49 Series · SOC 49-9012

Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door Salary

National pay, percentile range, growth outlook, and state-by-state detail from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey (May 2025).

$74,340
Median / year
-0.5%
2024→2025
$112,500
Top 10% earn
+1.3%
Growth '24–'34
48,240
Estimated US jobs

Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door earn a median of $74,340 per year.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey, the median annual wage is $74,340, based on the most recent survey of employers. Reported pay ranges from $45,910 (10th percentile) to $112,500 (90th percentile) nationally, across roughly 48,240 estimated jobs in covered establishments. The highest published state median in this ranking is Rhode Island ($110,900).

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The pay verdict

Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door earn a median of $74,340, putting them above the typical US occupation and higher than 65% of the 825 occupations with a published BLS median. Within Installation, Maintenance, and Repair, it ranks #8 of 51 by median pay. Employment is projected to grow 1.3% by 2034.

$74,340
Median annual wage
Top 35%
of 825 US occupations with published wages
#8 of 51
in Installation, Maintenance, and Repair
2.5×
90th-to-10th pay spread

Highest-paying state: Rhode Island at $110,900. Typical entry-level education: High school diploma or equivalent.

Observed pay change

What changed, BLS OEWS 2019–2025

May 2019 → May 2025
  • The published national median for Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door moved from $58,100 in May 2019 to $74,340 in May 2025 (+28.0%).
  • Across the 749 occupations priced in both releases under SOC-2018, the median occupation changed +24.5%.
  • Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door sits +3.5 pp near that median, nominal dollars, no price deflator applied.

Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door (SOC 49-9012) has a national median of $74,340 per year in the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics May 2025 release. The published 10th-to-90th-percentile boundaries run from $45,910 to $112,500, and the published mean is $76,210. Those summary statistics describe the estimated distribution; their difference alone does not identify its cause. OEWS estimates 48,240 jobs in covered establishments nationally. WageDex has published rows for 52 state or territory areas and 244 metropolitan or nonmetropolitan wage areas. The published national median moved from $74,690 in the May 2024 OEWS release to $74,340 in May 2025, a fall of $350 (-0.5%). This is a change between two BLS survey estimates, not an inflation-adjusted same-worker pay raise.

BLS Employment Projections forecast a +1.3% change in employment from 2024 to 2034, which we classify as about as fast as average relative to the all-occupations baseline of 3.1%. About 3,900 openings are projected per year from growth, occupational transfers, and labor-force exits. BLS assigns High school diploma or equivalent as typical education needed for entry, and BLS classifies its typical on-the-job preparation as moderate-term on-the-job training. BLS does not publish a separate occupation-specific fatality and injury rate for this role in the current release. The safety panel below shows its broad Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations SOC-group context and is not an occupation-level measurement or ranking.

Geographic variation matters as much as the headline median. Rhode Island pays the highest state median at $110,900, which is +49% above the national figure. The highest published metropolitan-area median in this ranking is Modesto, CA at $133,990. The observed difference does not identify its cause. Pair the national median with the state and metropolitan-area rows below while keeping the geography and statistic consistent. OEWS includes tips, commissions, incentive pay, and production bonuses, but not employer benefits, overtime premiums, stock compensation, or nonproduction bonuses. See our methodology for the sourcing and calculation details.

BLS OEWS May 2025 48,240 jobs Median $74,340/yr

Median Salary

$74,340

per year

Median Hourly

$35.74/hr

per hour

Mean Salary

$76,210

average

Employment

48,240

jobs nationwide

How does this pay compare nationally?

