Occupational employment / Industrial machinery mechanics

Twice a year, the Bureau of Labor Statistics compiles occupational employment and wage estimates by surveying employers nationwide. Current data was released May 1, 2009.

Estimates for "Industrial machinery mechanics" are below, ordered by total employment.

Area Total employment Mean hourly wage Mean annual wage
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 1,300 $23.85 $49,610
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX 9,960 $21.39 $44,490
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA 9,200 $23.33 $48,520
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI 6,660 $25.23 $52,470
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 5,940 $20.83 $43,330
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL Metropolitan Division 5,230 $25.64 $53,330
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 5,160 $22.81 $47,450
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA 5,160 $23.43 $48,740
Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division 3,970 $21.31 $44,310
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division 3,870 $22.82 $47,460
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 3,770 $23.92 $49,750
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI 3,510 $26.83 $55,810
Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division 3,360 $22.16 $46,090
New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division 3,340 $23.52 $48,930
Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN 2,920 $22.64 $47,090
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA 2,900 $20.58 $42,810
St. Louis, MO-IL 2,740 $24.68 $51,330
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH 2,600 $23.25 $48,360
Pittsburgh, PA 2,570 $21.59 $44,920
Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA 2,530 $24.85 $51,690
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 2,480 $26.39 $54,890
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL 2,400 $22.53 $46,860
Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan Division 2,330 $26.16 $54,420
San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, PR 2,200 $14.83 $30,840
Edison, NJ Metropolitan Division 2,160 $23.07 $47,990
Denver-Aurora, CO 2,130 $22.41 $46,620
Baltimore-Towson, MD 2,080 $22.53 $46,850
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH 2,060 $23.75 $49,390
Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC 1,980 $22.08 $45,920
Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Division 1,970 $19.88 $41,350
Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division 1,960 $23.29 $48,440
Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN 1,960 $22.74 $47,310
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI 1,950 $21.43 $44,580
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division 1,930 $26.43 $54,970
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA 1,890 $30.15 $62,710
Birmingham-Hoover, AL 1,850 $19.96 $41,520
Indianapolis-Carmel, IN 1,840 $21.75 $45,250
Orlando-Kissimmee, FL 1,750 $19.62 $40,800
Columbus, OH 1,750 $24.62 $51,220
Newark-Union, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division 1,750 $23.31 $48,490
Kansas City, MO-KS 1,690 $21.01 $43,710
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI 1,670 $23.27 $48,400
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC 1,640 $19.76 $41,110
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL 1,630 $20.38 $42,400
Oklahoma City, OK 1,630 $20.57 $42,780
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ 1,620 $25.00 $51,990
Richmond, VA 1,600 $23.34 $48,550
Evansville, IN-KY 1,600 $22.26 $46,290
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Division 1,560 $30.13 $62,680
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division 1,440 $23.17 $48,190
