Precision instrument & equipment repairers

Detailed Occupation

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2023 Workforce
59.1k
Average Age
45.2
Average Salary
$65,106
Average Male Salary
$66,615
Average Female Salary
$51,666

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 $65,106 in 2023.

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Employment

Employment and salary information for the Precision instrument & equipment repairers workforce. Precision instrument & equipment repairers workforce in 2023 was 59,131 people, of which 10.1% were women and 89.9% were men. Precision instrument & equipment repairers are paid most in Subsistence Alaska PUMA, AK but are relatively concentrated in Capital Region Planning Commission 1--Baton Rouge Metropolitan Area (West) PUMA, LA.

Employment Over Time

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Grouping
53,161
Male Workforce
± 5.66k
5,970
Female Workforce
± 1.9k

The Precision instrument & equipment repairers workforce in 2023 was 59,131 people (10.1% women and 89.9% men). This implies an average annual growth of 4.12% between 2014 (56,791) and 2023 (59,131).

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Employment by Location

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

During 2023, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Alaska ($173,693), Louisiana ($93,360), and North Dakota ($79,636).

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Yearly Wage Ranking

$65,106
AVERAGE WAGE
#218 in the ranking (2023)
$67,727
NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE
For all occupations across the US

In 2023, Precision instrument & equipment repairers earned an average of $65,106, $2,621 less than the average national salary of $67,727

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Wage Distribution

Gender
0.322
WAGE GINI

In 2023, Precision instrument & equipment repairers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.322, which is lower than the national average of 0.476. 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).

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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 Oil & gas extraction ($161,411).

Occupations by Industries

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Value
59.1k
2023 Workforce
± 5,969
2.1%
1 YEAR GROWTH
± 14.1%

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 31.7%, followed by uninformed with 29% and General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals with 23.6%.

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Diversity

Demographic information on Precision instrument & equipment repairers in the US. The workforce of Precision instrument & equipment repairers in 2023 was 59,131 people, with 10.1% woman, and 89.9% men. The average age of male Precision instrument & equipment repairers in the workforce is 45.1 and of female Precision instrument & equipment repairers is 45.6, 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 2023 was 59,131 people, with 10.1% woman, and 89.9% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 30 to 34 years (7,546 people), 45 to 49 years (6,352  people), and 55 to 59 years (6,350 people). Among them they concentrated 34.5% of the total workforce.

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Ethnicity

Gender

In 2023, 15% of Precision instrument & equipment repairers workers were Hispanic and 85% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (45.5%), Puerto Rican (21.2)%, and Cuban (5.63)%

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Races

In 2023, 73.2% of the Precision instrument & equipment repairers workforce were White, of which 8.62% were women and 91.4% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Two or More Races (8.48%) and Black (7.68%).

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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 2023 were Science 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 2023 (counting all academic degrees) were Engineering (2,138 people), Visual & Performing Arts (1,897 people), and Business (1,672 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Precision instrument & equipment repairers workers were Some college (15,572 people), High School or Equivalent (14,991 people), and Associates Degree (14,248 people).

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