Maintenance & repair workers, general

Detailed Occupation

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2024 Workforce

783k

Average Age

Estimated Job Growth

3.83%

10-year projection

Average Salary

$57,698

Average Male Salary

$58,230

Average Female Salary

$45,911

About

Maintenance & repair workers, general are most often employed by the Lessors of real estate, and offices of real estate agents and brokers industry. The average yearly wage for Maintenance & repair workers, general was $57,698 in 2024.

The locations that employ the most Maintenance & repair workers, general are Maui, Kalawao & Kauai Counties PUMA, HI, Northeast Nebraska PUMA, NE, and Norfolk City (North) PUMA, VA. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Maintenance & repair workers, general are Norfolk City (North) PUMA, VA, Mineral, Hampshire, Morgan, Hardy, Grant, Tucker, Pendleton Counties PUMA, WV, and Rural Nevada PUMA, NV.

Natural resources, construction, & maintenance occupations Installation, maintenance, & repair occupations

Employment

Employment and salary information for the Maintenance & repair workers, general workforce. Maintenance & repair workers, general workforce in 2024 was 782,725 people, of which 4.32% were women and 95.7% were men.

Maintenance & repair workers, general are paid most in Monterey County (North Central)--Seaside, Monterey, Marina & Pacific Grove Cities PUMA, CA but are relatively concentrated in Norfolk City (North) PUMA, VA.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

748,944

Male Workforce

± 21.2k

33,781

Female Workforce

± 4.51k

The Maintenance & repair workers, general workforce in 2024 was 782,725 people (4.32% women and 95.7% men). This implies an average annual growth of 49.4% between 2014 (523,822) and 2024 (782,725).

Employment by Location

Level

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This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Maintenance & repair workers, general.

During 2024, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Wyoming ($70,739), Alaska ($69,293), and Massachusetts ($68,061).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$57,698

AVERAGE WAGE

#254 in the ranking (2014)

$69,878

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2024, Maintenance & repair workers, general earned an average of $57,698, $12,179 less than the average national salary of $69,878

The graph shows the ranking of Maintenance & repair workers, general in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2014.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.304

WAGE GINI

In 2024, Maintenance & repair workers, general had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.304, which is lower than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Maintenance & repair workers, general (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Maintenance & repair workers, general compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Maintenance & repair workers, general and on wages for those in the field. Lessors of real estate, and offices of real estate agents and brokers is the industry that employs the most Maintenance & repair workers, general, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Maintenance & repair workers, general, by average wage, is Software publishers ($108,164).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

783k

2024 Workforce

± 21,666

3.44%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 3.82%

This graphic shows the share of Maintenance & repair workers, general employed by various industries. Lessors of real estate, and offices of real estate agents and brokers employs the largest share of Maintenance & repair workers, general at 39.9%, followed by Construction with 31.2% and Elementary & secondary schools with 15.3%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Maintenance & repair workers, general in the US. The workforce of Maintenance & repair workers, general in 2024 was 782,725 people, with 4.32% woman, and 95.7% men. The average age of male Maintenance & repair workers, general in the workforce is 45.2 and of female Maintenance & repair workers, general is 41.7, and the most common race/ethnicity for Maintenance & repair workers, general is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Maintenance & repair workers, general in 2024 was 782,725 people, with 4.32% woman, and 95.7% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 55 to 59 years (96,672 people), 60 to 64 years (86,768 people), and 50 to 54 years (86,385 people). Among them they concentrated 34.5% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2024, 21.6% of Maintenance & repair workers, general workers were Hispanic and 78.4% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (59%), Puerto Rican (11.3)%, and Salvadoran (4.69)%

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Races

In 2024, 64.9% of the Maintenance & repair workers, general workforce were White, of which 3.81% were women and 96.2% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Two or More Races (12.1%) and Black (9.65%).

Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Maintenance & repair workers, general from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Maintenance & repair workers, general is Business but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2024 were Mechanical Technologies.

Among the necessary skills for Maintenance & repair workers, general, Equipment Maintenance stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Maintenance & repair workers, general need more than the average amount of Installation.

Majors

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

Type of Majors

Degree

The most common majors achieved by Maintenance & repair workers, general in 2024 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (12,768 people), Engineering (10,930 people), and Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (3,650 people).

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Education Levels

Metric

The main educational levels achieved by the Maintenance & repair workers, general workers were High School or Equivalent (340,298 people), Some college (196,118 people), and Associates Degree (92,602 people).

The graphic shows the Maintenance & repair workers, general workforce by gender and educational level.

Skills

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Value

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Maintenance & repair workers, general from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Maintenance & repair workers, general need many skills, but most especially Equipment Maintenance, Repairing, Troubleshooting.

Projections

Projections on job growth for Maintenance and Repair Workers, General from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The 10-year national workforce is projected to grow 3.07%, but Maintenance and Repair Workers, General are expected to see a growth of 3.83% 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 Maintenance and Repair Workers, General.

3.83%

Estimated Job Growth

10-year Projection

3.07%

National Growth

10-year Projection

This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for Maintenance & repair workers, general. This profession is expected to grow more than than 3.07%, the average rate of national job growth.