Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2011

53-7061 Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment

Wash or otherwise clean vehicles, machinery, and other equipment. Use such materials as water, cleaning agents, brushes, cloths, and hoses. Excludes "Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners" (37-2011).


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)
290,780 1.1 % $10.87 $22,600 0.7 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $7.93 $8.59 $9.54 $11.86 $15.58
Annual Wage (2) $16,500 $17,860 $19,850 $24,660 $32,410


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)
Automotive Repair and Maintenance 115,800 14.30 $9.59 $19,960
Automobile Dealers 64,190 6.15 $10.75 $22,370
Automotive Equipment Rental and Leasing 15,690 9.55 $10.51 $21,850
Animal Slaughtering and Processing 8,500 1.73 $11.32 $23,540
Services to Buildings and Dwellings 5,480 0.31 $11.26 $23,420

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Automotive Repair and Maintenance 115,800 14.30 $9.59 $19,960
Automotive Equipment Rental and Leasing 15,690 9.55 $10.51 $21,850
Automobile Dealers 64,190 6.15 $10.75 $22,370
Charter Bus Industry 1,220 3.93 $11.31 $23,530
Support Activities for Rail Transportation 810 3.50 $11.97 $24,890

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Local Government (OES Designation) 5,120 0.09 $21.17 $44,030
Rubber Product Manufacturing 160 0.12 $20.87 $43,410
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) 330 0.02 $20.57 $42,780
Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing 110 0.04 $20.41 $42,460
Nonmetallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying 40 0.04 $20.04 $41,670


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)
California 41,120 2.93 1.29 $10.79 $22,440
Texas 28,300 2.75 1.21 $10.04 $20,890
Florida 16,390 2.29 1.01 $10.11 $21,040
New York 15,610 1.85 0.82 $14.06 $29,250
Illinois 13,430 2.41 1.06 $10.77 $22,410




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)
North Dakota 1,230 3.30 1.46 $10.48 $21,810
Arkansas 3,540 3.11 1.37 $10.22 $21,260
Delaware 1,240 3.06 1.35 $11.06 $23,010
Idaho 1,740 2.94 1.30 $10.37 $21,560
Minnesota 7,590 2.93 1.29 $11.30 $23,500




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 490 0.75 0.33 $17.11 $35,590
New York 15,610 1.85 0.82 $14.06 $29,250
New Jersey 7,020 1.86 0.82 $12.56 $26,130
Massachusetts 2,980 0.94 0.42 $12.35 $25,690
Connecticut 2,400 1.49 0.66 $12.24 $25,460





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)
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division 12,410 3.25 1.43 $10.60 $22,050
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL Metropolitan Division 8,390 2.34 1.03 $10.88 $22,640
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX 7,920 3.11 1.37 $10.35 $21,530
New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division 7,800 1.54 0.68 $17.40 $36,190
Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division 6,500 3.18 1.40 $10.03 $20,860
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA 4,600 2.06 0.91 $10.42 $21,680
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division 4,350 3.14 1.39 $10.24 $21,300
St. Louis, MO-IL 4,340 3.42 1.51 $10.12 $21,050
Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, AZ 4,250 2.50 1.10 $10.19 $21,190
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 4,220 2.47 1.09 $11.54 $24,010




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)
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD 590 8.47 3.74 $9.98 $20,750
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ 300 6.72 2.96 $9.07 $18,860
Yakima, WA 450 5.67 2.50 $10.93 $22,730
Longview, WA 180 5.38 2.37 $13.88 $28,880
Bay City, MI 180 5.35 2.36 $8.48 $17,630
Danville, VA 190 5.22 2.30 $18.06 $37,570
Dover, DE 300 5.10 2.25 $11.78 $24,510
Lancaster, PA 1,030 4.68 2.06 $10.79 $22,440
Sheboygan, WI 260 4.66 2.06 $15.19 $31,580
Yuba City, CA 160 4.46 1.97 $11.15 $23,190




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)
Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, MA NECTA Division 110 1.26 0.56 $18.21 $37,880
Danville, VA 190 5.22 2.30 $18.06 $37,570
New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division 7,800 1.54 0.68 $17.40 $36,190
Greeley, CO 270 3.44 1.52 $15.19 $31,590
Sheboygan, WI 260 4.66 2.06 $15.19 $31,580
New Bedford, MA 60 0.98 0.43 $14.98 $31,160
Camden, NJ Metropolitan Division 1,540 3.10 1.37 $14.83 $30,850
Fairbanks, AK 60 1.74 0.77 $14.83 $30,840
Winston-Salem, NC 410 2.04 0.90 $14.57 $30,310
Racine, WI 210 2.90 1.28 $14.06 $29,250

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Other North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 1,160 3.96 1.75 $9.88 $20,560
Kansas nonmetropolitan area 1,130 2.98 1.31 $10.11 $21,020
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area 870 5.08 2.24 $11.74 $24,420
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area 860 7.12 3.14 $10.83 $22,530
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area 720 2.61 1.15 $9.78 $20,340

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

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Central Arkansas nonmetropolitan area 650 8.49 3.74 $10.45 $21,730
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area 860 7.12 3.14 $10.83 $22,530
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area 480 7.08 3.12 (8) (8)
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area 870 5.08 2.24 $11.74 $24,420
Southwest Idaho nonmetropolitan area 80 4.51 1.99 $10.71 $22,280

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Eastern Connecticut nonmetropolitan area 60 2.17 0.96 $17.27 $35,920
Pee Dee South Carolina nonmetropolitan area 90 2.09 0.92 $15.14 $31,480
Far Western North Dakota nonmetropolitan area 120 2.48 1.09 $14.28 $29,700
North Central Colorado nonmetropolitan area 70 0.90 0.40 $13.83 $28,760
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area 480 3.00 1.32 $13.05 $27,150


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