Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2011

49-1011 First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers

Directly supervise and coordinate the activities of mechanics, installers, and repairers. Excludes team or work leaders.


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)
418,530 0.5 % $29.90 $62,190 0.2 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $17.38 $22.09 $28.77 $36.28 $44.41
Annual Wage (2) $36,150 $45,940 $59,850 $75,460 $92,380


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 36,820 4.55 $26.77 $55,690
Local Government (OES Designation) 27,780 0.50 $30.55 $63,540
Automobile Dealers 27,290 2.62 $31.77 $66,090
Building Equipment Contractors 22,110 1.35 $30.12 $62,660
Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution 13,840 3.50 $37.69 $78,380

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 36,820 4.55 $26.77 $55,690
Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance 6,710 3.67 $30.71 $63,880
Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance 3,580 3.67 $29.84 $62,060
Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution 13,840 3.50 $37.69 $78,380
Cable and Other Subscription Programming 2,300 2.91 $34.23 $71,200

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Scientific Research and Development Services 770 0.12 $41.79 $86,920
Oil and Gas Extraction 1,190 0.73 $41.12 $85,540
Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 180 0.03 $40.45 $84,130
Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing 1,280 1.16 $40.04 $83,290
Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing 230 0.14 $39.71 $82,590


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 38,270 2.73 0.84 $33.75 $70,200
Texas 37,810 3.67 1.12 $28.48 $59,230
New York 24,070 2.86 0.88 $34.09 $70,910
Florida 23,250 3.25 1.00 $28.31 $58,890
North Carolina 15,980 4.19 1.28 $27.50 $57,210




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 1,700 6.24 1.91 $31.19 $64,870
Louisiana 9,210 5.01 1.53 $27.85 $57,930
Alabama 8,030 4.44 1.36 $28.22 $58,700
Kentucky 7,550 4.36 1.34 $26.17 $54,440
West Virginia 2,990 4.27 1.31 $26.06 $54,210




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Alaska 980 3.14 0.96 $36.75 $76,450
New York 24,070 2.86 0.88 $34.09 $70,910
District of Columbia 910 1.41 0.43 $34.00 $70,720
New Jersey 13,000 3.45 1.06 $33.95 $70,620
California 38,270 2.73 0.84 $33.75 $70,200





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 14,140 2.79 0.86 $36.26 $75,420
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX 10,400 4.07 1.25 $31.16 $64,810
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division 10,210 2.67 0.82 $33.81 $70,320
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA 8,610 3.86 1.18 $30.07 $62,550
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL Metropolitan Division 7,310 2.04 0.63 $31.55 $65,630
Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division 7,230 3.53 1.08 $29.13 $60,590
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division 6,210 2.69 0.82 $34.14 $71,010
Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, AZ 5,750 3.39 1.04 $27.83 $57,890
Baltimore-Towson, MD 4,590 3.67 1.13 $29.91 $62,220
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 4,470 2.61 0.80 $30.64 $63,730




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)
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA 750 9.52 2.92 $38.01 $79,060
Casper, WY 280 7.03 2.16 $28.23 $58,720
Longview, TX 630 6.64 2.04 $27.99 $58,230
Warner Robins, GA 370 6.53 2.00 $30.80 $64,060
Cheyenne, WY 260 6.24 1.91 $27.10 $56,370
Texarkana-Texarkana, TX-AR 330 6.23 1.91 $26.13 $54,340
Longview, WA 200 6.00 1.84 $31.41 $65,320
Lake Charles, LA 510 5.97 1.83 $29.15 $60,620
Manhattan, KS 310 5.92 1.81 $25.03 $52,060
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ 260 5.83 1.79 $26.06 $54,200




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)
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA 750 9.52 2.92 $38.01 $79,060
Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, MA-NH NECTA Division 330 2.90 0.89 $37.56 $78,120
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, CA 390 2.32 0.71 $37.50 $78,000
Fairbanks, AK 140 3.83 1.17 $37.41 $77,810
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division 1,940 2.03 0.62 $37.06 $77,080
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA 340 3.47 1.06 $36.83 $76,620
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 1,940 2.21 0.68 $36.79 $76,520
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA 430 3.64 1.12 $36.47 $75,850
New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division 14,140 2.79 0.86 $36.26 $75,420
Anchorage, AK 470 2.80 0.86 $36.20 $75,290

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)
Kansas nonmetropolitan area 1,700 4.47 1.37 $25.09 $52,180
Other North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 1,310 4.49 1.38 $26.46 $55,030
Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area 1,200 4.87 1.49 $26.96 $56,070
Eastern Texas nonmetropolitan area 1,200 4.34 1.33 $24.65 $51,270
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area 1,050 5.03 1.54 $22.08 $45,930

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)
Southwestern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area 460 7.43 2.28 $33.78 $70,260
North Valley Region of California nonmetropolitan area 200 7.03 2.15 $26.22 $54,530
New Iberia nonmetropolitan area 910 6.88 2.11 $29.42 $61,190
North Arizona nonmetropolitan area 420 6.70 2.05 $24.68 $51,330
Other Nevada nonmetropolitan area 360 6.60 2.02 $35.32 $73,460

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)
Railbelt / Southwest Alaska nonmetropolitan area 260 3.67 1.12 $37.56 $78,130
Southeast Alaska nonmetropolitan area 100 2.97 0.91 $36.79 $76,530
Northeastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area 300 6.16 1.89 $35.81 $74,490
Other Nevada nonmetropolitan area 360 6.60 2.02 $35.32 $73,460
Nantucket Island and Martha's Vineyard nonmetropolitan area 40 2.85 0.87 $34.05 $70,810


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.

(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