Household Appliance Servicers

Median Salary: $34,200

Many household appliance servicers across the country share a handful of important professional traits. For example, stress tolerance, independence, and attention to detail can be crucial for success in the industry, especially when combined with career training. Around 34,670 folks were employed as household appliance servicers nationwide in 2009. With that much workplace competition, it's vital to develop these characteristics and receive top-notch training, particularly if you're planning to move forward in the field.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the median annual income for household appliance servicers in the U.S. was $34,200 in 2009, which works out to a median hourly wage of $16.40. Of course, income can vary with training and by locale. Below, you'll find more data about household appliance servicers, including wages and job density for areas all over the country.

Household appliance servicers should be skilled in:

Oral Comprehension
Finger Dexterity
Control Precision
Visualization
Flexibility of Closure

Different folks go into different careers; household appliance servicers are typically:

Realistic
Conventional
Investigative

Working as a household appliance servicer requires knowledge in subjects like:

Customer and Personal Service
Sales and Marketing
Mechanical
English Language

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Below, you'll see links to more information on the top cities for this occupation (based on the number of folks employed as household appliance servicers). Note: "Job density" refers to the proportion of household appliance servicers in each city as compared to the national average.

Alabama
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Birmingham	130	$31,000	$14.90	$35,700	$17.20	1.5%
Dothan	30	$23,800	$11.40	$25,700	$12.30	124.5%
Huntsville	40	$33,400	$16.00	$37,100	$17.90	-24.5%
Montgomery	NA	$23,400	$11.20	$35,600	$17.10	NA

Alaska
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Anchorage	80	$43,000	$20.70	$53,500	$25.70	78.1%

Arizona
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Phoenix	800	$38,400	$18.50	$44,200	$21.30	72.1%
Tucson	140	$58,100	$27.90	$66,200	$31.80	50.2%

Arkansas
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Fayetteville	NA	$23,500	$11.30	$25,600	$12.30	NA
Little Rock	NA	$35,300	$17.00	$47,800	$23.00	NA

California
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Los Angeles (Area)	840	$39,600	$19.00	$49,800	$24.00	-25.7%
Riverside	NA	$45,500	$21.90	$49,800	$24.00	NA
Sacramento	290	$38,300	$18.40	$45,800	$22.00	27.9%
San Diego	NA	$33,900	$16.30	$37,800	$18.20	NA
San Francisco (Area)	NA	$42,700	$20.50	$49,600	$23.80	NA
San Francisco (City)	NA	$42,700	$20.50	$49,600	$23.80	NA
San Jose	NA	$46,900	$22.50	$50,300	$24.20	NA

Colorado
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Boulder	NA	$38,200	$18.40	$42,400	$20.40	NA
Colorado Springs	200	$40,700	$19.60	$48,000	$23.10	203.4%
Denver	640	$36,300	$17.50	$43,800	$21.10	98.1%
Fort Collins	30	$46,800	$22.50	$55,300	$26.60	-5.7%

Connecticut
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bridgeport	120	$39,200	$18.80	$47,900	$23.00	11.3%
Hartford	NA	$24,100	$11.60	$46,400	$22.30	NA
Norwich	NA	$24,600	$11.80	$30,700	$14.70	NA

District of Columbia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Washington (Area)	560	$32,900	$15.80	$45,000	$21.60	-8.7%

Florida
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bradenton	120	$33,500	$16.10	$56,400	$27.10	80.4%
Cape Coral	110	$40,700	$19.60	$47,100	$22.70	105.3%
Deltona	40	$30,000	$14.40	$37,600	$18.10	6.4%
Jacksonville	310	$39,500	$19.00	$45,800	$22.00	100.4%
Lakeland	70	$39,900	$19.20	$53,500	$25.70	38.1%
Miami (Area)	NA	$34,300	$16.50	$41,200	$19.80	NA
Orlando	310	$32,100	$15.40	$40,800	$19.60	19.2%
Palm Bay	NA	$36,000	$17.30	$39,600	$19.10	NA
Port St. Lucie	NA	$18,400	$8.80	$21,700	$10.50	NA
Tallahassee	40	$34,800	$16.70	$51,200	$24.60	-5.7%
Tampa	550	$30,500	$14.70	$37,500	$18.00	81.9%

Georgia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Atlanta	360	$32,600	$15.70	$48,500	$23.30	-41.1%
Augusta	50	$30,300	$14.60	$32,900	$15.80	1.1%
Macon	50	$30,200	$14.50	$49,700	$23.90	83.8%

Hawaii
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Honolulu	80	$36,000	$17.30	$49,500	$23.80	-27.5%

Idaho
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Boise City	NA	$31,200	$15.00	$39,000	$18.80	NA

