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
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 3,530309$29.60/hr$0.39/hr$20.56/hr$24.34/hr$28.92/hr$34.66/hr$40.00/hr
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
Manufacturing2,180$29.27/hr
Trade, Transportation and Utilities850$29.00/hr
Professional and Business Services270$26.90/hr
Other Services180$26.36/hr
Public Administration20$29.74/hr
Construction20$26.04/hr
Other Regional Data For Industrial Machinery Mechanics
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2022 - 2032
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 3,530 $28.92/hr 20.5%
Central Minnesota 930 $27.76/hr 25.3%
Northeast Minnesota 800 $33.21/hr 11.0%
Southwest Minnesota 760 $23.99/hr 21.4%
Northwest Minnesota 640 $23.60/hr 22.6%
Southeast Minnesota 550 $25.53/hr 22.1%
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OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2022 - 2032
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Engine and Other Machine AssemblersN/AN/AN/A
Tasks for Industrial Machinery Mechanics