Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2020

49-2092 Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers

Repair, maintain, or install electric motors, wiring, or switches.

National estimates for Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers
Industry profile for Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers
Geographic profile for Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers

National estimates for Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers:

Employment (1)	Employment RSE (3)	Mean hourly wage	Mean annual wage (2)	Wage RSE (3)
15,380	6.2 %	$ 23.68	$ 49,250	1.9 %

Percentile wage estimates for Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$ 13.86	$ 17.52	$ 22.40	$ 28.74	$ 36.02
Annual Wage (2)	$ 28,830	$ 36,440	$ 46,590	$ 59,790	$ 74,910

Industry profile for Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods (4232, 4233, 4235, 4236, 4237, and 4239 only)	4,960	0.36	$ 25.32	$ 52,670
Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance	3,420	1.65	$ 21.74	$ 45,220
Electrical Equipment Manufacturing	780	0.57	$ 23.70	$ 49,300
Machinery, Equipment, and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	770	0.11	$ 24.01	$ 49,950
Building Material and Supplies Dealers	720	0.06	$ 21.95	$ 45,650

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance	3,420	1.65	$ 21.74	$ 45,220
Electrical Equipment Manufacturing	780	0.57	$ 23.70	$ 49,300
Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods (4232, 4233, 4235, 4236, 4237, and 4239 only)	4,960	0.36	$ 25.32	$ 52,670
Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance	200	0.20	$ 21.58	$ 44,890
Machinery, Equipment, and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	770	0.11	$ 24.01	$ 49,950

Top paying industries for Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation)	420	0.01	$ 41.88	$ 87,110
Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution	50	0.01	$ 33.67	$ 70,030
Other Electrical Equipment and Component Manufacturing	50	0.03	$ 26.59	$ 55,310
Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers	190	0.04	$ 25.52	$ 53,080
Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods (4232, 4233, 4235, 4236, 4237, and 4239 only)	4,960	0.36	$ 25.32	$ 52,670

Geographic profile for Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers, see the Create Customized Tables function.

States with the highest employment level in Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
California	1,090	0.07	0.60	$ 24.93	$ 51,850
Texas	1,070	0.09	0.80	$ 21.58	$ 44,900
Pennsylvania	940	0.17	1.54	$ 28.55	$ 59,390
Florida	940	0.11	1.00	$ 20.85	$ 43,370
Arizona	900	0.32	2.88	$ 22.24	$ 46,250

States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
North Dakota	170	0.43	3.89	$ 22.78	$ 47,390
Arizona	900	0.32	2.88	$ 22.24	$ 46,250
Colorado	740	0.29	2.59	$ 20.85	$ 43,360
West Virginia	170	0.26	2.33	$ 20.08	$ 41,760
Tennessee	640	0.22	1.99	$ 21.09	$ 43,870

Top paying states for Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Illinois	430	0.08	0.69	$ 42.15	$ 87,670
Connecticut	80	0.05	0.49	$ 30.87	$ 64,220
Washington	700	0.22	1.98	$ 29.99	$ 62,370
Pennsylvania	940	0.17	1.54	$ 28.55	$ 59,390
Montana	80	0.17	1.51	$ 25.86	$ 53,790

Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	820	0.39	3.53	$ 22.59	$ 46,980
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	580	0.22	1.96	$ 29.69	$ 61,750
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	520	0.27	2.41	$ 32.17	$ 66,910
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	440	0.10	0.92	$ 38.02	$ 79,090
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	360	0.04	0.36	$ 22.32	$ 46,420
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	300	0.12	1.10	$ 22.35	$ 46,480
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	240	0.08	0.73	$ 21.72	$ 45,170
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	240	0.25	2.23	$ 16.56	$ 34,450
Birmingham-Hoover, AL	200	0.40	3.63	$ 23.66	$ 49,220
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	180	0.06	0.53	$ 23.42	$ 48,720

Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Winchester, VA-WV	50	0.84	7.63	$ 23.00	$ 47,840
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	60	0.64	5.75	$ 25.24	$ 52,510
Canton-Massillon, OH	90	0.57	5.12	$ 22.92	$ 47,680
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	90	0.55	4.99	$ 25.82	$ 53,710
Bismarck, ND	30	0.48	4.33	$ 22.01	$ 45,780
Houma-Thibodaux, LA	30	0.42	3.81	$ 23.32	$ 48,500
Birmingham-Hoover, AL	200	0.40	3.63	$ 23.66	$ 49,220
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	820	0.39	3.53	$ 22.59	$ 46,980
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	80	0.35	3.13	$ 24.24	$ 50,410
Green Bay, WI	50	0.32	2.89	$ 27.34	$ 56,870

Top paying metropolitan areas for Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	440	0.10	0.92	$ 38.02	$ 79,090
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	(8)	(8)	(8)	$ 33.74	$ 70,180
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	520	0.27	2.41	$ 32.17	$ 66,910
York-Hanover, PA	(8)	(8)	(8)	$ 29.82	$ 62,020
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	580	0.22	1.96	$ 29.69	$ 61,750
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC	(8)	(8)	(8)	$ 28.98	$ 60,270
El Paso, TX	(8)	(8)	(8)	$ 27.94	$ 58,110
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	100	0.04	0.40	$ 27.77	$ 57,750
Austin-Round Rock, TX	40	0.04	0.34	$ 27.59	$ 57,380
Colorado Springs, CO	70	0.25	2.25	$ 27.38	$ 56,950

About May 2020 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.

(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(8) Estimate not released.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.

Other OEWS estimates and related information:

May 2020 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2020 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2020 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2020 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2020 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

Last Modified Date: March 31, 2021