DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

Lubricate machinery, change parts, or perform other routine machinery maintenance. Excludes ?Maintenance and Repair Workers, General? (49-9071).

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
La Crosse WI-MN MSA	20	6	$22.14/hr	$0.82/hr	$16.21/hr	$17.40/hr	$19.39/hr	$27.79/hr	$30.16/hr
Minnesota	490	56	$21.93/hr	$0.57/hr	$15.92/hr	$17.60/hr	$21.22/hr	$25.65/hr	$29.99/hr
U S	72,890	1,166	$24.12/hr	$0.12/hr	$14.67/hr	$18.20/hr	$23.19/hr	$28.98/hr	$35.36/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.

Other Regional Data For Maintenance Workers, Machinery Geography (click title for details) OES Projections Employment Median Wage % Change  -  Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA 260 $22.27/hr N/A Southwest Balance of State 70 $18.59/hr N/A Northwest Balance of State 50 $17.96/hr N/A St Cloud MN MSA 50 $19.40/hr N/A Southeast Balance of State 50 $23.03/hr N/A Duluth MN-WI MSA 20 $28.63/hr N/A La Crosse WI-MN MSA 20 $19.39/hr N/A Grand Forks ND-MN MSA 10 $23.22/hr N/A Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA N/A N/A N/A Fargo ND-MN MSA N/A $24.01/hr N/A Northeast Balance of State N/A N/A N/A Rochester MN MSA N/A N/A N/A

Related Occupations

Occupation (click title for details)	OES		Projections
	Employment	Median Wage	% Change  -
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	520	$17.51/hr	N/A
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	110	$13.60/hr	N/A
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers	N/A	N/A	N/A

• Sets up and operates machine and adjusts controls that regulate operational functions to ensure conformance to specifications.
• Installs, replaces, or changes machine parts and attachments, according to production specifications.
• Lubricates, oils, or applies adhesive, or other material to machines, machine parts, or other equipment, according to specified procedures.
• Replaces or repairs metal, wood, leather, glass, or other lining in machine or equipment compartments or containers.
• Dismantles machine, removes machine parts, and reassembles machine, using hand tools, chain falls, jack, crane, or hoist.
• Inspects or tests damaged machine parts and marks defective area or advises supervisor of need for repair.
• Records and maintains production, repair, and machine maintenance information.
• Marks, separates, ties, aligns, threads, attaches, or inserts material or product preparatory to machine operation or to identify machine process.
• Measures, mixes, prepares and tests chemical solutions used to clean or repair machinery and equipment, according to product specifications.
• Communicates with or assists other workers to repair or move machines, machine parts or equipment.
• Replaces, empties, or replenishes empty machine and equipment containers, such as gas tanks or boxes.
• Removes hardened material from machine or machine parts, using abrasives, power and hand tools, jackhammer, sledgehammer, or other equipment.
• Reads work orders and specifications to determine machines and equipment requiring repair or maintenance.
• Cleans machine and machine parts, using cleaning solvent, cloth, air gun, hose, vacuum, or other equipment. 111, 120, 121,
• Collects and discards worn machine parts and other garbage to maintain machinery and work areas.
• Transports machine parts, tools, equipment and other material between work areas and storage, using crane, hoist, or dolly.
• Inventories and requisitions machine parts, equipment, and other supplies to replenish and maintain stock.
• Cuts, shapes, smoothes, attaches or assembles pieces of metal, wood, rubber, or other material repair and maintenance machines and equipment.
• Starts machine and observes mechanical operation to determine efficiency and to detect defects, malfunctions, or other machine damage.