Salt Lake City, UT 1,420 $21.78 $45,310
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division 1,290 $25.28 $52,590
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro, TN 1,270 $20.18 $41,980
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 1,260 $23.47 $48,820
Reading, PA 1,250 $20.26 $42,140
Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL Metropolitan Division 1,240 $23.10 $48,050
Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Division 1,190 $28.14 $58,530
Memphis, TN-MS-AR 1,180 $20.73 $43,120
New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA 1,160 $21.02 $43,710
Camden, NJ Metropolitan Division 1,130 $22.99 $47,820
Lafayette, LA 1,130 $19.01 $39,540
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX 1,120 $22.11 $45,990
Jacksonville, FL 1,120 $21.48 $44,690
Tulsa, OK 1,110 $17.65 $36,720
Baton Rouge, LA 1,100 $22.59 $46,990
Lancaster, PA 1,060 $20.24 $42,100
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY 1,060 $24.20 $50,340
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 1,050 $27.56 $57,330
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division 1,040 $23.32 $48,510
Rochester, NY 1,040 $20.23 $42,090
Greenville, SC 1,020 $19.28 $40,100
Greensboro-High Point, NC 1,020 $19.10 $39,720
Charleston-North Charleston, SC 980 $20.72 $43,090
San Antonio, TX 980 $17.57 $36,540
Gary, IN Metropolitan Division 970 $23.64 $49,160
Erie, PA 970 $19.30 $40,140
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ 940 $21.41 $44,530
Toledo, OH 910 $24.12 $50,170
Lexington-Fayette, KY 890 $21.47 $44,650
Boise City-Nampa, ID 880 $22.53 $46,860
York-Hanover, PA 870 $23.31 $48,490
Spartanburg, SC 840 $23.00 $47,840
Canton-Massillon, OH 840 $20.94 $43,560
Syracuse, NY 810 $21.18 $44,050
Austin-Round Rock, TX 800 $21.16 $44,000
Dalton, GA 800 $18.68 $38,860
Columbia, SC 800 $23.24 $48,340
Las Vegas-Paradise, NV 780 $29.74 $61,850
Akron, OH 780 $23.51 $48,900
Green Bay, WI 750 $22.86 $47,550
Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, FL Metropolitan Division 740 $22.40 $46,590
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA 740 $26.60 $55,330
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO 730 $17.25 $35,870
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT 720 $21.89 $45,530
Huntsville, AL 710 $23.96 $49,830
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH 700 $20.78 $43,230
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY 700 $24.64 $51,250
Savannah, GA 690 $23.45 $48,770
Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ Metropolitan Division 670 $25.79 $53,650
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA 660 $21.24 $44,180
Knoxville, TN 660 $19.89 $41,380
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 660 $19.06 $39,640
Chattanooga, TN-GA 650 $18.56 $38,600
Tuscaloosa, AL 650 $26.29 $54,690
Victoria, TX 640 $22.40 $46,590
Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA 640 $23.41 $48,690
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA 630 $19.37 $40,280
Dayton, OH 630 $24.71 $51,410
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL 620 $21.10 $43,890
Fort Wayne, IN 620 $21.26 $44,210
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA 620 $21.45 $44,610
Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA 610 $20.11 $41,830
Wichita, KS 610 $20.51 $42,670
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA 610 $26.44 $55,000
Sheboygan, WI 590 $21.23 $44,160
Bakersfield, CA 580 $22.52 $46,840
Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR 580 $19.03 $39,570
Cedar Rapids, IA 580 $25.43 $52,900
Pascagoula, MS 560 $28.61 $59,500
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC 550 $20.52 $42,690
Owensboro, KY 550 $22.76 $47,340
Tacoma, WA Metropolitan Division 550 $26.25 $54,600
