The U.S. Department of Labor has developed an automated occupational information database, O*NET, that identifies and describes work content, work skills, and training requirements for all jobs across the country in all sectors of the economy. Much of the occupational information contained in this report is derived directly from the O*NET database, and supplemented with information from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Census Bureau, and Labor Market and Career Information.
| Industry | % of Industrial Machinery Mechanics employed | Annual Growth Rate |
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| Commercial machinery repair and maintenance | 11.3 | 3.57 |
| Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers | 9.5 | 2.27 |
| Plastics product manufacturing | 3.6 | 1.83 |
| Motor vehicle parts manufacturing | 2.9 | 2.94 |
| Iron and steel mills and ferroalloy manufacturing | 2.6 | 2.24 |
| Animal slaughtering and processing | 2.4 | 2.23 |
| 2022 Statewide average hourly wage | $29.25 |
| 2022 National average hourly wage | $29.32 |
| 2020 National employment | 391,800 |
| 2020 Texas employment | 39,442 |
| Texas projected employment by 2030 | 53,065 |
| Texas projected annual employment and Turnover openings through 2030 | 5,283 |
| Region | Employment | Projected Employment 2030 | Projected Annual Openings 2030 |
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Average Income |
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| Texas (all regions) | 39,442 | 53,065 | 5,283 | 3.01% | $60,842.00 |
| Top 10 Relevant Knowledge Areas | Relevant Importance Levels |
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| Mechanical Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance. |
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| English Language Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar. |
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| Production and Processing Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods. |
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| Engineering and Technology Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services. |
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| Design Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models. |
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| Mathematics Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications. |
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| Computers and Electronics Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming. |
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| Education and Training Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects. |
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| Public Safety and Security Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions. |
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| Physics Knowledge and prediction of physical principles, laws, their interrelationships, and applications to understanding fluid, material, and atmospheric dynamics, and mechanical, electrical, atomic and sub-atomic structures and processes. |
| Top 10 Relevant Skill Areas | Relevant Importance Levels |
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| Operations Monitoring Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly. |
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| Operation and Control Controlling operations of equipment or systems. |
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| Equipment Maintenance Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed. |
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| Troubleshooting Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it. |
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| Repairing Repairing machines or systems using the needed tools. |
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| Quality Control Analysis Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance. |
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| Critical Thinking Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems. |
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| Active Learning Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making. |
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| Monitoring Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. |
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| Active Listening Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. |
| Top 10 Relevant Abilities | Relevant Importance Levels |
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| Problem Sensitivity The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem. |
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| Manual Dexterity The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects. |
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| Finger Dexterity The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects. |
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| Control Precision The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions. |
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| Near Vision The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). |
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| Reaction Time The ability to quickly respond (with the hand, finger, or foot) to a signal (sound, light, picture) when it appears. |
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| Arm-Hand Steadiness The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position. |
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| Multilimb Coordination The ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or lying down. It does not involve performing the activities while the whole body is in motion. |
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| Information Ordering The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations). |
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| Hearing Sensitivity The ability to detect or tell the differences between sounds that vary in pitch and loudness. |