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Machinery Maintenance Workers in Illinois

Machinery Maintenance Workers in Illinois

Want to work in Illinois as a Machinery Maintenance Worker? Read this first!

9.0% Jobs Projection
$53,270 Median Salary
520 Job Openings

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

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

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

How Many Machinery Maintenance Workers Work in Illinois?

3,630 people worked as Machinery Maintenance Workers in 2018 in this state.

There were 3,690 Machinery Maintenance Workers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 60 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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

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Job Projections for Illinois

Jobs for Machinery Maintenance Workers in this state are growing at a rate of 9.0% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 5.6%.

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Illinois Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 520 annual Machinery Maintenance Workers job openings in Illinois, and 4,970 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 Illinois?

In 2018 wages for Machinery Maintenance Workers ranged from $35,510 to $77,140 with $53,270 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $17.07 to $37.09. The median hourly rate was $25.61.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $23.74 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $1.87.

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

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Top Illinois 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
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 2,770 $53,250
St. Louis, MO-IL 750 $48,540
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL 120 $40,080
Rockford, IL 120 $50,890
Kankakee, IL 60 $53,480
Champaign-Urbana, IL 60 $49,060
Bloomington, IL 40 $42,990

Top States for Machinery Maintenance Workers Employment

View the list below to see 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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