Precision instrument & equipment repairers

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2020 Workforce

56.1k

Average Age

45.3

Average Salary

$56,726

Average Male Salary

$58,325

Average Female Salary

$43,983

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 $56,726 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Precision instrument & equipment repairers by wage are Structural iron & steel workers, Architectural and civil drafters, and Surface mining machine operators and earth drillers.

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 Baton Rouge Metropolitan Area (West) PUMA, LA, Victoria & Calhoun Counties PUMA, TX, and Imperial Calcasieu Regional Planning & Development District 1 (North) PUMA, LA. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Precision instrument & equipment repairers are Baton Rouge Metropolitan Area (West) PUMA, LA, Victoria & Calhoun Counties PUMA, TX, and Imperial Calcasieu Regional Planning & Development District 1 (North) PUMA, LA.

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 Pipeline transportation. Precision instrument & equipment repairers are paid most in Austin City (Far North), Brushy Creek & Jollyville PUMA, TX but are relatively concentrated in Baton Rouge Metropolitan Area (West) PUMA, LA.

Yearly Wage

$56,726

AVERAGE SALARY

± $4,136

In 2020, Precision instrument & equipment repairers earned an average of $56,726, $772 more than than the average national salary of $55,954.

Architectural and civil drafters make somewhat more than Precision instrument & equipment repairers while Structural iron & steel workers 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

0.329

WAGE GINI

In 2015, Precision instrument & equipment repairers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.329, which is lower than than the national average of 0.478. 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

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.

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, Personal & household goods repair & maintenance, Musical instrument & supplies stores, Professional & commercial equipment & supplies merchant wholesalers, Outpatient care centers, Medical equipment & supplies manufacturing, Electric power generation, transmission & distribution, Navigational, measuring, electromedical, & control instruments manufacturing, Industrial & miscellaneous chemicals, and Jewelry, luggage, & leather goods stores .

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Precision instrument & equipment repairers, by average wage, are Pipeline transportation, Petroleum refining, and Oil & gas extraction.

Industries by Share

56.1k

2020 Workforce

± 5,813

0.762%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 14.6%

The number of people employed as Precision instrument & equipment repairers has been growing at a rate of 0.762%, from 55,662 people in 2019 to 56,086 people in 2020.

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 13.4%, followed by General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals with 11.8% and Personal & household goods repair & maintenance with 9.49%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Precision instrument & equipment repairers in the US. The average age of male Precision instrument & equipment repairers in the workforce is 45.3 and of female Precision instrument & equipment repairers is 45.3, and the most common race/ethnicity for Precision instrument & equipment repairers is White (Non-Hispanic).

Composition by Sex

49.8k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 5,480

6.25k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 1,941

88.9% of Precision instrument & equipment repairers are Male, making them the more common sex in the occupation. This chart shows the sex 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)

70.1% of Precision instrument & equipment repairers are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 8.8% 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 Sex

45.3

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 1.6

45.3

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 4.52

The median age of Precision instrument & equipment repairers is 45.3, and Male employees are generally 0.011 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 Visual & Performing Arts but a relatively high number of Precision instrument & equipment repairers hold a major in Engineering Technologies.