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Maintenance and Repair Workers in North Carolina

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Maintenance and Repair Workers in North Carolina

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10.9% Jobs Projection
$37,890 Median Salary
4,790 Job Openings

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

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

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

How Many Maintenance and Repair Workers Work in North Carolina?

In North Carolina, there were 43,960 people working as Maintenance and Repair Workers in the year 2018.

There were 42,160 Maintenance and Repair Workers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 1,800 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 15,870 Maintenance and Repair Workers working in it, which means North Carolina has more Maintenance and Repair Workers than average.

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Job Projections for North Carolina

Jobs for Maintenance and Repair Workers in this state are growing at a rate of 10.9% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 7.9%.

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North Carolina Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 4,790 annual job openings, and a total of 47,170 jobs for North Carolina Maintenance and Repair Workers in 2026.

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

What do Maintenance and Repair Workers Make in North Carolina?

In 2018 wages for Maintenance and Repair Workers ranged from $23,590 to $59,400 with $37,890 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $11.34 to $28.56. The median hourly rate was $18.22.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $18.19 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.03.

The median salary in North Carolina is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top North Carolina 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
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC 10,920 $39,750
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC 6,860 $37,110
Raleigh, NC 5,350 $38,950
Greensboro-High Point, NC 3,840 $38,510
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC 3,050 $28,580
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC 2,390 $39,720
Winston-Salem, NC 2,220 $38,440
Asheville, NC 1,890 $36,080
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC 1,740 $37,310
Fayetteville, NC 1,260 $37,420
Wilmington, NC 1,150 $36,070
Burlington, NC 790 $35,570
Greenville, NC 670 $35,570
Rocky Mount, NC 630 $41,270
New Bern, NC 590 $36,670
Goldsboro, NC 550 $36,350
Jacksonville, NC 300 $32,520

Top States for Maintenance and Repair Workers Employment

The table below shows the states 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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