Where Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door pay sits nationally

Median annual wage vs. 825 detailed BLS occupations with a published median

$74,340 Top 35% higher than 65% of 825 US occupations

$0–$20,000: 0 US occupations (0%). Below this entry. $20,000–$40,000: 98 US occupations (12%). Below this entry. $40,000–$60,000: 298 US occupations (36%). Below this entry. $60,000–$80,000: 209 US occupations (25%). This entry sits in this band. $80,000–$100,000: 82 US occupations (10%). Above this entry. $100,000–$120,000: 58 US occupations (7%). Above this entry. $120,000–$140,000: 32 US occupations (4%). Above this entry. $140,000–$160,000: 14 US occupations (2%). Above this entry. $160,000–$180,000: 9 US occupations (1%). Above this entry. $180,000 and above: 25 US occupations (3%). Above this entry. This job $0 $180,000+ every BLS occupation, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US occupations. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

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Band Count Share
$0–$20,000 0 US occupations 0%
$20,000–$40,000 98 US occupations 12%
$40,000–$60,000 298 US occupations 36%
$60,000–$80,000 (this entry) 209 US occupations 25%
$80,000–$100,000 82 US occupations 10%
$100,000–$120,000 58 US occupations 7%
$120,000–$140,000 32 US occupations 4%
$140,000–$160,000 14 US occupations 2%
$160,000–$180,000 9 US occupations 1%
$180,000 and above 25 US occupations 3%

$74,340 · 65th percentile of 825 US occupations

Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · May 2025

Does this job pay well and grow?

Each dot is a 49-series occupation, placed by projected 2024–2034 growth and median pay. The highlighted dot is Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door; the upper-right quadrant is the sweet spot (high pay + fast growth).

Among 23 49-series occupations with growth data, Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door sits on the slower-growing side at +1.3% growth and $74,340 median pay. Scatter plot of 23 data points. $20000$40000$60000$80000$100000 -10%-5%0%5%10%15%20% Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) Median annual wage Maintenance and Repa… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 3.8% · Median annual wage: $49590Automotive Service T… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 4.2% · Median annual wage: $50620First-Line Superviso… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 3.1% · Median annual wage: $79860Industrial Machinery… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 16.1% · Median annual wage: $64520Heating, Air Conditi… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 8.1% · Median annual wage: $61010Bus and Truck Mechan… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 2.4% · Median annual wage: $61770Mobile Heavy Equipme… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 5.8% · Median annual wage: $65510Installation, Mainte… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 2.4% · Median annual wage: $49230Automotive Body and … - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 1.6% · Median annual wage: $54890Telecommunications E… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): -4.2% · Median annual wage: $63890Aircraft Mechanics a… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 4% · Median annual wage: $79870Electrical Power-Lin… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 6.6% · Median annual wage: $95320Tire Repairers and C… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 5.7% · Median annual wage: $37710Telecommunications L… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): -3.1% · Median annual wage: $74330Helpers--Installatio… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 2.3% · Median annual wage: $39630Security and Fire Al… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 10.4% · Median annual wage: $60070Medical Equipment Re… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 12.9% · Median annual wage: $61660Computer, Automated … - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): -0.9% · Median annual wage: $47810Electrical and Elect… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): -0.8% · Median annual wage: $74090Maintenance Workers,… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): -2.8% · Median annual wage: $60850Control and Valve In… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 1.3% · Median annual wage: $74340Farm Equipment Mecha… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 11% · Median annual wage: $56550Outdoor Power Equipm… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 2.5% · Median annual wage: $47880
Among 23 49-series occupations with growth data, Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door sits on the slower-growing side at +1.3% growth and $74,340 median pay.
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  • Maintenance and Repa…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 3.8%, Median annual wage $49590
  • Automotive Service T…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 4.2%, Median annual wage $50620
  • First-Line Superviso…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 3.1%, Median annual wage $79860
  • Industrial Machinery…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 16.1%, Median annual wage $64520
  • Heating, Air Conditi…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 8.1%, Median annual wage $61010
  • Bus and Truck Mechan…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 2.4%, Median annual wage $61770
  • Mobile Heavy Equipme…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 5.8%, Median annual wage $65510
  • Installation, Mainte…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 2.4%, Median annual wage $49230
  • Automotive Body and …: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 1.6%, Median annual wage $54890
  • Telecommunications E…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -4.2%, Median annual wage $63890
  • Aircraft Mechanics a…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 4%, Median annual wage $79870
  • Electrical Power-Lin…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 6.6%, Median annual wage $95320
  • Tire Repairers and C…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 5.7%, Median annual wage $37710
  • Telecommunications L…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -3.1%, Median annual wage $74330
  • Helpers--Installatio…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 2.3%, Median annual wage $39630
  • Security and Fire Al…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 10.4%, Median annual wage $60070
  • Medical Equipment Re…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 12.9%, Median annual wage $61660
  • Computer, Automated …: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -0.9%, Median annual wage $47810
  • Electrical and Elect…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -0.8%, Median annual wage $74090
  • Maintenance Workers,…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -2.8%, Median annual wage $60850
  • Control and Valve In…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 1.3%, Median annual wage $74340
  • Farm Equipment Mecha…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 11%, Median annual wage $56550
  • Outdoor Power Equipm…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 2.5%, Median annual wage $47880

