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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2021
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 Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
Industry profile for Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
Geographic profile for Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
National estimates for Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 629,780 |
0.7 % |
$ 23.07 |
$ 47,990 |
0.3 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$ 13.95 |
$ 17.16 |
$ 22.54 |
$ 28.82 |
$ 36.11 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$ 29,010 |
$ 35,680 |
$ 46,880 |
$ 59,950 |
$ 75,100 |
Industry profile for Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Automobile Dealers |
242,480 |
19.87 |
$ 24.78 |
$ 51,540 |
| Automotive Repair and Maintenance |
222,970 |
24.31 |
$ 21.50 |
$ 44,720 |
| Automotive Parts, Accessories, and Tire Stores |
50,290 |
9.27 |
$ 19.83 |
$ 41,240 |
| Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) |
16,150 |
0.30 |
$ 26.94 |
$ 56,040 |
| Motor Vehicle and Motor Vehicle Parts and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers |
13,150 |
3.87 |
$ 23.40 |
$ 48,670 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Automotive Repair and Maintenance |
222,970 |
24.31 |
$ 21.50 |
$ 44,720 |
| Automobile Dealers |
242,480 |
19.87 |
$ 24.78 |
$ 51,540 |
| Automotive Parts, Accessories, and Tire Stores |
50,290 |
9.27 |
$ 19.83 |
$ 41,240 |
| Motor Vehicle and Motor Vehicle Parts and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers |
13,150 |
3.87 |
$ 23.40 |
$ 48,670 |
| Support Activities for Road Transportation |
3,980 |
3.76 |
$ 21.58 |
$ 44,890 |
Top paying industries for Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics:
Geographic profile for Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| California |
60,910 |
3.69 |
0.82 |
$ 26.05 |
$ 54,190 |
| Texas |
49,810 |
4.07 |
0.91 |
$ 23.53 |
$ 48,950 |
| Florida |
45,010 |
5.23 |
1.17 |
$ 21.79 |
$ 45,330 |
| Pennsylvania |
29,620 |
5.31 |
1.19 |
$ 22.01 |
$ 45,780 |
| Illinois |
29,300 |
5.21 |
1.17 |
$ 23.98 |
$ 49,870 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| New Mexico |
4,930 |
6.34 |
1.42 |
$ 20.57 |
$ 42,780 |
| West Virginia |
3,870 |
5.88 |
1.31 |
$ 17.16 |
$ 35,680 |
| Alaska |
1,680 |
5.68 |
1.27 |
$ 28.75 |
$ 59,800 |
| Missouri |
15,360 |
5.63 |
1.26 |
$ 20.17 |
$ 41,950 |
| Mississippi |
6,150 |
5.58 |
1.25 |
$ 20.56 |
$ 42,760 |
Top paying states for Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics:
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Automotive Service Technicians and 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 |
23,780 |
2.74 |
0.61 |
$ 26.14 |
$ 54,370 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
20,470 |
4.84 |
1.08 |
$ 24.85 |
$ 51,680 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
17,540 |
3.07 |
0.69 |
$ 25.40 |
$ 52,840 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
13,280 |
5.13 |
1.15 |
$ 22.85 |
$ 47,530 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
13,170 |
3.67 |
0.82 |
$ 24.34 |
$ 50,620 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
12,370 |
5.04 |
1.13 |
$ 22.41 |
$ 46,620 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
11,950 |
4.50 |
1.01 |
$ 24.27 |
$ 50,490 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
11,820 |
4.08 |
0.91 |
$ 24.19 |
$ 50,310 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
11,340 |
3.87 |
0.87 |
$ 28.03 |
$ 58,290 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ |
10,990 |
5.19 |
1.16 |
$ 23.07 |
$ 47,980 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ |
540 |
10.35 |
2.32 |
$ 21.23 |
$ 44,150 |
| Homosassa Springs, FL |
310 |
9.78 |
2.19 |
$ 19.93 |
$ 41,450 |
| Fairbanks, AK |
330 |
9.57 |
2.14 |
$ 30.14 |
$ 62,690 |
| Farmington, NM |
380 |
9.31 |
2.08 |
$ 20.05 |
$ 41,710 |
| Punta Gorda, FL |
450 |
9.13 |
2.04 |
$ 21.61 |
$ 44,940 |
| Hinesville, GA |
170 |
8.72 |
1.95 |
$ 24.27 |
$ 50,490 |
| Beckley, WV |
330 |
8.43 |
1.89 |
$ 17.36 |
$ 36,120 |
| Jacksonville, NC |
390 |
8.19 |
1.83 |
$ 21.25 |
$ 44,210 |
| Waterbury, CT |
510 |
7.99 |
1.79 |
$ 23.81 |
$ 49,520 |
| Kingston, NY |
420 |
7.71 |
1.73 |
$ 24.28 |
$ 50,490 |
Top paying metropolitan areas for Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA |
2,860 |
2.67 |
0.60 |
$ 30.20 |
$ 62,810 |
| Fairbanks, AK |
330 |
9.57 |
2.14 |
$ 30.14 |
$ 62,690 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
7,870 |
3.51 |
0.79 |
$ 29.49 |
$ 61,350 |
| Anchorage, AK |
1,030 |
6.36 |
1.42 |
$ 28.37 |
$ 59,010 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
11,340 |
3.87 |
0.87 |
$ 28.03 |
$ 58,290 |
| Napa, CA |
210 |
3.01 |
0.67 |
$ 27.75 |
$ 57,710 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA |
560 |
2.89 |
0.65 |
$ 27.71 |
$ 57,630 |
| Santa Rosa, CA |
1,060 |
5.50 |
1.23 |
$ 27.43 |
$ 57,060 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA |
5,470 |
2.85 |
0.64 |
$ 27.19 |
$ 56,560 |
| Ames, IA |
230 |
5.06 |
1.13 |
$ 26.78 |
$ 55,710 |
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics:
| Nonmetropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) |
1,910 |
6.07 |
1.36 |
$ 19.94 |
$ 41,470 |
| Kansas nonmetropolitan area |
1,780 |
4.74 |
1.06 |
$ 18.52 |
$ 38,530 |
| North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area |
1,540 |
5.77 |
1.29 |
$ 22.42 |
$ 46,630 |
| Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area |
1,400 |
5.75 |
1.29 |
$ 20.05 |
$ 41,710 |
| Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area |
1,290 |
5.36 |
1.20 |
$ 18.49 |
$ 38,470 |
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics:
Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Automotive Service Technicians and 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.
(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
