Millwrights — Career Decision Dashboard
United States
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Report generated from official BLS OEWS and O*NET data — United States.
Median annual wage
$65,700
United States, 2025
Employment
40,330
United States, 2025
Typical education
High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
Job Zone 2
Skills identified
35
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Career overview
Install, dismantle, or move machinery and heavy equipment according to layout plans, blueprints, or other drawings.
- O*NET code
- 49-9044.00
- Job zone
- 2
- Experience required
- Over 4 years, up to and including 6 years
Typical tasks
- Replace defective parts of machine, or adjust clearances and alignment of moving parts.
- Align machines or equipment, using hoists, jacks, hand tools, squares, rules, micrometers, lasers, or plumb bobs.
- Insert shims, adjust tension on nuts and bolts, or position parts, using hand tools and measuring instruments, to set specified clearances between moving and stationary parts.
- Signal crane operator to lower basic assembly units to bedplate, and align unit to centerline.
- Conduct preventative maintenance and repair, and lubricate machines and equipment.
- Assemble and install equipment, using hand tools and power tools.
- Assemble machines, and bolt, weld, rivet, or otherwise fasten them to foundation or other structures, using hand tools and power tools.
- Move machinery and equipment, using hoists, dollies, rollers, and trucks.
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Salary analysis — United States
10th percentile
$46,290
25th percentile
$56,390
75th percentile
$81,500
90th percentile
$93,600
Most important skills
- Installation3.8
- Troubleshooting3.8
- Equipment Maintenance3.8
- Repairing3.6
- Critical Thinking3.6
- Operations Monitoring3.6
- Operation and Control3.4
- Time Management3.3
- Quality Control Analysis3.3
- Active Listening3.1
- Complex Problem Solving3.1
- Monitoring3.1
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 18 identified skills
Matched
0
Missing
18
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 |
| Troubleshooting | 3.8 | 3.6 | Not selected | 3.6 |
| Repairing | 3.6 | 3.8 | Not selected | 3.8 |
| Operations Monitoring | 3.6 | 3.8 | Not selected | 3.8 |
| Installation | 3.8 | 3.4 | Not selected | 3.4 |
| Operation and Control | 3.4 | 3.6 | Not selected | 3.6 |
| Critical Thinking | 3.6 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Quality Control Analysis | 3.3 | 3.3 | Not selected | 3.3 |
| Coordination | 3.0 | 3.5 | Not selected | 3.5 |
| Time Management | 3.3 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Active Listening | 3.1 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Complex Problem Solving | 3.1 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Monitoring | 3.1 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | 3.1 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Reading Comprehension | 3.0 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Speaking | 3.0 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Social Perceptiveness | 3.0 | 2.8 | Not selected | 2.8 |
| Service Orientation | 3.0 | 2.6 | Not selected | 2.6 |
Ordered by required level gap multiplied by O*NET importance. No prediction or recommendation is implied.
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Compare with MillwrightsHow salary varies by location
| Location | Median | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco, CA | $113,490 | 320 | 2025 |
| Kennewick, WA | $107,700 | 80 | 2025 |
| NJ | $107,540 | 340 | 2025 |
| Los Angeles, CA | $99,250 | 710 | 2025 |
| New York, NY | $93,070 | 440 | 2025 |
| Detroit, MI | $91,850 | 1,490 | 2025 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | $91,410 | 110 | 2025 |
| Kansas City, MO | $91,380 | 640 | 2025 |
| Topeka, KS | $91,170 | 70 | 2025 |
| Saginaw, MI | $91,010 | 100 | 2025 |
| Madison, WI | $90,750 | 40 | 2025 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | $90,320 | 60 | 2025 |
| NM | $90,230 | 60 | 2025 |
| MI | $89,190 | 2,900 | 2025 |
| Green Bay, WI | $84,880 | 200 | 2025 |
| Milwaukee, WI | $84,850 | 210 | 2025 |
| Appleton, WI | $84,740 | 100 | 2025 |
| Lansing, MI | $84,590 | 130 | 2025 |
| Monroe, MI | $83,970 | 60 | 2025 |
| Denver, CO | $83,600 | 150 | 2025 |
Career transition paths
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Build a transition comparisonCareer and skills data: O*NET 31.0.
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.