Maintenance and Repair Workers, General (49-9071)

Occupation description:  Perform work involving the skills of two or more maintenance or craft occupations to keep machines, mechanical equipment, or the structure of an establishment in repair. Duties may involve pipe fitting; boiler making; insulating; welding; machining; carpentry; repairing electrical or mechanical equipment; installing, aligning, and balancing new equipment; and repairing buildings, floors, or stairs. Excludes Maintenance Workers, Machinery (49-9043).

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2019 Wages

Labor Force Indicators

2016 Worker Characteristics
Total workers	Nonresident workers	Percent nonresident	Percent age 45 plus	Percent age 50 plus
4,133	838	20.3	52.8	43.3

2016 Potential Supply
Qualified but working in another occupation	885
Currently employed in a lower paid occupation	321
UI claimants previously working in occupation	474

2016 ALEXsys Employment Data
Number of registrants	2,629
Number of job position postings	335
Ratio of registrants to job position postings	7.8

Typical Entry-level Education, Experience, and/or On-the-job Training

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