Helpersinstallation, maintenance, & repair workers

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2020 Workforce

20.2k

Average Age

34.2

Estimated Job Growth

4.35%

10-year projection

Average Salary

$26,700

Average Male Salary

$26,775

Average Female Salary

$25,646

About

Helpersinstallation, maintenance, & repair workers are most often employed by the Automotive repair & maintenance industry. The average yearly wage for Helpersinstallation, maintenance, & repair workers was $26,700 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Helpersinstallation, maintenance, & repair workers by wage are Nursing assistants, Office machine operators, except computer, and Landscaping and groundskeeping workers.

Helpersinstallation, maintenance, & repair workers 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 Helpersinstallation, maintenance, & repair workers are Johnson County PUMA, TX, Pasadena City (North & Central)Inside Beltway TX-8 PUMA, TX, and Bell Gardens, Bell, Maywood, Cudahy & Commerce Cities PUMA, CA. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Helpersinstallation, maintenance, & repair workers are Johnson County PUMA, TX, Pasadena City (North & Central)Inside Beltway TX-8 PUMA, TX, and Bell Gardens, Bell, Maywood, Cudahy & Commerce Cities PUMA, CA.

Employment

Information on the businesses and industries that employ Helpersinstallation, maintenance, & repair workers and on wages and locations for those in the field. Automotive repair & maintenance is the industry that employs the most Helpersinstallation, maintenance, & repair workers , both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Helpersinstallation, maintenance, & repair workers , by average wage, is Bus service & urban transit. Helpersinstallation, maintenance, & repair workers are paid most in Johnson County PUMA, TX but are relatively concentrated in Johnson County PUMA, TX.

Yearly Wage

$26,700

AVERAGE SALARY

± $3,963

In 2020, Helpersinstallation, maintenance, & repair workers earned an average of $26,700, $29,254 less than than the average national salary of $55,954.

Nursing assistants make somewhat more than Helpersinstallation, maintenance, & repair workers while Landscaping and groundskeeping workers make somewhat less. This chart shows the various occupations closest to Helpersinstallation, maintenance, & repair workers as measured by average annual salary in the US.

Wage Distribution

0.395

WAGE GINI

In 2015, Helpersinstallation, maintenance, & repair workers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.395, which is lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Helpersinstallation, maintenance, & repair workers (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 Helpersinstallation, maintenance, & repair workers .

Spatial Concentration

PUMAs with a Relatively High Concentration of Helpersinstallation, maintenance, & repair workers

This map displays which Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States have a relatively high population of Helpersinstallation, maintenance, & repair workers .

Most Common

The most common industries employing Helpersinstallation, maintenance, & repair workers , by number of employees, are Automotive repair & maintenance, Construction, Gasoline stations, Car washes, Car Dealers, Commercial & industrial machinery & equipment repair & maintenance, Truck transportation, Electric power generation, transmission & distribution, Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing, Elementary & secondary schools, and Bus service & urban transit.

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Helpersinstallation, maintenance, & repair workers , by average wage, are Bus service & urban transit, Electric power generation, transmission & distribution, and Elementary & secondary schools.

Industries by Share

20.2k

2020 Workforce

± 3,493

−3.9%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 25.1%

The number of people employed as Helpersinstallation, maintenance, & repair workers has been declining at a rate of −3.9%, from 21,060 people in 2019 to 20,239 people in 2020.

This graphic shows the share of Helpersinstallation, maintenance, & repair workers employed by various industries. Automotive repair & maintenance employs the largest share of Helpersinstallation, maintenance, & repair workers at 45.9%, followed by Construction with 15.3% and Gasoline stations with 6.2%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Helpersinstallation, maintenance, & repair workers in the US. The average age of male Helpersinstallation, maintenance, & repair workers in the workforce is 33.9 and of female Helpersinstallation, maintenance, & repair workers is 38.6, and the most common race/ethnicity for Helpersinstallation, maintenance, & repair workers is White (Non-Hispanic).

Composition by Sex

18.9k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 3,375

1.34k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 898

93.4% of Helpersinstallation, maintenance, & repair workers are Male, making them the more common sex in the occupation. This chart shows the sex breakdown of Helpersinstallation, maintenance, & repair workers .

Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity of Helpersinstallation, maintenance, & repair workers

White (Non-Hispanic)
White (Hispanic)
Other (Hispanic)

45.2% of Helpersinstallation, maintenance, & repair workers are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 23.6% of Helpersinstallation, maintenance, & repair workers , White (Hispanic) is the second most common race or ethnicity in this occupation. This chart shows the racial and ethnic breakdown of Helpersinstallation, maintenance, & repair workers .

Age by Sex

33.9

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 2.62

38.6

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 9.72

The median age of Helpersinstallation, maintenance, & repair workers is 34.2, and Male employees are generally 4.74 years younger than than their Female counterparts.

Education

Data on higher education choices for Helpersinstallation, maintenance, & repair workers from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Helpersinstallation, maintenance, & repair workers is Business but a relatively high number of Helpersinstallation, maintenance, & repair workers hold a major in Visual & Performing Arts.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.

MOST COMMON MAJORS

MOST SPECIALIZED MAJORS

Skills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Helpersinstallation, maintenance, & repair workers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Helpersinstallation, maintenance, & repair workers need many skills, but most especially Equipment Maintenance, Repairing, and Troubleshooting. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Helpersinstallation, maintenance, & repair workers need more than the average amount of Installation, Repairing, and Equipment Maintenance.

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Projections

Projections on job growth for Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The 10-year national workforce is projected to grow 3.71%, but Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers are expected to see a growth of 4.35% over the same period. This occupation is expected to grow more than the national average.

Job Growth

For growth projections, the closest comparible industry reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics is Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers.

4.35%

Estimated Job Growth

10-year Projection

3.71%

National Growth

10-year Projection

This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers. This profession is expected to grow more than than 3.71%, the average rate of national job growth.