Precision instrument & equipment repairers

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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 $59,568 in 2021.

The locations that employ the most Precision instrument & equipment repairers are Victoria & Calhoun Counties PUMA, TX, Baton Rouge Metropolitan Area (West) PUMA, LA, and Imperial Calcasieu Regional Planning & Development District 2 (South) PUMA, LA. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Precision instrument & equipment repairers are Victoria & Calhoun Counties PUMA, TX, Baton Rouge Metropolitan Area (West) PUMA, LA, and Imperial Calcasieu Regional Planning & Development District 1 (North) PUMA, LA.

Natural resources, construction, & maintenance occupations Installation, maintenance, & repair occupations

Employment

Employment and salary information for the Precision instrument & equipment repairers workforce. Precision instrument & equipment repairers workforce in 2021 was 56,409 people, of which 10.5% were women and 89.5% were men. Precision instrument & equipment repairers are paid most in Subsistence Alaska PUMA, AK but are relatively concentrated in Victoria & Calhoun Counties PUMA, TX.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

50,471

Male Workforce

± 5.51k

5,938

Female Workforce

± 1.89k

The Precision instrument & equipment repairers workforce in 2021 was 56,409 people (10.5% women and 89.5% men). This implies an average annual growth of 0.544% between 2014 (56,104) and 2021 (56,409).

Employment by Location

Level

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This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Precision instrument & equipment repairers.

During 2021, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Alaska ($143,239), Louisiana ($88,484), and Missouri ($72,897).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$59,568

AVERAGE WAGE

#216 in the ranking (2021)

$59,596

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2021, Precision instrument & equipment repairers earned an average of $59,568, $28 less than the average national salary of $59,596

The graph shows the ranking of Precision instrument & equipment repairers in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2021.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.329

WAGE GINI

In 2021, Precision instrument & equipment repairers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.329, which is lower 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).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Precision instrument & equipment repairers compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Precision instrument & equipment repairers and on wages 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 ($151,098).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

56.4k

2021 Workforce

± 5,830

0.576%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 14.6%

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 39.3%, followed by General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals with 34.5% and Personal & household goods repair & maintenance with 26.2%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Precision instrument & equipment repairers in the US. The workforce of Precision instrument & equipment repairers in 2021 was 56,409 people, with 10.5% woman, and 89.5% men. The average age of male Precision instrument & equipment repairers in the workforce is 45 and of female Precision instrument & equipment repairers is 45, and the most common race/ethnicity for Precision instrument & equipment repairers is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Precision instrument & equipment repairers in 2021 was 56,409 people, with 10.5% woman, and 89.5% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 55 to 59 years (6,870 people), 30 to 34 years (6,505 people), and 45 to 49 years (6,103 people). Among them they concentrated 34.7% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2021, 14.7% of Precision instrument & equipment repairers workers were Hispanic and 85.3% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (72.7%), Puerto Rican (19.6)%, and Cuban (7.67)%

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Races

In 2021, 77.8% of the Precision instrument & equipment repairers workforce were White, of which 9.09% were women and 90.9% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (7.5%) and Asian (5.4%).

Education & Skills

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 the most specialized major according to RCA in 2021 were Engineering Technologies.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.

Type of Majors

Degree

The most common majors achieved by Precision instrument & equipment repairers in 2021 (counting all academic degrees) were Engineering (1,869 people), Visual & Performing Arts (1,799 people), and Business (1,376 people).

You can review this information for different academic grades by modifying the option selected in the selector above.

Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Precision instrument & equipment repairers workers were Some college (16,026 people), High School or Equivalent (13,378 people), and Associates Degree (13,286 people).

The graphic shows the Precision instrument & equipment repairers workforce by gender and educational level.

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