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Occupation Snapshot | Automotive service technicians and mechanics, 2015-2019 | August 2021BackgroundAutomotive service technicians and mechanics diagnose, adjust, repair, or overhaul automotive vehicles. As of May 2019, there were 655,330 people employed in this occupation. The average hourly wage was $21.58 and the average annual wage was $44,890. Nonfatal occupational injuries and illnessesIn private industry for this occupation, there were 9,460 nonfatal injury and illness cases requiring days away from work during 2019. The incidence rate per 10,000 full-time equivalent (FTE) workers was 166.8.
Fatal occupational injuriesFatal work injuries totaled 60 for automotive service technicians and mechanics during 2019, compared to 58 during 2018. SourcesWage and employment estimates come from the Occupational Employment Statistics (OES) program. Injury and illness information come from the Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII) and Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI). For more information on SOII and CFOI program concepts and definitions see the SOII Handbook of Methods and the CFOI Handbook of Methods.
Last Modified Date: August 5, 2021 |