Illinois
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bloomington	NA	$32,000	$15.40	$40,600	$19.50	NA
Chicago (Area)	NA	$34,600	$16.60	$44,800	$21.50	NA
Peoria	NA	$29,500	$14.20	$35,100	$16.90	NA
Rockford	40	$35,600	$17.10	$40,100	$19.30	-5.7%

Indiana
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bloomington	NA	$23,000	$11.10	$28,200	$13.60	NA
Elkhart	NA	$28,700	$13.80	$38,300	$18.40	NA
Evansville	110	$38,300	$18.40	$41,500	$20.00	141.1%
Fort Wayne	NA	$43,800	$21.10	$49,700	$23.90	NA
Indianapolis	280	$43,000	$20.70	$48,700	$23.40	21.5%

Iowa
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Davenport	50	$40,000	$19.20	$47,400	$22.80	2.6%
Des Moines	NA	$38,400	$18.50	$46,000	$22.10	NA
Dubuque	NA	$42,000	$20.20	$44,900	$21.60	NA
Iowa City	90	$32,300	$15.50	$41,100	$19.70	309.4%
Sioux City	NA	$40,100	$19.30	$44,900	$21.60	NA

Kansas
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Wichita	60	$29,500	$14.20	$40,000	$19.30	-26.4%

Kentucky
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Lexington	70	$23,200	$11.20	$28,800	$13.90	9.8%
Louisville	250	$41,500	$20.00	$48,700	$23.40	61.9%

Louisiana
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Baton Rouge	330	$37,300	$17.90	$43,500	$20.90	243.4%
Houma	30	$31,300	$15.00	$38,200	$18.40	26%
New Orleans	NA	$26,100	$12.50	$35,900	$17.30	NA

Maine
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bangor	30	$28,700	$13.80	$39,500	$19.00	95.1%
Portland	NA	$37,100	$17.80	$44,500	$21.40	NA

Maryland
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Baltimore	330	$32,500	$15.60	$43,200	$20.80	-2.3%
Hagerstown	NA	$31,700	$15.20	$34,900	$16.80	NA

Massachusetts
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Barnstable Town	50	$54,400	$26.10	$64,700	$31.10	87.9%
Boston (Area)	200	$32,100	$15.40	$45,800	$22.00	-54.7%
Springfield	60	$37,600	$18.10	$48,200	$23.20	-19.6%
Worcester	40	$28,100	$13.50	$36,300	$17.50	-39.2%

Michigan
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Ann Arbor	NA	$39,400	$18.90	$47,700	$22.90	NA
Detroit (Area)	570	$36,800	$17.70	$50,300	$24.20	22.3%
Grand Rapids	70	$31,700	$15.30	$44,600	$21.40	-24.5%
Holland	50	$40,700	$19.60	$50,000	$24.00	83%
Kalamazoo	NA	$24,100	$11.60	$25,900	$12.40	NA
Lansing	NA	$38,600	$18.60	$47,300	$22.80	NA
Niles	NA	$30,900	$14.80	$41,700	$20.10	NA
Saginaw	NA	$18,200	$8.80	$28,300	$13.60	NA

Minnesota
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Duluth	40	$46,800	$22.50	$51,700	$24.90	7.2%
Minneapolis	550	$37,900	$18.20	$43,800	$21.10	19.6%

Missouri
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Kansas City	390	$32,900	$15.80	$42,100	$20.20	48.3%
Springfield	50	$29,700	$14.30	$37,000	$17.80	8.7%
St. Louis	500	$39,100	$18.80	$45,900	$22.10	44.5%

Montana
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Billings	NA	$25,100	$12.10	$28,200	$13.60	NA

Nebraska
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Omaha	230	NA	NA	NA	NA	90.9%

Nevada
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Carson City	NA	$30,100	$14.50	$40,600	$19.50	NA
Las Vegas	140	$52,900	$25.40	$59,400	$28.60	-37%

New Jersey
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Atlantic City	30	$37,200	$17.90	$48,500	$23.30	-13.2%

New Mexico
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Albuquerque	NA	$25,300	$12.20	$29,600	$14.20	NA

New York
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Albany	NA	$33,900	$16.30	$36,200	$17.40	NA
Buffalo	60	$40,900	$19.70	$52,700	$25.30	-60%
New York (Area)	2,790	$38,000	$18.30	$49,300	$23.70	52.5%
Poughkeepsie	50	$36,000	$17.30	$49,200	$23.70	-30.2%

North Carolina
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Asheville	50	$39,600	$19.00	$50,300	$24.20	9.8%
Charlotte	NA	$30,700	$14.80	$38,700	$18.60	NA
Durham	NA	$31,400	$15.10	$36,500	$17.60	NA
Greensboro	100	$32,400	$15.60	$37,500	$18.00	5.7%
Raleigh	210	$37,900	$18.20	$43,500	$20.90	59.2%
Wilmington	NA	$30,900	$14.90	$33,000	$15.90	NA

