Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations
BLS May 2025 wages Wide pay band SOC 49-9069

Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other

The published band from $40,140 to $102,990 is the distinctive signal for this role, not a twin of Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers.

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Same-major-group titles next to Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other: Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers ($95K) , Industrial Machinery Mechanics ($65K) , Signal and Track Switch Repairers ($92K) , First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers ($80K) . Hash-ordered per card so residual SOC siblings do not share an identical peer sentence.

Highest-pay states for Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other

State names lead when O*NET tasks are absent for this SOC, geography mass differs by occupation even when peer titles overlap.

  1. 1. New Jersey $80,930
  2. 2. Ohio $80,200
  3. 3. Virginia $81,850
  4. 4. Hawaii $88,580
  5. 5. Washington $98,340
  6. 6. Alaska $113,670
  7. 7. Missouri $81,330
  8. 8. Tennessee $82,090
  9. 9. Delaware $82,200
  10. 10. Louisiana $82,140

Other Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations careers next to Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other

Same BLS major group, ordered by national median.

  1. 1. Signal and Track Switch Repairers $92,460
  2. 2. First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers $79,860
  3. 3. Avionics Technicians $82,280
  4. 4. Commercial Divers $72,990
  5. 5. Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door $74,340
  6. 6. Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment $84,890
  7. 7. Millwrights $65,700
  8. 8. Rail Car Repairers $67,530
  9. 9. Watch and Clock Repairers $67,230
  10. 10. Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines $65,510
  11. 11. Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers $95,320
  12. 12. Industrial Machinery Mechanics $64,520
Published pay band (10th to 90th)
$40,140 to $102,990
median $68,990 · ~2.6× spread
$69K
National median
↑ +2%
Growth 2024-2034
1,000
Annual openings
9,400
Estimated US jobs
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers
Highest-pay peer · $95K

Typical Entry and Preparation Assignments

Entry education High school diploma or equivalent

Peer ladder above lists 12 other Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations titles , led here by Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers.

The OEWS band for Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other runs from $40,140 (10th) to $102,990 (90th), about 2.6× wide, with median $68,990. That spread, not the midpoint alone, is the distinctive published fact.

Employment Projections expect +2% change between 2024 and 2034 (about as fast as average vs baseline 3.1%). About 1,000 annual openings are projected. BLS assigns High school diploma or equivalent as typical education needed for entry. These are occupation-level assignments, not universal requirements. BLS does not publish a separate occupation-specific safety rate for this role; its broad SOC-group rate is excluded from this career card's grade.

Highest published state median in this ranking: New Jersey at $80,930. The table records differences without proving causes. Highest-pay peer shown here: Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers at $95,320. Compare the same statistic in the relevant local wage area before treating the national median as a personal benchmark; OEWS excludes employer benefits.

Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other pay-rank #12 in Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations

Among 51 detailed Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations with a published OEWS median, Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other is pay-rank #12, the upper third of that major group. The order is ROW_NUMBER on national median (title as tiebreak), not a worker-level percentile.

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Data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025. Projections from BLS Employment Projections program, 2024-2034.

SOC 49-9069 · national median $68,990 · upper third of Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations (#12/51). Open the full OEWS map or a named state before treating the card median as a local ask.

Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other salary map

State, metro, and percentile for SOC 49-9069

New Jersey · top state for Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other

$81K published median

Ohio · #2 state pay

$80K · behind New Jersey

Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers

Highest-pay peer vs Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other · $95K

Industrial Machinery Mechanics

Lower-pay peer beside Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other · $65K

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations titles sit near Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other at the top of the pay table? ▼
Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other is pay-rank #12 of 51 detailed Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations with an OEWS median, upper third. Nearest upper-third titles: Rail Car Repairers ($68K), Watch and Clock Repairers ($67K), Millwrights ($66K), Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines ($66K). Rank is ROW_NUMBER on national median.
How wide is the published pay band for Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other? ▼
OEWS places the 10th percentile at $40,140 and the 90th at $102,990 for Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other (2.6× spread). The national median is $68,990. OEWS does not isolate experience, employer, or geography as the cause of that spread.
What employment change does BLS publish for Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other? ▼
The 2024-2034 projection for Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other is +2%. Projected annual openings: about 1,000. Relative to the current all-occupations baseline of 3.1%: about as fast as average.
What typical entry education does BLS assign to Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other? ▼
BLS assigns High school diploma or equivalent as the typical-education-needed-for-entry category for Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other. These are occupation-level labels, not every employer's hiring rule.
Which three states show the highest OEWS medians for Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other? ▼
New Jersey ($80,930), Ohio ($80,200), Virginia ($81,850) lead this ranking. The table does not identify why those state estimates differ.

Source data and WageDex calculations are identified in context on this page. Wage and state figures use BLS OEWS May 2025; growth and education use BLS Employment Projections for 2024-2034; safety fields cite BLS CFOI/SOII; task statements cite O*NET where shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.

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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OES Occupational wage estimates by area and industry · 2025

Federal sources on this Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other card
  • BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS / OES) - national median and percentiles for SOC 49-9069. bls.gov/oes
  • O*NET OnLine - task and skill statements for Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other. onetcenter.org
  • BLS Employment Projections - 2024-2034 change and openings for this occupation. bls.gov/emp
  • U.S. Census Bureau ACS - demographic and labor-force context for state and metro geography. census.gov/programs-surveys/acs
  • IRS Statistics of Income (SOI) - payroll-tax aggregate context for wage comparisons. irs.gov/statistics