Occupational Employment Statistics

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
First Quarter 2020

Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Southeast Minnesota	2,020	162	$21.42/hr	$14.85/hr	$17.30/hr	$21.13/hr	$25.34/hr	$29.54/hr

Leading Industries for Maintenance and Repair Workers, General

Industry	OES Employment (Statewide)	OES Median Wage (Statewide)
Natural Resources and Mining	50	$25.53/hr
Construction	150	$23.38/hr
Manufacturing	3,750	$24.96/hr
Trade, Transportation and Utilities	2,260	$23.25/hr
Information	50	$24.03/hr
Financial Activities	4,180	$20.65/hr
Professional and Business Services	1,450	$21.77/hr
Education and Health Services	3,710	$20.14/hr
Leisure and Hospitality	2,830	$17.81/hr
Other Services	450	$18.27/hr
Public Administration	3,850	$24.21/hr

Other Regional Data for Maintenance and Repair Workers, General

Geography	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2016-2026
Northeast Balance of State	560	$20.51/hr	N/A
Grand Forks ND-MN MSA	590	$17.85/hr	N/A
Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA	640	$20.38/hr	N/A
St Cloud MN MSA	780	$21.16/hr	N/A
Rochester MN MSA	820	$19.70/hr	N/A
Fargo ND-MN MSA	890	$19.67/hr	N/A
La Crosse WI-MN MSA	910	$20.06/hr	N/A
Southwest Balance of State	1,200	$19.66/hr	N/A
Duluth MN-WI MSA	1,310	$19.69/hr	N/A
Southeast Balance of State	1,580	$21.69/hr	N/A
Northeast Minnesota	1,600	$20.41/hr	6.7%
Southwest Minnesota	1,800	$20.03/hr	3.4%
Northwest Balance of State	1,920	$19.80/hr	N/A
Southeast Minnesota	2,020	$21.13/hr	7.4%
Northwest Minnesota	2,160	$19.84/hr	7.0%
Central Minnesota	2,420	$21.46/hr	10.2%
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN	12,820	$22.75/hr	6.4%
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA	14,340	$22.74/hr	N/A
Minnesota	22,750	$21.73/hr	6.9%

Related Occupations

Occupations	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2016-2026
Maintenance Workers, Machinery	490	$21.22/hr	5.4%
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	1,070	$14.00/hr	6.6%
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	9,950	$36.21/hr	13.1%

Task for Maintenance and Repair Workers, General

Perform general cleaning duties 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.
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.
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.
Dismantle machines, equipment, or devices to access and remove defective parts, using hoists, cranes, hand tools, or power tools.
Assemble, install, or repair wiring, electrical or electronic components, pipe systems, plumbing, machinery, or equipment.