Average Control And Valve Installers And Repairers, Except Mechanical Door Salary in Ames, IA

BLS tracks 50 control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door in Ames, IA but does not publish a wage estimate for this occupation in this location. Below you'll find national context and peer states with reported wages.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2024 estimates for Ames, IA (metro area).

No annual salary published for this location. BLS does not publish an annual wage estimate for control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door in Ames, IA. This is common for occupations where most work is project-based, hourly, or on irregular schedules (actors, athletes, musicians, dancers). No wage figures were published at all for this location in the latest release.

Local employment

Workers tracked locally: 50
How common this job is here: 2.88×; More concentrated here than nationally — this metro area is unusually strong in this occupation.

Where control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door earn the most per hour

Locations where BLS did publish hourly wage data for control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door this release, ranked highest to lowest.

By hourly wage

Top-paying states

Alaska: $51.08/hr
Washington: $50.54/hr
North Dakota: $48.93/hr
New York: $48.67/hr
Connecticut: $47.52/hr
District of Columbia: $46.42/hr
Massachusetts: $45.62/hr
California: $45.33/hr

By hourly wage

Top-paying metros

Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA: $59.47/hr
El Centro, CA: $56.06/hr
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA: $55.75/hr
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA: $53.22/hr
Reno, NV: $52.85/hr
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA: $52.84/hr
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT: $51.91/hr
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA: $50.93/hr

National job outlook

BLS publishes national employment projections for control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door from 2024 to 2034. These projections are national and not broken down by state.

Projected growth: +1.3%; 600 net jobs over the projection period
Annual openings: 3,900; Includes growth plus replacements
Typical entry education: High school diploma or equivalent

Related occupations

Other jobs in the same field. Many of these follow similar hourly or project-based pay patterns.