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS (wages, May 2025) and Employment Projections (2024–2034).

Job Outlook (2024–2034)

Projected Growth

+1.3%

About as fast as average

Annual Openings

3,900

per year (projected)

Employment Change

+600

47,700 (2024) → 48,300 (2034)

Typical Education

High school diploma or equivalent

On-the-Job Training

Moderate-term on-the-job training

Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2024–2034

Workplace Safety

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Group

Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations context

Broad SOC context, not an occupation grade

Fatality Rate

8.1/100K

Injury Rate

3/100

Danger Index

16/100

Source: BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) & Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII), 2023

Career Intelligence

Skills, knowledge, and tasks most important for Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door roles, ranked by importance. Source: O*NET.

Top Skills

Critical Thinking 3.4
Repairing 3.3
Active Listening 3.1
Speaking 3.1
Monitoring 3.1
Operations Monitoring 3.1
Equipment Maintenance 3.1
Troubleshooting 3.1
Quality Control Analysis 3.1
Judgment and Decision Making 3.1

Knowledge Areas

Mechanical 4.1
Engineering and Technology 3.6
Public Safety and Security 3.5
Customer and Personal Service 3.3
Computers and Electronics 3.3
Mathematics 3.2
Design 3.2
Production and Processing 3.0
Building and Construction 2.9
English Language 2.9

Key Tasks

  • Record maintenance information, including test results, material usage, and repairs made.
  • Calibrate instrumentation, such as meters, gauges, and regulators, for pressure, temperature, flow, and level.
  • Install, inspect and test electric meters, relays, and power sources to detect causes of malfunctions and inaccuracies, using hand tools and testing equipment.
  • Test valves and regulators for leaks and accurate temperature and pressure settings, using precision testing equipment.
  • Record meter readings and installation data on meter cards, work orders, or field service orders, or enter data into hand-held computers.
  • Turn meters on or off to establish or close service.
  • Shut off service and notify repair crews when major repairs are required, such as the replacement of underground pipes or wiring.
  • Install regulators and related equipment such as gas meters, odorization units, and gas pressure telemetering equipment.
  • Cut seats to receive new orifices, tap inspection ports, and perform other repairs to salvage usable materials, using hand tools and machine tools.
  • Disassemble and repair mechanical control devices or valves, such as regulators, thermostats, or hydrants, using power tools, hand tools, and cutting torches.

Source: O*NET Online, National Center for O*NET Development. Data represents typical importance ratings for this occupation.

Salary Range

Annual Salary Distribution

10th$45,910
25th$54,950
Median$74,340
75th$97,120
90th$112,500

Hourly Rate Distribution

10th$22.07
25th$26.42
Median$35.74
75th$46.69
90th$54.09

Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door pay history, 2015–2025

Published national median across 11 BLS OEWS releases. Nominal dollars, not inflation-adjusted.

