Installation & Repair
Industrial Machinery Mechanics
SOC 49-9041
Keep factory machinery running and fix it fast when it breaks.
The job
Median pay
$65k
$55k to $79k typical range
Outlook, 2025 to 2035
Growing fast
+18% projected
Openings a year
44k
BLS projection
Typical education
High school
Our model
AI displacement risk
Moderate
How much of this job AI may do instead of the person
Works with AI
9/100
AI alongside the person rather than instead of them
AI exposure
22nd pct
More exposed than 22% of occupations · modeled estimate · 34th pct in Microsoft's data
Future-proof
68/100
Key skills
- Critical Thinking
- Active Listening
- Active Learning
- Monitoring
- Speaking
- Reading Comprehension
Pay and jobs by state
BLS OEWS May 2025, 51 states. Sorted by jobs; per 1,000 is jobs per thousand workers in the state; vs national compares that rate with the country's.
| State | Jobs | Per 1,000 | vs national | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 56,950 | 4.0 | 1.4× | $62k |
| California | 26,830 | 1.5 | 0.5× | $74k |
| Pennsylvania | 22,160 | 3.7 | 1.3× | $64k |
| Ohio | 21,950 | 4.0 | 1.4× | $65k |
| Alabama | 17,850 | 8.4 | 3.0× | $62k |
| Michigan | 17,310 | 3.9 | 1.4× | $64k |
| Florida | 17,120 | 1.7 | 0.6× | $61k |
| North Carolina | 15,720 | 3.2 | 1.1× | $62k |
| Indiana | 14,960 | 4.7 | 1.6× | $64k |
| Georgia | 14,230 | 2.9 | 1.0× | $61k |
All 51 states
| State | Jobs | Per 1,000 | vs national | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wisconsin | 13,870 | 4.7 | 1.7× | $67k |
| Tennessee | 12,850 | 3.9 | 1.4× | $65k |
| New York | 12,740 | 1.3 | 0.5× | $70k |
| Illinois | 12,100 | 2.0 | 0.7× | $76k |
| Kentucky | 11,540 | 5.8 | 2.0× | $65k |
| Washington | 10,710 | 3.0 | 1.1× | $77k |
| South Carolina | 9,890 | 4.3 | 1.5× | $62k |
| Virginia | 9,470 | 2.3 | 0.8× | $64k |
| New Jersey | 8,380 | 2.0 | 0.7× | $75k |
| Kansas | 7,700 | 5.4 | 1.9× | $66k |
| Louisiana | 7,410 | 3.8 | 1.4× | $60k |
| Colorado | 7,260 | 2.5 | 0.9× | $76k |
| Oregon | 7,070 | 3.6 | 1.3× | $76k |
| Minnesota | 6,510 | 2.2 | 0.8× | $72k |
| Arkansas | 6,270 | 4.8 | 1.7× | $60k |
| Oklahoma | 6,250 | 3.7 | 1.3× | $62k |
| Massachusetts | 6,130 | 1.7 | 0.6× | $73k |
| Iowa | 6,050 | 3.9 | 1.4× | $64k |
| Missouri | 5,420 | 1.8 | 0.7× | $67k |
| Arizona | 5,020 | 1.5 | 0.6× | $75k |
| Mississippi | 4,460 | 3.8 | 1.4× | $58k |
| Utah | 4,040 | 2.3 | 0.8× | $71k |
| West Virginia | 3,150 | 4.5 | 1.6× | $62k |
| Maryland | 2,880 | 1.0 | 0.4× | $72k |
| Nebraska | 2,880 | 2.8 | 1.0× | $64k |
| New Mexico | 2,780 | 3.2 | 1.1× | $61k |
| Idaho | 2,750 | 3.2 | 1.1× | $63k |
| North Dakota | 2,560 | 6.0 | 2.1× | $66k |
| Connecticut | 2,360 | 1.4 | 0.5× | $70k |
| Nevada | 2,240 | 1.4 | 0.5× | $78k |
| Wyoming | 2,010 | 7.2 | 2.5× | $78k |
| New Hampshire | 1,950 | 2.9 | 1.0× | $64k |
| South Dakota | 1,230 | 2.7 | 0.9× | $62k |
| Maine | 1,190 | 1.9 | 0.7× | $72k |
| Rhode Island | 1,070 | 2.1 | 0.8× | $65k |
| Hawaii | 910 | 1.5 | 0.5× | $77k |
| Delaware | 890 | 1.8 | 0.7× | $67k |
| Alaska | 860 | 2.6 | 0.9× | $77k |
| Montana | 820 | 1.6 | 0.6× | $67k |
| Vermont | 700 | 2.3 | 0.8× | $63k |
| Washington DC | 200 | 0.3 | 0.1× | $88k |
Top metro areas
- Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX18,360 jobs · $63k median
- Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX12,730 jobs · $63k median
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ10,780 jobs · $75k median
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN8,710 jobs · $76k median
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA8,500 jobs · $72k median
- Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI6,520 jobs · $71k median
- Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA6,120 jobs · $62k median
- Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD5,500 jobs · $70k median
Where this ranks
Explore Industrial Machinery Mechanics interactively →Pay and outlook from BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2025-2035). Skills and work activities from O*NET 30.3. AI exposure and future-proof scores are modeled estimates. How these numbers are made.