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Maintenance Workers, Machinery — Career Decision Dashboard
United States
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Report generated from official BLS OEWS and O*NET data — United States.
Median annual wage
$60,850
United States, 2025
Employment
60,020
United States, 2025
Typical education
Post-Secondary Certificate
Job Zone 3
Skills identified
35
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Career overview
Lubricate machinery, change parts, or perform other routine machinery maintenance.
- O*NET code
- 49-9043.00
- Job zone
- 3
- Experience required
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years
Typical tasks
- Dismantle machines and remove parts for repair, using hand tools, chain falls, jacks, cranes, or hoists.
- Reassemble machines after the completion of repair or maintenance work.
- Record production, repair, and machine maintenance information.
- Lubricate or apply adhesives or other materials to machines, machine parts, or other equipment according to specified procedures.
- Install, replace, or change machine parts and attachments, according to production specifications.
- Set up and operate machines, and adjust controls to regulate operations.
- Collaborate with other workers to repair or move machines, machine parts, or equipment.
- Read work orders and specifications to determine machines and equipment requiring repair or maintenance.
Choose a location
Salary analysis — United States
10th percentile
$42,000
25th percentile
$48,920
75th percentile
$75,200
90th percentile
$88,550
Most important skills
- Repairing3.8
- Equipment Maintenance3.8
- Troubleshooting3.8
- Operations Monitoring3.8
- Operation and Control3.6
- Quality Control Analysis3.1
- Coordination3.0
- Time Management3.0
- Critical Thinking3.0
- Active Listening3.0
- Judgment and Decision Making3.0
- Reading Comprehension3.0
What skills do you need?
Select the skills you already have
Skills listed are those O*NET rates at importance 3.0 or above for this occupation. Set your own level on the same 0–7 O*NET scale.
Skill coverage
0%
0 of 12 identified skills
Matched
0
Missing
12
Your selected skills cover approximately 0% of the skills identified for this occupation in O*NET. This is a coverage measure of listed skills only — it is not a qualification, hiring or interview outcome.
Skills to develop
| Skill | Importance | Required level | Your level | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Equipment Maintenance | 3.8 | 3.8 | Not selected | 3.8 |
| Operations Monitoring | 3.8 | 3.8 | Not selected | 3.8 |
| Repairing | 3.8 | 3.6 | Not selected | 3.6 |
| Troubleshooting | 3.8 | 3.4 | Not selected | 3.4 |
| Operation and Control | 3.6 | 3.3 | Not selected | 3.3 |
| Quality Control Analysis | 3.1 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Coordination | 3.0 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Critical Thinking | 3.0 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Active Listening | 3.0 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Reading Comprehension | 3.0 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Time Management | 3.0 | 2.6 | Not selected | 2.6 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | 3.0 | 2.5 | Not selected | 2.5 |
Ordered by required level gap multiplied by O*NET importance. No prediction or recommendation is implied.
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Compare with Maintenance Workers, MachineryHow salary varies by location
| Location | Median | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY | $157,260 | 970 | 2025 |
| Beaumont, TX | $91,440 | 320 | 2025 |
| WY | $84,620 | 280 | 2025 |
| Clarksville, TN | $84,500 | 70 | 2025 |
| Manchester, NH | $83,890 | 80 | 2025 |
| Vallejo, CA | $83,540 | 70 | 2025 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | $83,170 | 360 | 2025 |
| Kennewick, WA | $81,070 | 60 | 2025 |
| Longview, WA | $79,890 | 30 | 2025 |
| Syracuse, NY | $79,720 | 320 | 2025 |
| Cincinnati, OH | $79,410 | 940 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | $79,090 | 270 | 2025 |
| NH | $77,070 | 130 | 2025 |
| Charlottesville, VA | $77,060 | 40 | 2025 |
| KY | $76,710 | 2,920 | 2025 |
| St. Joseph, MO | $76,530 | 120 | 2025 |
| Santa Rosa, CA | $75,780 | 80 | 2025 |
| NV | $75,500 | 750 | 2025 |
| Charleston, SC | $75,190 | 140 | 2025 |
| San Diego, CA | $74,940 | 330 | 2025 |
Career transition paths
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Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, 2025 (May 2025 release).
Figures are periodic published survey snapshots, not real-time market rates.