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Field of degree: Mechanics and repair

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Mechanics and repairers field of degree. Employment: 25,110. Median annual wage: $48,000.

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Table 1. Mechanics and repair degree, 2018
Data	Mechanics and repair	All fields
Employment	25,110	55,381,020
Median wage	$48,000	$59,000
Percent employed part time	13	15
Percent employed in occupations requiring at least a bachelor's degree	19	59
Percent with an advanced degree	13	37
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

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Chart 1. Types of mechanics and repair major, 2018
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.

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Chart 2. Employment distribution of workers with a mechanics and repair degree, by occupational group, 2018
Occupational group	Occupational group share
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations	22%
Production occupations	13
Management occupations	11
Architecture and engineering occupations	9
Sales and related occupations	8
Other	38
Note: The sum of percents by major may not total 100 due to rounding. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

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Table 2. Top-employing occupations for workers with a mechanics and repair degree
Occupational Outlook Handbook profile	Percent growth, projected 2019–29	Typical entry-level education	Percent degree holders in this field, this occupation, 2018	Percent of this occupation with an advanced degree, 2018
Electricians	8%	High school diploma or equivalent	3%	1%
Millwrights	7	High school diploma or equivalent	3
Aircraft mechanics and service technicians	5	Postsecondary nondegree award	3	2
Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers	3	Bachelor's degree	2	19
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	3	High school diploma or equivalent	5
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers	2	Postsecondary nondegree award	3	1
Calibration technologists and technicians and engineering technologists and technicians, except drafters, all other	2	Associate's degree	3	4
Personal service managers, all other; entertainment and recreation managers, except gambling; and managers, all other	-2	Bachelor's degree	5	21
Automotive service technicians and mechanics	-4	Postsecondary nondegree award	5	1
First-line supervisors of retail sales workers	-5	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 October 14, 2021).

Last Modified Date: Monday, November 30, 2020