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Estimated employment380
Mean wage$27.24
Entry wage$19.86
10th percentile wage$18.44
50th percentile wage$26.22
90th percentile wage$38.73
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Manufacturing27071.3%
Trade, Transportation and Utilities5014.4%
Other Services5013.8%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Manufacturing270$27.41
Other Services50$24.08
Trade, Transportation and Utilities50$23.88
Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)
Repair, install, adjust, or maintain industrial production and processing machinery or refinery and pipeline distribution systems. Exclude "Millwrights" (49-9044), "Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Ex. Engines" (49-3042), and "Maintenance Workers, Machinery" (49-9043) who perform only routine tasks.
Mean Wage History
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$26.22 $22.47  $3.75
2015$25.57+2.5%$21.91 +2.5%$3.66
2014$25.04+2.1%$21.46 +2.1%$3.58
2013$24.52+2.1%$21.01 +2.1%$3.51
2012$24.16+1.5%$20.71 +1.5%$3.46
2011$23.64+2.2%$20.26 +2.2%$3.38
2010$23.36+1.2%$20.02 +1.2%$3.34
2009$22.96+1.7%$19.68 +1.7%$3.28
2008$22.29+3.0%$19.10 +3.0%$3.19
2007$21.64+3.0%$18.54 +3.0%$3.09
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$26.22 $19.32  $6.90
2015$25.57+2.5%$18.78 +2.9%$6.79
2014$25.04+2.1%$18.38 +2.2%$6.67
2013$24.52+2.1%$18.01 +2.1%$6.51
2012$24.16+1.5%$17.70 +1.7%$6.46
2011$23.64+2.2%$17.42 +1.6%$6.22
2010$23.36+1.2%$17.13 +1.7%$6.24
2009$22.96+1.7%$16.90 +1.4%$6.07
2008$22.29+3.0%$16.46 +2.6%$5.83
2007$21.64+3.0%$15.94 +3.3%$5.70
Note: The mid-wage is the median wage. The average wage is the mean wage. The entry-level wage is equal to the average of the lower third of reported wages for the occupation. The wage range consists of the 10th and 90th percentiles; 80% of workers earn between this wage range, 10% earn less while 10% earn more.
Reference Date: 1st Quarter 2016
Top Areas For This Occupation
Best Pay
Median Wage / Employment
Eastern $28.55 300
North Central $26.52 650
Northwest $26.22 380
Southwest $24.75 490
South Central $23.55 420
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
North Central $26.52 650
Southwest $24.75 490
South Central $23.55 420
Northwest $26.22 380
Eastern $28.55 300
Wages in other areas
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