Occupational Employment and Wages, 2002

51-9122 Painters, Transportation Equipment

Operate or tend painting machines to paint surfaces of transportation equipment, such as automobiles, buses, trucks, trains, boats, and airplanes. Include painters in auto body repair facilities.

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Industry profile for this occupation
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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)
45,670 2.6 % $17.17 $35,700 1.0 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $9.70 $12.31 $16.13 $21.40 $26.48
Annual Wage (2) $20,180 $25,610 $33,550 $44,510 $55,080

Industry profile for this occupation: Top

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Employment rank Wage rank
Automotive repair and maintenance 18,460 $16.88 $35,120 1 15
Motor vehicle manufacturing 5,660 $21.83 $45,410 2 1
Automobile dealers 3,470 $19.22 $39,970 3 6
Ship and boat building 2,850 $14.98 $31,170 4 21
Motor vehicle body and trailer manufacturing 2,490 $12.98 $27,000 5 37

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Employment rank Wage rank
Motor vehicle manufacturing 5,660 $21.83 $45,410 2 1
Motor vehicle parts manufacturing 850 $21.68 $45,080 7 2
Rail transportation 180 $21.35 $44,400 22 3
Office administrative services (6) $20.49 $42,610 (6) 4
Local government (OES designation) 100 $20.09 $41,780 25 5

State profile for this occupation: Top

States with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation:

State Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of State employment Wage rank within State
Maine 560 $11.40 $23,720 0.094% 419
Kentucky 1,510 $19.71 $41,000 0.088% 159
Oklahoma 1,050 $13.95 $29,010 0.074% 342
Kansas 770 $18.34 $38,140 0.059% 203
Missouri 1,540 $17.70 $36,810 0.058% 283

Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of State employment Wage rank within State
Michigan 1,740 $23.15 $48,150 0.040% 197
Maryland 560 $19.96 $41,520 0.023% 240
Arizona 500 $19.88 $41,360 0.022% 191
Ohio 2,110 $19.80 $41,190 0.039% 231
Kentucky 1,510 $19.71 $41,000 0.088% 159

Metropolitan area profile for this occupation: Top

Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation:

MSA Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of MSA employment
Anniston, AL MSA 110 $13.59 $28,260 0.236%
Eugene-Springfield, OR MSA 280 $13.57 $28,230 0.202%
Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL MSA 210 $16.73 $34,790 0.117%
Mobile, AL MSA 220 $14.28 $29,710 0.104%
Oakland, CA PMSA 1,020 $22.45 $46,690 0.102%

Top paying Metropolitan areas for this occupation:

MSA Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of MSA employment
Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI MSA 170 $28.06 $58,370 0.031%
Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon, NJ PMSA 160 $23.66 $49,210 0.026%
Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, MI MSA 60 $23.01 $47,860 0.030%
Oakland, CA PMSA 1,020 $22.45 $46,690 0.102%
Dayton-Springfield, OH MSA (6) $22.36 $46,500 (6)

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These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors in metropolitan and non-metropolitan areas in every State and the District of Columbia. The top five employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable Excel files(XLS).

Percentile wage estimates show the percentage of workers in an occupation that earn less than a given wage and the percentage that earn more. 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) Data for detailed occupations does not sum to the totals because the totals include data for 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 mean 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.

(6) Estimates not released.

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Last Modified Date: November 26, 2003