SOC 49-0000

Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations

46 occupations sit in this SOC major group. Each one links to the degree programs that feed it, the schools that graduate the most people into it, and what it pays state by state.

46 occupations in this group

Ordered by how many people the job employs nationally. Graduates per year counts everyone finishing a program that feeds the job.

Occupations in Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations
Occupation	Median pay	Jobs	Growth	Schools	Graduates / yr
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 49-9071	$49,590	1,529,700	+3.8%	97	2,461
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics 49-3023	$50,620	704,640	+4.2%	814	51,392
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers 49-1011	$79,860	617,500	+3.1%	308	18,669
Industrial Machinery Mechanics 49-9041	$64,520	439,640	+16.1%	271	9,218
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers 49-9021	$61,010	409,670	+8.1%	773	39,703
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists 49-3031	$61,770	289,960	+2.4%	369	12,443
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics 49-3042	$65,510	176,600	+5.8%	89	1,725
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other 49-9099	$49,230	176,300	+2.4%	130	7,219
Automotive Body and Related Repairers 49-3021	$54,890	149,310	+1.6%	264	5,352
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers 49-2022	$63,890	140,920	-4.2%	14	319
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians 49-3011	$79,870	138,090	+4.0%	217	13,961
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers 49-9051	$95,320	131,070	+6.6%	136	5,299
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers 49-9052	$74,330	97,720	-3.1%	14	319
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers 49-2098	$60,070	86,340	+10.4%	505	35,345
Medical Equipment Repairers 49-9062	$61,660	65,990	+12.9%	76	1,319
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers 49-2011	$47,810	65,600	-0.9%	98	2,572
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment 49-2094	$74,090	65,010	-0.8%	197	5,903
Maintenance Workers, Machinery 49-9043	$60,850	60,020	-2.8%	268	9,155
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers 49-9012	$74,340	48,240	+1.3%	299	10,014
Millwrights 49-9044	$65,700	40,330	0.0%	268	9,155
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians 49-3041	$56,550	37,870	+11.0%	75	1,484
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics 49-3053	$47,880	36,060	+2.5%	24	182
Home Appliance Repairers 49-9031	$50,990	32,150	+2.6%	6	52
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians 49-3051	$57,550	23,220	+6.0%	69	1,163
Rail Car Repairers 49-3043	$67,530	21,350	+2.8%	53	859
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay 49-2095	$103,020	20,720	+5.5%	426	11,012
Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers 49-3022	$47,630	20,310	+3.6%	264	5,352
Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers 49-2097	$52,600	19,780	+6.6%	14	319
Avionics Technicians 49-2091	$82,280	18,830	+8.2%	36	711
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians 49-3092	$52,000	17,430	+11.5%	1	25
Locksmiths and Safe Repairers 49-9094	$51,320	15,040	-8.3%	2	43
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers 49-2092	$56,210	14,450	+3.4%	92	3,360
Motorcycle Mechanics 49-3052	$48,580	13,510	+5.3%	28	852
Bicycle Repairers 49-3091	$42,780	12,170	-2.3%	2	9
Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers 49-2021	$63,520	11,140	+8.6%	14	319
Wind Turbine Service Technicians 49-9081	$64,120	9,980	+49.9%	278	9,326
Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other 49-9069	$68,990	9,400	+2.0%	80	3,080
Signal and Track Switch Repairers 49-9097	$92,460	8,720	+1.7%	505	35,302
Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles 49-2096	$48,420	8,550	-13.6%	762	46,331
Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment 49-2093	$84,890	6,940	+6.1%	762	46,331
Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners 49-9063	$46,420	5,380	+1.4%	8	201
Commercial Divers 49-9092	$72,990	3,450	+8.5%	7	504
Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers 49-9095	$45,990	3,020	+5.9%	73	1,748
Camera and Photographic Equipment Repairers 49-9061	$52,720	1,650	-15.1%	2	12
Watch and Clock Repairers 49-9064	$67,230	1,310	-1.1%	5	78
Refractory Materials Repairers 49-9045	$61,290	1,080	-16.9%	268	9,155

Data: BLS OEWS May 2025 · IPEDS Fall 2025–26 provisional · College Scorecard (June 2026 release). Graduates per year are IPEDS completions across every program that feeds the occupation. All sources & release dates →

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