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Field of degree: Mechanics and repair

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Mechanics and repair field of degree. Employment: 21,700. Median annual wage: $58,000.

Table 1. Mechanics and repair degree, 2019.

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Table 1. Mechanics and repair degree, 2019
Data	Mechanics and repair	All fields
Employment	21,700	56,820,460
Median wage	58,000	60,000
Percent employed part time	4	15
Percent employed in occupations requiring at least a bachelor's degree	27	61
Percent with an advanced degree	21	37
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Chart 1. Types of mechanics and repair major, 2019.

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Chart 1. Types of mechanics and repair major, 2019
Mechanics and repair major	Major share
Electrical, Mechanical, And Precision Technologies And Production	100%
Note: The sum of percents by major may not total 100 due to rounding. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Chart 2. Employment distribution of workers with a mechanics and repair degree, by occupational group, 2019.

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Chart 2. Employment distribution of workers with a mechanics and repair degree, by occupational group, 2019
Occupational group	Occupational group share
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations	17%
Management occupations	14
Production occupations	13
Architecture and engineering occupations	8
Construction and extraction occupations	8
Other	41
Note: The sum of percents by major may not total 100 due to rounding. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Table 2. Top-employing occupations for workers with a mechanics and repair degree.

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Table 2. Top-employing occupations for workers with a mechanics and repair degree
Occupational Outlook Handbook profile	Percent growth, projected 2020–30	Typical entry-level education	Percent degree holders in this field, this occupation, 2019	Percent of this occupation with an advanced degree, 2019
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	8%	No formal educational credential	5%	1%
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	8	High school diploma or equivalent	5	1
Maintenance and repair workers, general	8	High school diploma or equivalent	3	1
Construction laborers	8	No formal educational credential	3	1
Personal service managers, all other; entertainment and recreation managers, except gambling; and managers, all other	7	Bachelor's degree	7	20
Automotive service technicians and mechanics	0	Postsecondary nondegree award	5	0
Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers	-1	High school diploma or equivalent	3	7
Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers	-1	Postsecondary nondegree award	3	2
First-line supervisors of non-retail sales workers	-5	High school diploma or equivalent	3	9
First-line supervisors of retail sales workers	-6	High school diploma or equivalent	3	5
Note: Occupational profiles may comprise multiple SOC occupations, which may have differing education categories. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections program (projected growth, entry-level education) and U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (degree holders, advanced degrees).

Suggested citation:

Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, Field of degree: Mechanics and repair,
at https://www.bls.gov/ooh/field-of-degree/mechanics-and-repair/mechanics-and-repair-field-of-degree.htm (visited May 16, 2022).

Last Modified Date: Friday, December 3, 2021