$50,000$55,000$60,000$65,000$70,000$75,000$80,000 20152016201720182019202020212022202320242025 National median - 2015: $54,100National median - 2016: $54,520National median - 2017: $55,850National median - 2018: $56,070National median - 2019: $58,100National median - 2020: $60,580National median - 2021: $62,760National median - 2022: $64,810National median - 2023: $70,100National median - 2024: $74,690National median - 2025: $74,340$74,340
National median annual wage for Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door, May 2015 to May 2025 OEWS releases
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Period National median
2015 $54,100
2016 $54,520
2017 $55,850
2018 $56,070
2019 $58,100
2020 $60,580
2021 $62,760
2022 $64,810
2023 $70,100
2024 $74,690
2025 $74,340

2015 median

$54,100

2025 median

$74,340

2019–2025 change (same SOC)

+$16,240 (+28%)

Avg/year (same SOC)

+4.2%

Published national median annual wage and estimated employment for Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door by OEWS release year
Release Median Change Estimated jobs
May 2015 $54,100 First banked release 42,510
May 2016 $54,520 +0.8% 45,740
May 2017 $55,850 +2.4% 47,700
May 2018 $56,070 +0.4% 51,730
May 2019 $58,100 Classification break 52,270
May 2020 $60,580 +4.3% 50,660
May 2021 $62,760 +3.6% 44,870
May 2022 $64,810 +3.3% 46,410
May 2023 $70,100 +8.2% 47,780
May 2024 $74,690 +6.5% 46,920
May 2025 $74,340 -0.5% 48,240

Across the 11 releases WageDex holds for this occupation, the published national median went from $54,100 in May 2015 to $74,340 in May 2025. Within the SOC-2018 classification (2019–2025), the like-for-like change averages +4.2% per year in nominal terms. Within the same SOC classification, estimated employment went from 52,270 in May 2019 to 48,240 in May 2025.

Each figure is a separate BLS survey estimate, so a change between releases reflects the estimated occupation-wide median in each year. It is not the raise any individual worker received, and it is not adjusted for inflation. Years where BLS did not publish an annual median for this occupation are omitted rather than filled in. This span also crosses a classification change: releases before May 2019 use the 2010 Standard Occupational Classification and later releases use the 2018 SOC, so figures either side of that boundary are not strictly like-for-like. Headline change rates on this page use only the same-classification subset.

Salary by State

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# State Median Salary vs National
1 Rhode Island $110,900 +49% above national
2 Alaska $109,450 +47% above national
3 Connecticut $104,690 +41% above national
4 North Dakota $103,580 +39% above national
5 Washington $102,870 +38% above national
6 New York $101,150 +36% above national
7 California $100,260 +35% above national
8 Wyoming $100,030 +35% above national
9 District of Columbia $98,810 +33% above national
10 South Dakota $98,090 +32% above national
11 Oregon $97,110 +31% above national
12 Michigan $96,890 +30% above national
13 New Jersey $96,510 +30% above national
14 Massachusetts $95,520 +28% above national
15 Nebraska $88,610 +19% above national
16 Idaho $84,390 +14% above national
17 Iowa $83,830 +13% above national
18 Vermont $82,010 +10% above national
19 Hawaii $81,850 +10% above national
20 West Virginia $79,000 +6% above national
21 Pennsylvania $78,120 +5% above national
22 Kansas $77,720 +5% above national
23 Missouri $77,650 +4% above national
24 Ohio $76,920 +3% above national
25 Minnesota $76,640 +3% above national
26 Wisconsin $76,540 +3% above national
27 Delaware $75,720 +2% above national
28 Utah $73,090 2% below national
29 Nevada $72,310 3% below national
30 Virginia $68,000 9% below national
31 New Mexico $67,520 9% below national
32 Louisiana $66,730 10% below national
33 Maryland $66,500 11% below national
34 Maine $66,240 11% below national
35 North Carolina $64,820 13% below national
36 Colorado $63,770 14% below national
37 Oklahoma $62,780 16% below national
38 Illinois $61,980 17% below national
39 Alabama $61,670 17% below national
40 Kentucky $61,450 17% below national
41 Arkansas $61,440 17% below national
42 New Hampshire $61,380 17% below national
43 Georgia $61,070 18% below national
44 Arizona $60,570 19% below national
45 Indiana $60,170 19% below national
46 Montana $58,940 21% below national
47 Texas $58,230 22% below national
48 Florida $57,460 23% below national
49 Tennessee $57,010 23% below national
50 Puerto Rico $52,660 29% below national
51 South Carolina $50,800 32% below national
52 Mississippi $48,670 35% below national

