Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2011

49-9061 Camera and Photographic Equipment Repairers

Repair and adjust cameras and photographic equipment, including commercial video and motion picture camera equipment.


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)
2,650 10.6 % $20.07 $41,750 2.4 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $12.36 $14.91 $17.86 $23.26 $31.67
Annual Wage (2) $25,700 $31,010 $37,140 $48,370 $65,870


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)
Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance 470 0.48 $17.53 $36,460
Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers 390 0.06 $21.22 $44,130
Electronics and Appliance Stores 350 0.07 $22.80 $47,420
Radio and Television Broadcasting 170 0.08 $27.72 $57,660
Local Government (OES Designation) 150 0.00 $16.00 $33,280

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance 470 0.48 $17.53 $36,460
Radio and Television Broadcasting 170 0.08 $27.72 $57,660
Electronics and Appliance Stores 350 0.07 $22.80 $47,420
Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers 390 0.06 $21.22 $44,130
Motion Picture and Video Industries 70 0.02 $20.70 $43,060

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Radio and Television Broadcasting 170 0.08 $27.72 $57,660
Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing (8) (8) $23.91 $49,720
Electronics and Appliance Stores 350 0.07 $22.80 $47,420
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals 130 (7) $21.55 $44,830
Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers 390 0.06 $21.22 $44,130


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 480 0.03 1.64 $21.84 $45,420
New York 270 0.03 1.56 $20.22 $42,050
Pennsylvania 120 0.02 1.06 $20.22 $42,060
Oregon 120 0.07 3.55 $16.78 $34,890
Illinois 100 0.02 0.87 $18.82 $39,150




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)
Oregon 120 0.07 3.55 $16.78 $34,890
Kansas 50 0.04 1.82 $29.37 $61,100
New York 270 0.03 1.56 $20.22 $42,050
Maryland 90 0.03 1.68 $14.69 $30,560
California 480 0.03 1.64 $21.84 $45,420




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Kansas 50 0.04 1.82 $29.37 $61,100
Washington 40 0.02 0.78 $27.14 $56,440
Missouri (8) (8) (8) $26.17 $54,440
Georgia (8) (8) (8) $25.84 $53,740
Michigan 40 0.01 0.47 $23.67 $49,230





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)
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division 300 0.08 3.83 $22.93 $47,690
New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division 170 0.03 1.61 $22.65 $47,110
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA 100 0.10 4.95 $19.28 $40,110
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division 70 0.05 2.39 $21.89 $45,520
Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, AZ 50 0.03 1.49 $18.09 $37,630
Kansas City, MO-KS 40 0.04 2.13 $27.58 $57,370




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)
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA 100 0.10 4.95 $19.28 $40,110
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division 300 0.08 3.83 $22.93 $47,690
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division 70 0.05 2.39 $21.89 $45,520
Kansas City, MO-KS 40 0.04 2.13 $27.58 $57,370
Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, AZ 50 0.03 1.49 $18.09 $37,630
New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division 170 0.03 1.61 $22.65 $47,110




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)
Kansas City, MO-KS 40 0.04 2.13 $27.58 $57,370
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA (8) (8) (8) $26.35 $54,800
Edison-New Brunswick, NJ Metropolitan Division (8) (8) (8) $25.17 $52,350
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division 300 0.08 3.83 $22.93 $47,690
New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division 170 0.03 1.61 $22.65 $47,110
Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division (8) (8) (8) $21.95 $45,660
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division 70 0.05 2.39 $21.89 $45,520
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL Metropolitan Division (8) (8) (8) $19.89 $41,360
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA 100 0.10 4.95 $19.28 $40,110
Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division (8) (8) (8) $18.50 $38,470


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