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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: Top
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: Top
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:
Geographic profile for this occupation: Top
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:
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 |
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