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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2016
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) |
334,490 |
0.9 % |
$24.95 |
$51,890 |
0.3 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50% (Median) |
75% |
90% |
Hourly Wage |
$15.52 |
$19.10 |
$24.06 |
$29.71 |
$36.59 |
Annual Wage (2) |
$32,290 |
$39,730 |
$50,040 |
$61,800 |
$76,110 |
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 |
40,590 |
19.96 |
$22.46 |
$46,730 |
Machinery, Equipment, and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers |
28,090 |
4.21 |
$24.23 |
$50,390 |
Plastics Product Manufacturing |
11,420 |
2.02 |
$24.06 |
$50,040 |
Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing |
10,560 |
1.82 |
$24.55 |
$51,070 |
Animal Slaughtering and Processing |
9,240 |
1.88 |
$21.07 |
$43,820 |
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 |
40,590 |
19.96 |
$22.46 |
$46,730 |
Other Pipeline Transportation |
730 |
8.96 |
$29.43 |
$61,220 |
Pipeline Transportation of Natural Gas |
2,510 |
8.49 |
$29.00 |
$60,320 |
Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing |
6,520 |
7.77 |
$26.01 |
$54,100 |
Fiber, Yarn, and Thread Mills |
1,930 |
6.54 |
$19.28 |
$40,100 |
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 |
7,090 |
1.83 |
$33.84 |
$70,390 |
Rail Transportation |
130 |
0.06 |
$32.82 |
$68,270 |
Natural Gas Distribution |
2,380 |
2.10 |
$31.39 |
$65,290 |
Oil and Gas Extraction |
2,620 |
1.45 |
$31.32 |
$65,150 |
Motor Vehicle Manufacturing |
3,210 |
1.55 |
$31.08 |
$64,650 |
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 |
30,390 |
2.59 |
1.09 |
$25.42 |
$52,880 |
California |
23,620 |
1.48 |
0.62 |
$27.26 |
$56,700 |
Ohio |
19,200 |
3.60 |
1.51 |
$23.49 |
$48,850 |
Michigan |
18,780 |
4.46 |
1.87 |
$24.85 |
$51,700 |
Pennsylvania |
14,860 |
2.59 |
1.09 |
$23.89 |
$49,690 |
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 |
2,200 |
7.97 |
3.35 |
$29.72 |
$61,820 |
Alabama |
10,510 |
5.49 |
2.31 |
$24.33 |
$50,610 |
Kentucky |
8,620 |
4.61 |
1.94 |
$24.02 |
$49,970 |
Michigan |
18,780 |
4.46 |
1.87 |
$24.85 |
$51,700 |
Iowa |
6,660 |
4.34 |
1.82 |
$23.79 |
$49,480 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
District of Columbia |
80 |
0.11 |
0.05 |
$31.37 |
$65,250 |
Wyoming |
2,200 |
7.97 |
3.35 |
$29.72 |
$61,820 |
North Dakota |
1,160 |
2.72 |
1.14 |
$29.61 |
$61,580 |
Alaska |
560 |
1.72 |
0.72 |
$29.53 |
$61,410 |
Hawaii |
710 |
1.13 |
0.47 |
$28.60 |
$59,480 |
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 |
10,880 |
3.71 |
1.56 |
$27.85 |
$57,930 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division |
5,940 |
1.41 |
0.59 |
$27.05 |
$56,270 |
Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights, IL Metropolitan Division |
5,740 |
1.58 |
0.66 |
$27.20 |
$56,580 |
New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division |
4,850 |
0.74 |
0.31 |
$27.89 |
$58,000 |
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
4,660 |
1.82 |
0.77 |
$23.01 |
$47,870 |
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN |
4,160 |
3.99 |
1.68 |
$24.50 |
$50,970 |
Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan Division |
4,110 |
3.41 |
1.43 |
$26.40 |
$54,900 |
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
3,930 |
2.06 |
0.86 |
$27.15 |
$56,480 |
Detroit-Dearborn-Livonia, MI Metropolitan Division |
3,800 |
5.28 |
2.22 |
$27.20 |
$56,570 |
Gary, IN Metropolitan Division |
3,250 |
12.19 |
5.12 |
$25.35 |
$52,730 |
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