# Millwrights

> Install, dismantle, or move machinery and heavy equipment according to layout plans, blueprints, or other drawings.

- Edition: Data verified Nov 2026 · CollegesRef 2026–27 edition
- Page: https://www.collegesref.com/careers/millwrights
- SOC code: 49-9044.00
- Career family: Installation and repair
- Median annual pay: $65,700 (10th percentile $46,290, 90th percentile $93,600)
- Projected growth: Little or no change, +0.9%
- Openings a year: 3,200
- Typical entry education: High school diploma
- Bright outlook: no
- Data years: BLS 2025 wages · 2025–35 projections

## Interest profile (code RCI)

| Interest area | Score (0–100) |
| --- | ---: |
| Realistic (R) | 100 |
| Investigative (I) | 28 |
| Artistic (A) | 10 |
| Social (S) | 0 |
| Enterprising (E) | 2 |
| Conventional (C) | 44 |

## What you'd do

- Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment (importance 94/100)
- Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials (importance 89/100)
- Handling and Moving Objects (importance 86/100)
- Getting Information (importance 83/100)
- Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates (importance 82/100)
- Performing General Physical Activities (importance 82/100)
- Making Decisions and Solving Problems (importance 81/100)
- Controlling Machines and Processes (importance 81/100)
- Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events (importance 81/100)
- Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards (importance 79/100)

## Skills

Equipment Maintenance, Installation, Troubleshooting, Critical Thinking, Operations Monitoring, Repairing, Operation and Control, Quality Control Analysis, Time Management, Active Listening

## Knowledge

Mechanical, Mathematics, Building and Construction, Education and Training, Engineering and Technology, Public Safety and Security, English Language, Design, Physics, Production and Processing

## Also called

Automated Equipment Engineer, Automated Equipment Engineering Technician (Automated Equipment Engineering Tech), Automated Equipment Technician (Automated Equipment Tech), Automobile Equipment Engineer Technician (Auto Equipment Engineer Tech), Automobile Equipment Technician Engineer (Auto Equipment Tech Engineer), Construction Millwright, Gear Repairer, Industrial Machine Assembler, Industrial Millwright, Installation Service Representative (Installation Service Rep)

## Majors that lead here (NCES CIP–SOC crosswalk, 4-digit CIP)

- [Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/4703) (CIP 4703, 305 colleges)

## Colleges with strong outcomes (College Scorecard, 2025)

| College | Program | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yrs | Median debt |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| [Dakota County Technical College](https://www.collegesref.com/college/dakota-county-technical-college-759) | Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians | not reported | $89,205 | not reported |
| [Bluegrass Community and Technical College](https://www.collegesref.com/college/bluegrass-community-and-technical-college-273) | Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians | $80,389 | $88,996 | $10,500 |
| [Owensboro Community and Technical College](https://www.collegesref.com/college/owensboro-community-and-technical-college-2048) | Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians | $50,307 | $85,274 | $5,000 |
| [Itawamba Community College](https://www.collegesref.com/college/itawamba-community-college-1312) | Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians | $68,459 | $78,139 | not reported |
| [Pennsylvania College of Technology](https://www.collegesref.com/college/pennsylvania-college-of-technology-2096) | Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians | $64,410 | $77,955 | $12,000 |
| [Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College](https://www.collegesref.com/college/southcentral-kentucky-community-and-technical-college-2466) | Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians | $71,220 | $77,631 | $8,065 |
| [Elizabethtown Community and Technical College](https://www.collegesref.com/college/elizabethtown-community-and-technical-college-902) | Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians | $69,358 | $75,769 | $7,338 |
| [University of Arkansas at Monticello](https://www.collegesref.com/college/university-of-arkansas-at-monticello-2870) | Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians | not reported | $75,310 | not reported |

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- [Maintenance and Repair Workers, General](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/maintenance-and-repair-workers-general): $49,590 median pay
- [Industrial Machinery Mechanics](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/industrial-machinery-mechanics): $64,520 median pay
- [Engine and Other Machine Assemblers](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/engine-and-other-machine-assemblers): $53,710 median pay
- [Boilermakers](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/boilermakers): $76,410 median pay
- [Machinists](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/machinists): $58,750 median pay

## Sources

- [O*NET Database](https://www.onetcenter.org/database.html), version 31.0 (CC BY 4.0)
- [BLS Employment Projections](https://www.bls.gov/emp/tables.htm), version 2025-35, data year 2025 (Public domain (U.S. government work))
- [BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics](https://www.bls.gov/oes/tables.htm), version 2025, data year 2025 (Public domain (U.S. government work))
- [NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk](https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/cipcode/resources.aspx?y=56), version 2020, data year 2020 (Public domain (U.S. government work))

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