Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018

49-9041 Industrial Machinery Mechanics

Repair, install, adjust, or maintain industrial production and processing machinery or refinery and pipeline distribution systems. Excludes "Millwrights" (49-9044), "Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines" (49-3042), and "Maintenance Workers, Machinery" (49-9043).

National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation: Top

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1)	Employment RSE (3)	Mean hourly wage	Mean annual wage (2)	Wage RSE (3)
362,440	0.9 %	$25.96	$54,000	0.2 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$16.19	$20.00	$25.16	$30.65	$37.59
Annual Wage (2)	$33,670	$41,610	$52,340	$63,740	$78,190

Industry profile for this occupation: Top

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance	42,600	20.57	$23.83	$49,570
Machinery, Equipment, and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	32,680	4.74	$25.14	$52,290
Chemical Manufacturing (3251, 3252, 3253, and 3259 only)	12,440	3.43	$29.07	$60,470
Plastics Product Manufacturing	12,250	2.09	$24.42	$50,790
Machinery Manufacturing (3331, 3332, 3334, and 3339 only)	11,900	1.64	$25.43	$52,890

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance	42,600	20.57	$23.83	$49,570
Other Pipeline Transportation	770	8.50	$32.38	$67,350
Pipeline Transportation of Natural Gas	2,170	7.51	$29.50	$61,360
Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills	6,200	6.72	$30.52	$63,490
Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing	5,070	6.18	$27.32	$56,830

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution	6,910	1.76	$34.31	$71,370
Natural Gas Distribution	2,460	2.25	$34.28	$71,300
Support Activities for Water Transportation	240	0.26	$33.42	$69,520
Building Material and Supplies Dealers	(8)	(8)	$32.40	$67,400
Other Pipeline Transportation	770	8.50	$32.38	$67,350

Geographic profile for this occupation: Top

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

States with the highest employment level in this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Texas	36,050	2.98	1.19	$26.75	$55,640
California	25,710	1.51	0.60	$28.43	$59,140
Michigan	22,030	5.10	2.04	$24.73	$51,430
Ohio	18,920	3.49	1.39	$25.29	$52,610
Pennsylvania	15,730	2.69	1.07	$25.40	$52,830

States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Wyoming	2,400	8.90	3.56	$32.70	$68,020
Alabama	11,750	6.04	2.41	$24.15	$50,230
Michigan	22,030	5.10	2.04	$24.73	$51,430
Arkansas	5,900	4.88	1.95	$22.87	$47,580
Kentucky	8,860	4.69	1.87	$25.52	$53,080

Top paying States for this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Wyoming	2,400	8.90	3.56	$32.70	$68,020
North Dakota	1,690	4.05	1.62	$31.78	$66,110
Hawaii	700	1.08	0.43	$31.69	$65,910
District of Columbia	240	0.34	0.13	$30.60	$63,640
Washington	7,210	2.21	0.88	$29.75	$61,870

Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	12,200	4.09	1.63	$29.82	$62,020
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	10,670	2.30	0.92	$27.32	$56,830
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	9,750	1.03	0.41	$29.56	$61,490
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	9,280	4.70	1.88	$26.14	$54,370
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	8,290	1.36	0.54	$26.86	$55,870
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	6,590	1.85	0.74	$24.37	$50,690
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	5,190	1.94	0.77	$25.22	$52,450
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	4,890	1.72	0.69	$28.33	$58,930
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	4,650	4.34	1.73	$26.69	$55,520
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	3,960	2.03	0.81	$28.34	$58,950