DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

Repair, install, adjust, or maintain industrial production and processing machinery or refinery and pipeline distribution systems. Excludes “Millwrights" (49-9044), "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, 2013

					Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	Mean SE*	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Fargo-Moorhead ND-MN MSA	160	38	$17.62/hr	$0.65/hr	$13.13/hr	$15.13/hr	$16.95/hr	$18.76/hr	$23.24/hr
Minnesota	6,140	295	$24.12/hr	$0.31/hr	$16.68/hr	$20.07/hr	$23.53/hr	$28.29/hr	$33.16/hr
U S	301,560	2,412	$23.73/hr	$0.07/hr	$15.03/hr	$18.39/hr	$22.87/hr	$28.42/hr	$34.51/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 80 $17.31/hr Trade, Transportation and Utilities 80 $16.12/hr

Other Regional Data For Industrial Machinery Mechanics Geography (click title for details) OES Projections Employment Median Wage % Change  -  Minneapolis-Saint Paul MN-WI MSA 2,980 $24.82/hr N/A Southeast Balance of State 1,070 $21.60/hr N/A Duluth-Superior MN-WI MSA 640 $30.71/hr N/A Southwest Balance of State 410 $19.44/hr N/A Northwest Balance of State 340 $22.19/hr N/A Saint Cloud MN MSA 330 $19.84/hr N/A Northeast Balance of State 190 $29.58/hr N/A Fargo-Moorhead ND-MN MSA 160 $16.95/hr N/A Rochester MN MSA 120 $21.10/hr N/A Grand Forks ND-MN MSA 110 $22.10/hr N/A La Crosse WI-MN MSA 90 $21.92/hr N/A Mankato-North Mankato, MN MetroSA 90 $22.63/hr N/A

Related Occupations

Occupation (click title for details)	OES		Projections
	Employment	Median Wage	% Change  -
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	690	$17.37/hr	N/A
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	170	$14.71/hr	N/A
Farm Equipment Mechanics	170	$18.09/hr	N/A
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	80	$11.39/hr	N/A
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	70	$20.68/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.