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Millwrights
Install, dismantle, or move machinery and heavy equipment according to layout plans, blueprints, or other drawings.
What a millwright does
Become a millwright
If you enjoy doing these activities, you might make a good millwright
- Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem.
- Keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements.
- Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.
- Figuring out what is causing equipment, machines, wiring, or computer programs to not work.
- Installing equipment, machines, wiring, or computer programs.
Discover what you could earn in Washington
- Average hourly rate is $53 per hour with an average salary of $69,900 per year.
- Half of workers earn between $35 and $67 per hour.
- Half of workers earn an annual salary between $22,600 and $98,100 per year.
- 43% of individuals in this occupation have been employed in every quarter of the past year.
Part-time
- The average hourly rate for part-time workers is $60 per hour with an average salary of $52,300 per year.
Millwright job outlook
- There are 961 workers in this occupation in Washington.
- There are 165 openings per year in this occupation in Washington.
Multiple Jobs
- 3% of individuals in this occupation worked for more than one employer.
- 9% of individuals in this occupation held a position in another.