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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019

49-3023 Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics

Diagnose, adjust, repair, or overhaul automotive vehicles. Excludes “Automotive Body and Related Repairers” (49-3021), “Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists” (49-3031), and “Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles” (49-2096).


National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
655,330 0.7 % $21.58 $44,890 0.3 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $11.73 $15.03 $20.24 $26.99 $33.11
Annual Wage (2) $24,400 $31,250 $42,090 $56,140 $68,880


Industry profile for this occupation:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Automobile Dealers 245,320 18.93 $22.97 $47,770
Automotive Repair and Maintenance 235,350 25.02 $20.25 $42,110
Automotive Parts, Accessories, and Tire Stores 61,710 11.01 $18.95 $39,410
Gasoline Stations 15,840 1.70 $19.75 $41,090
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 15,280 0.28 $25.91 $53,900

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Automotive Repair and Maintenance 235,350 25.02 $20.25 $42,110
Automobile Dealers 245,320 18.93 $22.97 $47,770
Automotive Parts, Accessories, and Tire Stores 61,710 11.01 $18.95 $39,410
Motor Vehicle and Motor Vehicle Parts and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers 13,350 3.78 $21.52 $44,760
Support Activities for Road Transportation 3,840 3.65 $20.01 $41,630

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Natural Gas Distribution 160 0.15 $33.62 $69,930
Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing 150 0.03 $32.69 $68,000
Pipeline Transportation of Natural Gas (8) (8) $31.35 $65,210
Couriers and Express Delivery Services 1,550 0.22 $30.78 $64,010
Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution 1,190 0.31 $30.25 $62,920


Geographic profile for this occupation:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.





States with the highest employment level in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 66,270 3.81 0.85 $24.15 $50,230
Texas 51,010 4.10 0.92 $22.08 $45,920
Florida 45,130 5.13 1.15 $20.03 $41,660
New York 35,680 3.75 0.84 $21.47 $44,660
Pennsylvania 31,230 5.29 1.19 $20.20 $42,010




States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Maine 4,080 6.67 1.50 $19.23 $39,990
West Virginia 4,130 5.89 1.32 $16.49 $34,290
Montana 2,720 5.80 1.30 $20.07 $41,740
South Carolina 12,110 5.75 1.29 $19.94 $41,480
Rhode Island 2,780 5.75 1.29 $20.37 $42,360




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
District of Columbia 420 0.58 0.13 $29.50 $61,350
Alaska 1,740 5.47 1.23 $25.53 $53,110
New Jersey 15,550 3.80 0.85 $24.50 $50,960
Connecticut 8,060 4.84 1.09 $24.45 $50,860
California 66,270 3.81 0.85 $24.15 $50,230





Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:

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 30,770 3.19 0.71 $23.62 $49,130
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 19,230 3.08 0.69 $23.57 $49,020
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 18,940 4.05 0.91 $23.08 $48,010
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 14,440 3.95 0.89 $22.62 $47,050
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 12,760 4.01 0.90 $26.87 $55,880
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 12,390 4.52 1.01 $21.90 $45,540
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 12,160 4.23 0.95 $22.29 $46,370
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 12,050 4.56 1.02 $21.81 $45,370
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 11,230 3.68 0.82 $21.71 $45,150
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 10,810 3.87 0.87 $22.94 $47,720




Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Waterbury, CT 740 10.88 2.44 $24.17 $50,270
Fairbanks, AK 330 9.89 2.22 $31.26 $65,030
Spartanburg, SC 1,520 9.54 2.14 $18.43 $38,330
Kingston, NY 530 8.78 1.97 $21.00 $43,680
Fayetteville, NC 1,120 8.68 1.94 $16.37 $34,060
Jacksonville, NC 400 8.50 1.90 $21.04 $43,760
Punta Gorda, FL 410 8.42 1.89 $18.76 $39,020
Prescott, AZ 540 8.40 1.88 $22.78 $47,390
Homosassa Springs, FL 270 8.40 1.88 $17.85 $37,130
East Stroudsburg, PA 480 8.40 1.88 $17.10 $35,570




Top paying metropolitan areas for this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California-Lexington Park, MD 200 4.28 0.96 $31.42 $65,350
Fairbanks, AK 330 9.89 2.22 $31.26 $65,030
Midland, TX 340 3.08 0.69 $30.89 $64,260
Ann Arbor, MI 520 2.33 0.52 $30.07 $62,550
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 3,970 3.48 0.78 $28.37 $59,010
Ames, IA 250 5.54 1.24 $28.27 $58,810
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 8,550 3.46 0.78 $28.19 $58,630
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT 1,630 3.95 0.89 $26.99 $56,150
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 12,760 4.01 0.90 $26.87 $55,880
Longview, TX 370 3.95 0.88 $26.33 $54,760

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Kansas nonmetropolitan area 1,860 4.72 1.06 $17.75 $36,920
North Northeastern Ohio non-metropolitan area (non-contiguous) 1,860 5.56 1.25 $17.79 $37,000
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 1,540 5.57 1.25 $22.21 $46,190
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area 1,530 9.69 2.17 $17.12 $35,610
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 1,470 5.66 1.27 $17.65 $36,710

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area 1,530 9.69 2.17 $17.12 $35,610
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area 1,260 8.61 1.93 $18.26 $37,980
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area 560 8.61 1.93 $20.08 $41,760
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area 580 8.30 1.86 $18.69 $38,880
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area 1,130 7.39 1.66 $19.46 $40,480

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Alaska nonmetropolitan area 320 2.92 0.65 $27.95 $58,130
Nevada nonmetropolitan area 310 3.17 0.71 $27.22 $56,610
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area 820 6.64 1.49 $25.04 $52,070
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area 730 5.84 1.31 $24.63 $51,230
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area 430 4.28 0.96 $24.49 $50,930


About May 2019 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.

(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 OES estimates and related information:

May 2019 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: July 6, 2020