DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

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.

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to Second Quarter, 2010

					Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	Mean SE*	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Minnesota	6,610	258	$22.60/hr	$0.20/hr	$16.14/hr	$18.72/hr	$22.15/hr	$25.81/hr	$30.21/hr
U S	276,230	2,486	$22.57/hr	$0.07/hr	$14.26/hr	$17.51/hr	$21.75/hr	$26.86/hr	$32.60/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.

Other Regional Data For Industrial Machinery Mechanics Geography (click title for details) OES Projections Employment Median Wage % Change  -  EDR 11 - 7 County Twin Cities 3,180 $24.17/hr N/A EDR 10 - Southeast 1,060 $20.62/hr N/A EDR 9 - South Central 630 $19.99/hr N/A EDR 7W- Central 410 $21.52/hr N/A EDR 6E- Southwest Central 280 $21.55/hr N/A EDR 8 - Southwest 260 $18.17/hr N/A EDR 4 - West Central 250 $20.86/hr N/A EDR 3 - Arrowhead 250 $26.10/hr N/A EDR 1 - Northwest 150 $18.74/hr N/A EDR 5 - North Central 130 $19.96/hr N/A EDR 7E- East Central 100 $21.09/hr N/A EDR 6W- Upper Minnesota Valley 70 $19.73/hr N/A EDR 2 - Headwaters 70 $16.79/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.