Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019
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) |
| 32,520 |
2.2 % |
$31.71 |
$65,970 |
1.0 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$18.77 |
$24.06 |
$29.88 |
$37.96 |
$48.11 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$39,050 |
$50,040 |
$62,150 |
$78,960 |
$100,080 |
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 |
4,790 |
0.09 |
$33.77 |
$70,230 |
| Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools |
3,360 |
0.11 |
$30.56 |
$63,560 |
| Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) |
3,200 |
0.06 |
$39.68 |
$82,530 |
| State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) |
2,350 |
0.11 |
$31.09 |
$64,670 |
| Real Estate |
2,030 |
0.12 |
$34.15 |
$71,040 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
Top paying industries for this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises |
180 |
0.01 |
$52.61 |
$109,420 |
| Outpatient Care Centers |
120 |
0.01 |
$44.16 |
$91,850 |
| Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions |
90 |
0.05 |
$40.54 |
$84,330 |
| Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) |
3,200 |
0.06 |
$39.68 |
$82,530 |
| Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution |
560 |
0.15 |
$38.81 |
$80,730 |
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 |
4,300 |
0.45 |
2.04 |
$38.32 |
$79,710 |
| California |
3,270 |
0.19 |
0.85 |
$41.59 |
$86,510 |
| Pennsylvania |
2,170 |
0.37 |
1.66 |
$27.94 |
$58,110 |
| Texas |
1,900 |
0.15 |
0.69 |
$26.28 |
$54,670 |
| Illinois |
1,720 |
0.29 |
1.29 |
$41.70 |
$86,740 |
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 |
800 |
1.10 |
4.99 |
$37.53 |
$78,070 |
| Maryland |
1,650 |
0.61 |
2.75 |
$30.10 |
$62,610 |
| Maine |
350 |
0.57 |
2.56 |
$23.68 |
$49,260 |
| Arkansas |
690 |
0.57 |
2.56 |
$22.77 |
$47,370 |
| Minnesota |
1,520 |
0.53 |
2.38 |
$30.31 |
$63,040 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Illinois |
1,720 |
0.29 |
1.29 |
$41.70 |
$86,740 |
| California |
3,270 |
0.19 |
0.85 |
$41.59 |
$86,510 |
| New York |
4,300 |
0.45 |
2.04 |
$38.32 |
$79,710 |
| District of Columbia |
800 |
1.10 |
4.99 |
$37.53 |
$78,070 |
| Wyoming |
90 |
0.33 |
1.48 |
$36.04 |
$74,970 |
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-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
3,480 |
0.36 |
1.63 |
$41.59 |
$86,510 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
1,860 |
0.59 |
2.65 |
$33.21 |
$69,080 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
1,280 |
0.27 |
1.23 |
$41.63 |
$86,600 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
1,030 |
0.36 |
1.62 |
$30.86 |
$64,190 |
| Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO |
960 |
0.64 |
2.88 |
$27.01 |
$56,190 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
830 |
0.42 |
1.89 |
$31.15 |
$64,790 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
790 |
0.13 |
0.57 |
$37.67 |
$78,360 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
780 |
0.32 |
1.42 |
$49.70 |
$103,370 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
700 |
0.23 |
1.04 |
$28.54 |
$59,350 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD |
660 |
0.48 |
2.17 |
$31.52 |
$65,550 |
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) |
| Pueblo, CO |
90 |
1.40 |
6.31 |
$39.49 |
$82,140 |
| Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA |
50 |
1.19 |
5.39 |
$21.92 |
$45,600 |
| Glens Falls, NY |
50 |
0.91 |
4.10 |
$24.38 |
$50,700 |
| Lewiston-Auburn, ME |
50 |
0.90 |
4.08 |
$24.11 |
$50,150 |
| Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ |
110 |
0.86 |
3.90 |
$25.63 |
$53,300 |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN |
40 |
0.75 |
3.37 |
$26.24 |
$54,570 |
| Duluth, MN-WI |
100 |
0.75 |
3.39 |
$30.66 |
$63,780 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY |
340 |
0.74 |
3.36 |
$26.66 |
$55,460 |
| Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ |
40 |
0.70 |
3.17 |
$27.91 |
$58,050 |
| Kennewick-Richland, WA |
80 |
0.68 |
3.08 |
$35.93 |
$74,740 |
United States Department of Labor
