Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2020
49-9031 Home Appliance Repairers
Repair, adjust, or install all types of electric or gas household appliances, such as refrigerators, washers, dryers, and ovens.
National estimates for Home Appliance Repairers
Industry profile for Home Appliance Repairers
Geographic profile for Home Appliance Repairers
National estimates for Home Appliance Repairers:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Home Appliance Repairers:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 27,640 |
4.3 % |
$ 21.06 |
$ 43,810 |
1.1 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Home Appliance Repairers:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$ 12.02 |
$ 15.47 |
$ 20.00 |
$ 25.44 |
$ 31.56 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$ 25,000 |
$ 32,170 |
$ 41,610 |
$ 52,920 |
$ 65,640 |
Industry profile for Home Appliance Repairers:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Home Appliance Repairers are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in Home Appliance Repairers, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in Home Appliance Repairers:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Personal and Household Goods Repair and Maintenance |
9,980 |
13.75 |
$ 21.82 |
$ 45,390 |
| Electronics and Appliance Stores |
9,220 |
2.07 |
$ 19.33 |
$ 40,200 |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods (4232, 4233, 4235, 4236, 4237, and 4239 only) |
1,350 |
0.10 |
$ 23.02 |
$ 47,880 |
| Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance |
770 |
0.37 |
$ 26.43 |
$ 54,980 |
| Building Equipment Contractors |
660 |
0.03 |
$ 24.72 |
$ 51,410 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Home Appliance Repairers:
Top paying industries for Home Appliance Repairers:
Geographic profile for Home Appliance Repairers:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Home Appliance Repairers are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in Home Appliance Repairers, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in Home Appliance Repairers:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Texas |
2,270 |
0.19 |
0.94 |
$ 21.17 |
$ 44,040 |
| Florida |
1,780 |
0.21 |
1.06 |
$ 19.50 |
$ 40,560 |
| California |
1,530 |
0.09 |
0.47 |
$ 23.94 |
$ 49,800 |
| Michigan |
1,490 |
0.38 |
1.91 |
$ 19.39 |
$ 40,330 |
| Georgia |
1,330 |
0.31 |
1.56 |
$ 21.33 |
$ 44,370 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Home Appliance Repairers:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Idaho |
380 |
0.53 |
2.65 |
$ 20.08 |
$ 41,760 |
| Colorado |
1,020 |
0.39 |
1.98 |
$ 24.15 |
$ 50,220 |
| Missouri |
1,040 |
0.39 |
1.94 |
$ 24.64 |
$ 51,250 |
| Michigan |
1,490 |
0.38 |
1.91 |
$ 19.39 |
$ 40,330 |
| North Dakota |
150 |
0.37 |
1.87 |
$ 19.23 |
$ 40,000 |
Top paying states for Home Appliance Repairers:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Arizona |
390 |
0.14 |
0.68 |
$ 28.73 |
$ 59,760 |
| New Jersey |
960 |
0.26 |
1.28 |
$ 26.63 |
$ 55,390 |
| Connecticut |
270 |
0.18 |
0.88 |
$ 25.91 |
$ 53,900 |
| Massachusetts |
310 |
0.09 |
0.46 |
$ 24.86 |
$ 51,710 |
| Missouri |
1,040 |
0.39 |
1.94 |
$ 24.64 |
$ 51,250 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Home Appliance Repairers:
| 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 |
1,310 |
0.15 |
0.75 |
$ 24.27 |
$ 50,480 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
1,080 |
0.41 |
2.06 |
$ 22.30 |
$ 46,390 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
1,050 |
0.29 |
1.47 |
$ 22.01 |
$ 45,790 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
1,010 |
0.37 |
1.88 |
$ 22.48 |
$ 46,760 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
970 |
0.22 |
1.12 |
$ 18.47 |
$ 38,410 |
| Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO |
640 |
0.44 |
2.22 |
$ 24.28 |
$ 50,510 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL |
630 |
0.49 |
2.44 |
$ 24.67 |
$ 51,310 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI |
630 |
0.35 |
1.78 |
$ 20.23 |
$ 42,070 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
530 |
0.18 |
0.89 |
$ 21.44 |
$ 44,600 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
470 |
0.19 |
0.94 |
$ 21.45 |
$ 44,620 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Home Appliance Repairers:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Logan, UT-ID |
60 |
1.01 |
5.07 |
$ 12.65 |
$ 26,320 |
| Lima, OH |
40 |
0.79 |
3.97 |
$ 15.95 |
$ 33,180 |
| Joplin, MO |
50 |
0.64 |
3.23 |
$ 15.15 |
$ 31,500 |
| St. George, UT |
40 |
0.60 |
3.02 |
$ 19.84 |
$ 41,270 |
| Elkhart-Goshen, IN |
70 |
0.55 |
2.75 |
$ 17.53 |
$ 36,470 |
| Columbia, MO |
50 |
0.54 |
2.73 |
$ 20.61 |
$ 42,870 |
| Greeley, CO |
60 |
0.53 |
2.68 |
$ 17.18 |
$ 35,740 |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV |
50 |
0.51 |
2.56 |
$ 15.88 |
$ 33,030 |
| Reno, NV |
110 |
0.50 |
2.53 |
$ 18.79 |
$ 39,080 |
| Saginaw, MI |
40 |
0.49 |
2.46 |
$ 24.06 |
$ 50,050 |
Top paying metropolitan areas for Home Appliance Repairers:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT |
80 |
0.22 |
1.08 |
$ 31.27 |
$ 65,040 |
| Flint, MI |
30 |
0.26 |
1.30 |
$ 30.82 |
$ 64,100 |
| Boulder, CO |
(8) |
(8) |
(8) |
$ 30.62 |
$ 63,700 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ |
300 |
0.14 |
0.71 |
$ 30.61 |
$ 63,660 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
(8) |
(8) |
(8) |
$ 28.41 |
$ 59,090 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY |
70 |
0.27 |
1.38 |
$ 27.45 |
$ 57,100 |
| Coeur d'Alene, ID |
(8) |
(8) |
(8) |
$ 26.99 |
$ 56,150 |
| York-Hanover, PA |
(8) |
(8) |
(8) |
$ 26.29 |
$ 54,690 |
| Eugene, OR |
40 |
0.28 |
1.41 |
$ 25.96 |
$ 54,000 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA |
60 |
0.19 |
0.94 |
$ 25.36 |
$ 52,750 |
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Home Appliance Repairers:
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Home Appliance Repairers:
Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Home Appliance Repairers:
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.
(7) The value is less than .005 percent of industry employment.
(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
United States Department of Labor
