• Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2022

49-9041 Industrial Machinery Mechanics

Repair, install, adjust, or maintain industrial production and processing machinery or refinery and pipeline distribution systems. May also install, dismantle, or move machinery and heavy equipment according to plans. Excludes “Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines” (49-3042), and “Maintenance Workers, Machinery” (49-9043).

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National estimates for Industrial Machinery Mechanics
Industry profile for Industrial Machinery Mechanics
Geographic profile for Industrial Machinery Mechanics

National estimates for Industrial Machinery Mechanics:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Industrial Machinery Mechanics:

Employment (1)	Employment RSE (3)	Mean hourly wage	Mean annual wage (2)	Wage RSE (3)
386,120	0.7 %	$ 29.32	$ 60,990	0.3 %

Percentile wage estimates for Industrial Machinery Mechanics:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$ 18.70	$ 23.16	$ 28.76	$ 34.50	$ 39.81
Annual Wage (2)	$ 38,900	$ 48,180	$ 59,830	$ 71,760	$ 82,810

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Industry profile for Industrial Machinery Mechanics:

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

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Industrial Machinery Mechanics:

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	43,210	19.57	$ 26.79	$ 55,720
Machinery, Equipment, and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	38,620	5.46	$ 29.00	$ 60,320
Plastics Product Manufacturing	14,690	2.40	$ 27.54	$ 57,280
Chemical Manufacturing (3251, 3252, 3253, and 3259 only)	13,750	3.81	$ 33.10	$ 68,850
Machinery Manufacturing (3331, 3332, 3334, and 3339 only)	12,880	1.72	$ 28.75	$ 59,810

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Industrial Machinery Mechanics:

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	43,210	19.57	$ 26.79	$ 55,720
Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing	8,180	10.11	$ 32.26	$ 67,100
Pipeline Transportation of Natural Gas	2,980	9.50	$ 40.64	$ 84,530
Fiber, Yarn, and Thread Mills	1,840	7.73	$ 20.81	$ 43,280
Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills	6,490	7.44	$ 35.74	$ 74,340

Top paying industries for Industrial Machinery Mechanics:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Other Pipeline Transportation	400	5.00	$ 45.39	$ 94,400
Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution	5,990	1.58	$ 44.31	$ 92,160
Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing	4,210	4.07	$ 43.48	$ 90,450
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation)	210	0.01	$ 43.31	$ 90,090
Pipeline Transportation of Natural Gas	2,980	9.50	$ 40.64	$ 84,530

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Geographic profile for Industrial Machinery Mechanics:

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

States with the highest employment level in Industrial Machinery Mechanics:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Texas	42,140	3.24	1.24	$ 29.25	$ 60,840
California	26,330	1.49	0.57	$ 32.75	$ 68,120
Michigan	20,010	4.71	1.80	$ 28.28	$ 58,820
Pennsylvania	18,140	3.12	1.20	$ 28.23	$ 58,710
Wisconsin	16,440	5.83	2.23	$ 29.06	$ 60,440

States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Industrial Machinery Mechanics:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Alabama	15,950	7.96	3.05	$ 27.13	$ 56,430
Wyoming	1,910	7.12	2.73	$ 35.71	$ 74,290
Wisconsin	16,440	5.83	2.23	$ 29.06	$ 60,440
Indiana	15,940	5.16	1.98	$ 30.39	$ 63,220
North Dakota	2,010	4.96	1.90	$ 32.15	$ 66,860

Top paying states for Industrial Machinery Mechanics:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
District of Columbia	180	0.27	0.10	$ 37.96	$ 78,950
Hawaii	540	0.90	0.35	$ 37.82	$ 78,660
Alaska	550	1.80	0.69	$ 37.75	$ 78,520
Wyoming	1,910	7.12	2.73	$ 35.71	$ 74,290
Massachusetts	4,620	1.30	0.50	$ 33.47	$ 69,620

Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Industrial Machinery Mechanics:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	12,870	4.21	1.61	$ 31.05	$ 64,580
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	12,110	1.32	0.50	$ 32.15	$ 66,860
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	9,910	2.61	1.00	$ 29.14	$ 60,620
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	9,540	2.16	0.83	$ 33.51	$ 69,700
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	8,270	4.43	1.70	$ 29.13	$ 60,590
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	7,870	1.29	0.49	$ 32.30	$ 67,190
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	5,690	2.05	0.79	$ 30.76	$ 63,980
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	5,530	2.03	0.78	$ 28.68	$ 59,640
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	4,450	3.50	1.34	$ 28.18	$ 58,610
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI	4,000	4.99	1.91	$ 30.84	$ 64,140

Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Industrial Machinery Mechanics:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Odessa, TX	1,220	16.69	6.39	$ 28.65	$ 59,590
Midland, TX	1,700	16.21	6.21	$ 28.97	$ 60,260
Tuscaloosa, AL	1,460	14.62	5.60	$ 30.60	$ 63,650
Decatur, AL	790	14.05	5.38	$ 30.17	$ 62,750
Longview, WA	540	13.37	5.12	$ 37.88	$ 78,790
Farmington, NM	530	12.22	4.68	$ 28.44	$ 59,140
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA	580	12.05	4.61	$ 25.58	$ 53,210
Dalton, GA	760	11.78	4.51	$ 23.84	$ 49,580
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	820	11.54	4.42	$ 28.89	$ 60,090
Owensboro, KY	560	11.01	4.22	$ 30.38	$ 63,190