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Helpers–Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers in Guam

Thinking about a career as a Helpers–Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers in Guam? Below are the key facts. Help installation, maintenance, and repair workers in maintenance, parts replacement, and repair of vehicles, industrial machinery, and electrical and electronic equipment. Perform duties such as furnishing tools, materials, and supplies to other workers; cleaning work area, machines, and tools; and holding materials or tools for other workers.

What do Helpers–Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers Make in Guam?

The helpers–installation, maintenance, and repair workers working in Guam, wages run about $24,680 per year (or about $11.87/hour).Earnings range from $21,270 at the 10th percentile to $37,550 at the 90th percentile.

Wage Statistic	Annual	Hourly
10th percentile	$21,270	$10.23
25th percentile	$22,260	$10.70
Median (50th)	$24,680	$11.87
75th percentile	$29,520	$14.19
90th percentile	$37,550	$18.05

Location quotient — how concentrated this career is in Guam relative to the national average — is 8.91, indicating that helpers–installation, maintenance, and repair workers are more concentrated here than the national average.

National Wage Comparison

Nationally, helpers–installation, maintenance, and repair workers earn a median of $44,896 per year ($21.58/hour), lower than the Guam median.

Employment Outlook

Nationally, total employment in this occupation is 511,897 helpers–installation, maintenance, and repair workers across the United States. In Guam alone, about 350 people work in this role. That trails the typical state, which employs around 1,230 helpers–installation, maintenance, and repair workers.

Top States for Helpers–Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers Employment

View the states that employ the most helpers–installation, maintenance, and repair workers work.

State	Number Employed
Texas	14,200
California	10,690
Florida	6,530
New York	5,220
Virginia	4,030
North Carolina	3,750
Louisiana	3,580
Georgia	3,310
New Jersey	3,200
Tennessee	3,010
Maryland	2,580
Pennsylvania	2,290
Puerto Rico	2,140
Michigan	2,020
Alabama	1,850
Arizona	1,850
Arkansas	1,680
Wisconsin	1,660
Oklahoma	1,610
Massachusetts	1,570

Highest-Paying States for Helpers–Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers

Where helpers–installation, maintenance, and repair workers earn the most: helpers–installation, maintenance, and repair workers.

State	Annual Median Salary
District of Columbia	$61,780
Hawaii	$51,980
New York	$47,310
Washington	$45,840
Minnesota	$45,760
Colorado	$45,240
Alaska	$44,520
Maine	$44,480
Arizona	$43,270
California	$42,700

Skills

Top helpers–installation, maintenance, and repair workers skills, rated on an importance scale of 0 to 5:

Knowledge Areas

Core knowledge areas for this occupation, rated on an importance scale of 0 to 5:

Abilities

Top abilities for helpers–installation, maintenance, and repair workers, rated on an importance scale of 0 to 5:

Daily Tasks

Common tasks include:

• Install or replace machinery, equipment, and new or replacement parts and instruments, using hand or power tools.
• Examine and test machinery, equipment, components, and parts for defects to ensure proper functioning.
• Tend and observe equipment and machinery to verify efficient and safe operation.
• Adjust, connect, or disconnect wiring, piping, tubing, and other parts, using hand or power tools.
• Clean or lubricate vehicles, machinery, equipment, instruments, tools, work areas, and other objects, using hand tools, power tools, and cleaning equipment.
• Hold or supply tools, parts, equipment, and supplies for other workers.
• Diagnose electrical problems and install and rewire electrical components.
• Disassemble broken or defective equipment to facilitate repair and reassemble equipment when repairs are complete.
• Position vehicles, machinery, equipment, physical structures, and other objects for assembly or installation, using hand tools, power tools, and moving equipment.
• Transfer tools, parts, equipment, and supplies to and from work stations and other areas.
• Adjust, maintain, and repair tools, equipment, and machines, and assist more skilled workers with similar tasks.
• Order new parts to maintain inventory.

Work Activities

• Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials
• Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
• Making Decisions and Solving Problems
• Performing General Physical Activities
• Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
• Getting Information
• Handling and Moving Objects
• Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
• Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
• Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
• Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment
• Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge

Tools & Technology

Common tools and software used in this occupation include: Hot technologies: Microsoft Excel

Related Careers

Other careers like helpers–installation, maintenance, and repair workers include:

• Boilermakers
• Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
• Helpers–Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters
• Helpers–Carpenters
• Helpers–Electricians
• Helpers–Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons

Also Known As

Air Conditioner Installer Helper (AC Installer Helper), Air Conditioner Installer Servicer Helper (AC Installer Servicer Helper), Airframe and Power Plant Mechanic Helper, Armature Winder Repair Helper, Automobile Body Repairer Helper, Automobile Mechanic Helper, Automotive Electrical Helper, Blacksmith Assistant, Blacksmith Helper, Cable Splicer Helper, Car Mechanic Helper, Car Repairer Helper, Compressed Gas Equipment Service Mechanic Helper, Construction Equipment Mechanic Helper, Cooper Helper.

References

• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics — https://www.bls.gov/oes/
• O*NET Online — https://www.onetonline.org/
• BLS Employment Projections — https://www.bls.gov/emp/
• O*NET-SOC code: 49-9098.00