Ohio·Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations·SOC 49-9044

Best Millwright programs in Ohio, ranked by enrollment

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

12 schools in Ohio run programs that feed this job, graduating 126 people a year. The job pays a median of $73,220 in Ohio across about 1,930 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).

Also calledMillwrightMillwright ForemanMillwright InstructorMaintenance MillwrightMoverMechanicGear RepairerMachine Mover
Graduates / yr
126
in Ohio
Median pay · Ohio
$73,220
BLS OEWS May 2025
Jobs in state
1,930
people employed
Schools
12
with a feeder program
Avg graduation rate
64%
across those schools
Median net price
per year, IPEDS

Fields of study in Ohio that lead to this job

Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level. Numbers are graduates per year in this state.

1 programs in Ohio that lead to this job

Ranked by graduates per year in Ohio (IPEDS completions). Graduate earnings and debt are national College Scorecard figures reported at the 4-digit CIP level, so specializations within one field share a figure. Each program also links to its own Ohio page.

Degree programs that lead to this occupation, ranked by graduates per year
#ProgramGraduates / yrShare of pipelineSchoolsGrad earnings (1 yr)Median debt
1
CIP 47.0303In Ohio
126
100.0%
12$51,920$9,786

Top 12 schools in Ohio

Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 3 of the 12 schools in this state.

Schools ranked by graduates per year into this occupation
#SchoolGraduates / yrTop feeder programGrad earnings (1 yr)Grad rateNet priceAcceptance
1Northwest State Community College
Archbold, OH Public · 1 feeder programs
26Industrial Mechanics and Maintenance Technology/Technician46%
2Warren County Career Center
Lebanon, OH Public · 1 feeder programs
23Industrial Mechanics and Maintenance Technology/Technician$70,30577%
3Tri - Rivers Career Center
Marion, OH Public · 1 feeder programs
16Industrial Mechanics and Maintenance Technology/Technician$44,59771%
4Career and Technology Education Centers of Licking County
Newark, OH Public · 1 feeder programs
14Industrial Mechanics and Maintenance Technology/Technician$39,69079%
5Sinclair Community College
Dayton, OH Public · 1 feeder programs
13Industrial Mechanics and Maintenance Technology/Technician41%
6Washington County Career Center - Adult Technical Training
Marietta, OH Public · 1 feeder programs
9Industrial Mechanics and Maintenance Technology/Technician79%
7Buckeye Hills Career Center
Rio Grande, OH Public · 1 feeder programs
7Industrial Mechanics and Maintenance Technology/Technician90%
8Scioto County Career Technical Center
Lucasville, OH Public · 1 feeder programs
6Industrial Mechanics and Maintenance Technology/Technician80%
9Apollo Career Center
Lima, OH Public · 1 feeder programs
3Industrial Mechanics and Maintenance Technology/Technician59%
10Cuyahoga Community College District
Cleveland, OH Public · 1 feeder programs
3Industrial Mechanics and Maintenance Technology/Technician31%
11Owens Community College
Perrysburg, OH Public · 1 feeder programs
3Industrial Mechanics and Maintenance Technology/Technician35%
12Upper Valley Career Center
Piqua, OH Public · 1 feeder programs
3Industrial Mechanics and Maintenance Technology/Technician78%

All 12 schools in Ohio

Every school in Ohio with a program that feeds this job, ordered by graduates per year. Earnings are shown for the ranked schools above; open a school profile for the rest.

All schools in Ohio that feed this occupation
SchoolCityControlGraduates / yrFeeder programs
Northwest State Community CollegeArchboldPublic261
Warren County Career CenterLebanonPublic231
Tri - Rivers Career CenterMarionPublic161
Career and Technology Education Centers of Licking CountyNewarkPublic141
Sinclair Community CollegeDaytonPublic131
Washington County Career Center - Adult Technical TrainingMariettaPublic91
Buckeye Hills Career CenterRio GrandePublic71
Scioto County Career Technical CenterLucasvillePublic61
Apollo Career CenterLimaPublic31
Cuyahoga Community College DistrictClevelandPublic31
Owens Community CollegePerrysburgPublic31
Upper Valley Career CenterPiquaPublic31

What millwrights earn in Ohio

What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.

Median annual in Ohio
$73,220
Mean annual
$71,780
Jobs in state
1,930
What the range looks like
10th pct$51,880Median$73,22090th pct$91,760
Versus the national median
+11.4%

U.S. median $65,700. Ohio pays above the national figure.

