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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).
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 |
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 |
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 |
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