Installation & Repair
Maintenance & Repair Workers, General
SOC 49-9071
Handle the wide mix of repairs a building or plant needs.
The job
Median pay
$50k
$41k to $63k typical range
Outlook, 2025 to 2035
Growing fast
+4.2% projected
Openings a year
149k
BLS projection
Typical education
High school
Our model
AI displacement risk
Low
How much of this job AI may do instead of the person
Works with AI
10/100
AI alongside the person rather than instead of them
AI exposure
18th pct
More exposed than 18% of occupations · modeled estimate · 23rd pct in Microsoft's data
Future-proof
54/100
Key skills
- Critical Thinking
- Active Learning
- Monitoring
- Reading Comprehension
- Active Listening
- Speaking
Pay and jobs by state
BLS OEWS May 2025, 51 states. Sorted by jobs; per 1,000 is jobs per thousand workers in the state; vs national compares that rate with the country's.
| State | Jobs | Per 1,000 | vs national | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | 143,060 | 7.9 | 0.8× | $57k |
| Texas | 140,580 | 10.0 | 1.0× | $47k |
| New York | 119,650 | 12.4 | 1.3× | $58k |
| Florida | 111,530 | 11.2 | 1.1× | $46k |
| Illinois | 66,600 | 10.9 | 1.1× | $57k |
| Ohio | 64,770 | 11.7 | 1.2× | $53k |
| Pennsylvania | 55,590 | 9.2 | 0.9× | $49k |
| Georgia | 48,430 | 9.9 | 1.0× | $48k |
| North Carolina | 43,440 | 8.8 | 0.9× | $48k |
| Michigan | 39,490 | 9.0 | 0.9× | $48k |
All 51 states
| State | Jobs | Per 1,000 | vs national | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 39,000 | 12.0 | 1.2× | $48k |
| New Jersey | 37,350 | 8.7 | 0.9× | $55k |
| Tennessee | 35,790 | 10.9 | 1.1× | $47k |
| Virginia | 34,540 | 8.4 | 0.8× | $49k |
| Indiana | 34,480 | 10.8 | 1.1× | $50k |
| Washington | 32,450 | 9.1 | 0.9× | $59k |
| Missouri | 31,180 | 10.6 | 1.1× | $48k |
| Wisconsin | 30,880 | 10.5 | 1.1× | $56k |
| Massachusetts | 29,830 | 8.2 | 0.8× | $58k |
| Minnesota | 29,660 | 10.1 | 1.0× | $59k |
| South Carolina | 28,020 | 12.2 | 1.2× | $48k |
| Maryland | 23,730 | 8.6 | 0.9× | $51k |
| Colorado | 22,960 | 8.0 | 0.8× | $51k |
| Kentucky | 22,190 | 11.1 | 1.1× | $47k |
| Louisiana | 21,490 | 11.1 | 1.1× | $44k |
| Oklahoma | 18,670 | 10.9 | 1.1× | $43k |
| Alabama | 16,660 | 7.9 | 0.8× | $44k |
| Nevada | 16,520 | 10.6 | 1.1× | $52k |
| Iowa | 16,500 | 10.6 | 1.1× | $52k |
| Oregon | 16,160 | 8.2 | 0.8× | $54k |
| Utah | 16,090 | 9.3 | 0.9× | $50k |
| Mississippi | 14,550 | 12.5 | 1.3× | $44k |
| Kansas | 12,730 | 8.9 | 0.9× | $47k |
| Arkansas | 12,410 | 9.5 | 1.0× | $43k |
| Connecticut | 11,700 | 6.9 | 0.7× | $58k |
| Nebraska | 9,850 | 9.6 | 1.0× | $51k |
| New Mexico | 9,320 | 10.7 | 1.1× | $46k |
| Idaho | 8,200 | 9.6 | 1.0× | $48k |
| West Virginia | 8,060 | 11.5 | 1.2× | $39k |
| Hawaii | 8,030 | 12.8 | 1.3× | $58k |
| Maine | 5,820 | 9.1 | 0.9× | $49k |
| New Hampshire | 5,780 | 8.5 | 0.9× | $53k |
| Montana | 5,420 | 10.6 | 1.1× | $47k |
| Washington DC | 4,860 | 6.9 | 0.7× | $60k |
| Alaska | 4,590 | 14.1 | 1.4× | $60k |
| Rhode Island | 4,500 | 9.0 | 0.9× | $51k |
| Wyoming | 3,920 | 14.0 | 1.4× | $48k |
| South Dakota | 3,450 | 7.5 | 0.8× | $48k |
| Delaware | 3,310 | 6.8 | 0.7× | $50k |
| North Dakota | 3,300 | 7.7 | 0.8× | $50k |
| Vermont | 2,610 | 8.6 | 0.9× | $56k |
Top metro areas
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ108,700 jobs · $60k median
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA47,890 jobs · $57k median
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN45,710 jobs · $58k median
- Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX39,740 jobs · $49k median
- Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX32,050 jobs · $47k median
- Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL31,890 jobs · $46k median
- Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ26,350 jobs · $49k median
- Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA25,190 jobs · $50k median
Explore the rankings
Explore Maintenance & Repair Workers, General interactively →Pay and outlook from BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2025-2035). Skills and work activities from O*NET 30.3. AI exposure and future-proof scores are modeled estimates. How these numbers are made.