Occupational Employment Statistics
49-9071 Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
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).
Northwest Minnesota
| 3,050 | 81 | $24.77/hr | $15.93/hr | $19.55/hr | $24.14/hr | $28.92/hr | $32.19/hr |
Natural Resources and Mining | 250 | $39.03/hr |
Construction | 500 | $29.87/hr |
Manufacturing | 5,250 | $30.01/hr |
Trade, Transportation and Utilities | 2,870 | $28.33/hr |
Information | 190 | $31.54/hr |
Financial Activities | 5,190 | $25.52/hr |
Professional and Business Services | 2,780 | $24.21/hr |
Education and Health Services | 4,310 | $24.21/hr |
Leisure and Hospitality | 2,440 | $19.94/hr |
Other Services | 590 | $22.19/hr |
Public Administration | 4,630 | $28.69/hr |
Grand Forks ND-MN MSA
| 650 | $22.02/hr | N/A |
Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA
| 720 | $24.91/hr | N/A |
Northeast Balance of State
| 720 | $23.69/hr | N/A |
Rochester MN MSA
| 800 | $25.01/hr | N/A |
La Crosse WI-MN MSA
| 850 | $23.67/hr | N/A |
St Cloud MN MSA
| 1,000 | $25.50/hr | N/A |
Fargo ND-MN MSA
| 1,220 | $23.86/hr | N/A |
Southwest Balance of State
| 1,490 | $24.04/hr | N/A |
Duluth MN-WI MSA
| 1,640 | $24.21/hr | N/A |
Southeast Balance of State
| 1,800 | $25.52/hr | N/A |
Northeast Minnesota
| 2,050 | $24.21/hr | 2.8% |
Southwest Minnesota
| 2,140 | $24.91/hr | 3.4% |
Southeast Minnesota
| 2,270 | $25.52/hr | 5.0% |
Northwest Balance of State
| 2,790 | $24.04/hr | N/A |
Central Minnesota
| 2,840 | $25.25/hr | 5.8% |
Northwest Minnesota
| 3,050 | $24.14/hr | 5.6% |
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN
| 15,810 | $28.27/hr | 3.9% |
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA
| 17,460 | $28.13/hr | N/A |
Minnesota
| 29,000 | $25.73/hr | 4.2% |
- Perform general cleaning of buildings or properties.
- Repair machines, equipment, or structures, using tools such as hammers, hoists, saws, drills, wrenches, or equipment such as precision measuring instruments or electrical or electronic testing devices.
- Paint or repair roofs, windows, doors, floors, woodwork, plaster, drywall, or other parts of building structures.
- Inspect, operate, or test machinery or equipment to diagnose machine malfunctions.
- Test and treat water supply.
- Perform routine maintenance, such as inspecting drives, motors, or belts, checking fluid levels, replacing filters, or doing other preventive maintenance actions.
- Diagnose mechanical problems and determine how to correct them, checking blueprints, repair manuals, or parts catalogs, as necessary.
- Test and treat water supply.
- Maintain or repair specialized equipment or machinery located in cafeterias, laundries, hospitals, stores, offices, or factories.
- Adjust functional parts of devices or control instruments, using hand tools, levels, plumb bobs, or straightedges.