Automotive service technicians & mechanics

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Automotive service technicians & mechanics are most often employed by the Automotive repair & maintenance industry. The average yearly wage for Automotive service technicians & mechanics was $45,509 in 2021.

The locations that employ the most Automotive service technicians & mechanics are Jacksonville City PUMA, NC, Oxnard & Port Hueneme Cities PUMA, CA, and Montgomery County (Southeast) PUMA, TX. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Automotive service technicians & mechanics are Chicago Lawn, Englewood/West Englewood & Greater Grand Crossing PUMA, IL, Jacksonville City PUMA, NC, and White, Jackson, Prairie & Woodruff Counties PUMA, AR.

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Employment

Employment and salary information for the Automotive service technicians & mechanics workforce. Automotive service technicians & mechanics workforce in 2021 was 768,197 people, of which 2.03% were women and 98% were men. Automotive service technicians & mechanics are paid most in Forest Hills & Rego Park PUMA, NY but are relatively concentrated in Chicago Lawn, Englewood/West Englewood & Greater Grand Crossing PUMA, IL.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

752,613

Male Workforce

± 21.2k

15,584

Female Workforce

± 3.06k

The Automotive service technicians & mechanics workforce in 2021 was 768,197 people (2.03% women and 98% men). This implies an average annual growth of 5.85% between 2014 (725,722) and 2021 (768,197).

Employment by Location

Level

Metric

This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Automotive service technicians & mechanics.

During 2021, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Hawaii ($61,630), New Hampshire ($51,803), and Washington ($51,716).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$45,509

AVERAGE WAGE

#330 in the ranking (2021)

$59,596

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2021, Automotive service technicians & mechanics earned an average of $45,509, $14,087 less than the average national salary of $59,596

The graph shows the ranking of Automotive service technicians & mechanics in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2021.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.328

WAGE GINI

In 2021, Automotive service technicians & mechanics had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.328, which is lower than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Automotive service technicians & mechanics (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Automotive service technicians & mechanics compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Automotive service technicians & mechanics and on wages for those in the field. Automotive repair & maintenance is the industry that employs the most Automotive service technicians & mechanics, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Automotive service technicians & mechanics, by average wage, is Electric power generation, transmission & distribution ($87,179).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

768k

2021 Workforce

± 21,463

0.702%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 3.93%

This graphic shows the share of Automotive service technicians & mechanics employed by various industries. Automotive repair & maintenance employs the largest share of Automotive service technicians & mechanics at 66%, followed by Car Dealers with 30.5% and Automotive parts, accessories, & tire stores with 3.47%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Automotive service technicians & mechanics in the US. The workforce of Automotive service technicians & mechanics in 2021 was 768,197 people, with 2.03% woman, and 98% men. The average age of male Automotive service technicians & mechanics in the workforce is 39.7 and of female Automotive service technicians & mechanics is 35.7, and the most common race/ethnicity for Automotive service technicians & mechanics is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Automotive service technicians & mechanics in 2021 was 768,197 people, with 2.03% woman, and 98% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 25 to 29 years (108,245 people), 20 to 24 years (99,372 people), and 30 to 34 years (95,752 people). Among them they concentrated 39.5% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2021, 24.7% of Automotive service technicians & mechanics workers were Hispanic and 75.3% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (80.5%), Puerto Rican (12.4)%, and Salvadoran (7.14)%

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Races

In 2021, 72.4% of the Automotive service technicians & mechanics workforce were White, of which 1.97% were women and 98% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Other (8.45%) and Black (7.26%).

Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Automotive service technicians & mechanics from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Automotive service technicians & mechanics is Business but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2021 were Mechanical Technologies.

Among the necessary skills for Automotive service technicians & mechanics, Repairing stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Automotive service technicians & mechanics need more than the average amount of Installation.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.

Type of Majors

Degree

The most common majors achieved by Automotive service technicians & mechanics in 2021 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (6,830 people), Engineering (5,776 people), and Engineering Technologies (2,020 people).

You can review this information for different academic grades by modifying the option selected in the selector above.

Education Levels

Metric

The main educational levels achieved by the Automotive service technicians & mechanics workers were High School or Equivalent (343,079 people), Some college (189,452 people), and Associates Degree (98,600 people).

The graphic shows the Automotive service technicians & mechanics workforce by gender and educational level.

Skills

Chart

Value

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Automotive service technicians & mechanics from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Automotive service technicians & mechanics need many skills, but most especially Repairing, Troubleshooting, Operation Monitoring.

Projections

Projections on job growth for Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The 10-year national workforce is projected to grow 3.71%, but Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics are expected to see a growth of −3.67% over the same period. This occupation is expected to grow less than the national average.

Job Growth

For growth projections, the closest comparible industry reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics is Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics.

−3.67%

Estimated Job Growth

10-year Projection

3.71%

National Growth

10-year Projection

This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for Automotive service technicians & mechanics. This profession is expected to grow less than than 3.71%, the average rate of national job growth.

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