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Machinists in Virginia

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2.6% Jobs Projection
$49,320 Median Salary
670 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Machinists in Virginia are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Machinists in Virginia is growing slower than average.

  • Machinists in Virginia earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Machinists Work in Virginia?

There were 6,940 Machinists employed in this state in 2017.

Job Projections for Virginia

Jobs for Machinists in this state are growing at a rate of 2.6% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 2.0%.

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Virginia Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 670 annual Machinists job openings in Virginia, and 6,630 total jobs in the year 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 40,700 annual jobs and 404,100 total jobs in 2026.

What do Machinists Make in Virginia?

In 2018 wages for Machinists ranged from $33,250 to $65,550 with $49,320 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $15.98 to $31.51. The median hourly rate was $23.71.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $22.68 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $1.03.

The median salary in Virginia is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top Virginia Metros for Machinists

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Machinists.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC 2,980 $52,650
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 1,370 $48,860
Richmond, VA 1,320 $48,820
Lynchburg, VA 730 $49,520
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA 380 $47,890
Roanoke, VA 330 $42,690
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA 280 $46,230
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA 210 $45,870
Winchester, VA-WV 60 $48,940
Charlottesville, VA 50 $46,550
Harrisonburg, VA 40 $44,580

Top States for Machinists Employment

View the list below to see where most Machinists work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
California 36,530 $45,080
Illinois 31,000 $38,540
Michigan 27,020 $39,920
Ohio 26,250 $41,390
Texas 26,050 $45,570
Indiana 18,390 $42,880
Pennsylvania 17,060 $43,730
New York 14,000 $45,550
Minnesota 12,870 $49,510
Wisconsin 12,820 $42,070
South Carolina 12,480 $36,270
North Carolina 11,710 $40,890
Washington 10,300 $50,110
Florida 9,250 $40,780
Massachusetts 7,790 $51,050
Tennessee 7,690 $43,110
Connecticut 7,590 $49,950
Georgia 7,240 $40,330
Missouri 6,280 $43,470
Kentucky 6,240 $42,430

Below are the states where Machinists get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
Alaska $68,080
Hawaii $67,810
District of Columbia $58,280
Delaware $56,310
Maryland $53,480
North Dakota $52,360
Wyoming $52,300
New Mexico $51,670
Massachusetts $51,050
Washington $50,110

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