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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2016
51-8021 Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators
Operate or maintain stationary engines, boilers, or other mechanical equipment to provide utilities for buildings or industrial processes. Operate equipment, such as steam engines, generators, motors, turbines, and steam boilers.
National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation
National estimates for this occupation:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 33,720 |
1.7 % |
$29.52 |
$61,410 |
1.0 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$16.90 |
$22.34 |
$28.56 |
$35.84 |
$44.85 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$35,150 |
$46,470 |
$59,400 |
$74,550 |
$93,300 |
Industry profile for this occupation:
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) |
| General Medical and Surgical Hospitals |
4,740 |
0.09 |
$30.36 |
$63,150 |
| Local Government (OES Designation) |
4,080 |
0.08 |
$34.90 |
$72,590 |
| Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools |
3,200 |
0.11 |
$27.36 |
$56,900 |
| State Government (OES Designation) |
2,490 |
0.11 |
$28.72 |
$59,730 |
| Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills |
1,860 |
1.86 |
$26.07 |
$54,230 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills |
1,860 |
1.86 |
$26.07 |
$54,230 |
| Water, Sewage and Other Systems |
550 |
1.12 |
$28.34 |
$58,950 |
| Waste Treatment and Disposal |
870 |
0.92 |
$27.74 |
$57,690 |
| Veneer, Plywood, and Engineered Wood Product Manufacturing |
400 |
0.53 |
$21.62 |
$44,960 |
| Sawmills and Wood Preservation |
470 |
0.51 |
$20.65 |
$42,960 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
Geographic profile for this occupation:
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) |
| New York |
4,030 |
0.44 |
1.84 |
$35.36 |
$73,540 |
| California |
3,790 |
0.24 |
0.99 |
$37.60 |
$78,220 |
| Illinois |
3,180 |
0.54 |
2.24 |
$37.77 |
$78,560 |
| Pennsylvania |
2,040 |
0.35 |
1.48 |
$25.18 |
$52,370 |
| New Jersey |
1,770 |
0.45 |
1.87 |
$26.48 |
$55,090 |
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) |
| District of Columbia |
750 |
1.07 |
4.47 |
$35.06 |
$72,930 |
| Maine |
320 |
0.54 |
2.25 |
$24.09 |
$50,100 |
| Illinois |
3,180 |
0.54 |
2.24 |
$37.77 |
$78,560 |
| Nebraska |
500 |
0.52 |
2.17 |
$22.02 |
$45,790 |
| New Jersey |
1,770 |
0.45 |
1.87 |
$26.48 |
$55,090 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Illinois |
3,180 |
0.54 |
2.24 |
$37.77 |
$78,560 |
| California |
3,790 |
0.24 |
0.99 |
$37.60 |
$78,220 |
| Alaska |
110 |
0.35 |
1.46 |
$36.57 |
$76,060 |
| Hawaii |
70 |
0.11 |
0.45 |
$35.40 |
$73,640 |
| New York |
4,030 |
0.44 |
1.84 |
$35.36 |
$73,540 |
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) |
| New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division |
2,700 |
0.41 |
1.70 |
$39.43 |
$82,020 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights, IL Metropolitan Division |
2,240 |
0.62 |
2.57 |
$38.72 |
$80,530 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division |
1,060 |
0.43 |
1.78 |
$33.71 |
$70,120 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division |
830 |
0.20 |
0.82 |
$37.39 |
$77,770 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
800 |
0.27 |
1.14 |
$20.14 |
$41,890 |
| San Francisco-Redwood City-South San Francisco, CA Metropolitan Division |
720 |
0.67 |
2.80 |
$44.62 |
$92,810 |
| Newark, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division |
680 |
0.58 |
2.43 |
$25.41 |
$52,860 |
| Pittsburgh, PA |
620 |
0.55 |
2.29 |
$25.31 |
$52,650 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
520 |
0.27 |
1.12 |
$28.98 |
$60,290 |
| Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO |
420 |
0.30 |
1.24 |
$31.96 |
$66,470 |
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) |
| Ames, IA |
50 |
1.12 |
4.67 |
$24.46 |
$50,870 |
| Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA |
50 |
1.07 |
4.47 |
$22.05 |
$45,860 |
| Carbondale-Marion, IL |
50 |
1.01 |
4.22 |
(8) |
(8) |
| Albany, OR |
40 |
0.91 |
3.79 |
$24.79 |
$51,570 |
| Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH |
30 |
0.85 |
3.54 |
$19.55 |
$40,660 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY |
370 |
0.83 |
3.46 |
$26.14 |
$54,380 |
| Kankakee, IL |
30 |
0.76 |
3.18 |
$40.24 |
$83,700 |
| Glens Falls, NY |
40 |
0.75 |
3.11 |
$30.97 |
$64,410 |
| Springfield, IL |
80 |
0.72 |
2.99 |
$48.54 |
$100,960 |
| Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA |
350 |
0.72 |
3.02 |
$22.11 |
$45,990 |
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United States Department of Labor
