Machinery Maintenance Workers in Connecticut

Considering a career as a Machinery Maintenance Worker in Connecticut?

You’re in luck! Jobs for Machinery Maintenance Workers in Connecticut are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

• Projected employment for Machinery Maintenance Workers in Connecticut is growing faster than average.

• Machinery Maintenance Workers in Connecticut earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Machinery Maintenance Workers Work in Connecticut?

There were approximately 770 workers employed as Machinery Maintenance Workers in this state in 2018.

There were 930 Machinery Maintenance Workers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 160 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

The typical state has 870 Machinery Maintenance Workers working in it, which means Connecticut has fewer Machinery Maintenance Workers than average.

Job Projections for Connecticut

Jobs for Machinery Maintenance Workers in this state are growing at a rate of 13.6% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 5.6%.

Connecticut Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 140 annual Machinery Maintenance Workers job openings in Connecticut, and 1,340 total jobs in the year 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 9,800 annual jobs and 94,700 total jobs in 2026.

What do Machinery Maintenance Workers Make in Connecticut?

In 2018 wages for Machinery Maintenance Workers ranged from $33,380 to $70,270 with $49,560 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $16.05 to $33.79. The median hourly rate was $23.83.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $22.83 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $1.00.

The median salary in Connecticut is higher than the nationwide median salary.

Top Connecticut Metros for Machinery Maintenance Workers

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Machinery Maintenance Workers.

Metro	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Springfield, MA-CT	420	$52,590
New Haven, CT	230	$50,680
Worcester, MA-CT	230	$44,410
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	210	$50,980
Waterbury, CT	80	$45,780
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT	80	$46,030

Top States for Machinery Maintenance Workers Employment

The table below shows the states where most Machinery Maintenance Workers work.

State	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Texas	8,260	$42,420
California	7,320	$51,780
Pennsylvania	6,480	$46,530
North Carolina	4,570	$42,390
Oklahoma	4,480	$48,390
Tennessee	3,840	$47,270
Illinois	3,630	$53,270
New York	3,150	$50,570
Ohio	3,020	$45,760
Wisconsin	2,830	$52,760
Louisiana	2,350	$46,770
Georgia	2,060	$42,770
Indiana	1,760	$47,620
Missouri	1,730	$46,340
South Carolina	1,560	$49,950
Michigan	1,530	$45,820
Florida	1,530	$41,670
Arizona	1,520	$44,330
Massachusetts	1,500	$52,900
Virginia	1,430	$48,290

Below are the states where Machinery Maintenance Workers get paid the most:

State	Annual Median Salary
Wyoming	$77,940
Alaska	$54,900
Illinois	$53,270
Hawaii	$53,270
Massachusetts	$52,900
Idaho	$52,810
Wisconsin	$52,760
Nebraska	$52,670
Montana	$52,650
Utah	$52,220

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What Major Will Prepare You For a Machinery Maintenance Worker Career?

• Mechanic & Repair Technologies

References

• Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.