DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

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
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	Mean SE*	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
EDR 5 - North Central	200	20	$22.11/hr	$1.43/hr	$13.94/hr	$17.27/hr	$21.94/hr	$26.69/hr	$30.35/hr
Minnesota	7,050	402	$28.52/hr	$0.34/hr	$19.79/hr	$23.07/hr	$28.03/hr	$33.58/hr	$38.77/hr
U S	387,630	3,489	$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 Industry OES Employment OES Median Wage Manufacturing 120 $22.20/hr

Other Regional Data For Industrial Machinery Mechanics Geography (click title for details) OES Projections Employment Median Wage % Change  -  EDR 11 - 7 County Twin Cities 3,530 $28.92/hr N/A EDR 3 - Arrowhead 800 $33.21/hr N/A EDR 10 - Southeast 550 $25.53/hr N/A EDR 7W- Central 540 $27.39/hr N/A EDR 9 - South Central 480 $25.35/hr N/A EDR 6E- Southwest Central 300 $28.85/hr N/A EDR 4 - West Central 280 $24.85/hr N/A EDR 8 - Southwest 210 $22.10/hr N/A EDR 5 - North Central 200 $21.94/hr N/A EDR 1 - Northwest 80 $24.41/hr N/A EDR 7E- East Central 80 $26.63/hr N/A EDR 2 - Headwaters 70 $21.86/hr N/A EDR 6W- Upper Minnesota Valley 20 $23.07/hr N/A

Related Occupations

Occupation (click title for details)	OES		Projections
	Employment	Median Wage	% Change  -
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	310	$19.08/hr	N/A
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	260	$18.87/hr	N/A
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	30	$16.71/hr	N/A
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	N/A	N/A	N/A
Farm Equipment Mechanics	N/A	N/A	N/A

• Confers with operators and observes, tests, and evaluates operation of machinery and equipment to diagnose cause of malfunction.
• Disassembles machinery and equipment to remove parts and make repairs.
• Repairs, replaces, adjusts, and aligns components of machinery and equipment.
• Examines parts for defects, such as breakage or excessive wear.
• Fabricates replacement parts.
• Orders or requisitions parts and materials.
• Enters codes and instructions to program computer-controlled machinery.
• Records repairs and maintenance performed.
• Repairs and replaces electrical wiring and components of machinery.
• Welds to repair broken metal parts, fabricate new parts, and assemble new equipment.
• Test-runs repaired machinery and equipment to verify adequacy of repairs.
• Cleans and lubricates parts, equipment, and machinery.