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Job outlook for maintenance workers in the United States
Maintenance worker job growth summary. After extensive research, interviews, and analysis, Zippia's data science team found that:
The projected maintenance worker job growth rate is 5% from 2018-2028.
About 76,300 new jobs for maintenance workers are projected over the next decade.
Maintenance worker salaries have increased 11% for maintenance workers in the last 5 years.
There are over 350,087 maintenance workers currently employed in the United States.
There are 115,130 active maintenance worker job openings in the US.
The average maintenance worker salary is $36,132.
Are maintenance worker jobs in demand?
Maintenance Worker job and salary trends over time
Maintenance Worker jobs over time
Maintenance Worker job growth rate over time
| Year | # Of Jobs | % Of Population |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 350,087 | 0.10% |
| 2020 | 339,060 | 0.10% |
| 2019 | 356,466 | 0.11% |
| 2018 | 351,257 | 0.11% |
| 2017 | 345,059 | 0.10% |
Average maintenance worker salary over time
Maintenance Worker salary by year
| Year | Avg. Salary | Hourly Rate | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $36,132 | $17.37 | +4.5% |
| 2024 | $34,567 | $16.62 | +2.0% |
| 2023 | $33,877 | $16.29 | +1.7% |
| 2022 | $33,320 | $16.02 | +2.0% |
| 2021 | $32,674 | $15.71 | +0.8% |
Maintenance Worker jobs by state
Most common states for maintenance workers
| Rank | State | Population | # of Jobs | Employment/ 1000ppl |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Hampshire | 1,342,795 | 431 | 32% |
| 2 | Nebraska | 1,920,076 | 561 | 29% |
| 3 | District of Columbia | 693,972 | 196 | 28% |
| 4 | South Dakota | 869,666 | 223 | 26% |
| 5 | North Carolina | 10,273,419 | 2,527 | 25% |
| 6 | Georgia | 10,429,379 | 2,534 | 24% |
| 7 | Tennessee | 6,715,984 | 1,626 | 24% |
| 8 | Utah | 3,101,833 | 733 | 24% |
| 9 | Missouri | 6,113,532 | 1,415 | 23% |
| 10 | Oregon | 4,142,776 | 958 | 23% |
| 11 | Delaware | 961,939 | 222 | 23% |
| 12 | Virginia | 8,470,020 | 1,872 | 22% |
| 13 | Washington | 7,405,743 | 1,664 | 22% |
| 14 | Colorado | 5,607,154 | 1,229 | 22% |
| 15 | South Carolina | 5,024,369 | 1,035 | 21% |
| 16 | Florida | 20,984,400 | 4,124 | 20% |
| 17 | Connecticut | 3,588,184 | 695 | 19% |
| 18 | New Mexico | 2,088,070 | 388 | 19% |
| 19 | Alabama | 4,874,747 | 864 | 18% |
| 20 | Idaho | 1,716,943 | 303 | 18% |
Most common cities for maintenance workers
| Rank | City | # of Jobs | Employment/ 1000ppl | Avg. Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hutchinson | 6 | 15% | $30,818 |
| 2 | Carol Stream | 5 | 12% | $37,185 |
| 3 | San Angelo | 8 | 8% | $29,904 |
| 4 | Hollywood | 6 | 4% | $27,712 |
| 5 | Denver | 13 | 2% | $37,045 |
| 6 | Atlanta | 10 | 2% | $29,060 |
| 7 | Minneapolis | 7 | 2% | $43,240 |
| 8 | New York | 48 | 1% | $40,175 |
| 9 | Detroit | 8 | 1% | $32,531 |
| 10 | Seattle | 8 | 1% | $45,857 |
| 11 | Colorado Springs | 6 | 1% | $36,508 |
| 12 | Fort Worth | 5 | 1% | $29,048 |
| 13 | Jacksonville | 5 | 1% | $27,374 |
| 14 | Los Angeles | 8 | 0% | $45,190 |
| 15 | San Diego | 7 | 0% | $43,450 |
| 16 | Chicago | 5 | 0% | $37,158 |
| 17 | Houston | 5 | 0% | $29,402 |
| 18 | Philadelphia | 5 | 0% | $35,966 |
| 19 | Phoenix | 5 | 0% | $33,229 |
Maintenance Worker job outlook: Expert opinions
Our panel of maintenance worker experts
The American Camp Association’s
What are the biggest trends we'll see in the Maintenance Worker job market given the pandemic?
Tom Rosenberg: Thanks to all the research and learning from the 2020 season and the newly revised "Field Guide for Operating Day & Overnight Camps in COVID-19", the outlook for overnight and day camps in summer 2021 is strong. Most day and overnight camp operators are carefully planning for a busy summer season, in the midst of another summer of COVID-19, and the Field Guide provides a well-researched and tested path forward in summer 2021. Due to COVID-19 requirements, camps are expected to seek increased staffing for camp counselors, activities specialists, nurse, food service, and maintenance staff.
As we prepare to see more camp in 2021 after a COVID summer 2020, we expect the camp job market to call for camp nurses, maintenance workers, and cleaning professionals. In addition, camps looking to operate in 2021 will need to recruit staff in the form of camp counselors, counselors-in-training (CIT's), program/activity directors, etc. - much like in a normal summer.