Installation, maintenance & repair · SOC 49-9043
Maintenance workers, machinery
BLS projects 59,700 jobs in 2025 to become 58,600 by 2035 — -1.9%, against +3.5% across all occupations.
-1.9%
projected change to 2035
About 1,200 fewer jobs
4,400
openings a year
7.4% of the occupation a year, counting people who retire or move on
$60,850
median annual pay
Usually entered with: high school diploma or equivalent
2025 to 2035
Employment at the start and end of the projection, in jobs.
- 2025 employment59,700
- 2035 projected58,600
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections program, 2025–2035 projections.
Other installation, maintenance & repair occupations
The largest occupations in the same group, by projected change to 2035.
- Maintenance and repair workers, general1,621,800+4.2%
- Automotive service technicians and mechanics825,800+5.0%
- First-line supervisors of mechanics, installers, and repairers629,000+4.1%
- Industrial machinery mechanics446,900+17.8%
- Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers440,900+10.9%
- Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists316,000+3.6%
- Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other205,200+2.6%
- Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines180,300+6.7%
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections program.