Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019

49-9043 Maintenance Workers, Machinery

Lubricate machinery, change parts, or perform other routine machinery maintenance. Excludes “Maintenance and Repair Workers, General” (49-9071).

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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)
72,890	1.6 %	$23.77	$49,450	0.5 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$14.46	$17.93	$22.85	$28.56	$34.84
Annual Wage (2)	$30,070	$37,290	$47,520	$59,410	$72,460

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Industry profile for this occupation: Top

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Plastics Product Manufacturing	2,990	0.50	$23.29	$48,450
Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing	2,810	0.47	$23.23	$48,320
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	2,430	0.04	$30.38	$63,190
Machinery Manufacturing (3331, 3332, 3334, and 3339 only)	2,370	0.31	$23.66	$49,220
Machinery, Equipment, and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	1,880	0.26	$21.64	$45,000

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Apparel Knitting Mills	510	5.38	$17.27	$35,930
Coal Mining	1,000	1.97	$28.13	$58,500
Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing	1,510	1.77	$24.20	$50,340
Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills	1,200	1.29	$28.75	$59,790
Fabric Mills	670	1.28	$20.90	$43,470

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Junior Colleges	30	(7)	$41.37	$86,050
Management of Companies and Enterprises	510	0.02	$32.95	$68,540
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	2,430	0.04	$30.38	$63,190
Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution	250	0.07	$30.08	$62,560
Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills	1,200	1.29	$28.75	$59,790

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Geographic profile for this occupation: Top

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

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)
Texas	6,860	0.55	1.11	$22.00	$45,760
California	6,740	0.39	0.78	$27.10	$56,370
North Carolina	4,720	1.06	2.13	$20.92	$43,510
Oklahoma	4,600	2.84	5.73	$24.14	$50,210
Pennsylvania	4,190	0.71	1.43	$22.98	$47,800

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)
Oklahoma	4,600	2.84	5.73	$24.14	$50,210
Wyoming	500	1.82	3.67	$31.85	$66,250
Louisiana	2,530	1.32	2.65	$22.52	$46,850
North Dakota	460	1.08	2.18	$25.39	$52,810
North Carolina	4,720	1.06	2.13	$20.92	$43,510

Top paying States for this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
District of Columbia	110	0.15	0.29	$33.42	$69,510
Utah	1,090	0.73	1.47	$31.98	$66,520
Wyoming	500	1.82	3.67	$31.85	$66,250
Alaska	180	0.58	1.17	$29.04	$60,400
Nevada	390	0.28	0.56	$27.14	$56,450

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)
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	2,380	0.51	1.02	$25.64	$53,340
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	2,010	0.32	0.65	$27.89	$58,000
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	1,940	0.20	0.40	$27.62	$57,450
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	1,640	0.45	0.91	$22.44	$46,680
Tulsa, OK	1,300	2.92	5.88	$23.55	$48,990
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	1,190	0.95	1.92	$21.93	$45,620
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	1,090	0.71	1.42	$26.36	$54,830
Oklahoma City, OK	1,020	1.62	3.27	$20.95	$43,590
Pittsburgh, PA	970	0.84	1.69	$21.21	$44,110
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	950	0.33	0.67	$21.98	$45,730