Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2011

47-4021 Elevator Installers and Repairers

Assemble, install, repair, or maintain electric or hydraulic freight or passenger elevators, escalators, or dumbwaiters.


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)
20,440 3.8 % $35.37 $73,560 1.0 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $19.44 $28.09 $36.09 $43.36 $50.84
Annual Wage (2) $40,430 $58,430 $75,060 $90,190 $105,750


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)
Building Equipment Contractors 18,460 1.13 $35.84 $74,560
Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing 640 0.27 $31.88 $66,310
Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers 260 0.03 $34.89 $72,580
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 190 0.01 $32.12 $66,810
Machinery, Equipment, and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers 140 0.02 $29.40 $61,160

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Building Equipment Contractors 18,460 1.13 $35.84 $74,560
Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing 640 0.27 $31.88 $66,310
Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance 110 0.06 $32.41 $67,410
Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers 260 0.03 $34.89 $72,580
Machinery, Equipment, and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers 140 0.02 $29.40 $61,160

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Building Equipment Contractors 18,460 1.13 $35.84 $74,560
Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers 260 0.03 $34.89 $72,580
Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance 110 0.06 $32.41 $67,410
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 190 0.01 $32.12 $66,810
Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing 640 0.27 $31.88 $66,310


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)
New York 3,980 0.47 2.96 $37.14 $77,240
Texas 2,090 0.20 1.27 $31.70 $65,940
California 1,780 0.13 0.80 $43.17 $89,800
Maryland 1,570 0.63 3.97 $37.15 $77,270
New Jersey 1,080 0.29 1.79 $40.26 $83,740




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)
Maryland 1,570 0.63 3.97 $37.15 $77,270
New York 3,980 0.47 2.96 $37.14 $77,240
Hawaii 270 0.47 2.93 $40.97 $85,230
New Jersey 1,080 0.29 1.79 $40.26 $83,740
Nevada 250 0.23 1.43 $42.14 $87,640




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Massachusetts 400 0.13 0.80 $45.62 $94,880
California 1,780 0.13 0.80 $43.17 $89,800
Nevada 250 0.23 1.43 $42.14 $87,640
Connecticut 160 0.10 0.64 $41.14 $85,570
Hawaii 270 0.47 2.93 $40.97 $85,230





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-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division 3,170 0.63 3.94 $36.64 $76,210
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX 1,100 0.43 2.70 $31.95 $66,450
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division 860 0.37 2.33 $38.36 $79,780
Baltimore-Towson, MD 690 0.55 3.48 $35.36 $73,550
Camden, NJ Metropolitan Division 500 1.00 6.28 $43.92 $91,360
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Division 470 0.50 3.13 $43.10 $89,650
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division 470 0.12 0.78 $45.43 $94,500
Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division 460 0.23 1.41 $31.98 $66,520
Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, AZ 360 0.21 1.32 $32.07 $66,700
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division 320 0.23 1.43 $37.95 $78,930




Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Camden, NJ Metropolitan Division 500 1.00 6.28 $43.92 $91,360
Tallahassee, FL 120 0.76 4.76 $18.21 $37,880
New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division 3,170 0.63 3.94 $36.64 $76,210
Honolulu, HI 270 0.63 3.98 $40.97 $85,230
Baltimore-Towson, MD 690 0.55 3.48 $35.36 $73,550
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Division 470 0.50 3.13 $43.10 $89,650
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX 1,100 0.43 2.70 $31.95 $66,450
Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, FL Metropolitan Division 270 0.39 2.47 $23.50 $48,880
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division 860 0.37 2.33 $38.36 $79,780
Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN 210 0.36 2.25 $31.32 $65,140




Top paying metropolitan areas for this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI 110 0.30 1.90 $53.13 $110,510
Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA (8) (8) (8) $49.07 $102,070
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division 220 0.13 0.82 $48.45 $100,780
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division 470 0.12 0.78 $45.43 $94,500
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA 160 0.13 0.84 $44.01 $91,540
Camden, NJ Metropolitan Division 500 1.00 6.28 $43.92 $91,360
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Division 470 0.50 3.13 $43.10 $89,650
Las Vegas-Paradise, NV 210 0.26 1.63 $42.78 $88,980
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT (8) (8) (8) $42.07 $87,510
Honolulu, HI 270 0.63 3.98 $40.97 $85,230


About May 2011 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. 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) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include 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.

(8) Estimate not released.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OES estimates and related information:

May 2011 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2011 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2011 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2011 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

List of Occupations in SOC Code Number Order

List of Occupations in Alphabetical Order

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Last Modified Date: March 27, 2012