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Repair and Installation Helper Workplace Records
Installation and repair helpers may supply tools, assist with assembly and clean a work area while following a skilled worker’s direction. An employment concern needs the specific duty and supervision involved. Do not assume that a broad occupational description establishes your training or authorization for every repair task.
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A record map for your role
What to organize first
Task boundary
List the assistance you provided and the steps completed or approved by the supervising worker.
Clarification request
Record when you asked for direction or support and the response received.
Work sequence
Match tool preparation, assigned assistance and cleanup with your own time record and correction request.
Start with the work you actually do
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.
O*NET classifies this occupation as Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers (49-9098.00). Its description covers a typical occupation, not every workplace or individual job. It does not establish employee status, overtime eligibility or employer misconduct.
- Install or replace machinery, equipment, and new or replacement parts and instruments, using hand or power tools.Source task 3083 · updated 08/2020
- Examine and test machinery, equipment, components, and parts for defects to ensure proper functioning.Source task 3081 · updated 08/2020
- Tend and observe equipment and machinery to verify efficient and safe operation.Source task 3080 · updated 08/2020
- Adjust, connect, or disconnect wiring, piping, tubing, and other parts, using hand or power tools.Source task 3082 · updated 08/2020
A reference point for your pay records
May 2025 wage estimates by state
Compare your pay records with published BLS estimates for Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers (SOC 49-9098). These describe an occupation across employers. They are not a required pay rate, an overtime calculation, or evidence of discrimination or unpaid wages.
Select your work state to see its published pay range. No personal pay information is requested or sent.
The 25th and 75th percentiles mark the middle half of the estimated wage distribution; the median is its midpoint. Actual pay can differ with experience, employer, location and duties. Hourly and annual figures are shown as published, without converting one into the other.
All published state estimates for this occupation
| State | Hourly 25th | Hourly median | Hourly 75th | Annual median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $13.92 | $17.37 | $19.85 | $36,140 |
| Alaska | $17.42 | $21.99 | $23.90 | $45,740 |
| Arizona | $18.56 | $21.90 | $23.67 | $45,560 |
| Arkansas | $13.53 | $16.17 | $18.00 | $33,630 |
| Connecticut | $17.98 | $21.33 | $24.26 | $44,370 |
| Delaware | $17.60 | $19.49 | $23.67 | $40,530 |
| Florida | $16.92 | $18.61 | $21.52 | $38,710 |
| Georgia | $14.21 | $17.61 | $22.24 | $36,640 |
| Hawaii | $19.90 | $22.27 | $26.94 | $46,320 |
| Idaho | $15.35 | $18.87 | $23.81 | $39,250 |
| Indiana | $14.29 | $18.01 | $21.94 | $37,470 |
| Iowa | $16.36 | $18.60 | $22.02 | $38,690 |
| Kansas | $14.67 | $18.00 | $20.26 | $37,430 |
| Kentucky | $16.15 | $17.79 | $21.09 | $37,000 |
| Louisiana | $14.57 | $17.38 | $20.72 | $36,160 |
| Maine | $17.41 | $19.00 | $23.11 | $39,520 |
| Michigan | $17.73 | $20.98 | $23.98 | $43,630 |
| Minnesota | $18.57 | $21.61 | $24.44 | $44,950 |
| Mississippi | $15.21 | $17.04 | $19.56 | $35,440 |
| Missouri | $16.30 | $17.84 | $22.15 | $37,110 |
| Montana | $15.96 | $18.96 | $21.14 | $39,430 |
| Nebraska | $15.31 | $17.06 | $19.15 | $35,480 |
| New Hampshire | $19.56 | $22.00 | $23.25 | $45,760 |
| New Mexico | $16.40 | $17.77 | $20.75 | $36,950 |
| New York | $20.00 | $21.09 | $26.01 | $43,870 |
| North Carolina | $16.43 | $18.60 | $21.87 | $38,700 |
| North Dakota | $15.51 | $21.49 | $22.95 | $44,710 |
| Ohio | $16.79 | $19.22 | $22.72 | $39,980 |
| Oklahoma | $13.83 | $17.08 | $21.54 | $35,530 |
| Pennsylvania | $16.44 | $19.95 | $22.73 | $41,500 |
| Rhode Island | $17.53 | $21.75 | $23.92 | $45,240 |
| Tennessee | $16.81 | $18.51 | $21.66 | $38,490 |
| Texas | $15.21 | $17.79 | $21.15 | $37,000 |
| Utah | $16.84 | $21.26 | $23.83 | $44,210 |
| Vermont | $16.65 | $20.50 | $24.00 | $42,630 |
| Virginia | $16.71 | $18.70 | $22.99 | $38,890 |
| West Virginia | $16.50 | $18.76 | $23.75 | $39,030 |
| Wisconsin | $16.60 | $20.00 | $22.74 | $41,600 |
| Wyoming | $10.01 | $15.03 | $19.00 | $31,260 |
“Not published” preserves unavailable or suppressed source cells. “Above reporting limit” preserves a top-coded source value without inventing a number. A missing state estimate does not establish service eligibility. The data describe wage and salary employment; they do not measure self-employment income.
Source: BLS May 2025 state workbook · OEWS tables · BLS technical notes. Use your own schedule, pay statement and compensation terms to identify the question you want reviewed.
Identify the instruction and assistance
Describe the equipment category, task you were asked to assist with and directing role. Note when a duty changed or you requested clarification. Distinguish work you performed from the technician’s diagnosis, approval or final inspection, especially when a later account combines several people’s actions.
Track support work around the repair
Record collecting tools, preparing materials, waiting for direction and cleanup relevant to your own schedule. Note a parts shortage or move to another job and who directed it. A closed work order may not capture every support activity or your individual hours.
Keep records within permission
Use your own training, pay and permitted employment messages. Do not take equipment drawings, customer files, access details or confidential repair histories. Identify relevant records for review without operating equipment, reconnecting components or returning to a restricted site solely to gather evidence.
Choose your next step
Review the workplace retaliation guide, unpaid wages guide, or discrimination guide if those concerns fit your experience. A job title alone does not establish a claim.
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