Industrial & refractory machinery mechanics

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2021 Workforce

382k

Average Age

45.4

Average Salary

$59,503

Average Male Salary

$59,954

Average Female Salary

$47,463

About

Industrial & refractory machinery mechanics are most often employed by the Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing industry. The average yearly wage for Industrial & refractory machinery mechanics was $59,503 in 2021.

The locations that employ the most Industrial & refractory machinery mechanics are Greer City (East) PUMA, SC, DeSoto CountySouthaven City PUMA, MS, and Coffee, Franklin, Lincoln & Moore Counties PUMA, TN. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Industrial & refractory machinery mechanics are Coffee, Franklin, Lincoln & Moore Counties PUMA, TN, Neshoba, Scott, Leake, Jasper, Smith & Kemper Counties PUMA, MS, and Greer City (East) PUMA, SC.

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Employment

Employment and salary information for the Industrial & refractory machinery mechanics workforce. Industrial & refractory machinery mechanics workforce in 2021 was 381,773 people, of which 3.61% were women and 96.4% were men. Industrial & refractory machinery mechanics are paid most in Franklin & Brentwood Cities PUMA, TN but are relatively concentrated in Coffee, Franklin, Lincoln & Moore Counties PUMA, TN.

Employment Over Time

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Grouping

367,975

Male Workforce

± 14.9k

13,798

Female Workforce

± 2.88k

The Industrial & refractory machinery mechanics workforce in 2021 was 381,773 people (3.61% women and 96.4% men). This implies an average annual growth of 3.46% between 2014 (369,008) and 2021 (381,773).

Employment by Location

Level

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This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Industrial & refractory machinery mechanics.

During 2021, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Alaska ($75,710), New Jersey ($70,234), and West Virginia ($67,761).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$59,503

AVERAGE WAGE

#217 in the ranking (2021)

$59,596

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2021, Industrial & refractory machinery mechanics earned an average of $59,503, $93 less than the average national salary of $59,596

The graph shows the ranking of Industrial & refractory machinery mechanics in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2021.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.27

WAGE GINI

In 2021, Industrial & refractory machinery mechanics had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.27, which is lower than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Industrial & refractory machinery mechanics (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Industrial & refractory machinery mechanics compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Industrial & refractory machinery mechanics and on wages for those in the field. Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing is the industry that employs the most Industrial & refractory machinery mechanics, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Industrial & refractory machinery mechanics, by average wage, is Alcoholic beverages merchant wholesalers ($169,658).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

382k

2021 Workforce

± 15,150

0.582%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 5.59%

This graphic shows the share of Industrial & refractory machinery mechanics employed by various industries. Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing employs the largest share of Industrial & refractory machinery mechanics at 41.4%, followed by Commercial & industrial machinery & equipment repair & maintenance with 31% and Plastics product manufacturing with 27.6%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Industrial & refractory machinery mechanics in the US. The workforce of Industrial & refractory machinery mechanics in 2021 was 381,773 people, with 3.61% woman, and 96.4% men. The average age of male Industrial & refractory machinery mechanics in the workforce is 45.5 and of female Industrial & refractory machinery mechanics is 41.3, and the most common race/ethnicity for Industrial & refractory machinery mechanics is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Industrial & refractory machinery mechanics in 2021 was 381,773 people, with 3.61% woman, and 96.4% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 55 to 59 years (55,343 people), 50 to 54 years (48,541 people), and 45 to 49 years (43,102 people). Among them they concentrated 38.5% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2021, 16.7% of Industrial & refractory machinery mechanics workers were Hispanic and 83.3% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (83.8%), Puerto Rican (10.3)%, and Salvadoran (5.87)%

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Races

In 2021, 77.9% of the Industrial & refractory machinery mechanics workforce were White, of which 3.42% were women and 96.6% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (7.58%) and Other (5.28%).

Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Industrial & refractory machinery mechanics from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Industrial & refractory machinery mechanics is Engineering but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2021 were Mechanical Technologies.

Among the necessary skills for Industrial & refractory machinery mechanics, Equipment Maintenance stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Industrial & refractory machinery mechanics need more than the average amount of Installation.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.

Type of Majors

Degree

The most common majors achieved by Industrial & refractory machinery mechanics in 2021 (counting all academic degrees) were Engineering (7,478 people), Business (5,140 people), and Engineering Technologies (2,087 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Industrial & refractory machinery mechanics workers were High School or Equivalent (158,578 people), Some college (104,422 people), and Associates Degree (56,894 people).

The graphic shows the Industrial & refractory machinery mechanics workforce by gender and educational level.

Skills

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Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Industrial & refractory machinery mechanics from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Industrial & refractory machinery mechanics need many skills, but most especially Equipment Maintenance, Repairing, Operation Monitoring.