Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041) in Connecticut



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State of Connecticut (1Q 2018)
All Industry
Estimated employment		2,340
Mean wage		$29.12
Entry wage		$19.69
10th percentile wage		$17.87
50th percentile wage		$28.10
90th percentile wage		$43.71

Top Employing Industries
Industry	Employment Percent
Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	280	11.9%
Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods	240	10.3%
Repair and Maintenance	240	10.3%
Chemical Manufacturing	200	8.4%

Best Paying Industries
Industry	Employment Median Wage
Utilities	110	$44.19
Chemical Manufacturing	200	$32.78
Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	280	$32.13
Public Administration	40	$31.79

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, Except Engines" (49-3042), and "Maintenance Workers, Machinery" (49-9043) who perform only routine tasks.


Median Wage History
Year	This Occupation		Compared to Occupational Group		Difference
Current	$28.10		$25.45		$2.65
2017	$28.04	+.2%	$25.39	+.2%	$2.64
2016	$27.20	+3.1%	$24.63	+3.1%	$2.56
2015	$26.66	+2.0%	$24.15	+2.0%	$2.51
2014	$26.15	+2.0%	$23.68	+2.0%	$2.47
2013	$25.61	+2.1%	$23.19	+2.1%	$2.41
2012	$25.07	+2.1%	$22.71	+2.1%	$2.36
2011	$24.71	+1.5%	$22.38	+1.5%	$2.33
2010	$24.17	+2.2%	$21.89	+2.2%	$2.28
2009	$23.89	+1.2%	$21.64	+1.2%	$2.25
Year	This Occupation		Compared to All Occupations		Difference
Current	$28.10		$22.55		$5.55
2017	$28.04	+.2%	$22.31	+1.1%	$5.72
2016	$27.20	+3.1%	$21.71	+2.8%	$5.48
2015	$26.66	+2.0%	$21.22	+2.3%	$5.44
2014	$26.15	+2.0%	$20.77	+2.1%	$5.37
2013	$25.61	+2.1%	$20.33	+2.2%	$5.28
2012	$25.07	+2.1%	$19.92	+2.1%	$5.15
2011	$24.71	+1.5%	$19.58	+1.7%	$5.13
2010	$24.17	+2.2%	$19.27	+1.6%	$4.90
2009	$23.89	+1.2%	$18.95	+1.7%	$4.94

Reference Date: 1st Quarter 2018

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.


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