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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2023

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).

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)
412,650 0.6 % $ 30.62 $ 63,690 0.3 %

Percentile wage estimates for Industrial Machinery Mechanics:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median) 		75% 90%
Hourly Wage $ 20.38 $ 23.94 $ 29.53 $ 36.07 $ 41.33
Annual Wage (2) $ 42,390 $ 49,780 $ 61,420 $ 75,030 $ 85,970

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 46,110 19.70 $ 28.40 $ 59,070
Machinery, Equipment, and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers 42,500 5.72 $ 30.19 $ 62,790
Machinery Manufacturing (3331, 3332, 3334, and 3339 only) 17,950 2.31 $ 29.15 $ 60,630
Plastics Product Manufacturing 15,060 2.49 $ 29.02 $ 60,360
Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing 12,700 2.28 $ 29.85 $ 62,090

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 46,110 19.70 $ 28.40 $ 59,070
Pipeline Transportation of Natural Gas 2,980 9.08 $ 42.34 $ 88,070
Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing 7,590 9.04 $ 33.38 $ 69,430
Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills 7,110 8.06 $ 37.47 $ 77,950
Apparel Knitting Mills 540 7.72 $ 19.51 $ 40,590

Top paying industries for Industrial Machinery Mechanics:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution 6,390 1.62 $ 45.77 $ 95,200
Other Pipeline Transportation 400 4.66 $ 45.29 $ 94,210
Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing 3,780 3.49 $ 45.15 $ 93,910
Pipeline Transportation of Crude Oil 360 3.04 $ 43.08 $ 89,600
State Government, excluding Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation) 220 0.01 $ 43.07 $ 89,580

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.



Map of employment of industrial machinery mechanics by state, May 2023


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 49,510 3.65 1.34 $ 30.67 $ 63,790
California 28,450 1.59 0.58 $ 34.23 $ 71,190
Michigan 20,150 4.63 1.71 $ 29.57 $ 61,510
Pennsylvania 18,630 3.13 1.15 $ 29.51 $ 61,370
Indiana 17,650 5.59 2.06 $ 31.08 $ 64,640


Map of location quotient of industrial machinery mechanics by state, May 2023


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 16,360 7.97 2.93 $ 28.19 $ 58,640
Wyoming 1,990 7.27 2.68 $ 35.80 $ 74,460
North Dakota 2,620 6.27 2.31 $ 33.08 $ 68,810
Wisconsin 16,820 5.83 2.14 $ 30.45 $ 63,340
Arkansas 7,370 5.79 2.13 $ 27.90 $ 58,040


Map of annual mean wages of industrial machinery mechanics by state, May 2023


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 130 0.19 0.07 $ 40.22 $ 83,660
Alaska 620 2.00 0.74 $ 39.40 $ 81,950
Wyoming 1,990 7.27 2.68 $ 35.80 $ 74,460
Hawaii 700 1.13 0.42 $ 35.69 $ 74,240
Washington 9,410 2.69 0.99 $ 34.46 $ 71,680



Map of employment of industrial machinery mechanics by area, May 2023


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 15,660 4.93 1.81 $ 32.56 $ 67,710
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 11,650 1.23 0.45 $ 33.83 $ 70,370
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 11,200 2.82 1.04 $ 30.97 $ 64,420
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 10,750 2.39 0.88 $ 33.91 $ 70,530
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI 8,460 4.45 1.64 $ 30.38 $ 63,190
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 8,140 1.32 0.48 $ 33.13 $ 68,900
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 5,620 1.99 0.73 $ 30.97 $ 64,410
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 5,300 1.87 0.69 $ 32.31 $ 67,200
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC 4,410 3.37 1.24 $ 30.41 $ 63,250
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 4,230 1.53 0.56 $ 35.79 $ 74,430


Map of location quotient of industrial machinery mechanics by area, May 2023


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)
Midland, TX 2,360 20.58 7.57 $ 29.84 $ 62,060
Odessa, TX 1,470 19.25 7.08 $ 29.41 $ 61,170
Tuscaloosa, AL 1,650 15.91 5.86 $ 30.74 $ 63,940
Decatur, AL 870 14.96 5.50 $ 30.96 $ 64,390
Longview, WA 580 14.10 5.19 $ 39.54 $ 82,240
Dalton, GA 780 11.84 4.36 $ 24.06 $ 50,050
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL 650 11.73 4.32 $ 27.89 $ 58,020
Casper, WY 450 11.66 4.29 $ 31.34 $ 65,200
Anniston-Oxford-Jacksonville, AL 500 11.30 4.16 $ 27.21 $ 56,590
Sheboygan, WI 620 10.33 3.80 $ 30.49 $ 63,420