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI 550 $24.49 $50,940
Lakeland, FL 540 $18.60 $38,690
Provo-Orem, UT 540 $18.18 $37,810
Springfield, MA-CT 530 $23.70 $49,290
Fort Smith, AR-OK 530 $19.09 $39,710
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC 520 $16.93 $35,220
Odessa, TX 510 $18.71 $38,910
Ogden-Clearfield, UT 510 $20.35 $42,330
Modesto, CA 500 $24.71 $51,400
Charleston, WV 490 $21.29 $44,280
Racine, WI 480 $24.95 $51,900
Mobile, AL 470 $22.92 $47,680
Terre Haute, IN 450 $19.76 $41,090
Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI Metropolitan Division 450 $23.87 $49,650
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA 440 $21.59 $44,910
Amarillo, TX 440 $20.30 $42,220
Longview, TX 440 $18.80 $39,100
Raleigh-Cary, NC 440 $21.76 $45,250
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA 430 $19.74 $41,060
Fresno, CA 430 $22.60 $47,010
Eugene-Springfield, OR 430 $22.71 $47,230
Visalia-Porterville, CA 430 $19.55 $40,670
Madison, WI 430 $20.57 $42,780
Albuquerque, NM 430 $19.45 $40,460
Elkhart-Goshen, IN 430 $20.48 $42,600
West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, FL Metropolitan Division 420 $21.09 $43,860
Holland-Grand Haven, MI 420 $19.84 $41,270
Corpus Christi, TX 420 $19.69 $40,960
Florence, SC 420 $19.62 $40,810
Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ 420 $21.55 $44,820
Honolulu, HI 410 $24.48 $50,930
Danville, VA 400 $22.97 $47,790
Winston-Salem, NC 400 $17.09 $35,550
Stockton, CA 400 $25.18 $52,380
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA 400 $19.77 $41,110
El Paso, TX 400 $14.40 $29,960
Springfield, MO 380 $17.55 $36,500
Anderson, SC 370 $20.25 $42,120
Ponce, PR 370 $13.64 $28,360
Lynchburg, VA 370 $22.30 $46,370
Greeley, CO 370 $21.83 $45,400
Appleton, WI 360 $26.19 $54,480
Joplin, MO 360 $16.81 $34,970
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI 360 $20.81 $43,290
Harrisonburg, VA 360 $20.53 $42,700
Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI 360 Not available Not available
St. Cloud, MN 360 $22.30 $46,390
Lansing-East Lansing, MI 360 $26.35 $54,810
Tyler, TX 350 $19.49 $40,540
Rockford, IL 350 $22.44 $46,670
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL 350 $22.69 $47,190
Winchester, VA-WV 350 $22.61 $47,030
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH 350 $22.53 $46,850
Longview, WA 350 $27.07 $56,310
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY 340 $25.05 $52,110
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division 340 $30.23 $62,880
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD 340 $17.23 $35,840
Lafayette, IN 340 $25.78 $53,610
Montgomery, AL 340 $17.93 $37,290
Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME 340 $20.60 $42,850
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX 330 $17.13 $35,620
Decatur, AL 330 $29.11 $60,560
Nashua, NH-MA NECTA Division 330 $22.27 $46,330
Durham, NC 330 $19.68 $40,940
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL 330 $18.71 $38,930
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA 320 $27.36 $56,910
Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice, FL 320 $17.90 $37,230
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT 320 $24.05 $50,030
Waco, TX 320 $18.94 $39,390
Tucson, AZ 310 $20.58 $42,820
Guayama, PR 310 $17.28 $35,950
Midland, TX 300 $20.94 $43,550
Yakima, WA 300 $20.35 $42,330
Lake Charles, LA 300 $22.69 $47,190
New Haven, CT 300 $22.92 $47,660
Duluth, MN-WI 290 $22.84 $47,510
Colorado Springs, CO 290 $19.09 $39,710
Auburn-Opelika, AL 290 $20.37 $42,370
Flint, MI 280 Not available Not available
Gainesville, GA 280 $16.97 $35,300
Lewiston-Auburn, ME 280 $19.10 $39,730
Burlington, NC 270 $17.52 $36,450
Wheeling, WV-OH 270 $21.95 $45,650
Bethesda-Gaithersburg-Frederick, MD Metropolitan Division 270 $25.92 $53,910
