DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

49-9071  Maintenance and Repair Workers, General

Occupational Description:
Perform work involving the skills of two or more maintenance or craft occupations to keep machines, mechanical equipment, or the structure of an establishment in repair. Duties may involve pipe fitting; boiler making; insulating; welding; machining; carpentry; repairing electrical or mechanical equipment; installing, aligning, and balancing new equipment; and repairing buildings, floors, or stairs. Excludes “Maintenance Workers, Machinery" (49-9043).

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2013
 Percentiles
GeographyEmploymentEmp SE*MeanMean SE*10th25thMedian75th90th
EDR 4 - West Central 64040$17.79/hr$0.35/hr$12.24/hr$14.70/hr$17.68/hr$21.20/hr$23.86/hr
Minnesota 18,060524$19.77/hr$0.20/hr$12.26/hr$15.65/hr$19.13/hr$23.24/hr$28.07/hr
U S 1,230,2704,921$18.13/hr$0.04/hr$10.20/hr$13.03/hr$17.16/hr$22.29/hr$27.91/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.


Leading Industries for Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
IndustryOES EmploymentOES Median Wage
Manufacturing230$18.51/hr
Education and Health Services160$17.84/hr
Public Administration110$20.16/hr
Leisure and Hospitality50$12.50/hr
Trade, Transportation and Utilities40$16.48/hr
Professional and Business Services30$13.73/hr
Financial Activities20$16.75/hr
Other Regional Data For Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change  - 
EDR 11 - 7 County Twin Cities 10,770 $20.24/hr N/A
EDR 10 - Southeast 2,000 $18.84/hr N/A
EDR 3 - Arrowhead 1,090 $17.73/hr N/A
EDR 7W- Central 990 $18.33/hr N/A
EDR 9 - South Central 840 $17.46/hr N/A
EDR 4 - West Central 640 $17.68/hr N/A
EDR 5 - North Central 540 $16.33/hr N/A
EDR 8 - Southwest 470 $17.64/hr N/A
EDR 7E- East Central 330 $17.28/hr N/A
EDR 6E- Southwest Central 320 $19.48/hr N/A
EDR 1 - Northwest 300 $17.42/hr N/A
EDR 2 - Headwaters 270 $15.84/hr N/A
EDR 6W- Upper Minnesota Valley 130 $17.00/hr N/A