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
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA	4,060	309	$29.53/hr	$0.35/hr	$20.56/hr	$24.28/hr	$28.80/hr	$34.52/hr	$39.92/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 2,560 $28.94/hr Trade, Transportation and Utilities 880 $29.15/hr Professional and Business Services 280 $26.20/hr Other Services 270 $27.88/hr Public Administration 20 $29.56/hr Construction 20 $26.54/hr

Other Regional Data For Industrial Machinery Mechanics Geography (click title for details) OES Projections Employment Median Wage % Change  -  Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA 4,060 $28.80/hr N/A Duluth MN-WI MSA 730 $33.69/hr N/A Southeast Balance of State 680 $25.14/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 (click title for details)	OES		Projections
	Employment	Median Wage	% Change  -
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	7,560	$21.83/hr	N/A
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	6,470	$22.11/hr	N/A
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	1,590	$35.62/hr	N/A
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	680	$14.94/hr	N/A
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers	360	N/A	N/A
Farm Equipment Mechanics	310	$22.96/hr	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.