Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2003

49-9041 Industrial Machinery Mechanics

Repair, install, adjust, or maintain industrial production and processing machinery or refinery and pipeline distribution systems. Exclude "Millwrights" (49-9044), "Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines" (49-3042), and "Maintenance Workers, Machinery" (49-9043) who perform only routine tasks.

National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
State profile for this occupation
Metropolitan area 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)
192,300 1.4 % $19.06 $39,640 0.4 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $11.99 $14.84 $18.48 $22.96 $27.43
Annual Wage (2) $24,930 $30,870 $38,440 $47,760 $57,060

Industry profile for this occupation: Top

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Employment rank Wage rank
Power generation and supply 8,270 $25.84 $53,740 1 1
Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers 7,940 $16.69 $34,710 2 118
Motor vehicle parts manufacturing 7,520 $23.09 $48,020 3 6
Converted paper product manufacturing 6,070 $18.70 $38,890 4 69
Animal slaughtering and processing 5,890 $14.48 $30,120 5 146

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Employment rank Wage rank
Power generation and supply 8,270 $25.84 $53,740 1 1
Specialized freight trucking 60 $24.57 $51,110 131 2
Other pipeline transportation 580 $24.57 $51,100 77 3
Scientific research and development services 290 $23.46 $48,800 95 4
Wired telecommunications carriers 40 $23.09 $48,020 140 5

State profile for this occupation: Top

States with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation:

State Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of State employment Wage rank within State
Wyoming 940 $22.91 $47,660 0.390% 91
Louisiana 6,350 $19.45 $40,450 0.344% 212
South Carolina 5,740 $18.16 $37,780 0.325% 230
Kentucky 4,910 $18.82 $39,150 0.285% 208
North Carolina 10,100 $16.80 $34,950 0.273% 303

Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of State employment Wage rank within State
Alaska 420 $24.78 $51,550 0.144% 153
Nevada 440 $23.18 $48,220 0.041% 163
Wyoming 940 $22.91 $47,660 0.390% 91
Michigan 8,140 $22.81 $47,450 0.188% 224
Washington 3,500 $21.18 $44,060 0.137% 293

Metropolitan area profile for this occupation: Top

Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation:

MSA Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of MSA employment
Auburn-Opelika, AL MSA 330 $13.67 $28,430 0.792%
Rocky Mount, NC MSA 380 $17.39 $36,180 0.616%
Baton Rouge, LA MSA 1,470 $18.82 $39,150 0.495%
Albany, GA MSA 260 $19.59 $40,740 0.475%
Lafayette, LA MSA 760 $16.43 $34,170 0.463%

Top paying Metropolitan areas for this occupation:

MSA Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of MSA employment
Anchorage, AK MSA 80 $25.45 $52,930 0.058%
Youngstown-Warren, OH MSA 370 $25.15 $52,320 0.164%
Duluth-Superior, MN-WI MSA (6) $24.39 $50,740 (6)
Glens Falls, NY MSA 100 $24.15 $50,220 0.200%
Muncie, IN MSA 80 $23.86 $49,630 0.150%

About May 2003 National, State, and Metropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

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These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors in metropolitan and non-metropolitan areas in every State and the District of Columbia. The top five employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable Excel files(XLS).

Percentile wage estimates show the percentage of workers in an occupation that earn less than a given wage and the percentage that earn more. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly mean wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(6) Estimates not released.

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Last Modified Date: May 7, 2004