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Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

Earnings Graph | Relative Pay | Area and Industry Statistics | Demographics | Race and Ethnic Distribution | Union Statistics | Hourly and Minimum Wage | Work Hours | Employee Tenure | Census Statistics | Fatalities | Job Openings

The Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations section of the Occupational Outlook Handbook consists of:

 

Earnings Graph

National Average and Percentile Annual Earnings, May 2005

Metropolitan area and State estimates.

source: Occupational Employment Statistics Program; about this section

Relative Pay

Metropolitan Area Relative Pay for Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

source: National Compensation Survey; about this section

Area and Industry Statistics

May 2005 Mean Annual Earnings and Employment, wage and salary workers

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
— National
U.S.: $38,050
— by State
AL: $34,120
AK: $48,970
AZ: $36,840
AR: $32,240
CA: $41,640
CO: $39,490
CT: $42,880
DE: $39,160
DC: $42,200
FL: $34,590
GA: $37,360
HI: $41,550
ID: $34,550
IL: $41,540
IN: $37,710
IA: $35,170
KS: $36,460
KY: $34,820
LA: $33,160
ME: $35,680
MD: $38,670
MA: $43,930
MI: $42,650
MN: $40,710
MS: $31,870
MO: $36,430
MT: $33,940
NE: $35,220
NV: $40,010
NH: $38,450
NJ: $42,760
NM: $33,460
NY: $40,900
NC: $36,070
ND: $35,590
OH: $37,530
OK: $34,780
OR: $38,860
PA: $36,630
RI: $38,590
SC: $34,410
SD: $32,930
TN: $35,170
TX: $35,130
UT: $37,320
VT: $35,850
VA: $38,500
WA: $42,710
WV: $32,580
WI: $37,950
WY: $39,280
GU: $27,340
PR: $23,260
VI: $30,030
— by NAICS Industry Sector
11 $30,880
21 $40,770
22 $52,110
23 $37,990
31-33 $41,240
42 $37,900
44-45 $34,360
48-49 $43,410
51 $49,180
52 $36,420
53 $30,510
54 $41,870
55 $41,530
56 $34,830
61 $35,280
62 $32,360
71 $30,470
72 $28,520
81 $34,560
92 $40,890
Also see State and Metropolitan Area and industry estimates of employment and percentile earnings for installation, maintenance, and repair occupations.

Width of bars indicates mean annual wages; color of bars indicates employment.

source: Occupational Employment Statistics Program; about this section

Demographics

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

  • Employed persons, 2004
    • Employed persons:
    5,069,000    		Percent of total
    WomenMenBlackAsianHispanic
    4.6% 95.4% 7.6% 3.0% 14.1%
  • Full-time wage and salary workers, 2004
     EmploymentMedian weekly earnings
    $W/M ratio
    Women
    (emp.) (earn.)    		 190,000$6110.864
    Men
    (emp.) (earn.)    		 4,140,000$707
    All workers
    (emp.) (earn.)    		 4,330,000$704 

source: Current Population Survey; about this section

Race and Ethnic Distribution

Employed persons by occupation, race, Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, and sex (Percent distribution), 2004

OccupationPercent distribution: Race, ethnicity, and sex
sexTotalWhiteBlackAsianHisp.
Installation, maintenance,
and repair occupations		T 3.6% 3.8% 2.6% 2.6% 4.0%
W 0.4% 0.3% 0.5% 0.3% 0.5%
M 6.5% 6.7% 5.1% 4.5% 6.3%

source: Current Population Survey; about this section

Union Statistics

• Union affiliation of employed wage & salary workers
• Median weekly earnings of full-time wage & salary workers

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

  • Employed wage and salary workers, 2005
    • Employed persons: 4,713,000
    Members of unionsRepresented by unions
    NumberPercentNumberPercent
    811,000 17.2% 851,000 18.1%
    more union employment statistics
  • Median weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers, 2005
    All full-time wage and salary workers $705
    — Members of unions$915
    — Represented by unions$913
    — Non-union$666
    more union earnings statistics

source: Current Population Survey; about this section

Hourly and Minimum Wage

Employed wage and salary workers paid hourly rates and those with earnings at or below the Federal minimum wage, 2004

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

Paid hourly wages 3,335,000
At or below $5.15 per hour 15,000
At $5.15 9,000
Below $5.15 6,000

source: Current Population Survey; about this section

Work Hours

Average hours worked per day at main job only by employed persons on weekdays and weekend days by occupation, 2004 annual averages

OccupationHours & percentage working by day
Average dayAverage weekdayAverage Sat., Sun., and holiday
PercentHoursPercentHoursPercentHours
Installation, maintenance, and repair 68.9 7.83 88.8 8.00--

Average hours worked per day at main job only by employed persons at workplace or home by occupation, 2004 annual averages

OccupationHours & percentage working at workplace or home
At workplaceAt home
PercentHoursPercentHours
Installation, maintenance, and repair 93.9 7.99--

source: American Time Use Survey; about this section

Employee Tenure

Median years of tenure with current employer for employed wage and salary workers, 2004

OccupationEmployee Tenure, median (years)
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations 4.7

source: Current Population Survey; about this section

Census Statistics

1999 employment and earnings distribution, year-round full-time workers

Other installation, maintenance, and repair workers

 Percentile earnings distribution
10th25th50th75th90th
All workers
employment: 166,740
average earnings: $35,000		$15,000$21,000$30,000$42,000$57,000
Men
employment: 156,460
average earnings: $35,000		$15,000$22,000$30,000$42,000$58,000
Women
employment: 10,280
average earnings: $29,000		$12,000$18,000$25,000$35,000$47,000

source: Bureau of the Census; about this section

Fatalities

2004 Fatal occupational injuries by occupation and event or exposure

OccupationFatalities: Event or exposure
TotalTran.Viol.Cont.FallsExpo.Fires
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations 382 73 35 103 69 67 35
Supervisors of installation, maintenance, and repair workers 43 5 8 12 8 5 5
Electrical and electronic equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers 13 3 3 3 3--
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers 120 22 20 49 6 8 15
Other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations 206 43 4 41 52 51 15

source: Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities Program; about this section

Job Openings

Current job openings on craigslist.com

skilled trade / craft jobs

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