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Stoyanov: A large proportion of current property maintenance technicians are over 50

Tony Stoyanov · Can AI Fix Housing and Healthcare Affordability? · Aug 21, 2025 · at 20:12

Tony Stoyanov is co-founder and CTO of EliseAI. He points out aging demographics among physical maintenance staff to highlight looming labor shortages in housing operations.

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“A lot of the maintenance technicians today are actually over 50 years old”

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A large proportion of current property maintenance technicians are over 50 years old.

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Assessment

Data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Current Population Survey for general maintenance and repair workers shows that approximately 36.7% of the workforce is 50 years of age or older (28.5% are 55+, and 45.0% are 45+). This meets the resolution criteria requiring a significant percentage (e.g., over 30-40%). Additionally, industry sources such as Boston Consulting Group and Zippia estimate that over one-third of maintenance technicians are over 50, with average worker ages ranging from 45.2 to 47 years.

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Population Survey data indicates an estimated 36.7% of general maintenance and repair workers are aged 50 or older.
28.5% of the general maintenance workforce is 55 years or older, while 45.0% is 45 years or older.
Industry and census analytics (Zippia, Data USA, BCG) estimate the average age of maintenance technicians between 45 and 47 years old, confirming over one-third are over 50.

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[1] bls.gov [2] zippia.com [3] onetonline.org [4] datausa.io [5] bcg.com [6] rockwellautomation.com

"maintenance technician" workforce age "45" OR "50" OR "47" "property maintenance technicians are over 50" OR "maintenance technicians" age demographics BLS Current Population Survey age employed maintenance and repair workers general 2024 2025 BLS median age maintenance and repair workers general

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