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Career profile · 49-9099

Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other

All installation, maintenance, and repair workers not listed separately.

What the work can involve

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Pay & employment outlook

Salary estimates for installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other

National median annual wage$49,230May 2025 · existing wage and salary workers
National median hourly wage$23.67May 2025 · where BLS publishes hourly pay
Middle 50% of annual wages$42,170–$61,90025th–75th percentile · not an entry-level pay range
Estimated employment176,300May 2025 · excludes self-employed workers

The median divides workers into two equally sized groups by pay. It is not a starting salary, a school’s graduate outcome or a promise of employment. Lower percentiles are not automatically new graduates.

National outlook: 2025–2035

Projected employment change+2.6%205,200 to 210,600 jobs
Projected openings per year18,300Annual average · growth plus replacement needs
Typical education for entry
High school diploma or equivalent
Related work experience
None
Typical on-the-job training
Moderate-term on-the-job training

BLS national employment projections, 2025–2035. Openings include people leaving occupations or the labor force; these are not advertised vacancies. Education categories describe typical entry, not legal eligibility or a guarantee that any specific program is sufficient.

Compare wages across 51 state/DC estimates
May 2025 cross-industry wage estimates for Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other
StateAnnual medianHourly medianEmployment
Alabama$46,610$22.411,440
Alaska$75,360$36.23100
Arizona$49,990$24.034,010
Arkansas$45,830$22.031,350
California$51,230$24.6323,630
Colorado$50,840$24.444,980
Connecticut$56,110$26.982,490
Delaware$48,310$23.23510
District of Columbia$59,320$28.52130
Florida$46,290$22.2516,340
Georgia$48,490$23.317,430
Hawaii$74,260$35.70970
Idaho$51,680$24.84990
Illinois$55,780$26.825,350
Indiana$48,120$23.141,570
Iowa$48,680$23.402,050
Kansas$51,060$24.551,020
Kentucky$51,310$24.671,110
Louisiana$50,660$24.367,970
Maine$61,380$29.511,230
Maryland$49,950$24.014,200
Massachusetts$59,890$28.791,240
Michigan$47,470$22.825,800
Minnesota$60,250$28.972,140
Mississippi$44,370$21.33910
Missouri$52,000$25.002,390
Montana$48,360$23.251,010
Nebraska$48,940$23.53770
Nevada$50,190$24.134,000
New Hampshire$49,030$23.57460
New Jersey$49,920$24.003,970
New Mexico$50,010$24.04500
New York$56,900$27.365,390
North Carolina$46,780$22.494,650
North Dakota$52,040$25.02790
Ohio$47,550$22.863,620
Oklahoma$49,420$23.76970
Oregon$52,230$25.112,650
Pennsylvania$48,180$23.175,380
Rhode Island$59,890$28.79180
South Carolina$46,430$22.322,240
South Dakota$48,490$23.31560
Tennessee$48,200$23.173,730
Texas$45,360$21.8118,580
Utah$53,110$25.532,750
Vermont$51,030$24.53580
Virginia$47,910$23.035,580
Washington$63,080$30.333,550
West Virginia$47,850$23.01570
Wisconsin$49,100$23.612,360
Wyoming$48,260$23.20100

Metropolitan and nonmetropolitan wages

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Sources: BLS May 2025 OEWS public downloads and 2025–2035 employment projections, retrieved September 9, 2026. Unpublished estimates stay unavailable. “+” means BLS’s upper reporting threshold ($239,200 annually or $115 hourly). Wages exclude self-employment and nonwage benefits. How to interpret these figures.

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Sources and attribution

This page includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under CC BY 4.0. Trade School Guides selects and organizes the material and adds explanatory guidance. USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed or tested these modifications. Occupation code: 49-9099.00.

Training connections: CIP 2020–SOC 2018 crosswalk. Snapshot: September 8, 2026. See the methodology.