Industrial and Refractory Machinery Mechanics

This post summarizes key statistics on Industrial and Refractory Machinery Mechanics using nationally representative data. These statistics include education attainment distributions, income over the career, most common majors, and more.

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Age IncMed
20 36,047
25 51,495
30 59,421
35 64,824
40 64,885
45 68,044
50 69,635
55 70,857
60 70,035
65 66,945


Hours Worked Share
0-20 2.20
20-39 3.50
39-41 55.80
41-50 27.00
50-60 8.10
More than 60 3.30

Income Over Career

This chart provides the median income by age for Industrial and Refractory Machinery Mechanics.

Ten Most Common Industries

Share Income Industry
6.50 57,260 Miscellaneous repair services
6.30 61,795 Machinery, except electrical, n.e.c.
5.70 73,300 Motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment
3.60 61,083 Miscellaneous plastics products
3.20 73,300 Electrical machinery, equipment, and supplies, n.e.c.
2.80 58,972 Meat products
2.20 62,663 Medical, dental, and optical instruments and supplies
2.10 59,421 Miscellaneous manufacturing industries
1.90 79,303 Industrial and miscellaneous chemicals
1.80 65,776 Misc. food preparations and kindred products

This table highlights the top industries people working as Industrial and Refractory Machinery Mechanics work in, and how much they earn in each industry.

Education Distribution

This chart shows the maximal educational attainment of people working as Industrial and Refractory Machinery Mechanics. Its meant to give a sense of the credentials required to work in this Occupation.

Ten Most Common Majors

This table highlights the top majors people working as Industrial and Refractory Machinery Mechanics received, and how earnings vary by major.

Weekly Hours Distribution

This chart shows the distribution of typical weekly work hours of people working as Industrial and Refractory Machinery Mechanics. Its meant to provide a sense of the work-life balance one should expect from this Occupation.

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