Careers: Millwrights

Millwrights

This job is right for you if….

You enjoy installing, dismantling, maintaining, repairing, and reassembling machinery in factories, power plants, and construction sites.

Fast Facts:

A millwright is a high-precision craftsman or skilled tradesman. They work with and install large pumps, values, rollers, turbines, rotors, fans, and more!

What They Do:

Install, dismantle, or move machinery and heavy equipment according to layout plans, blueprints, or other drawings.

Technical Skills:

  • watching gauges, dials, or display screens to make sure a machine is working
  • installing equipment, machines, wiring, or computer programs

They Do Well At Jobs That Need:

  • Attention to Detail
  • Dependability
  • Integrity
  • Cooperation
  • Adaptability/Flexibility
  • Stress Tolerance

Median Hourly Earnings:

$25.18

Job Types Include:

  • Industrial Mechanic 
  • Construction Worker

Maine Based Resources To Get Training: Millwrights

Entry-Level Education 

H.S/G.E.D/Apprenticeship

Currently, there are several vocational trade schools that have specialized classes in industrial manufacturing. 


Maine Community College System

Community Colleges offer programs like an Associate’s degree in Electrical Construction & Maintenance as well as Industrial Maintenance.


University of Maine- Mechanical Engineering Technology

Post-Secondary Training

Eastern Millwright Regional Council

Offering extensive training for continued experience. 

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