Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2021
49-3053 Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics
Diagnose, adjust, repair, or overhaul small engines used to power lawn mowers, chain saws, recreational sporting equipment, and related equipment.
National estimates for Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics
Industry profile for Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics
Geographic profile for Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics
National estimates for Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 34,700 |
2.5 % |
$ 19.41 |
$ 40,360 |
0.6 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$ 13.52 |
$ 14.62 |
$ 18.05 |
$ 22.59 |
$ 27.96 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$ 28,120 |
$ 30,400 |
$ 37,540 |
$ 47,000 |
$ 58,150 |
Industry profile for Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Lawn and Garden Equipment and Supplies Stores |
8,320 |
4.58 |
$ 18.28 |
$ 38,030 |
| Services to Buildings and Dwellings |
6,020 |
0.28 |
$ 20.87 |
$ 43,410 |
| Other Amusement and Recreation Industries |
4,050 |
0.36 |
$ 20.06 |
$ 41,720 |
| Building Material and Supplies Dealers |
3,510 |
0.28 |
$ 18.37 |
$ 38,210 |
| Personal and Household Goods Repair and Maintenance |
2,230 |
2.90 |
$ 17.89 |
$ 37,210 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Lawn and Garden Equipment and Supplies Stores |
8,320 |
4.58 |
$ 18.28 |
$ 38,030 |
| Personal and Household Goods Repair and Maintenance |
2,230 |
2.90 |
$ 17.89 |
$ 37,210 |
| Other Motor Vehicle Dealers |
1,760 |
1.08 |
$ 17.89 |
$ 37,210 |
| Rental and leasing services (5322, 5323, and 5324 only) |
1,090 |
0.38 |
$ 18.19 |
$ 37,830 |
| Other Amusement and Recreation Industries |
4,050 |
0.36 |
$ 20.06 |
$ 41,720 |
Top paying industries for Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics:
Geographic profile for Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| California |
2,770 |
0.17 |
0.68 |
$ 22.38 |
$ 46,540 |
| Florida |
2,710 |
0.32 |
1.28 |
$ 18.48 |
$ 38,430 |
| Texas |
2,540 |
0.21 |
0.84 |
$ 18.16 |
$ 37,780 |
| New York |
1,890 |
0.22 |
0.89 |
$ 21.00 |
$ 43,670 |
| Pennsylvania |
1,740 |
0.31 |
1.26 |
$ 19.99 |
$ 41,580 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Missouri |
1,580 |
0.58 |
2.34 |
$ 17.53 |
$ 36,450 |
| Idaho |
430 |
0.57 |
2.32 |
$ 17.74 |
$ 36,890 |
| Hawaii |
290 |
0.52 |
2.12 |
$ 23.45 |
$ 48,780 |
| New Hampshire |
300 |
0.48 |
1.94 |
$ 22.09 |
$ 45,950 |
| Vermont |
130 |
0.47 |
1.90 |
$ 17.67 |
$ 36,750 |
Top paying states for Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Connecticut |
360 |
0.23 |
0.92 |
$ 25.51 |
$ 53,060 |
| Washington |
800 |
0.25 |
1.02 |
$ 24.44 |
$ 50,840 |
| Hawaii |
290 |
0.52 |
2.12 |
$ 23.45 |
$ 48,780 |
| Massachusetts |
470 |
0.14 |
0.56 |
$ 23.27 |
$ 48,400 |
| New Jersey |
620 |
0.16 |
0.66 |
$ 23.08 |
$ 48,010 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
1,110 |
0.13 |
0.52 |
$ 24.35 |
$ 50,650 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
770 |
0.14 |
0.55 |
$ 22.89 |
$ 47,610 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
720 |
0.20 |
0.81 |
$ 19.59 |
$ 40,740 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
660 |
0.25 |
1.01 |
$ 22.44 |
$ 46,670 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL |
600 |
0.47 |
1.90 |
$ 17.82 |
$ 37,070 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
550 |
0.19 |
0.77 |
$ 18.03 |
$ 37,500 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ |
540 |
0.25 |
1.04 |
$ 19.84 |
$ 41,280 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
530 |
0.22 |
0.88 |
$ 19.18 |
$ 39,900 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
520 |
0.12 |
0.50 |
$ 19.50 |
$ 40,570 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI |
510 |
0.28 |
1.16 |
$ 19.64 |
$ 40,840 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Enid, OK |
30 |
1.43 |
5.80 |
$ 21.98 |
$ 45,720 |
| Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI |
80 |
1.19 |
4.85 |
$ 24.98 |
$ 51,960 |
| Punta Gorda, FL |
50 |
1.05 |
4.25 |
$ 17.12 |
$ 35,610 |
| The Villages, FL |
30 |
0.94 |
3.82 |
$ 18.71 |
$ 38,920 |
| Monroe, MI |
30 |
0.87 |
3.52 |
$ 18.26 |
$ 37,970 |
| Valdosta, GA |
40 |
0.83 |
3.38 |
$ 13.78 |
$ 28,660 |
| Glens Falls, NY |
40 |
0.81 |
3.27 |
$ 18.97 |
$ 39,470 |
| Winchester, VA-WV |
50 |
0.78 |
3.17 |
$ 18.00 |
$ 37,440 |
| Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL |
110 |
0.78 |
3.16 |
$ 21.68 |
$ 45,090 |
| Yakima, WA |
70 |
0.74 |
3.00 |
$ 23.42 |
$ 48,710 |
Top paying metropolitan areas for Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT |
90 |
0.25 |
1.01 |
$ 29.10 |
$ 60,540 |
| New Haven, CT |
50 |
0.17 |
0.70 |
$ 27.16 |
$ 56,490 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA |
370 |
0.19 |
0.78 |
$ 26.32 |
$ 54,740 |
| Santa Rosa, CA |
60 |
0.30 |
1.21 |
$ 25.86 |
$ 53,790 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA |
110 |
0.10 |
0.42 |
$ 25.64 |
$ 53,330 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
260 |
0.12 |
0.47 |
$ 25.12 |
$ 52,250 |
| Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI |
80 |
1.19 |
4.85 |
$ 24.98 |
$ 51,960 |
| Worcester, MA-CT |
80 |
0.31 |
1.24 |
$ 24.52 |
$ 50,990 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
1,110 |
0.13 |
0.52 |
$ 24.35 |
$ 50,650 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT |
100 |
0.19 |
0.78 |
$ 24.15 |
$ 50,230 |
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics:
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics:
Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics:
About May 2021 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia.
The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.
The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall.
The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median.
More about percentile wages.
(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.
(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours;
for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.
(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.
(7) The value is less than .005 percent of industry employment.
(8) Estimate not released.
(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration.
A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.
Other OEWS estimates and related information:
May 2021 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 Occupation Profiles
Technical Notes
Last Modified Date: March 31, 2022
United States Department of Labor
