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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2017
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) |
341,260 |
0.9 % |
$25.54 |
$53,110 |
0.3 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50% (Median) |
75% |
90% |
Hourly Wage |
$15.88 |
$19.60 |
$24.69 |
$30.26 |
$37.28 |
Annual Wage (2) |
$33,030 |
$40,770 |
$51,360 |
$62,940 |
$77,540 |
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 |
41,310 |
20.37 |
$23.15 |
$48,150 |
Machinery, Equipment, and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers |
28,670 |
4.38 |
$24.67 |
$51,320 |
Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing |
11,780 |
2.00 |
$25.06 |
$52,120 |
Plastics Product Manufacturing |
11,700 |
2.04 |
$24.61 |
$51,180 |
Chemical Manufacturing (3251, 3252, 3253, and 3259 only) |
11,380 |
3.17 |
$28.94 |
$60,200 |
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 |
41,310 |
20.37 |
$23.15 |
$48,150 |
Other Pipeline Transportation |
670 |
8.26 |
$31.51 |
$65,550 |
Pipeline Transportation of Natural Gas |
2,060 |
7.09 |
$29.82 |
$62,020 |
Fiber, Yarn, and Thread Mills |
1,950 |
6.82 |
$19.46 |
$40,480 |
Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills |
6,400 |
6.61 |
$29.75 |
$61,880 |
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 |
7,490 |
1.92 |
$33.94 |
$70,600 |
Natural Gas Distribution |
2,490 |
2.21 |
$33.78 |
$70,260 |
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) |
270 |
0.01 |
$32.55 |
$67,700 |
Support Activities for Water Transportation |
280 |
0.31 |
$32.00 |
$66,560 |
Oil and Gas Extraction |
2,190 |
1.62 |
$31.89 |
$66,340 |
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 |
31,180 |
2.62 |
1.10 |
$26.49 |
$55,100 |
California |
25,460 |
1.52 |
0.64 |
$27.83 |
$57,880 |
Michigan |
20,100 |
4.70 |
1.96 |
$25.00 |
$52,000 |
Ohio |
18,450 |
3.44 |
1.43 |
$24.51 |
$50,990 |
Pennsylvania |
14,650 |
2.53 |
1.06 |
$24.33 |
$50,600 |
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 |
2,080 |
7.77 |
3.25 |
$31.79 |
$66,130 |
Alabama |
10,720 |
5.58 |
2.33 |
$24.40 |
$50,750 |
Michigan |
20,100 |
4.70 |
1.96 |
$25.00 |
$52,000 |
Kentucky |
8,650 |
4.61 |
1.92 |
$24.86 |
$51,700 |
Mississippi |
5,150 |
4.60 |
1.92 |
$23.35 |
$48,580 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
North Dakota |
1,390 |
3.34 |
1.40 |
$33.18 |
$69,020 |
District of Columbia |
190 |
0.26 |
0.11 |
$32.77 |
$68,160 |
Wyoming |
2,080 |
7.77 |
3.25 |
$31.79 |
$66,130 |
Hawaii |
680 |
1.07 |
0.45 |
$29.90 |
$62,200 |
Nevada |
1,450 |
1.11 |
0.46 |
$29.70 |
$61,780 |
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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 |
10,910 |
3.72 |
1.56 |
$29.18 |
$60,700 |
Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights, IL Metropolitan Division |
6,300 |
1.72 |
0.72 |
$27.51 |
$57,220 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division |
5,880 |
1.33 |
0.55 |
$26.52 |
$55,160 |
New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division |
5,390 |
0.80 |
0.34 |
$29.02 |
$60,350 |
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
5,040 |
1.92 |
0.80 |
$24.61 |
$51,200 |
Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan Division |
4,700 |
3.81 |
1.59 |
$26.41 |
$54,940 |
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN |
4,410 |
4.17 |
1.74 |
$25.66 |
$53,360 |
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
3,930 |
2.03 |
0.85 |
$27.47 |
$57,130 |
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC |
3,290 |
2.77 |
1.16 |
$24.12 |
$50,170 |
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI |
3,250 |
5.89 |
2.46 |
$23.02 |
$47,890 |
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Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Dalton, GA |
1,340 |
20.27 |
8.47 |
$20.16 |
$41,930 |
Odessa, TX |
990 |
14.46 |
6.04 |
$25.09 |
$52,180 |
Battle Creek, MI |
670 |
12.03 |
5.02 |
$25.92 |
$53,920 |
Farmington, NM |
580 |
11.96 |
4.99 |
$27.11 |
$56,390 |
Pine Bluff, AR |
310 |
10.03 |
4.19 |
$27.86 |
$57,940 |
Tuscaloosa, AL |
980 |
9.77 |
4.08 |
$29.26 |
$60,860 |
Midland, TX |
850 |
9.62 |
4.02 |
$27.92 |
$58,070 |
Spartanburg, SC |
1,430 |
9.58 |
4.00 |
$25.95 |
$53,980 |
Casper, WY |
350 |
9.30 |
3.88 |
$28.18 |
$58,610 |
Bowling Green, KY |
680 |
9.19 |
3.84 |
$24.07 |
$50,060 |
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