Indianapolis Region
Manufacturing Employment & Wages Employment and Wages for Selected Manufacturing Occupations Number of Employees*
Occupation Title
Hourly Wage** Entry*** Median
Engineers Mechanical engineers Operating engineers/other construction equipment operators Industrial engineers Electrical engineers Engineers, all other Electronics engineers, except computer Materials engineers Health and safety engineers
Total Engineers
3,750 3,250 2,930 1,250 720 550 150 90
$27.17 $17.52 $23.85 $26.69 $20.39 $17.85 $26.91 $21.90
12,690+
-
700 390 320 320 NA
$16.46 $16.47 $16.83 $12.97 $17.41
1,730+
-
$38.60 $27.07 $35.81 $37.08 $38.08 $33.69 $37.43 $37.49
-
Engineering Technicians Electrical and electronic engineering technicians Mechanical engineering technicians Industrial engineering technicians Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other Electro-mechanical technicians
Total Engineering Technicians
$23.20 $27.47 $23.36 $19.76 $28.47
-
Machinists Machinists Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tMolding, d t l d l and ti casting machine setters, operators, coremaking, d t d t l d l ti tool operators, metal and plastic Computer-controlled machine Tool and die makers Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
The 9-county Indianapolis Region includes Boone, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Johnson, Madison, Marion, Morgan and Shelby counties. Last updated 8/15/2018
4,160 3,000 2,680 2,130 1,220
$13.60 $10.79 $10.63 $13.60 $16.55
$20.85 $14.29 $15.80 $19.71 $25.21
980
$12.20
$21.79
790
$13.24
$18.52
640
$13.62
$19.98
380
$9.92
$13.09
350
$10.69
$13.62
250
$11.50
$16.68
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Indianapolis Region
Manufacturing Employment & Wages (continued) Number of Employees*
Occupation Title
Hourly Wage** Entry*** Median
Machinists (continued) Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders Computer numerically controlled machine tool programmers, metal and plastic Metal-refining furnace operators and tenders
Total Machinists
250
$13.92
$18.45
130
$17.27
$25.80
70
$12.38
$18.43
17,030+
-
22,770
$9.90
$14.40
5,820 5,690 3,030 2,920 1,540 1,310 240 220
$12.40 $12.14 $10.11 $15.92 $30.54 $10.25 $14.25 $15.30
$15.30 $18.64 $14.98 $25.21 $46.72 $15.36 $22.91 $22.79
43,540+
-
440 220 60 60
$17.38 $16.05 $23.83 $14.16
Total Drafters/Designers
780+
-
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
6,950
$16.89
-
Other Skilled Production Workers Assemblers and fabricators, all other, including team assemblers Industrial truck and tractor operators Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders Industrial machinery mechanics Industrial production managers Electrical, electronic and electromechanical assemblers Engine and other machine assemblers Maintenance workers, machinery
Total Other Skilled Production Workers
-
Drafters/Designers Mechanical drafters Commercial and industrial designers Electrical and electronics drafters Drafters, all other
$26.92 $33.36 $31.70 $22.98
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Supervisors $27.14
* Employment data are for the Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, Bloomington, Columbus, Kokomo, Lafayette and Muncie MSAs. ** Wage data are for the Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson MSA. *** Entry wages = wages in the lowest 10th percentile. Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, OES, May 2017 (released May 2018)
The 9-county Indianapolis Region includes Boone, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Johnson, Madison, Marion, Morgan and Shelby counties. Last updated 8/15/2018
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