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Traveling Machinist Jobs in Minnesota

Minnesota is a hub for traveling machinist work. Refineries, power plants, data centers and large industrial projects across Minnesota regularly bring in traveling machinists for turnarounds, outages and contract jobs — often with per diem and overtime. Below are the current machinist jobs in Minnesota posted on RoadTrades. Apply with your RoadTrades resume to send your details straight to the recruiter.

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What machinist jobs are really paying in Minnesota

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RoadWage reads what employers are advertising right now across the traveling-trades market — real posted rates and per diem, not survey averages. It comes with a Market Intelligence report. Create a recruiter account to get it.

Government wage data — what machinists are actually paid in Minnesota

Minnesota median — machinists$29.39/hr
National median (Minnesota is 4% above)$28.24/hr
National middle half (25th–75th percentile)$22.87–$32.55/hr
National annual (median, full-time equivalent)$58,750/yr

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025. These are wages actually paid across all employers in the state — a different measurement from the advertised rates above, which is why the two numbers rarely match. Travel work with per diem and overtime typically sits above the state median.

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