Machinery Maintenance Workers in Massachusetts

Get the information you need to know about working as a Machinery Maintenance Worker.

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

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

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

How Many Machinery Maintenance Workers Work in Massachusetts?

In Massachusetts, there were 1,500 people working as Machinery Maintenance Workers in the year 2018.

There were 1,600 Machinery Maintenance Workers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 100 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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

Job Projections for Massachusetts

Jobs for Machinery Maintenance Workers in this state are growing at a rate of 7.5% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 5.6%.

Massachusetts Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 160 annual Machinery Maintenance Workers job openings in Massachusetts, and 1,580 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 Massachusetts?

In 2018 wages for Machinery Maintenance Workers ranged from $35,910 to $73,300 with $52,900 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $17.27 to $35.24. The median hourly rate was $25.43.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $24.45 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.98.

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

Top Massachusetts 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
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	760	$54,200
Springfield, MA-CT	420	$52,590
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	250	$37,730
Worcester, MA-CT	230	$44,410
Leominster-Gardner, MA	60	$50,290
New Bedford, MA	50	$54,980

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

Related Careers in MA

You may also be interested in the following careers:

Occupation	MA Employment Total

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.