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).

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National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation:

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

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Industry profile for this occupation:

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

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Geographic profile for this occupation:

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