Industrial Maintenance Tech maintenance Factories can't run without the people who keep the machines alive. It's the trade that touches everything — mechanical, electrical, hydraulics, robots — and the PLC skills at the top pay like software.
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Get road-ready
Diploma + wheels
Maintenance helper
Learn the plant from the inside
$18–22/hr 6–18 mo
Industrial maintenance program
The multi-craft toolkit
1–2 yrs
Maintenance technician
Troubleshoot, repair, keep it running
$24–30/hr 1–3 yrs
Maintenance mechanic / millwright
The heavy-iron specialist
$28–36/hr 2 yrs
Controls & automation tech (PLC)
Where maintenance pay goes vertical
$34–45/hr
The path splits — pick your ending
Employment
Maintenance supervisor
$85–105K
Ownership
Contract maintenance services owner
$90–160K
Get road-ready
Diploma + wheels
Maintenance helper
Learn the plant from the inside
$18–22/hr 6–18 mo
Industrial maintenance program
The multi-craft toolkit
1–2 yrs
Maintenance technician
Troubleshoot, repair, keep it running
$24–30/hr 1–3 yrs
Maintenance mechanic / millwright
The heavy-iron specialist
$28–36/hr 2 yrs
Controls & automation tech (PLC)
Where maintenance pay goes vertical
$34–45/hr
Maintenance supervisor
Run the department
$85–105K
Contract maintenance services owner
Every plant is a potential client
$90–160K
Typical Milwaukee-metro ranges — offers vary by shop and shift.