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
EDR 1 - Northwest	170	9	$21.15/hr	$0.93/hr	$15.29/hr	$17.23/hr	$20.91/hr	$25.28/hr	$28.19/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 160 $21.00/hr

Other Regional Data For Industrial Machinery Mechanics Geography (click title for details) OES Projections Employment Median Wage % Change  -  EDR 11 - 7 County Twin Cities 2,800 $24.80/hr N/A EDR 10 - Southeast 1,000 $21.12/hr N/A EDR 3 - Arrowhead 780 $30.86/hr N/A EDR 9 - South Central 640 $22.00/hr N/A EDR 7W- Central 430 $20.80/hr N/A EDR 4 - West Central 250 $24.41/hr N/A EDR 8 - Southwest 220 $19.02/hr N/A EDR 6E- Southwest Central 170 $19.27/hr N/A EDR 1 - Northwest 170 $20.91/hr N/A EDR 5 - North Central 80 $23.05/hr N/A EDR 6W- Upper Minnesota Valley 40 $21.60/hr N/A EDR 7E- East Central 40 $20.63/hr N/A EDR 2 - Headwaters 20 $15.29/hr N/A

Related Occupations

Occupation (click title for details)	OES		Projections
	Employment	Median Wage	% Change  -
Farm Equipment Mechanics	120	$18.18/hr	N/A
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	110	$13.20/hr	N/A
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	30	$13.17/hr	N/A
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	N/A	$16.88/hr	N/A
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers	N/A	N/A	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.