North Dakota
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Fargo	40	$36,000	$17.30	$40,500	$19.50	39.2%

Ohio
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Akron	80	$33,600	$16.10	$39,400	$19.00	-3.4%
Cleveland	110	$32,800	$15.80	$39,500	$19.00	-58.9%
Columbus	190	$33,500	$16.10	$41,400	$19.90	-20.4%
Dayton	110	$35,000	$16.80	$50,000	$24.10	7.2%
Lima	NA	$24,800	$11.90	$28,500	$13.70	NA
Youngstown	70	$32,600	$15.70	$39,700	$19.10	20.4%

Oklahoma
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Oklahoma City	160	$29,800	$14.40	$42,600	$20.50	9.8%
Tulsa	80	$31,000	$14.90	$34,800	$16.70	-29.8%

Oregon
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bend	NA	$25,400	$12.20	$38,700	$18.60	NA
Eugene	NA	$27,700	$13.30	$32,200	$15.50	NA
Portland	610	$36,000	$17.30	$45,600	$21.90	130.6%
Salem	110	$29,500	$14.20	$42,600	$20.50	184.9%

Pennsylvania
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Allentown	NA	$32,200	$15.50	$39,500	$19.00	NA
Erie	NA	$33,900	$16.30	$37,800	$18.20	NA
Harrisburg	NA	$47,500	$22.90	$52,500	$25.20	NA
Lancaster	90	$31,600	$15.20	$38,300	$18.40	54.3%
Lebanon	40	$45,100	$21.70	$54,600	$26.20	223.8%
Philadelphia (Area)	430	$33,300	$16.00	$45,100	$21.70	-38.9%
Pittsburgh	150	$37,300	$17.90	$40,300	$19.40	-49.1%
Reading	40	$35,600	$17.10	$45,900	$22.10	-12.8%
Scranton	100	$24,600	$11.90	$29,200	$14.00	50.6%
York	NA	$32,600	$15.70	$39,000	$18.80	NA

Rhode Island
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Providence	NA	$44,000	$21.20	$48,200	$23.20	NA

South Carolina
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Charleston	NA	$25,000	$12.00	$28,800	$13.90	NA
Columbia	NA	$26,700	$12.80	$33,700	$16.20	NA

Tennessee
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Knoxville	70	$26,300	$12.60	$36,900	$17.70	-16.6%
Memphis	30	$33,100	$15.90	$46,600	$22.40	-80.4%
Nashville	50	$34,200	$16.50	$40,300	$19.40	-75.5%

Texas
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Dallas (Area)	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
El Paso	70	$19,200	$9.30	$23,500	$11.30	-3%
Houston	950	$39,700	$19.10	$45,900	$22.10	39.2%
McAllen	40	$19,700	$9.50	$28,000	$13.50	-37%
Odessa	30	$34,100	$16.40	$40,800	$19.60	98.1%
San Antonio	NA	$40,800	$19.60	$46,300	$22.30	NA
Victoria	NA	$26,500	$12.70	$30,200	$14.50	NA

Utah
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Ogden	70	$34,200	$16.50	$44,400	$21.40	37.7%
Provo	50	$33,000	$15.90	$39,200	$18.90	10.6%
St. George	NA	$28,400	$13.70	$32,100	$15.40	NA

Vermont
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Burlington	NA	$32,700	$15.70	$39,800	$19.10	NA

Virginia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Charlottesville	NA	$25,300	$12.20	$30,100	$14.50	NA
Harrisonburg	40	$30,500	$14.70	$35,100	$16.90	160.8%
Richmond	570	$38,200	$18.40	$46,100	$22.10	259.2%
Roanoke	NA	$32,000	$15.40	$36,100	$17.40	NA
Virginia Beach	250	$31,800	$15.30	$37,300	$17.90	27.9%

Washington
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bremerton	50	$38,100	$18.30	$50,000	$24.00	110.9%
Seattle (Area)	630	$39,100	$18.80	$44,100	$21.20	26%
Spokane	130	$35,500	$17.10	$39,500	$19.00	147.2%

West Virginia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Huntington	40	$28,900	$13.90	$34,300	$16.50	20%

Wisconsin
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Appleton	NA	$32,300	$15.50	$35,600	$17.10	NA
Green Bay	NA	$33,200	$16.00	$44,800	$21.50	NA
Madison	60	$33,200	$16.00	$43,000	$20.70	-27.2%
Milwaukee	320	$33,700	$16.20	$38,300	$18.40	47.2%