Machinery Lubrication magazine published by Noria Corporation
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16 | September - October 2017 | www.machinerylubrication.com 2017 SALARY SURVEY HOW MANY EMPLOYEES DO YOU SUPERVISE? IN WHICH REGION DO YOU LIVE? NORTHWEST: MIDWEST: SOUTHEAST: SOUTHWEST: 16 % 29 % 26 % 8 % 21 % NORTHEAST: The states with the most responses were Texas, Wisconsin, Ohio and South Carolina. AVERAGE SALARY BY REGION NORTHWEST: SOUTHEAST: MIDWEST: NORTHEAST: SOUTHWEST: $76,031 $75,395 $105,433 $77,440 $87,280 The average was 503 employees. WHAT IS THE TOTAL NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES AT YOUR FACILITY? 50 OR LESS 24 % 51-100 12 % 101-250 24 % 251-500 17 % 501-1,000 11 % 1,000+ 12 % EDUCATION LEVEL AND AVERAGE SALARY HIGH-SCHOOL DIPLOMA COLLEGE BUT NO DEGREE ASSOCIATE DEGREE BACHELOR'S DEGREE GRADUATE DEGREE $120K $100K $80K $60K $40K $20K 0 $68,288 $69,352 $78,238 $93,650 $116,621 JOB TITLE AND AVERAGE SALARY $107,212 $95,217 $85,030 $68,414 $61,916 ENGINEER: RELIABILITY ENGINEER: MAINTENANCE/RELIABILITY MANAGER: PREDICTIVE MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN: LUBRICATION TECHNICIAN: WHAT IS YOUR JOB TITLE? 10 % 9 % 10 % 8 % 14 % ENGINEER: RELIABILITY ENGINEER: MAINTENANCE/RELIABILITY MANAGER: PREDICTIVE MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN: LUBRICATION TECHNICIAN: DESCRIBE THE PRIMARY BUSINESS ACTIVITY OF YOUR FACILITY: Among the companies participating in the survey included Bridgestone, the Hershey Co., Northrop Grumman, Chevron, Goodyear, Exelon, Kimberly-Clark and Ford Motor Co. PETROLEUM PRODUCTS: CHEMICALS: PAPER: RUBBER/PLASTIC: 11 % 10 % 8 % 6 % POWER GENERATION: FOOD PROCESSING: MINING: MISC. MANUFACTURING: 6 % 6 % 5 % 4 % WHAT PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS DO YOU HOLD? The number of survey participants who have earned at least one certification increased by nearly 15 percent from a year ago and almost 25 percent from 2015. ICML LEVEL I MACHINE LUBRICATION TECHNICIAN (MLT I): ICML LEVEL I MACHINE LUBRICANT ANALYST (MLA I): ICML LEVEL II MACHINE LUBRICANT ANALYST (MLA II): ICML LEVEL II MACHINE LUBRICATION TECHNICIAN (MLT II): ICML LEVEL III MACHINE LUBRICANT ANALYST (MLA III): 27 % 15 % 11 % 7 % 3 % 0: 1-10: 11-25: >25: 57 % 31 % 8 % 4 %