Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2011

49-9031 Home Appliance Repairers

Repair, adjust, or install all types of electric or gas household appliances, such as refrigerators, washers, dryers, and ovens.


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)
34,770 4.5 % $17.97 $37,370 1.1 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $9.63 $12.99 $17.04 $21.88 $28.06
Annual Wage (2) $20,040 $27,010 $35,440 $45,500 $58,370


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)
Electronics and Appliance Stores 11,540 2.25 $16.45 $34,220
Personal and Household Goods Repair and Maintenance 11,180 16.24 $18.05 $37,550
Natural Gas Distribution 1,780 1.64 $29.58 $61,520
Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance 770 0.79 $16.32 $33,940
Electrical and Electronic Goods Merchant Wholesalers 680 0.22 $18.19 $37,830

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Personal and Household Goods Repair and Maintenance 11,180 16.24 $18.05 $37,550
Electronics and Appliance Stores 11,540 2.25 $16.45 $34,220
Natural Gas Distribution 1,780 1.64 $29.58 $61,520
Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance 770 0.79 $16.32 $33,940
Direct Selling Establishments 660 0.50 $14.50 $30,160

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Natural Gas Distribution 1,780 1.64 $29.58 $61,520
Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution 250 0.06 $22.00 $45,750
Machinery, Equipment, and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers 470 0.08 $21.43 $44,570
Elementary and Secondary Schools 130 (7) $21.07 $43,830
Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers 130 0.02 $20.95 $43,580


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 3,900 0.38 1.40 $18.22 $37,900
Florida 2,570 0.36 1.32 $16.59 $34,500
California 2,480 0.18 0.65 $19.75 $41,070
New Jersey 2,300 0.61 2.25 $25.33 $52,680
New York 2,150 0.26 0.94 $17.90 $37,220




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)
Nebraska 680 0.75 2.77 $15.75 $32,760
New Jersey 2,300 0.61 2.25 $25.33 $52,680
Vermont 150 0.51 1.87 $18.41 $38,290
Oklahoma 640 0.43 1.58 $15.14 $31,500
Maryland 1,010 0.41 1.50 $21.94 $45,630




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Rhode Island (8) (8) (8) $31.56 $65,630
New Jersey 2,300 0.61 2.25 $25.33 $52,680
Nevada 110 0.10 0.37 $23.71 $49,330
Maryland 1,010 0.41 1.50 $21.94 $45,630
Hawaii 170 0.30 1.11 $20.95 $43,570





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 1,310 0.26 0.95 $23.89 $49,690
Edison-New Brunswick, NJ Metropolitan Division 920 0.96 3.54 $25.55 $53,140
Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division 870 0.43 1.57 $16.90 $35,140
Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division 750 0.62 2.29 $16.57 $34,460
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 560 0.33 1.21 $17.95 $37,330
Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division 550 0.30 1.11 $15.36 $31,950
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL Metropolitan Division 540 0.15 0.56 $16.50 $34,320
Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, AZ 500 0.29 1.08 $21.40 $44,510
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL 430 0.39 1.44 $16.41 $34,130
Baltimore-Towson, MD 430 0.34 1.26 $21.64 $45,000




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)
Edison-New Brunswick, NJ Metropolitan Division 920 0.96 3.54 $25.55 $53,140
Bloomington, IN 70 0.95 3.50 $12.66 $26,330
Great Falls, MT 30 0.89 3.28 $14.01 $29,140
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL 150 0.77 2.83 $13.72 $28,540
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO 100 0.75 2.77 $17.75 $36,930
Lancaster, PA 160 0.71 2.62 $16.29 $33,870
Jacksonville, FL 400 0.70 2.58 $17.73 $36,870
Reading, PA 110 0.67 2.48 $14.94 $31,070
La Crosse, WI-MN 50 0.67 2.47 $16.56 $34,450
Bloomington-Normal, IL 60 0.65 2.40 $15.58 $32,410




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)
Edison-New Brunswick, NJ Metropolitan Division 920 0.96 3.54 $25.55 $53,140
Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA 60 0.11 0.39 $25.49 $53,020
Las Vegas-Paradise, NV 80 0.09 0.35 $25.20 $52,410
New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division 1,310 0.26 0.95 $23.89 $49,690
Newark-Union, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division 320 0.34 1.24 $23.88 $49,680
Tucson, AZ 160 0.46 1.68 $23.68 $49,250
Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan Division 380 0.36 1.33 $23.49 $48,870
Springfield, MA-CT 60 0.21 0.78 $23.20 $48,260
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division 70 0.07 0.27 $23.12 $48,100
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT 70 0.17 0.62 $22.95 $47,730

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)
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area 120 0.74 2.74 $12.80 $26,620
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area 110 0.65 2.41 $16.86 $35,080
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area 80 0.68 2.51 $18.26 $37,990
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area 80 0.57 2.11 $14.53 $30,230
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area 60 0.62 2.29 $18.33 $38,130

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)
Southeastern Nebraska nonmetropolitan area 50 0.98 3.62 $16.78 $34,900
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area 120 0.74 2.74 $12.80 $26,620
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area 80 0.68 2.51 $18.26 $37,990
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area 110 0.65 2.41 $16.86 $35,080
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area 60 0.62 2.29 $18.33 $38,130

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)
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area (8) (8) (8) $22.24 $46,270
Northern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area 30 0.45 1.67 $22.04 $45,850
Southcentral Idaho nonmetropolitan area 40 0.59 2.19 $20.44 $42,510
Central Nebraska nonmetropolitan area (8) (8) (8) $18.74 $38,970
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area 60 0.62 2.29 $18.33 $38,130


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.

(7) The value is less than .005 percent of industry employment.

(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