Carolina |
4,920 |
1.15 |
1.16 |
$ 27.31 |
$ 56,810 |
| Colorado |
2,770 |
1.07 |
1.09 |
$ 27.25 |
$ 56,680 |
| Maryland |
2,780 |
1.10 |
1.12 |
$ 26.48 |
$ 55,090 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Automotive Body and Related Repairers:
| 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 |
6,500 |
0.74 |
0.75 |
$ 25.50 |
$ 53,040 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
4,800 |
1.10 |
1.12 |
$ 23.66 |
$ 49,220 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
3,800 |
0.65 |
0.66 |
$ 24.92 |
$ 51,830 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
3,410 |
1.29 |
1.31 |
$ 26.23 |
$ 54,570 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
3,230 |
0.90 |
0.91 |
$ 23.73 |
$ 49,360 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
3,020 |
1.12 |
1.14 |
$ 26.86 |
$ 55,860 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
2,630 |
1.05 |
1.06 |
$ 26.44 |
$ 55,000 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
2,380 |
0.91 |
0.93 |
$ 25.00 |
$ 52,000 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
2,350 |
0.78 |
0.79 |
$ 30.89 |
$ 64,250 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI |
2,320 |
1.31 |
1.32 |
$ 26.83 |
$ 55,810 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Automotive Body and Related Repairers:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Johnstown, PA |
130 |
2.69 |
2.72 |
$ 17.42 |
$ 36,240 |
| Fond du Lac, WI |
110 |
2.59 |
2.63 |
$ 18.34 |
$ 38,140 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA |
620 |
2.55 |
2.59 |
$ 19.22 |
$ 39,970 |
| Rapid City, SD |
160 |
2.52 |
2.56 |
$ 20.68 |
$ 43,020 |
| Pocatello, ID |
80 |
2.47 |
2.51 |
$ 22.18 |
$ 46,140 |
| Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ |
260 |
2.38 |
2.42 |
$ 22.30 |
$ 46,380 |
| Williamsport, PA |
110 |
2.35 |
2.38 |
$ 16.68 |
$ 34,690 |
| Jacksonville, NC |
100 |
2.24 |
2.27 |
$ 22.66 |
$ 47,140 |
| Altoona, PA |
120 |
2.22 |
2.25 |
$ 19.27 |
$ 40,090 |
| Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA |
410 |
2.12 |
2.15 |
$ 21.00 |
$ 43,680 |
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