Statewide pay Government data
Industrial machinery mechanics in Oregon earn a statewide median of $75,670 a year, 18% above the typical U.S. metro, ranking #8 of 50 states and DC. About 7,070 people work in the trade statewide.
Statewide pay range
States ranked near Oregon
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Pay by city Government data
BLS publishes industrial machinery mechanic pay for 8 Oregon metros. The highest-paying is Albany at $79,730, followed by Portland and Corvallis.
| Metro | Median pay | Real pay | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlbanyOREGON · OR | $79,730 | $78,090 | 390 |
| PortlandOREGON · OR | $78,710 | $74,663 | 4,830 |
| CorvallisOREGON · OR | $76,830 | $73,863 | 30 |
| EugeneOREGON · OR | $70,350 | $69,264 | 560 |
| MedfordOREGON · OR | $69,550 | $68,567 | 210 |
| BendOREGON · OR | $65,680 | $63,393 | 150 |
| Grants PassOREGON · OR | $63,790 | $65,252 | 60 |
| SalemOREGON · OR | $61,060 | $58,910 | 310 |
Pay: BLS OEWS, May 2025 (metro-level). Real pay: BEA price parities, 2024. How we calculate
Pay outside the cities Government data
BLS also reports pay for Oregon's rural (nonmetropolitan) regions.
BLS OEWS nonmetropolitan areas, May 2025.
The job (national)
Repair, install, adjust, or maintain industrial production and processing machinery or refinery and pipeline distribution systems. May also install, dismantle, or move machinery and heavy equipment according to plans.
Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 17.8% from 2025 to 2035, with about 44,400 openings a year. Typical training: long-term on-the-job training.
Nationally, industrial machinery mechanics have 54 injuries or illnesses serious enough to miss work per 10,000 full-time workers, 38% below the rate for all jobs (87). The most common cause is being struck by or caught in objects and equipment.
What the work is like Government data
How often industrial machinery mechanics deal with each condition, from surveys of workers in the job.
Getting started usually takes medium preparation (vocational training or an apprenticeship, often 1–2+ years).
O*NET 31.0 Work Context and Job Zones (U.S. Department of Labor), national.
Serious injuries & deaths reported to OSHA Government data
Oregon runs its own workplace-safety program (an OSHA State Plan), so its injury reports aren't in the federal dataset. Nationally, in states federal OSHA covers, machinery repair companies filed 495 severe injury reports from 2015 to 2024; the most common cause was contact with objects and equipment (58%).
OSHA Severe Injury Reports, January 2015–December 2024 (states under federal OSHA only).
Fatality investigations: OSHA Fatality Inspection Data, events 2015–2024, all states.
Where to train in Oregon Government data
8 schools in Oregon offer heavy and industrial equipment maintenance programs below the bachelor's level. Many people in this trade learn through an apprenticeship instead; a program can shorten it or get you hired as a helper.
| School | Credential | Yearly cost | Recent grads | First-year pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portland Community College Portland, OR · Public | Certificate | $14,489 | 67 | — |
| Linn-Benton Community College Albany, OR · Public | Associate degree | $18,354 | 20 | — |
| Rogue Community College Grants Pass, OR · Public | Certificate | $13,450 | 4 | — |
| Clackamas Community College Oregon City, OR · Public | Associate degree | $15,975 | 3 | — |
| Tillamook Bay Community College Tillamook, OR · Public | Certificate | $14,516 | 2 | — |
| Blue Mountain Community College Pendleton, OR · Public | Certificate | $20,963 | 2 | — |
| Portland Community College Portland, OR · Public | Associate degree | $14,489 | 1 | — |
| Rogue Community College Grants Pass, OR · Public | Associate degree | $13,450 | 1 | — |
U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (data updated October 2026). Cost is the school's average yearly cost of attendance before financial aid; earnings are the median for graduates one year after finishing, shown only where the school has enough graduates to publish. “—” means not published.
Licensing in Oregon Official source
The main state licensing office in Oregon is the Oregon Construction Contractors Board. It can point you to the right license for industrial machinery mechanics.
Official Oregon licensing site ↗
Requirements for industrial machinery mechanics vary by state and sometimes by city; always confirm with the official agency.
Union membership
In 2025, 15.1% of wage and salary workers in Oregon were union members, above the U.S. rate of about 10% (#7 of 51 states and D.C.), and 16.9% were covered by a union contract. These figures cover all jobs in the state, not only industrial machinery mechanics.
BLS Union Members, 2025 (Current Population Survey), table 5.
Cities in Oregon
All trades in Oregon.