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Also called construction millwright, industrial millwright, journeyman millwright and maintenance millwright.
$65,700
Median pay a year
40,330
People do this work
6
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Millwright
Summary
Millwright installing, dismantling, and moving machinery and heavy equipment according to plans and drawings, while conducting maintenance and repairs on machines and equipment
Experience
Millwright
Where you worked
Month Year to Month Year
Replaced defective parts of machines and adjusted clearances and alignment of moving parts
Aligned machines using hoists, jacks, hand tools, and measuring instruments
Conducted preventative maintenance and repaired machines and equipment
Assembled and installed equipment using hand tools and power tools
Dismantled machines using hammers, wrenches, and other hand tools
Operated engine lathe to grind and turn machine parts to specifications
Skills
Core Skills
Fabricating parts or components, Assembling mechanical components, Operating welding equipment, Aligning equipment, Dismantling heavy equipment, Troubleshooting equipment problems, Moving supplies, Driver's license, Testing mechanical equipment
Hands-On Work
Bolting objects into place, Positioning heavy equipment
Education
High School Diploma Your school, Year
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Replaced broken machine partsAdjusted machine alignmentsUsed tools to set clearancesSignaled crane operator for liftsMaintained and repaired machinesAssembled and installed equipment
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Replaced broken machine parts to ensure optimal equipment functionality and reduce downtime.
Used tools to set clearances and align machinery for optimal performance
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Replaced broken machine parts several times each week to ensure optimal equipment functionality and reduce downtime
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Several times each weekA few parts every shiftMost machines during maintenance
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Used tools to set clearances and align machinery for optimal performance
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Machines ran smoother after adjustmentsReduced wear on moving partsLess downtime due to misalignment
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Fabricating parts or components
Assembling mechanical components
Operating welding equipment
Aligning equipment
Bolting objects into place
Dismantling heavy equipment
Positioning heavy equipment
Testing mechanical equipment
Troubleshooting equipment problems
Moving supplies
Drilling materials
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What a Millwright does
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Install, dismantle, or move machinery and heavy equipment according to layout plans, blueprints, or other drawings.
What it pays
How much does a Millwright make?
Annual pay across the United States. The middle figure is the median: half earn less than that, and half earn more.
25th percentile
$56,390
Median
$65,700
75th percentile
$81,500
About 40,330 people do this work in the United States.
What it pays in each state
State
25th percentile
Median
75th percentile
AK
$62,210
$76,940
$85,960
AL
$52,040
$61,410
$70,050
AR
$43,750
$56,310
$62,450
AZ
$49,130
$57,380
$78,090
CA
$61,310
$77,950
$109,190
CO
$67,340
$81,440
$83,600
CT
$49,960
$76,810
$79,000
DE
$50,590
$58,770
$77,120
FL
$52,220
$62,000
$68,270
GA
$56,240
$62,760
$74,610
IA
$55,980
$62,220
$75,290
ID
$61,320
$64,710
$74,570
IL
$49,620
$66,640
$85,150
IN
$60,510
$77,140
$91,410
KS
$49,970
$79,690
$91,380
KY
$58,390
$70,610
$81,170
LA
$58,200
$66,080
$76,780
MA
$62,200
$65,220
$74,530
MD
$51,160
$59,220
$79,180
ME
$61,620
$68,220
$77,650
MI
$74,610
$89,190
$92,300
MN
$65,430
$78,570
$86,020
MO
$53,010
$66,480
$91,780
MS
$45,850
$58,280
$62,780
MT
$52,120
$60,050
$62,120
NC
$56,150
$62,990
$72,680
ND
$59,800
$60,750
$68,690
NE
$49,530
$60,320
$67,330
NH
$67,840
$76,190
$87,420
NJ
$73,840
$107,540
$126,320
NM
$87,360
$90,230
$101,650
NV
$60,020
$63,040
$74,950
NY
$65,380
$79,560
$90,830
OH
$59,860
$73,220
$83,280
OK
$50,790
$50,950
$60,760
OR
$61,350
$70,700
$88,660
PA
$58,780
$64,410
$78,720
SC
$48,680
$61,700
$71,860
SD
$52,250
$61,820
$64,090
TN
$49,960
$61,810
$69,490
TX
$48,560
$62,630
$75,670
UT
$60,370
$63,040
$70,310
VA
$45,760
$51,430
$62,070
VT
$62,800
$64,180
$74,900
WA
$67,910
$76,490
$103,550
WI
$62,610
$82,630
$90,730
WV
$58,800
$67,270
$68,570
WY
$51,530
$62,780
$84,270
Other names
Other names for this job
construction millwright, industrial millwright, journeyman millwright, maintenance millwright, manufacturing millwright, millwright apprentice, millwright business rep, millwright business representative, millwright foreman, millwright general foreman, millwright helper, millwright instructor.
More names for this work
millwright mechanic, precision millwright, auto equipment engineer tech, auto equipment tech engineer, automated equipment engineer, automated equipment engineering tech, automated equipment engineering technician, automated equipment tech, automated equipment technician, automobile equipment engineer technician, automobile equipment technician engineer, gear repairer, industrial machine assembler, installation service rep, installation service representative, machine erector, machine installer, machine mover, machine rigger, machine set up op, machine set up operator, machine setter, machinery dismantler, machinery erector, machinery mover, machinery rigger, maintenance mechanic, manufacturer's service rep, manufacturer's service representative, mechanic, mover, plant changer.
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This page is about the occupation Millwrights. What this job involves and what it is made of come from O*NET 30.3, the US Department of Labor's occupation database, refreshed July 2026; Rung writes those records into the plain sentences you see. Pay comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS release for 2025. Rung is an independent service and is not affiliated with or endorsed by either agency. How Rung handles accuracy is on the accuracy page, and the full data credits are on the credits page.