Precision instrument & equipment repairers

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Total Workforce

51.3k

Average Age

45.9

Average Salary

$57,657

Average Male Salary

$59,823

Average Female Salary

$38,695

About

Precision instrument & equipment repairers are most often employed by the Electronic & precision equipment repair and maintenance industry. The average yearly wage for Precision instrument & equipment repairers was $57,657 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Precision instrument & equipment repairers by wage are Judicial law clerks, Paramedics, and Respiratory therapists.

Precision instrument & equipment repairers are part of the Installation, maintenance, & repair occupations, along with Firstline supervisors of mechanics, installers, & repairers, Computer, automated teller, & office machine repairers, Radio & telecommunications equipment installers & repairers, Avionics technicians, Electric motor, power tool, & related repairers, and 26 more.

The top 3 locations that employ the most Precision instrument & equipment repairers are Santa Clarita City PUMA, CA. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Precision instrument & equipment repairers are Santa Clarita City PUMA, CA.

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Employment

Information on the businesses and industries that employ Precision instrument & equipment repairers and on wages and locations for those in the field. Electronic & precision equipment repair and maintenance is the industry that employs the most Precision instrument & equipment repairers, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Precision instrument & equipment repairers, by average wage, is Petroleum refining. Precision instrument & equipment repairers are paid most in Santa Clarita City PUMA, CA but are relatively concentrated in Santa Clarita City PUMA, CA.

Wages

Yearly Wage

$57,657

AVERAGE SALARY

± $3,931

In 2018, Precision instrument & equipment repairers earned an average of $57,657, $3,769 more than than the average national salary of $53,888.

Judicial law clerks make somewhat more than Precision instrument & equipment repairers while Respiratory therapists make somewhat less. This chart shows the various occupations closest to Precision instrument & equipment repairers as measured by average annual salary in the US.

Wage Distribution

0.307

WAGE GINI

In 2018, Precision instrument & equipment repairers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.307, which is lower than than the national average of 0.479. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Precision instrument & equipment repairers (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

Wage by Location

HIGHEST PAYING PUMAS

This map shows the Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States shaded by average annual wage for Precision instrument & equipment repairers.

Spatial Concentration

Centre County PUMA, PA

PUMAs with a Relatively High Concentration of Precision instrument & equipment repairers

This map displays which Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States have a relatively high population of Precision instrument & equipment repairers.

Industries

Most Common

The most common industries employing Precision instrument & equipment repairers, by number of employees, are Electronic & precision equipment repair and maintenance, General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals, and Personal & household goods repair & maintenance.

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Precision instrument & equipment repairers, by average wage, are Construction, Petroleum refining, Not specified manufacturing industries, Industrial & miscellaneous chemicals, Electric power generation, transmission & distribution, and Petroleum refining.

Industries by Share

51.3k

2018 Workforce

± 5,561

-15%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 17.3%

The number of people employed as Precision instrument & equipment repairers has been declining at a rate of -15%, from 60,376 people in 2017 to 51,316 people in 2018.

This graphic shows the share of Precision instrument & equipment repairers employed by various industries. Electronic & precision equipment repair and maintenance employs the largest share of Precision instrument & equipment repairers at 12.9%, followed by General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals with 11.4% and Personal & household goods repair & maintenance with 10.5%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Precision instrument & equipment repairers in the US. The average age of male Precision instrument & equipment repairers in the workforce is 46 and of female Precision instrument & equipment repairers is 45.2, and the most common race/ethnicity for Precision instrument & equipment repairers is White (Non-Hispanic).

Gender Composition

46.1k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 5,268

5.26k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 1,781

89.7% of Precision instrument & equipment repairers are Male, making them the more common gender in the occupation. This chart shows the gender breakdown of Precision instrument & equipment repairers.

Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity of Precision instrument & equipment repairers

White (Non-Hispanic)
White (Hispanic)
Black (Non-Hispanic)

71.3% of Precision instrument & equipment repairers are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 9.98% of Precision instrument & equipment repairers, White (Hispanic) is the second most common race or ethnicity in this occupation. This chart shows the racial and ethnic breakdown of Precision instrument & equipment repairers.

Age by Gender

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 1.59

45.2

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 5.05

The median age of Precision instrument & equipment repairers is 45.9, and Male employees are generally 0.715 years older than than their Female counterparts.

Education

Data on higher education choices for Precision instrument & equipment repairers from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Precision instrument & equipment repairers is Engineering but a relatively high number of Precision instrument & equipment repairers hold a major in Engineering Technologies.