Job concentration
1.34×

Concentrated here: Ohio employs more of this job per worker than the U.S. average.

Metro areas in Ohio

Lima, OH
$82,640median
90 jobs
Toledo, OH
$83,280median
280 jobs
Sandusky, OH
$67,920median
50 jobs
Cleveland, OH
$74,800median
290 jobs
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
$75,650median
250 jobs
Akron, OH
$77,570median
100 jobs
Columbus, OH
$69,920median
180 jobs
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH
$70,540median
50 jobs

Job outlook

Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.

Projected growth 2024–34
0.0%
Little or no change
Openings per year
3,600
new jobs plus replacements
Employment change
0
41,300 → 41,300
Typical entry education
High school diploma or equivalent
Plus apprenticeship

Growth and openings are national. The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not publish employment projections at state level, so these figures describe the occupation across the whole U.S., not this state alone.

How to get in

The full skills, tools, and day-to-day breakdown lives on the national Millwrights page.

How to become a Millwright

Job zone 2 of 5 · SVP Below 6.0
Typical entry education
High school diploma or equivalent
On-the-job training
Apprenticeship

Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, though some occupations may not.

Some occupations may need little or no previous experience; others require several months to a year of experience. For example, landscaping and groundskeeping workers might require very little training or previous experience, while agricultural equipment operators can benefit from on-the job training.

Ranges from a few days to one year of on-the-job training.

Top skills

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The same job in other states

Where else this occupation employs the most people, and what it pays there.

Related careers in Ohio

Every major mapped to this job

The official federal mapping behind the rankings above.

All 1 majors mapped to Millwrights1 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+
  • 47.0303Industrial Mechanics and Maintenance Technology/Technician

Common questions

Answers for people weighing millwrights programs in Ohio.

What degree do you need to become a Millwright?+

High school diploma or equivalent is the typical entry-level education BLS reports for this occupation. The most common program people actually graduate from is Industrial Mechanics and Maintenance Technology/Technician, which awarded 126 degrees in Ohio in 2024-25, 100.0% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.

Which college majors lead to becoming a Millwright?+

The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 1 programs to this occupation. The largest are Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians. Together they graduate about 126 people a year in Ohio.

How much do millwrights earn in Ohio?+

The median is $73,220 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 11.4% above the U.S. median of $65,700. This is pay for people already working in the occupation, not the same thing as graduate earnings one year after finishing a degree.

Is demand for millwrights growing?+

BLS projects a +0.0% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, little or no change, with roughly 3,600 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.

How many schools offer programs for this career in Ohio?+

12 institutions in Ohio reported graduates from at least one of the 1 programs that feed this occupation in IPEDS 2024-25. Rankings on this page use graduates per year, because the federal data publishes no enrollment count by program.

What other job titles do millwrights work under?+

Employers advertise this work under many names. O*NET records Millwright, Millwright Foreman, Millwright Instructor, Maintenance Millwright among the most commonly reported, all mapping to SOC 49-9044.

About the data on this page

Rankings use IPEDS completions 2024–25, degrees awarded per year. That is the closest federal measure of how many people a program puts into a career, because no federal dataset publishes enrollment by program. Wages and employment come from BLS OEWS May 2025, growth and openings from BLS Employment Projections 2024-34, and which majors lead to which jobs from the NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk. Occupation descriptions, tasks, skills and tools are O*NET 30.3 (CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor/ETA).

  • BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics

    May 2025

    Wages, employment counts, location quotients and metro breakdowns.

  • BLS Employment Projections

    2024–34

    Projected growth, annual openings and typical entry-level education.

  • IPEDS Completions

    2024-25 (provisional)

    Graduates per year by program and institution — the ranking metric.

  • College Scorecard, Field of Study

    2020-21 cohorts

    Median graduate earnings one year after completion, and median debt.

  • Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes

    latest available

    Graduate earnings 1/5/10 years out, where the state participates.

  • NCES CIP 2020 and the CIP-to-SOC 2018 crosswalk

    CIP 2020 / SOC 2018

    Which college programs officially lead to this occupation.

  • O*NET Database 30.3

    30.3

    Tasks, skills, knowledge, tools, job zone and alternate job titles.

    Official source →CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor / ETA

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