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Machinery Maintenance Workers in Texas

Machinery Maintenance Workers in Texas

Considering a career as a Machinery Maintenance Worker in Texas?

17.5% Jobs Projection
$42,420 Median Salary
1,300 Job Openings

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

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

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

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How Many Machinery Maintenance Workers Work in Texas?

8,260 people worked as Machinery Maintenance Workers in 2018 in this state.

There were 9,180 Machinery Maintenance Workers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 920 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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

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Job Projections for Texas

Jobs for Machinery Maintenance Workers in this state are growing at a rate of 17.5% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 5.6%.

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Texas Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 1,300 annual job openings, and a total of 12,070 jobs for Texas 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 Texas?

In 2018 wages for Machinery Maintenance Workers ranged from $26,870 to $63,940 with $42,420 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $12.92 to $30.74. The median hourly rate was $20.39.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $19.77 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.62.

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

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Top Texas 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
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 2,230 $41,040
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 2,130 $45,420
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX 450 $43,830
Austin-Round Rock, TX 310 $39,900
El Paso, TX 290 $35,790
Corpus Christi, TX 240 $36,350
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX 190 $43,310
Odessa, TX 150 $46,580
Killeen-Temple, TX 130 $40,670
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX 120 $38,640
Tyler, TX 90 $36,480
Waco, TX 90 n/a
Longview, TX 90 $45,960
Midland, TX 80 $42,770
Amarillo, TX 80 $43,780
Lubbock, TX 80 $36,970
San Angelo, TX 50 $33,490
Wichita Falls, TX 50 $45,590
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX 40 $45,330
College Station-Bryan, TX 30 $39,600

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 Texas Employment Total
Industrial Machinery Mechanics 36,050
Millwrights 4,060
Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons 220

References

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