Anniston-Oxford, AL 270 $18.32 $38,100
Kennewick-Richland-Pasco, WA 270 $25.12 $52,250
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL 270 $23.76 $49,410
Columbus, GA-AL 260 $17.31 $36,000
Ann Arbor, MI 260 $28.42 $59,120
Spokane, WA 250 $21.27 $44,230
Michigan City-La Porte, IN 250 $20.03 $41,660
Boulder, CO 240 $22.28 $46,340
Sioux Falls, SD 240 $18.38 $38,220
Trenton-Ewing, NJ 240 $23.52 $48,920
Dothan, AL 240 $19.01 $39,530
Peoria, IL 230 $27.54 $57,270
Clarksville, TN-KY 220 $19.67 $40,910
Morristown, TN 220 $17.27 $35,920
Bowling Green, KY 220 $21.95 $45,660
Norwich-New London, CT-RI 220 $26.96 $56,090
Dover, DE 220 $23.91 $49,730
Columbus, IN 220 $19.55 $40,660
Williamsport, PA 220 $18.23 $37,910
Topeka, KS 210 $19.33 $40,200
Roanoke, VA 210 $19.43 $40,410
Wilmington, NC 210 $22.04 $45,850
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL 210 $17.67 $36,740
Jackson, MS 210 $20.70 $43,050
Casper, WY 210 $22.73 $47,280
Salem, OR 210 $21.13 $43,940
Panama City-Lynn Haven, FL 210 $21.70 $45,130
Janesville, WI 200 $21.23 $44,170
Jackson, TN 200 $19.39 $40,340
Farmington, NM 200 $19.08 $39,690
Rochester, MN 200 $20.92 $43,510
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL 200 $18.63 $38,760
Bellingham, WA 200 $21.66 $45,040
Battle Creek, MI 200 $22.05 $45,860
Ocala, FL 200 $16.24 $33,790
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX 190 $18.08 $37,600
Port St. Lucie-Fort Pierce, FL 190 $25.96 $54,000
Pine Bluff, AR 190 $21.47 $44,660
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA 180 $19.06 $39,650
Fargo, ND-MN 180 $18.25 $37,950
Hanford-Corcoran, CA 180 $21.76 $45,270
Utica-Rome, NY 180 $18.36 $38,180
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI 180 $20.57 $42,780
Jackson, MI 180 $23.11 $48,060
Gadsden, AL 180 $23.71 $49,320
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV 180 $21.34 $44,400
Lubbock, TX 180 $15.74 $32,740
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA 170 $21.82 $45,380
Wenatchee, WA 170 $35.12 $73,060
Jonesboro, AR 170 $15.53 $32,300
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA 170 $24.36 $50,670
Brunswick, GA 170 $23.43 $48,740
Lincoln, NE 170 $22.40 $46,590
Yuma, AZ 160 $17.64 $36,700
Fayetteville, NC 160 $15.99 $33,260
Framingham, MA NECTA Division 160 $23.27 $48,400
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA 160 $21.79 $45,320
Macon, GA 160 $16.48 $34,270
Portsmouth, NH-ME 160 $24.01 $49,940
Haverhill-North Andover-Amesbury, MA-NH NECTA Division 160 $24.42 $50,800
Napa, CA 160 $28.40 $59,080
Burlington-South Burlington, VT 160 $19.91 $41,410
Merced, CA 150 $27.25 $56,680
Medford, OR 150 $19.21 $39,950
Atlantic City, NJ 150 $18.56 $38,600
Elizabethtown, KY 150 $19.97 $41,540
Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, MA-NH NECTA Division 150 $24.06 $50,050
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI 150 $25.50 $53,050
Dubuque, IA 150 $19.10 $39,740
Johnson City, TN 150 $13.95 $29,020
Wausau, WI 150 $18.90 $39,310
Iowa City, IA 140 $17.68 $36,770
Sherman-Denison, TX 140 $18.80 $39,110
Binghamton, NY 140 $20.63 $42,920
Eau Claire, WI 140 $21.27 $44,240
Rocky Mount, NC 130 $17.44 $36,280
Manchester, NH 130 $20.31 $42,240
Cheyenne, WY 130 $24.42 $50,780
Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, MA 130 $22.01 $45,780
Columbia, MO 130 $20.37 $42,370
Altoona, PA 130 $15.41 $32,050
Tallahassee, FL 130 $19.82 $41,220
Cleveland, TN 130 $16.94 $35,230
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA 130 $26.82 $55,780
Bloomington, IN 130 $18.41 $38,300
Anchorage, AK 130 $27.05 $56,260
Peabody, MA NECTA Division 120 $27.64 $57,500
Monroe, MI 120 $23.96 $49,830
Danville, IL 120 $17.81 $37,050
Billings, MT 120 $24.73 $51,450
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI 120 $17.70 $36,810