Salary by Metro Area

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# Metro Area Median Salary vs National
1 Modesto, CA $133,990 +80% above national
2 Fresno, CA $132,360 +78% above national
3 Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA $131,120 +76% above national
4 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA $130,800 +76% above national
5 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $115,460 +55% above national
6 Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT $108,940 +47% above national
7 Stockton-Lodi, CA $105,800 +42% above national
8 Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $105,450 +42% above national
9 San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA $104,840 +41% above national
10 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ $103,780 +40% above national
11 Niles, MI $103,580 +39% above national
12 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA $102,870 +38% above national
13 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY $102,660 +38% above national
14 Bay City, MI $100,820 +36% above national
15 Lansing-East Lansing, MI $100,670 +35% above national
16 Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $100,090 +35% above national
17 Glens Falls, NY $99,820 +34% above national
18 Youngstown-Warren, OH $99,170 +33% above national
19 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $99,010 +33% above national
20 Barnstable Town, MA $98,690 +33% above national
21 Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $97,920 +32% above national
22 Rapid City, SD $97,170 +31% above national
23 Bend, OR $97,110 +31% above national
24 Sioux Falls, SD-MN $96,670 +30% above national
25 Bakersfield-Delano, CA $96,610 +30% above national
26 Pittsfield, MA $96,480 +30% above national
27 Providence-Warwick, RI-MA $96,280 +30% above national
28 Vallejo, CA $95,950 +29% above national
29 Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA $95,680 +29% above national
30 Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH $95,520 +28% above national
31 Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $95,380 +28% above national
32 Salem, OR $95,010 +28% above national
33 Kennewick-Richland, WA $94,980 +28% above national
34 Worcester, MA $94,900 +28% above national
35 Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY $94,730 +27% above national
36 Visalia, CA $94,120 +27% above national
37 Omaha, NE-IA $91,660 +23% above national
38 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $90,740 +22% above national
39 St. Louis, MO-IL $89,660 +21% above national
40 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $88,240 +19% above national
41 Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY $86,850 +17% above national
42 Lincoln, NE $86,790 +17% above national
43 Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ $86,410 +16% above national
44 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $86,290 +16% above national
45 Springfield, MA $85,790 +15% above national
46 Eugene-Springfield, OR $85,530 +15% above national
47 Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI $84,900 +14% above national
48 Boise City, ID $84,550 +14% above national
49 Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $84,410 +14% above national
50 Syracuse, NY $83,610 +12% above national
51 Colorado Springs, CO $83,300 +12% above national
52 Ames, IA $83,010 +12% above national
53 Madison, WI $82,960 +12% above national
54 Wheeling, WV-OH $82,960 +12% above national
55 Baton Rouge, LA $81,910 +10% above national
56 Urban Honolulu, HI $81,850 +10% above national
57 Binghamton, NY $80,550 +8% above national
58 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ $80,240 +8% above national
59 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $80,200 +8% above national
60 Charleston, WV $80,130 +8% above national
61 La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $80,020 +8% above national
62 Lancaster, PA $79,970 +8% above national
63 Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $79,840 +7% above national
64 Morgantown, WV $79,660 +7% above national
65 Salt Lake City-Murray, UT $79,630 +7% above national
66 Akron, OH $79,450 +7% above national
67 Columbus, OH $79,340 +7% above national
68 Rochester, NY $79,330 +7% above national
69 Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $79,230 +7% above national
70 Toledo, OH $78,620 +6% above national
71 Pittsburgh, PA $78,210 +5% above national
72 Reading, PA $78,110 +5% above national
73 Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH $77,920 +5% above national
74 Birmingham, AL $77,600 +4% above national
75 Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $77,560 +4% above national
76 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA $77,380 +4% above national
77 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $76,640 +3% above national
78 Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI $76,530 +3% above national
79 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV $75,950 +2% above national
80 Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $73,640 1% below national
81 Ogden, UT $73,090 2% below national
82 New Haven, CT $72,940 2% below national
83 Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $72,900 2% below national
84 Cedar Rapids, IA $72,140 3% below national
85 Fort Collins-Loveland, CO $71,590 4% below national
