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Maintenance and Repair Workers in Delaware

Get the information you need to know about working as a Maintenance and Repair Worker.

8.4% Jobs Projection
$39,020 Median Salary
410 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Maintenance and Repair Workers in Delaware are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Maintenance and Repair Workers in Delaware is growing faster than average.

  • Maintenance and Repair Workers in Delaware earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Maintenance and Repair Workers Work in Delaware?

There were approximately 3,360 workers employed as Maintenance and Repair Workers in this state in 2018.

There were 3,550 Maintenance and Repair Workers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 190 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 15,870 Maintenance and Repair Workers working in it, which means Delaware has fewer Maintenance and Repair Workers than average.

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Job Projections for Delaware

Jobs for Maintenance and Repair Workers in this state are growing at a rate of 8.4% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 7.9%.

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Delaware Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 410 annual job openings, and 4,110 total jobs in 2026 for Maintenance and Repair Workers in this state.

Nationwide, the prediction is 154,700 annual jobs and 1,545,100 total jobs in 2026.

What do Maintenance and Repair Workers Make in Delaware?

In 2018 wages for Maintenance and Repair Workers ranged from $23,920 to $62,210 with $39,020 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $11.5 to $29.91. The median hourly rate was $18.76.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $18.89 an hour.

The hourly rate declined by $0.13.

The median salary in Delaware is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top Delaware Metros for Maintenance and Repair Workers

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Maintenance and Repair Workers.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 23,370 $41,340
Salisbury, MD-DE 1,840 $36,360
Dover, DE 440 $35,330

Top States for Maintenance and Repair Workers Employment

View the list below to see where most Maintenance and Repair Workers work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
California 128,560 $42,530
Texas 112,020 $35,700
New York 108,050 $43,430
Florida 89,870 $33,600
Illinois 63,350 $41,410
Pennsylvania 59,920 $38,400
Ohio 54,960 $39,830
North Carolina 43,960 $37,890
Georgia 43,500 $35,590
Michigan 40,080 $35,360
Washington 35,400 $42,610
Indiana 34,840 $38,800
Wisconsin 34,600 $40,700
Virginia 32,260 $39,080
New Jersey 31,190 $42,800
Tennessee 28,790 $36,780
Arizona 28,410 $35,360
Missouri 28,150 $36,160
South Carolina 27,750 $34,630
Minnesota 24,320 $43,180

Below are the states where Maintenance and Repair Workers get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
District of Columbia $50,770
Alaska $48,640
Connecticut $46,340
Hawaii $45,650
Massachusetts $45,270
Rhode Island $43,890
New York $43,430
Minnesota $43,180
Nevada $42,940
New Jersey $42,800

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