Job outlook for building maintenance mechanics in the United States

Building maintenance mechanic job growth summary. After extensive research, interviews, and analysis, Zippia's data science team found that:

• The projected building maintenance mechanic job growth rate is 5% from 2018-2028.

• About 76,300 new jobs for building maintenance mechanics are projected over the next decade.

• Building maintenance mechanic salaries have increased 11% for building maintenance mechanics in the last 5 years.

• There are over 309,827 building maintenance mechanics currently employed in the United States.

• There are 129,668 active building maintenance mechanic job openings in the US.

• The average building maintenance mechanic salary is $38,609.

Compare the number of building maintenance mechanic jobs and the average building maintenance mechanic salary over time.

The map below shows you the number of building maintenance mechanic job openings in each state. The darker areas on the map show where building maintenance mechanics earn the highest salaries across all 50 states.