DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

49-9041 Industrial Machinery Mechanics

Occupational Description:
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).

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020
 Percentiles
GeographyEmploymentEmp SE*MeanMean SE*10th25thMedian75th90th
Minnesota 7,050402$28.52/hr$0.34/hr$19.79/hr$23.07/hr$28.03/hr$33.58/hr$38.77/hr
U S 387,6303,489$26.99/hr$0.05/hr$16.79/hr$20.81/hr$26.15/hr$31.80/hr$38.87/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.


Leading Industries for Industrial Machinery Mechanics
IndustryOES EmploymentOES Median Wage
Manufacturing4,520$27.61/hr
Trade, Transportation and Utilities1,070$28.54/hr
Other Services530$24.57/hr
Professional and Business Services340$25.48/hr
Public Administration90$29.75/hr
Construction40$25.12/hr
Other Regional Data For Industrial Machinery Mechanics
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2023 - 2025
Minnesota 7,050 $28.03/hr 3.9%
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA 4,060 $28.80/hr N/A
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 3,530 $28.92/hr N/A
Central Minnesota 930 $27.76/hr N/A
Northeast Minnesota 800 $33.21/hr N/A
Southwest Minnesota 760 $23.99/hr N/A
Duluth MN-WI MSA 730 $33.69/hr N/A
Southeast Balance of State 680 $25.14/hr N/A
Northwest Minnesota 640 $23.60/hr N/A
Southeast Minnesota 550 $25.53/hr N/A
Southwest Balance of State 520 $24.54/hr N/A
Northwest Balance of State 460 $23.10/hr N/A
Fargo ND-MN MSA 340 $27.23/hr N/A
St Cloud MN MSA 290 $25.37/hr N/A
La Crosse WI-MN MSA 250 $24.53/hr N/A
Rochester MN MSA 180 $25.86/hr N/A
Northeast Balance of State 120 $24.62/hr N/A
Grand Forks ND-MN MSA 100 $24.46/hr N/A
Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA 90 $26.03/hr N/A
Related Occupations
Occupation
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OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2023 - 2025
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics11,830$21.18/hr2.7%
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers10,860$21.03/hr0.6%
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians1,830$33.67/hr3.7%
Farm Equipment Mechanics1,770$22.91/hr2.5%
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers1,070$14.00/hr1.7%
Engine and Other Machine AssemblersN/AN/A-1.8%
Tasks for Industrial Machinery Mechanics