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Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
Perform work involving the skills of two or more maintenance or craft occupations to keep machines, mechanical equipment, or the structure of a building in repair. Duties may involve pipe fitting; HVAC maintenance; insulating; welding; machining; carpentry; repairing electrical or mechanical equipment; installing, aligning, and balancing new equipment; and repairing buildings, floors, or stairs.
What a maintenance and repair worker, general does
Become a maintenance and repair worker, general
If you enjoy doing these activities, you might make a good maintenance and repair worker, general
- Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem.
- Figuring out how to use new ideas or things.
- Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.
Discover what you could earn in Washington
- Average hourly rate is $36 per hour with an average salary of $53,600 per year.
- Half of workers earn between $25 and $39 per hour.
- Half of workers earn an annual salary between $16,100 and $70,300 per year.
- 51% of individuals in this occupation have been employed in every quarter of the past year.
Part-time
- The average hourly rate for part-time workers is $31 per hour with an average salary of $31,500 per year.
Maintenance And Repair Worker, General job outlook
- There are 31,518 workers in this occupation in Washington.
- There are 5,034 openings per year in this occupation in Washington.
Multiple Jobs
- 3% of individuals in this occupation worked for more than one employer.
- 19% of individuals in this occupation held a position in another.