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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019

49-3031 Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists

Diagnose, adjust, repair, or overhaul buses and trucks, or maintain and repair any type of diesel engines. Includes mechanics working primarily with automobile or marine diesel engines.


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)
266,330 1.1 % $24.21 $50,360 0.3 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $15.38 $18.66 $23.32 $28.92 $35.62
Annual Wage (2) $31,990 $38,810 $48,500 $60,160 $74,090


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)
Truck Transportation 55,690 3.66 $22.13 $46,030
Automotive Repair and Maintenance 25,890 2.75 $22.77 $47,370
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 25,090 0.45 $28.32 $58,910
Motor Vehicle and Motor Vehicle Parts and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers 23,100 6.54 $24.55 $51,070
Automotive Equipment Rental and Leasing 12,080 5.40 $23.70 $49,300

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Interurban and Rural Bus Transportation 1,170 6.72 $25.88 $53,820
Motor Vehicle and Motor Vehicle Parts and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers 23,100 6.54 $24.55 $51,070
Urban Transit Systems 3,030 6.28 $24.85 $51,690
Charter Bus Industry 1,560 5.42 $23.86 $49,630
Automotive Equipment Rental and Leasing 12,080 5.40 $23.70 $49,300

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Natural Gas Distribution 460 0.42 $42.18 $87,730
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) 40 (7) $40.12 $83,450
Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution 1,830 0.48 $34.49 $71,740
Coal Mining 180 0.35 $31.48 $65,470
Couriers and Express Delivery Services 3,380 0.48 $31.27 $65,030


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)
Texas 26,430 2.13 1.17 $23.73 $49,350
California 22,330 1.28 0.71 $28.11 $58,470
Pennsylvania 13,150 2.23 1.23 $23.24 $48,330
New York 13,150 1.38 0.76 $27.28 $56,730
Florida 12,580 1.43 0.79 $22.77 $47,360




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)
North Dakota 1,530 3.61 1.99 $26.94 $56,040
Wyoming 970 3.56 1.96 $24.76 $51,510
Arkansas 3,670 3.02 1.66 $19.62 $40,800
West Virginia 1,950 2.78 1.53 $19.10 $39,730
Indiana 8,150 2.65 1.46 $22.20 $46,180




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 50 0.08 0.04 $31.12 $64,730
Alaska 670 2.11 1.16 $30.50 $63,440
Connecticut 2,090 1.25 0.69 $29.50 $61,360
Massachusetts 4,790 1.32 0.73 $28.47 $59,210
Hawaii 860 1.36 0.75 $28.35 $58,970





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 13,070 1.35 0.75 $29.12 $60,560
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 8,650 1.85 1.02 $26.54 $55,200
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 7,030 1.13 0.62 $30.00 $62,390
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 6,700 1.83 1.01 $27.08 $56,330
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 6,620 2.17 1.20 $24.17 $50,280
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 4,450 1.62 0.89 $24.25 $50,440
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 4,230 2.14 1.18 $26.57 $55,270
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI 4,000 2.02 1.11 $23.72 $49,330
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 3,690 1.28 0.71 $25.80 $53,660
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 3,640 2.36 1.30 $24.53 $51,030




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)
Odessa, TX 670 8.20 4.52 $25.66 $53,380
Johnstown, PA 300 5.88 3.24 $20.80 $43,250
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA 410 5.73 3.16 $23.17 $48,190
Casper, WY 210 5.47 3.01 $25.43 $52,890
Midland, TX 600 5.39 2.97 $24.76 $51,490
Enid, OK 120 4.87 2.68 $19.89 $41,380
Laredo, TX 500 4.75 2.62 $19.01 $39,540
Greeley, CO 500 4.72 2.60 $28.13 $58,500
Amarillo, TX 540 4.63 2.55 $20.85 $43,360
Lynchburg, VA 430 4.18 2.31 $19.45 $40,460




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)
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT 320 0.77 0.43 $33.61 $69,910
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 2,570 1.04 0.57 $33.10 $68,840
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 700 0.62 0.34 $32.64 $67,900
New Bedford, MA 140 2.16 1.19 $31.73 $65,990
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA 90 1.05 0.58 $31.55 $65,630
Anchorage, AK 340 1.94 1.07 $31.05 $64,590
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA 290 2.08 1.14 $30.86 $64,190
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT 760 1.31 0.72 $30.76 $63,990
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 3,600 1.78 0.98 $30.38 $63,180
Salinas, CA 170 0.92 0.51 $30.14 $62,690

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 1,230 3.13 1.73 $22.02 $45,790
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 1,210 5.98 3.30 $20.73 $43,120
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area 940 4.17 2.30 $22.24 $46,250
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area 860 5.26 2.90 $23.32 $48,500
North Northeastern Ohio non-metropolitan area (non-contiguous) 800 2.39 1.32 $22.19 $46,160

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)
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 1,210 5.98 3.30 $20.73 $43,120
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area 740 5.87 3.24 $28.64 $59,570
Arizona nonmetropolitan area 500 5.45 3.01 $25.92 $53,900
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area 860 5.26 2.90 $23.32 $48,500
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area 490 5.05 2.79 $25.31 $52,640

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 220 1.99 1.10 $31.45 $65,410
Nevada nonmetropolitan area 450 4.55 2.51 $29.28 $60,900
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area 740 5.87 3.24 $28.64 $59,570
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area 230 3.54 1.95 $26.94 $56,030
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area 40 0.73 0.40 $26.27 $54,650


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.

(7) The value is less than .005 percent of industry employment.

(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