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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2016
49-9012 Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door
Install, repair, and maintain mechanical regulating and controlling devices, such as electric meters, gas regulators, thermostats, safety and flow valves, and other mechanical governors.
National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation
National estimates for this occupation: Top
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 45,740 |
2.6 % |
$27.01 |
$56,180 |
0.9 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$14.99 |
$19.01 |
$26.21 |
$34.32 |
$41.55 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$31,180 |
$39,540 |
$54,520 |
$71,380 |
$86,420 |
Industry profile for this occupation: Top
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Natural Gas Distribution |
9,370 |
8.27 |
$30.62 |
$63,680 |
| Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution |
8,130 |
2.10 |
$34.40 |
$71,560 |
| Local Government (OES Designation) |
6,740 |
0.13 |
$24.50 |
$50,960 |
| Utility System Construction |
2,380 |
0.49 |
$21.62 |
$44,970 |
| Building Equipment Contractors |
1,690 |
0.08 |
$24.20 |
$50,330 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Natural Gas Distribution |
9,370 |
8.27 |
$30.62 |
$63,680 |
| Pipeline Transportation of Natural Gas |
1,430 |
4.82 |
$30.08 |
$62,560 |
| Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution |
8,130 |
2.10 |
$34.40 |
$71,560 |
| Water, Sewage and Other Systems |
910 |
1.85 |
$22.99 |
$47,810 |
| Other Pipeline Transportation |
100 |
1.25 |
$27.80 |
$57,830 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
Geographic profile for this occupation: Top
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Texas |
8,820 |
0.75 |
2.30 |
$21.77 |
$45,290 |
| New York |
4,310 |
0.47 |
1.45 |
$36.44 |
$75,800 |
| California |
3,690 |
0.23 |
0.71 |
$30.80 |
$64,050 |
| Maryland |
1,580 |
0.60 |
1.84 |
$25.11 |
$52,230 |
| Michigan |
1,530 |
0.36 |
1.12 |
$30.31 |
$63,040 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Wyoming |
340 |
1.23 |
3.79 |
$32.15 |
$66,860 |
| New Mexico |
740 |
0.91 |
2.80 |
$30.39 |
$63,200 |
| Texas |
8,820 |
0.75 |
2.30 |
$21.77 |
$45,290 |
| Alabama |
1,390 |
0.73 |
2.24 |
$20.06 |
$41,720 |
| Oklahoma |
950 |
0.60 |
1.84 |
$25.52 |
$53,090 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| New York |
4,310 |
0.47 |
1.45 |
$36.44 |
$75,800 |
| Wisconsin |
600 |
0.22 |
0.66 |
$35.18 |
$73,170 |
| South Dakota |
230 |
0.56 |
1.72 |
$34.41 |
$71,560 |
| North Dakota |
160 |
0.37 |
1.14 |
$34.13 |
$70,990 |
| Delaware |
140 |
0.32 |
0.98 |
$33.81 |
$70,330 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
2,780 |
0.95 |
2.90 |
$22.51 |
$46,830 |
| New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division |
2,090 |
0.32 |
0.97 |
$37.62 |
$78,250 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD |
880 |
0.66 |
2.02 |
$23.78 |
$49,450 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights, IL Metropolitan Division |
850 |
0.23 |
0.72 |
$29.98 |
$62,350 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
830 |
0.32 |
0.99 |
$22.18 |
$46,130 |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division |
770 |
0.32 |
0.97 |
$21.20 |
$44,090 |
| Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO |
740 |
0.52 |
1.60 |
$30.44 |
$63,320 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division |
660 |
0.16 |
0.48 |
$33.70 |
$70,100 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division |
640 |
0.26 |
0.79 |
$31.72 |
$65,980 |
| Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division |
620 |
0.40 |
1.21 |
$27.07 |
$56,300 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Farmington, NM |
200 |
4.07 |
12.48 |
$29.83 |
$62,040 |
| New Bern, NC |
170 |
3.94 |
12.10 |
$28.13 |
$58,510 |
| Victoria, TX |
100 |
2.30 |
7.06 |
$23.18 |
$48,220 |
| Longview, TX |
200 |
2.05 |
6.29 |
$24.99 |
$51,980 |
| Odessa, TX |
140 |
2.01 |
6.16 |
$25.11 |
$52,220 |
| Midland, TX |
140 |
1.63 |
5.00 |
$21.89 |
$45,520 |
| Wilmington, NC |
180 |
1.44 |
4.41 |
$17.91 |
$37,260 |
| Ogden-Clearfield, UT |
320 |
1.32 |
4.04 |
$25.26 |
$52,550 |
| Anniston-Oxford-Jacksonville, AL |
50 |
1.24 |
3.82 |
$22.74 |
$47,300 |
| Johnson City, TN |
80 |
1.03 |
3.17 |
$18.79 |
$39,080 |
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United States Department of Labor
