Control & valve installers & repairers

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2020 Workforce

22.3k

Average Age

Average Salary

$60,222

Average Male Salary

$60,097

Average Female Salary

$62,294

About

Control & valve installers & repairers are most often employed by the Electric power generation, transmission & distribution industry. The average yearly wage for Control & valve installers & repairers was $60,222 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Control & valve installers & repairers by wage are Railtrack laying & maintenance equipment operators, Miscellaneous extraction workers, including roof bolters & helpers, and Lodging managers.

Control & valve installers & repairers are part of the Installation, maintenance, & repair occupations, along with Firstline supervisors of mechanics, installers, & repairers, Computer, automated teller, & office machine repairers, Radio & telecommunications equipment installers & repairers, Avionics technicians, Electric motor, power tool, & related repairers, and 26 more.

The top 3 locations that employ the most Control & valve installers & repairers are Ector CountyOdessa City PUMA, TX, West Central Texas COG (Outside Taylor County) PUMA, TX, and Panhandle & Northwest Oklahoma PUMA, OK. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Control & valve installers & repairers are Ector CountyOdessa City PUMA, TX, Panhandle & Northwest Oklahoma PUMA, OK, and West Central Texas COG (Outside Taylor County) PUMA, TX.

Information on the businesses and industries that employ Control & valve installers & repairers and on wages and locations for those in the field. Electric power generation, transmission & distribution is the industry that employs the most Control & valve installers & repairers, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Control & valve installers & repairers, by average wage, is Electric & gas, and other combinations. Control & valve installers & repairers are paid most in Bradford, Tioga & Sullivan Counties PUMA, PA but are relatively concentrated in Ector CountyOdessa City PUMA, TX.

Yearly Wage

$60,222

AVERAGE SALARY

± $5,724

In 2020, Control & valve installers & repairers earned an average of $60,222, $4,268 more than than the average national salary of $55,954.

Miscellaneous extraction workers, including roof bolters & helpers make somewhat more than Control & valve installers & repairers while Railtrack laying & maintenance equipment operators make somewhat less. This chart shows the various occupations closest to Control & valve installers & repairers as measured by average annual salary in the US.

Wage Distribution

0.253

WAGE GINI

In 2015, Control & valve installers & repairers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.253, which is lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Control & valve installers & repairers (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

Wage by Location

HIGHEST PAYING PUMAS

This map shows the Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States shaded by average annual wage for Control & valve installers & repairers.

Spatial Concentration

PUMAs with a Relatively High Concentration of Control & valve installers & repairers

This map displays which Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States have a relatively high population of Control & valve installers & repairers.

Most Common

The most common industries employing Control & valve installers & repairers, by number of employees, are Electric power generation, transmission & distribution, Natural gas distribution, Water, steam, air-conditioning, & irrigation systems, Construction, Electric & gas, and other combinations, Support activities for mining, Commercial & industrial machinery & equipment repair & maintenance, Machinery manufacturing, n.e.c. or not specified, Building material & supplies dealers, Administration of economic programs & space research, and Executive offices & legislative bodies.

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Control & valve installers & repairers, by average wage, are Electric & gas, and other combinations, Executive offices & legislative bodies, and Miscellaneous fabricated metal products manufacturing.

Industries by Share

22.3k

2020 Workforce

± 3,668

7.15%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 22.1%

The number of people employed as Control & valve installers & repairers has been growing at a rate of 7.15%, from 20,835 people in 2019 to 22,324 people in 2020.

This graphic shows the share of Control & valve installers & repairers employed by various industries. Electric power generation, transmission & distribution employs the largest share of Control & valve installers & repairers at 18.1%, followed by Natural gas distribution with 17.6% and Water, steam, air-conditioning, & irrigation systems with 11.5%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Control & valve installers & repairers in the US. The average age of male Control & valve installers & repairers in the workforce is 41.9 and of female Control & valve installers & repairers is 44.7, and the most common race/ethnicity for Control & valve installers & repairers is White (Non-Hispanic).

Composition by Sex

21.1k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 3,562

1.27k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 876

94.3% of Control & valve installers & repairers are Male, making them the more common sex in the occupation. This chart shows the sex breakdown of Control & valve installers & repairers.

Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity of Control & valve installers & repairers

White (Non-Hispanic)
Black (Non-Hispanic)
White (Hispanic)

71.7% of Control & valve installers & repairers are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 12.5% of Control & valve installers & repairers, Black (Non-Hispanic) is the second most common race or ethnicity in this occupation. This chart shows the racial and ethnic breakdown of Control & valve installers & repairers.

Age by Sex

41.9

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 2.16

44.7

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 7.63

The median age of Control & valve installers & repairers is 42, and Male employees are generally 2.79 years younger than than their Female counterparts.

Education

Data on higher education choices for Control & valve installers & repairers from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Control & valve installers & repairers is Business but a relatively high number of Control & valve installers & repairers hold a major in Natural Resources & Conservation.