Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations

SOC major group 49-0000: 51 detailed occupations, 51 with a published national median (May 2025). The group employs 6,086,190 people nationally.

The group as a whole

Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations: national wage percentiles, May 2025
AreaBasisPercentile wageMeanEmployment
10th25thMedian75th90th
United StatesHourly$17.79$22.17$28.66$36.86$46.41$30.446,086,190
Annual$37,000$46,110$59,620$76,670$96,540$63,320

Every occupation in the group, by median annual wage

OccupationSOCMedian hourlyMedian annualMean annualEmployment
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay49-2095$49.53$103,020$100,76020,720
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers49-9051$45.83$95,320$91,970131,070
Signal and Track Switch Repairers49-9097$44.45$92,460$90,4108,720
Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment49-2093$40.81$84,890$83,3006,940
Avionics Technicians49-2091$39.56$82,280$83,38018,830
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians49-3011$38.40$79,870$84,740138,090
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers49-1011$38.39$79,860$85,220617,500
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door49-9012$35.74$74,340$76,21048,240
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers49-9052$35.73$74,330$73,94097,720
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment49-2094$35.62$74,090$75,57065,010
Commercial Divers49-9092$35.09$72,990$88,3203,450
Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other49-9069$33.17$68,990$71,1809,400
Rail Car Repairers49-3043$32.46$67,530$70,68021,350
Watch and Clock Repairers49-9064$32.32$67,230$70,8401,310
Millwrights49-9044$31.59$65,700$69,78040,330
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines49-3042$31.50$65,510$69,240176,600
Industrial Machinery Mechanics49-9041$31.02$64,520$68,460439,640
Wind Turbine Service Technicians49-9081$30.83$64,120$68,9809,980
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers49-2022$30.72$63,890$68,500140,920
Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers49-2021$30.54$63,520$69,87011,140
Riggers49-9096$30.12$62,640$66,81022,530
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists49-3031$29.70$61,770$64,320289,960
Medical Equipment Repairers49-9062$29.64$61,660$65,93065,990
Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons49-9045$29.47$61,290$63,7701,080
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers49-9021$29.33$61,010$64,780409,670
Maintenance Workers, Machinery49-9043$29.25$60,850$64,61060,020
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers49-2098$28.88$60,070$60,96086,340
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians49-3051$27.67$57,550$58,07023,220
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians49-3041$27.19$56,550$57,29037,870
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers49-2092$27.02$56,210$58,61014,450
Mechanical Door Repairers49-9011$26.79$55,720$57,54027,120
Automotive Body and Related Repairers49-3021$26.39$54,890$59,690149,310
Camera and Photographic Equipment Repairers49-9061$25.35$52,720$56,0401,650
Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers49-2097$25.29$52,600$57,93019,780
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians49-3092$25.00$52,000$56,44017,430
Locksmiths and Safe Repairers49-9094$24.68$51,320$55,47015,040
Home Appliance Repairers49-9031$24.51$50,990$56,04032,150
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics49-3023$24.34$50,620$56,420704,640
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General49-9071$23.84$49,590$53,7801,529,700
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other49-9099$23.67$49,230$53,850176,300
Motorcycle Mechanics49-3052$23.35$48,580$52,37013,510
Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles49-2096$23.28$48,420$51,5608,550
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics49-3053$23.02$47,880$49,99036,060
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers49-2011$22.99$47,810$50,88065,600
Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers49-3022$22.90$47,630$50,43020,310
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers49-9091$22.81$47,450$49,77026,410
Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners49-9063$22.32$46,420$49,9605,380
Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers49-9095$22.11$45,990$45,4103,020
Bicycle Repairers49-3091$20.57$42,780$42,73012,170
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers49-9098$19.05$39,630$41,49095,580
Tire Repairers and Changers49-3093$18.13$37,710$40,170108,410

Source and notes

Data: BLS OEWS May 2025, released 2026-05-15. Cross-industry estimates, all ownerships. BLS page: National OEWS estimates.

  • Annual wages assume 2,080 hours a year at the hourly rate; occupations BLS publishes on one basis only show an en dash (–) on the other.
  • Employment is rounded to the nearest 10 by BLS. Where BLS withholds a cell, nothing is estimated in its place.