Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019
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) |
| 387,630 |
0.9 % |
$26.60 |
$55,320 |
0.2 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$16.54 |
$20.51 |
$25.77 |
$31.34 |
$38.30 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$34,410 |
$42,660 |
$53,590 |
$65,190 |
$79,660 |
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 |
45,110 |
21.00 |
$24.50 |
$50,950 |
| Machinery, Equipment, and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers |
36,790 |
5.16 |
$25.89 |
$53,850 |
| Chemical Manufacturing (3251, 3252, 3253, and 3259 only) |
14,280 |
3.92 |
$29.78 |
$61,940 |
| Plastics Product Manufacturing |
13,500 |
2.27 |
$24.79 |
$51,560 |
| Machinery Manufacturing (3331, 3332, 3334, and 3339 only) |
12,590 |
1.67 |
$26.29 |
$54,670 |
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 |
45,110 |
21.00 |
$24.50 |
$50,950 |
| Pipeline Transportation of Natural Gas |
2,580 |
8.65 |
$29.51 |
$61,370 |
| Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing |
7,320 |
8.54 |
$27.30 |
$56,780 |
| Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills |
6,530 |
7.06 |
$30.39 |
$63,220 |
| Tobacco Manufacturing |
730 |
6.90 |
$29.01 |
$60,340 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
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 |
41,370 |
3.33 |
1.26 |
$27.29 |
$56,770 |
| California |
27,170 |
1.56 |
0.59 |
$29.83 |
$62,050 |
| Michigan |
22,670 |
5.22 |
1.98 |
$25.18 |
$52,370 |
| Ohio |
20,980 |
3.85 |
1.46 |
$26.22 |
$54,530 |
| Pennsylvania |
18,220 |
3.09 |
1.17 |
$25.65 |
$53,350 |
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 |
2,520 |
9.22 |
3.49 |
$33.09 |
$68,830 |
| Alabama |
12,280 |
6.22 |
2.36 |
$24.66 |
$51,290 |
| Arkansas |
6,900 |
5.66 |
2.15 |
$23.37 |
$48,620 |
| North Dakota |
2,260 |
5.35 |
2.03 |
$31.88 |
$66,310 |
| Michigan |
22,670 |
5.22 |
1.98 |
$25.18 |
$52,370 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
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 |
13,730 |
4.50 |
1.70 |
$31.04 |
$64,550 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
12,450 |
2.66 |
1.01 |
$28.11 |
$58,470 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
11,130 |
1.15 |
0.44 |
$30.17 |
$62,760 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI |
9,860 |
4.98 |
1.89 |
$25.95 |
$53,970 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
8,730 |
1.40 |
0.53 |
$28.59 |
$59,460 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
7,540 |
2.06 |
0.78 |
$25.61 |
$53,270 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
5,500 |
1.91 |
0.72 |
$28.06 |
$58,370 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
5,010 |
1.83 |
0.69 |
$25.87 |
$53,810 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN |
4,660 |
4.30 |
1.63 |
$28.03 |
$58,290 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI |
4,160 |
7.33 |
2.78 |
$24.22 |
$50,390 |
United States Department of Labor
