Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2011

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)
77,980 1.5 % $19.77 $41,110 0.5 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $11.68 $14.89 $18.98 $24.08 $28.78
Annual Wage (2) $24,300 $30,970 $39,490 $50,090 $59,860


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 3,890 0.76 $19.25 $40,050
Local Government (OES Designation) 3,100 0.06 $22.64 $47,080
Machinery, Equipment, and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers 3,070 0.50 $19.13 $39,790
Animal Slaughtering and Processing 2,380 0.48 $16.30 $33,910
Support Activities for Air Transportation 2,350 1.44 $15.42 $32,070

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Pipeline Transportation of Crude Oil 330 3.66 $28.59 $59,470
Fiber, Yarn, and Thread Mills 1,010 3.54 $15.03 $31,270
Apparel Knitting Mills 500 2.97 $14.95 $31,090
Coal Mining 1,430 1.71 $20.25 $42,120
Support Activities for Air Transportation 2,350 1.44 $15.42 $32,070

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Pipeline Transportation of Crude Oil 330 3.66 $28.59 $59,470
Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution 510 0.13 $28.56 $59,390
Junior Colleges 110 0.01 $27.94 $58,120
Natural Gas Distribution 90 0.08 $26.88 $55,900
Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 100 0.02 $26.85 $55,850


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 6,510 0.63 1.04 $19.43 $40,420
California 5,980 0.43 0.70 $20.34 $42,320
Illinois 5,120 0.92 1.51 $24.15 $50,230
North Carolina 3,760 0.98 1.62 $17.81 $37,050
Pennsylvania 3,740 0.67 1.11 $18.90 $39,310




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)
Wyoming 400 1.46 2.40 $24.89 $51,770
Oklahoma 2,110 1.41 2.32 $16.72 $34,780
Louisiana 2,320 1.26 2.08 $19.66 $40,890
Delaware 480 1.19 1.96 $19.01 $39,540
West Virginia 750 1.08 1.77 $20.45 $42,530




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Alaska 280 0.89 1.46 $27.31 $56,810
Wyoming 400 1.46 2.40 $24.89 $51,770
Illinois 5,120 0.92 1.51 $24.15 $50,230
District of Columbia 200 0.31 0.50 $23.06 $47,970
New York 3,520 0.42 0.69 $23.03 $47,900





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-Joliet-Naperville, IL Metropolitan Division 2,330 0.65 1.07 $24.89 $51,770
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX 1,880 0.74 1.21 $20.00 $41,600
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division 1,800 0.47 0.78 $19.50 $40,570
New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division 1,350 0.27 0.44 $25.35 $52,730
St. Louis, MO-IL 1,090 0.86 1.41 $23.12 $48,090
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA 1,020 0.46 0.75 $17.35 $36,090
Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division 1,010 0.56 0.91 $18.92 $39,360
Baltimore-Towson, MD 810 0.65 1.07 $14.80 $30,780
Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division 790 0.39 0.64 $21.02 $43,710
Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan Division 750 0.73 1.19 $18.79 $39,070




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)
Casper, WY 140 3.50 5.77 $26.35 $54,800
Danville, IL 90 3.31 5.45 $19.64 $40,850
Gainesville, GA 220 3.13 5.14 $15.68 $32,620
Pocatello, ID 100 3.07 5.06 $25.59 $53,230
Morristown, TN 130 2.85 4.69 $22.96 $47,760
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA 210 2.37 3.90 $15.93 $33,140
Modesto, CA 340 2.24 3.69 $20.28 $42,190
Odessa, TX 130 2.14 3.52 $20.71 $43,070
Greensboro-High Point, NC 710 2.07 3.40 $18.88 $39,260
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC 420 2.05 3.37 $25.04 $52,080




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)
Anchorage, AK 80 0.45 0.74 $32.76 $68,130
Champaign-Urbana, IL 40 0.37 0.62 $29.40 $61,150
Tacoma, WA Metropolitan Division 230 0.92 1.52 $27.67 $57,540
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX 400 0.50 0.83 $27.31 $56,810
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY 100 0.40 0.65 $27.26 $56,700
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA 60 0.49 0.80 $27.19 $56,550
Casper, WY 140 3.50 5.77 $26.35 $54,800
Lynchburg, VA 120 1.22 2.01 $25.88 $53,830
Pocatello, ID 100 3.07 5.06 $25.59 $53,230
Florence, SC (8) (8) (8) $25.56 $53,170

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)
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area 540 4.67 7.69 $17.19 $35,760
Other North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 490 1.66 2.74 $16.45 $34,220
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area 450 3.03 4.99 $14.14 $29,420
Western Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 400 1.65 2.71 $15.63 $32,500
Southeastern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area 390 2.46 4.05 $12.81 $26,640

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)
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area 540 4.67 7.69 $17.19 $35,760
Pee Dee South Carolina nonmetropolitan area 160 3.63 5.98 $16.90 $35,160
Central Nebraska nonmetropolitan area 370 3.62 5.95 $17.26 $35,890
Far Western North Dakota nonmetropolitan area 150 3.25 5.35 $19.20 $39,930
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area 450 3.03 4.99 $14.14 $29,420

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)
Other Nevada nonmetropolitan area 120 2.29 3.77 $26.07 $54,230
Eastern Tennessee nonmetropolitan area 250 1.87 3.08 $26.02 $54,120
Southeastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area 70 2.04 3.35 $25.87 $53,800
Southwestern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area 80 1.27 2.09 $25.39 $52,800
Railbelt / Southwest Alaska nonmetropolitan area 180 2.48 4.07 $25.23 $52,490


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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Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: March 27, 2012