Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2023
49-3011 Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians
Diagnose, adjust, repair, or overhaul aircraft engines and assemblies, such as hydraulic and pneumatic systems. Excludes “Avionics Technicians” (49-2091).
National estimates for Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians
Industry profile for Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians
Geographic profile for Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians
National estimates for Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 137,630 |
1.1 % |
$ 36.66 |
$ 76,260 |
0.5 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$ 22.00 |
$ 28.46 |
$ 36.07 |
$ 42.48 |
$ 55.17 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$ 45,760 |
$ 59,190 |
$ 75,020 |
$ 88,350 |
$ 114,750 |
Industry profile for Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Support Activities for Air Transportation |
44,020 |
17.38 |
$ 32.45 |
$ 67,490 |
| Scheduled Air Transportation |
26,270 |
5.49 |
$ 46.38 |
$ 96,470 |
| Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing |
23,590 |
4.63 |
$ 35.84 |
$ 74,550 |
| Federal, State, and Local Government, excluding State and Local Government Schools and Hospitals and the U.S. Postal Service (OEWS Designation) |
12,790 |
0.60 |
$ 33.91 |
$ 70,540 |
| Couriers and Express Delivery Services |
7,020 |
0.75 |
$ 42.46 |
$ 88,320 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Support Activities for Air Transportation |
44,020 |
17.38 |
$ 32.45 |
$ 67,490 |
| Nonscheduled Air Transportation |
7,020 |
12.02 |
$ 37.28 |
$ 77,530 |
| Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation, Other |
170 |
6.93 |
$ 31.64 |
$ 65,820 |
| Scheduled Air Transportation |
26,270 |
5.49 |
$ 46.38 |
$ 96,470 |
| Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing |
23,590 |
4.63 |
$ 35.84 |
$ 74,550 |
Top paying industries for Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Oil and Gas Extraction |
30 |
0.03 |
$ 57.49 |
$ 119,580 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises |
1,030 |
0.04 |
$ 51.35 |
$ 106,810 |
| Scheduled Air Transportation |
26,270 |
5.49 |
$ 46.38 |
$ 96,470 |
| Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing |
280 |
0.07 |
$ 42.78 |
$ 88,980 |
| Couriers and Express Delivery Services |
7,020 |
0.75 |
$ 42.46 |
$ 88,320 |
Geographic profile for Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Texas |
16,360 |
1.21 |
1.33 |
$ 37.09 |
$ 77,140 |
| Florida |
14,010 |
1.46 |
1.62 |
$ 33.79 |
$ 70,290 |
| California |
12,660 |
0.71 |
0.78 |
$ 39.29 |
$ 81,730 |
| Oklahoma |
7,330 |
4.41 |
4.86 |
$ 36.02 |
$ 74,920 |
| Georgia |
6,420 |
1.35 |
1.49 |
$ 39.40 |
$ 81,960 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Oklahoma |
7,330 |
4.41 |
4.86 |
$ 36.02 |
$ 74,920 |
| Alaska |
1,180 |
3.79 |
4.18 |
$ 38.86 |
$ 80,820 |
| Kentucky |
4,440 |
2.26 |
2.50 |
$ 38.20 |
$ 79,450 |
| Alabama |
4,590 |
2.24 |
2.47 |
$ 36.01 |
$ 74,890 |
| Hawaii |
1,080 |
1.75 |
1.93 |
$ 40.14 |
$ 83,500 |
Top paying states for Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| New York |
3,000 |
0.32 |
0.35 |
$ 45.71 |
$ 95,070 |
| New Jersey |
1,690 |
0.40 |
0.44 |
$ 43.44 |
$ 90,340 |
| Maryland |
1,510 |
0.56 |
0.62 |
$ 43.16 |
$ 89,770 |
| Nevada |
2,080 |
1.41 |
1.55 |
$ 42.84 |
$ 89,120 |
| Massachusetts |
1,560 |
0.43 |
0.47 |
$ 41.86 |
$ 87,080 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
6,910 |
1.74 |
1.92 |
$ 40.80 |
$ 84,860 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
6,020 |
2.21 |
2.44 |
$ 33.49 |
$ 69,660 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
4,580 |
0.74 |
0.82 |
$ 39.24 |
$ 81,620 |
| Tulsa, OK |
4,230 |
9.54 |
10.53 |
(8) |
(8) |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
3,830 |
0.40 |
0.45 |
$ 46.05 |
$ 95,780 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
3,670 |
1.30 |
1.44 |
$ 45.96 |
$ 95,590 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA |
3,530 |
1.70 |
1.87 |
$ 39.26 |
$ 81,660 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR |
3,460 |
5.53 |
6.10 |
$ 35.48 |
$ 73,790 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ |
3,260 |
1.43 |
1.57 |
$ 38.14 |
$ 79,340 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
3,000 |
0.94 |
1.04 |
$ 39.34 |
$ 81,830 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| New Bern, NC |
540 |
11.96 |
13.20 |
$ 31.93 |
$ 66,410 |
| Warner Robins, GA |
910 |
11.80 |
13.02 |
$ 29.34 |
$ 61,040 |
| Tulsa, OK |
4,230 |
9.54 |
10.53 |
(8) |
(8) |
| Wichita Falls, TX |
430 |
7.58 |
8.36 |
$ 33.60 |
$ 69,890 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR |
3,460 |
5.53 |
6.10 |
$ 35.48 |
$ 73,790 |
| Savannah, GA |
980 |
5.19 |
5.72 |
$ 33.80 |
$ 70,300 |
| Wichita, KS |
1,570 |
5.17 |
5.70 |
$ 35.01 |
$ 72,810 |
| Anchorage, AK |
830 |
4.87 |
5.37 |
$ 38.89 |
$ 80,890 |
| Rockford, IL |
650 |
4.70 |
5.19 |
$ 31.26 |
$ 65,030 |
| California-Lexington Park, MD |
200 |
4.29 |
4.73 |
$ 42.59 |
$ 88,590 |
Top paying metropolitan areas for Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA |
290 |
0.26 |
0.28 |
$ 46.52 |
$ 96,760 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
3,830 |
0.40 |
0.45 |
$ 46.05 |
$ 95,780 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
3,670 |
1.30 |
1.44 |
$ 45.96 |
$ 95,590 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
950 |
0.39 |
0.43 |
$ 44.88 |
$ 93,340 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
2,920 |
0.65 |
0.72 |
$ 44.75 |
$ 93,090 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA |
700 |
0.58 |
0.64 |
$ 44.19 |
$ 91,910 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD |
680 |
0.53 |
0.58 |
$ 43.48 |
$ 90,430 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN |
1,360 |
2.04 |
2.25 |
$ 43.32 |
$ 90,100 |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV |
1,670 |
1.55 |
1.71 |
$ 43.25 |
$ 89,960 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
1,320 |
0.48 |
0.53 |
$ 42.98 |
$ 89,390 |
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians:
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians:
Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians:
About May 2023 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 OEWS estimates and related information:
May 2023 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2023 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2023 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2023 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2023 Occupation Profiles
Technical Notes
Last Modified Date: April 3, 2024
United States Department of Labor
