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Machinery Maintenance Workers in New York

Machinery Maintenance Workers in New York

Considering a career as a Machinery Maintenance Worker in New York?

10.9% Jobs Projection
$50,570 Median Salary
410 Job Openings

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

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

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

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How Many Machinery Maintenance Workers Work in New York?

In New York, there were 3,150 people working as Machinery Maintenance Workers in the year 2018.

There were 3,430 Machinery Maintenance Workers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 280 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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

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Job Projections for New York

Jobs for Machinery Maintenance Workers in this state are growing at a rate of 10.9% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 5.6%.

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New York Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 410 annual job openings, and a total of 3,860 jobs for New York Machinery Maintenance Workers in 2026.

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

What do Machinery Maintenance Workers Make in New York?

In 2018 wages for Machinery Maintenance Workers ranged from $28,820 to $85,920 with $50,570 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $13.86 to $41.31. The median hourly rate was $24.32.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $23.59 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.73.

The median salary in New York is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top New York 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
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 1,930 $52,750
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY 390 $49,780
Rochester, NY 240 $47,930
Syracuse, NY 220 $50,230
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY 190 $50,300
Utica-Rome, NY 40 $44,260
Kingston, NY 30 $40,110

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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Occupation New York Employment Total
Industrial Machinery Mechanics 10,420
Millwrights 990
Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons 50

References

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