86 Richmond, VA $70,910 5% below national
87 El Paso, TX $70,380 5% below national
88 Portland-South Portland, ME $69,960 6% below national
89 Grand Junction, CO $69,570 6% below national
90 Greeley, CO $68,990 7% below national
91 Raleigh-Cary, NC $68,730 8% below national
92 Columbia, SC $67,630 9% below national
93 Farmington, NM $67,520 9% below national
94 Albuquerque, NM $67,260 10% below national
95 Jacksonville, FL $67,200 10% below national
96 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $67,150 10% below national
97 Casper, WY $66,560 10% below national
98 Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $65,890 11% below national
99 Fayetteville, NC $65,730 12% below national
100 Oklahoma City, OK $65,640 12% below national
101 Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $65,590 12% below national
102 Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $65,170 12% below national
103 Victoria, TX $65,100 12% below national
104 Kansas City, MO-KS $64,550 13% below national
105 Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $64,420 13% below national
106 Anniston-Oxford, AL $64,400 13% below national
107 Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC $64,310 13% below national
108 Traverse City, MI $64,230 14% below national
109 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN $64,220 14% below national
110 Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN $64,130 14% below national
111 Asheville, NC $63,630 14% below national
112 Salisbury, MD $63,540 15% below national
113 Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD $63,450 15% below national
114 Memphis, TN-MS-AR $63,350 15% below national
115 Greensboro-High Point, NC $63,230 15% below national
116 Winston-Salem, NC $63,000 15% below national
117 Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV $62,310 16% below national
118 Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR $61,830 17% below national
119 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX $61,680 17% below national
120 Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX $61,510 17% below national
121 Warner Robins, GA $61,070 18% below national
122 Dubuque, IA $60,880 18% below national
123 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $60,860 18% below national
124 Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $60,790 18% below national
125 Odessa, TX $60,300 19% below national
126 Pueblo, CO $60,300 19% below national
127 Corpus Christi, TX $59,780 20% below national
128 Elkhart-Goshen, IN $59,680 20% below national
129 Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA $59,630 20% below national
130 Cleveland, OH $59,470 20% below national
131 Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $59,460 20% below national
132 Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $59,230 20% below national
133 Knoxville, TN $59,140 20% below national
134 Tyler, TX $59,040 21% below national
135 Longview, TX $58,890 21% below national
136 Bloomington, IN $58,690 21% below national
137 Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO $58,680 21% below national
138 Tulsa, OK $58,450 21% below national
139 Midland, TX $58,230 22% below national
140 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $58,110 22% below national
141 Killeen-Temple, TX $57,750 22% below national
142 College Station-Bryan, TX $57,200 23% below national
143 San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR $56,680 24% below national
144 Chattanooga, TN-GA $56,400 24% below national
145 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $56,080 25% below national
146 Lubbock, TX $55,890 25% below national
147 Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $55,780 25% below national
148 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $55,740 25% below national
149 Gainesville, FL $55,420 25% below national
150 Wichita Falls, TX $55,160 26% below national
151 South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $54,760 26% below national
152 Rochester, MN $54,480 27% below national
153 Greenville, NC $54,440 27% below national
154 Evansville, IN $53,750 28% below national
155 Wilmington, NC $53,260 28% below national
156 Laredo, TX $53,150 29% below national
157 San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $52,280 30% below national
158 Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ $51,970 30% below national
159 Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL $50,740 32% below national
160 Spartanburg, SC $50,300 32% below national
161 Amarillo, TX $50,170 33% below national
162 San Angelo, TX $49,430 34% below national
163 North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL $49,350 34% below national
164 Waco, TX $48,470 35% below national
165 Sherman-Denison, TX $48,140 35% below national
166 Abilene, TX $48,130 35% below national
167 Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $47,820 36% below national
168 Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC $47,800 36% below national
169 Charleston-North Charleston, SC $47,790 36% below national
170 Elizabethtown, KY $47,640 36% below national
171 Manchester-Nashua, NH $46,970 37% below national
172 Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $46,670 37% below national
173 Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $45,970 38% below national
174 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $38,250 49% below national

