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 a building in repair. Duties may involve pipe fitting; HVAC maintenance; insulating; welding; machining; carpentry; repairing electrical or mechanical equipment; installing, aligning, and balancing new equipment; and repairing buildings, floors, or stairs. Excludes ?Facilities Managers? (11-3013) and ?Maintenance Workers, Machinery? (49-9043).

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020
 Percentiles
GeographyEmploymentEmp SE*MeanMean SE*10th25thMedian75th90th
Southwest Balance of State1,20094$20.31/hr$0.37/hr$14.06/hr$16.60/hr$19.66/hr$24.21/hr$28.20/hr
Minnesota 22,750728$22.37/hr$0.16/hr$14.40/hr$17.48/hr$21.73/hr$26.97/hr$30.94/hr
U S 1,418,9905,676$20.47/hr$0.04/hr$12.01/hr$14.93/hr$19.07/hr$24.89/hr$30.81/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
Manufacturing310$23.22/hr
Trade, Transportation and Utilities220$20.61/hr
Education and Health Services220$17.80/hr
Public Administration220$20.06/hr
Financial Activities110$17.28/hr
Leisure and Hospitality60$16.16/hr
Professional and Business Services40$21.42/hr
Other Regional Data For Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change  - 
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA 14,340 $22.74/hr N/A
Northwest Balance of State 1,920 $19.80/hr N/A
Southeast Balance of State 1,580 $21.69/hr N/A
Duluth MN-WI MSA 1,310 $19.69/hr N/A
Southwest Balance of State 1,200 $19.66/hr N/A
La Crosse WI-MN MSA 910 $20.06/hr N/A
Fargo ND-MN MSA 890 $19.67/hr N/A
Rochester MN MSA 820 $19.70/hr N/A
St Cloud MN MSA 780 $21.16/hr N/A
Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA 640 $20.38/hr N/A
Grand Forks ND-MN MSA 590 $17.85/hr N/A
Northeast Balance of State 560 $20.51/hr N/A