Millwrights
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair · SOC 49-9044
AI exposure from the Anthropic Economic Index (2025); salary from BLS; skills from O*NET. See /sources.
Decision card
Career Evidence Passport
SOC 49-9044 evidence across exposure, wages, projections, postings, certified LCAs, skills, and transitions.
- SOC exposure
- 0.0%
- Low · Anthropic AEI
- Automation friction
- 54/100
- Moderate friction; broad SOC seed ORS job-requirements coverage.
- Wages
- $65,700
- No H-1B offered-wage row for this SOC.
- Projected openings
- 4,400
- BLS EP 2024–2034; employment change 0.0%.
- Observed/proxy demand
- 0
- FY2025 certified LCAs; 6,483 postings in 2025.
Skill evidence
Transition context
- H-1B values are certified Labor Condition Applications, not visa approvals.
- Job postings are seed-static / seed-derived; treat as provider-ready proxy coverage until observed provider data is wired in.
- Transition matches are directional skill-overlap context, not placement guarantees.
- This release is a FutureGrid broad-SOC seed derived from public BLS ORS requirement concepts and categories, not direct occupation-level ORS survey estimates. It describes job requirements, not worker ability, AI capability, or displacement probability. Automation friction is a FutureGrid derived score and should be read alongside exposure, demand, wage, and projection signals.
AI Exposure Analysis
Across AI measures
Multiple exposure lenses for this occupation.
Top Skills
H-1B Visa Sponsorship Demand
View full H-1B trends →Certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications naming this occupation, FY2016–FY2025. A descriptive high-skill labor-demand signal — employer filings, not visa approvals or individual outcomes. Note: one LCA can cover multiple worker positions.
O*NET occupation profile
What this work involves
Install, dismantle, or move machinery and heavy equipment according to layout plans, blueprints, or other drawings.
Common titles: Maintenance Mechanic, Maintenance Millwright, Millwright, Millwright Business Representative (Millwright Business Rep), Millwright Foreman, Millwright General Foreman
Representative Tasks
- •Replace defective parts of machine, or adjust clearances and alignment of moving parts.
- •Align machines or equipment, using hoists, jacks, hand tools, squares, rules, micrometers, lasers, or plumb bobs.
- •Insert shims, adjust tension on nuts and bolts, or position parts, using hand tools and measuring instruments, to set specified clearances between moving and stationary parts.
- •Signal crane operator to lower basic assembly units to bedplate, and align unit to centerline.
- •Conduct preventative maintenance and repair, and lubricate machines and equipment.
Detailed Work Activities
- •Adjust equipment to ensure optimal performance.
- •Replace worn, damaged, or defective mechanical parts.
- •Align equipment or machinery.
- •Position equipment using hand tools, power tools, or heavy equipment.
- •Adjust the tension of nuts or bolts.
Tools & Technologies
Employment Projections & AI Exposure
Employment & Wage Trend
BLS OEWS, 2019–2025
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). See /sources.
Sector Comparison
| Metric | This Career | Sector Average |
|---|---|---|
| AI Exposure | 0.0% | 1.6% |
| Outlook | Bright ↗ | 24% Bright |
| Median Salary | $65,700 | N/A |
| AI Resiliency | 100/100 | N/A |