Same SOC major group

Other detailed occupations in SOC major group 49 (Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations) - category peers, not a pay match.

Showing 5 of 50 detailed occupations BLS assigns to this SOC major group.

Nationwide occupations with similar pay or employment scale

Two OEWS peer sets outside this SOC major group (Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations). Same-category cards above stay inside the group; these neighborhoods are cross-group nearest neighbors on national median pay ($74,340 here) and reported employment (48,240 jobs here).

Peers are nearest-neighbor matches on BLS OEWS national median annual wage and reported employment. Employment peers exclude occupations already listed in the pay column so the two link sets stay distinct.

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door make?
The median annual salary for Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door is $74,340 ($35.74/hour). The salary range spans from $45,910 at the 10th percentile to $112,500 at the 90th percentile.
Where does Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door pay rank nationally?
At a published national median of $74,340, Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door pay is higher than 65% of the 825 detailed occupations with a published BLS annual median in the May 2025 OEWS release. This compares occupation-level medians, not individual workers, job offers, or this occupation's own worker pay-percentile range.
What state pays Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door the most?
Rhode Island pays the highest median salary for Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door at $110,900/year, which is +49% above the national median.
What education do Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door need?
BLS assigns Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door to High school diploma or equivalent for typical education needed for entry. Typical on-the-job training assignment: Moderate-term on-the-job training.
Does BLS publish a safety rate for Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door?
BLS does not publish a separate occupation-specific fatality and injury rate for Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door in this release. WageDex shows the Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations SOC-group rate only as broad context and does not rank it as this occupation's measured rate.
Is Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door a good career?
Employment for Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door is projected to grow 1.3% from 2024 to 2034, which is about as fast as average. About 3,900 openings are projected each year.
How does Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door pay vary by state?
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door salaries vary significantly by state. The highest-paying state is Rhode Island at $110,900/year, while Mississippi pays the least at $48,670/year. BLS data covers 52 states and territories.
Which metro areas pay the most for Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door?
The highest published metropolitan-area median in this ranking is Modesto, CA at $133,990/year. BLS reports a median for 174 metropolitan areas for this occupation. The ranking does not establish why values differ.

What to do with this data

How to use Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door pay figures in a real decision

  • The 75th-percentile wage is about $97,120/year. Treat it as the upper-quartile market boundary, not an automatic target for experience alone; role scope, location, industry, credentials, performance, and employer context still need separate evidence. Salary calculator
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Data as of May 2025. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).

Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 annual release. Employment projections from BLS Employment Projections program, 2024–2034. Data reflects cross-industry estimates for all ownership types.

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