Gainesville, FL 120 $26.84 $55,830
Johnstown, PA 120 $16.46 $34,230
Asheville, NC 120 $21.12 $43,920
Lawrence-Methuen-Salem, MA-NH NECTA Division 110 $21.77 $45,290
San German-Cabo Rojo, PR 110 $12.36 $25,720
Wichita Falls, TX 110 $19.29 $40,110
Athens-Clarke County, GA 110 $19.26 $40,050
Bend, OR 110 $21.78 $45,310
College Station-Bryan, TX 110 $16.60 $34,520
Lebanon, PA 110 $20.71 $43,080
Lima, OH 110 $27.13 $56,440
Grand Forks, ND-MN 110 $19.59 $40,750
Goldsboro, NC 100 $19.22 $39,970
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria, CA 100 $23.96 $49,830
Monroe, LA 100 $19.94 $41,480
Naples-Marco Island, FL 100 $18.15 $37,750
Valdosta, GA 100 $21.97 $45,700
Champaign-Urbana, IL 100 $21.59 $44,900
Ithaca, NY 100 $17.60 $36,600
Fond du Lac, WI 100 $21.21 $44,120
Texarkana-Texarkana, TX-AR 100 $20.18 $41,980
Waterbury, CT 100 $19.85 $41,300
Aguadilla-Isabela-San Sebastian, PR 100 $10.69 $22,240
New Bedford, MA 100 $19.40 $40,350
Reno-Sparks, NV 100 $23.17 $48,190
Ames, IA 90 $18.49 $38,460
San Angelo, TX 90 $16.60 $34,530
Albany, GA 90 $13.10 $27,250
Anderson, IN 90 $23.26 $48,380
Fort Walton Beach-Crestview-Destin, FL 90 $21.83 $45,410
Jefferson City, MO 90 $18.48 $38,440
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC 90 $15.83 $32,930
Greenville, NC 90 $21.83 $45,410
Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, MA NECTA Division 90 $21.34 $44,390
Rochester-Dover, NH-ME 90 $19.83 $41,250
Lawrence, KS 90 $20.13 $41,870
Elmira, NY 90 $21.79 $45,330
Warner Robins, GA 90 Not available Not available
Yuba City, CA 80 $20.56 $42,760
Danbury, CT 80 $26.08 $54,250
Springfield, OH 80 $23.98 $49,880
State College, PA 80 $19.11 $39,750
Redding, CA 80 $26.63 $55,400
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS 80 $18.83 $39,160
Abilene, TX 80 $15.46 $32,150
La Crosse, WI-MN 80 $21.83 $45,410
Charlottesville, VA 80 $18.32 $38,100
Kingston, NY 80 $21.83 $45,410
Grand Junction, CO 80 $21.99 $45,730
Hot Springs, AR 80 $21.41 $44,520
Mayaguez, PR 70 $11.52 $23,960
Muncie, IN 70 $17.91 $37,260
Bay City, MI 70 $21.99 $45,730
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX 70 $15.94 $33,160
Springfield, IL 70 $21.51 $44,740
Fajardo, PR 70 $16.32 $33,940
Fairbanks, AK 70 $29.14 $60,620
Sumter, SC 70 $17.48 $36,360
Rapid City, SD 70 $19.65 $40,870
Alexandria, LA 70 $15.79 $32,840
Idaho Falls, ID 60 $18.14 $37,740
Salinas, CA 60 $26.79 $55,720
Corvallis, OR 60 $19.24 $40,010
Rome, GA 60 $20.47 $42,580
Punta Gorda, FL 60 $16.98 $35,330
Pueblo, CO 60 $19.48 $40,520
Logan, UT-ID 60 $17.81 $37,040
Lawton, OK 50 $13.27 $27,600
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA 50 $35.02 $72,840
Salisbury, MD 50 $20.49 $42,620
El Centro, CA 50 $22.15 $46,070
Olympia, WA 50 $22.93 $47,700
Barnstable Town, MA 50 $20.90 $43,480
Hattiesburg, MS 50 $17.14 $35,660
Madera, CA 40 $19.53 $40,620
Laredo, TX 40 $14.55 $30,270
Morgantown, WV 40 $18.18 $37,800
Hinesville-Fort Stewart, GA 40 $16.67 $34,670
Pittsfield, MA 30 $21.72 $45,180
Bismarck, ND Not available $20.79 $43,240
St. Joseph, MO-KS Not available $19.34 $40,240
Pocatello, ID Not available $20.39 $42,410
Bloomington-Normal, IL Not available $30.28 $62,990
Decatur, IL Not available $17.14 $35,640
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO Not available $24.85 $51,700
Glens Falls, NY Not available $18.03 $37,490
Bangor, ME Not available $20.05 $41,690
Cumberland, MD-WV Not available $22.09 $45,950
Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH Not available $20.39 $42,400
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA Not available $19.80 $41,190
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ Not available $21.10 $43,890
Worcester, MA-CT Not available $24.92 $51,820
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