Job outlook for mechanical maintenance workers in the United States

Mechanical maintenance worker job growth summary. After extensive research, interviews, and analysis, Zippia's data science team found that:

• The projected mechanical maintenance worker job growth rate is 14% from 2018-2028.

• About 69,700 new jobs for mechanical maintenance workers are projected over the next decade.

• Mechanical maintenance worker salaries have increased 12% for mechanical maintenance workers in the last 5 years.

• There are over 6,330 mechanical maintenance workers currently employed in the United States.

• There are 110,262 active mechanical maintenance worker job openings in the US.

• The average mechanical maintenance worker salary is $47,850.

Compare the number of mechanical maintenance worker jobs and the average mechanical maintenance worker salary over time.

The map below shows you the number of mechanical maintenance worker job openings in each state. The darker areas on the map show where mechanical maintenance workers earn the highest salaries across all 50 states.