Millwrights
SOC 49-9044 · 2024-2034
Install, dismantle, or move machinery and heavy equipment according to layout plans, blueprints, or other drawings.
How the U.S. Department of Labor describes this work. Published in English only.
What California expects of this job
- Typical pay in California
- $80,154per year
- Projected openings
- 2,010
- Projected change
- 0%
- Usually needs
- High school diploma or equivalent
Skills this work uses most
O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, rates how important each of these is to this work, and they are listed in that order, most important first. The ratings themselves are not shown, because the data carries the number without the scale it was measured on. The names are as published, in English.
- Equipment Maintenance
- Troubleshooting
- Installation
- Repairing
- Critical Thinking
- Operations Monitoring
Pay by region
| Region | Typical pay in California | Projected openings |
|---|---|---|
| Oakland-Fremont-Berkeley MD (Alameda and Contra Costa Counties) | $124,457 | 380 |
| Modesto MSA (Stanislaus County) | $100,920 | 70 |
| Bakersfield-Delano MSA (Kern County) | $82,486 | 140 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD (Los Angeles County) | $77,866 | 420 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom MSA (El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, and Yolo Counties) | $77,176 | 120 |
| North Coast Region (Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, and Mendocino Counties) | $74,444 | 90 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario MSA (Riverside and San Bernardino Counties) | $69,012 | 250 |
| North Valley-Northern Mountains Region (Colusa, Glenn, Lassen, Modoc, Nevada, Plumas, Sierra, Siskiyou, Tehama, and Trinity Counties) | $64,986 | 70 |
| Redding MSA (Shasta County) | $62,943 | 40 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad MSA (San Diego County) | Not reported | 150 |
What the pay actually ranges across
- The lowest-paid tenth earn under
- $50,735
- A quarter earn under
- $63,044
- Half earn under
- $80,154
- Three quarters earn under
- $112,277
- The highest-paid tenth earn over
- $131,506
A median is one point. These are the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics' 2026 figures for California, and they say how far apart the people doing this job actually are. Read them as the spread across everyone already in the work — not as a starting wage and not as a promise about where anyone lands.
Similar work
O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, names these as occupations involving work similar to this one — its own reading of the job, not a grouping by code. They keep O*NET's order, and only those California publishes a projection for are shown.
| Occupation | Typical pay in California | Projected openings | Projected change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers | $65,092 | 2,580 | -13.3% |
| Industrial Machinery Mechanics | $76,504 | 28,510 | +13.8% |
| Engine and Other Machine Assemblers | $47,878 | 960 | -16.7% |
| Maintenance and Repair Workers, General | $58,612 | 151,500 | +7.3% |
| Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters | $58,904 | 2,460 | -20% |
| Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | $50,057 | 1,830 | -16% |
Programs that train for this job — 5
Industrial Mechanic 1
Lemoore College · Lemoore · $2,258
South Valley Apprenticeship Program - Maintenance Mechanic
Lemoore College · Lemoore · $2,258
Carpenters Training Committee for Northern California
Carpenters Training Committee for Northern California · Pleasanton · $0
Machining and Manufacturing Technology (Certificate of Achievement)
Allan Hancock College · Santa Maria · $2,520
Introduction to General Machining & Milling
Visalia Adult School · Visalia · $545