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Machinery Maintenance Workers in Pennsylvania

Machinery Maintenance Workers in Pennsylvania

Is Pennsylvania a good place for you to work as a Machinery Maintenance Worker?

8.8% Jobs Projection
$46,530 Median Salary
680 Job Openings

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

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

  • Machinery Maintenance Workers in Pennsylvania earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

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How Many Machinery Maintenance Workers Work in Pennsylvania?

6,480 people worked as Machinery Maintenance Workers in 2018 in this state.

There were 7,990 Machinery Maintenance Workers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 1,510 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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

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Job Projections for Pennsylvania

Jobs for Machinery Maintenance Workers in this state are growing at a rate of 8.8% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 5.6%.

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Pennsylvania Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 680 annual job openings, and a total of 6,550 jobs for Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania?

In 2018 wages for Machinery Maintenance Workers ranged from $30,410 to $65,800 with $46,530 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $14.62 to $31.64. The median hourly rate was $22.37.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $22.69 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate declined by $0.32.

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

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Top Pennsylvania 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
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 1,620 $46,920
Pittsburgh, PA 1,420 $43,640
Scranton–Wilkes-Barre–Hazleton, PA 640 $47,620
Reading, PA 330 $55,680
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 300 $51,700
York-Hanover, PA 300 $49,050
Lancaster, PA 260 $47,440
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ 230 $51,060
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA 220 $43,610
Erie, PA 150 $40,910
Lebanon, PA 90 $43,450
Williamsport, PA 60 $48,310
Gettysburg, PA 40 $41,720
Altoona, PA 40 $48,450
East Stroudsburg, PA 30 $45,330

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

You may also be interested in the following careers:

Occupation Pennsylvania Employment Total
Industrial Machinery Mechanics 15,730
Millwrights 2,240
Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons 150

References

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