Field of degree: Mechanics and repair
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 |
60 |
Percent with an advanced degree
|
21 |
37 |
Chart 1. Types of mechanics and repair major, 2019
Mechanics and repair major |
Major share |
Electrical, Mechanical, And Precision Technologies And Production
|
100% |
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
|
13 |
Production occupations
|
13 |
Architecture and engineering occupations
|
8 |
Construction and extraction occupations
|
8 |
Other
|
41 |
Table 2. Top-employing occupations for workers with a mechanics and repair degree
Occupational Outlook Handbook profile |
Percent growth, projected 2021–31 |
Typical entry-level education |
Percent degree holders in this field, this occupation, 2019 |
Percent of this occupation with an advanced degree, 2019 |
Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers
|
8% |
Postsecondary nondegree award |
2% |
2% |
Managers, all other
|
6 |
Bachelor's degree |
6 |
20 |
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers
|
5 |
No formal educational credential |
5 |
1 |
Maintenance and repair workers, general
|
5 |
High school diploma or equivalent |
3 |
1 |
Construction laborers
|
5 |
No formal educational credential |
2 |
1 |
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers
|
2 |
High school diploma or equivalent |
5 |
1 |
Automotive service technicians and mechanics
|
1 |
Postsecondary nondegree award |
5 |
0 |
Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers
|
1 |
High school diploma or equivalent |
3 |
7 |
First-line supervisors of non-retail sales workers
|
0 |
High school diploma or equivalent |
3 |
9 |
First-line supervisors of retail sales workers
|
-5 |
High school diploma or equivalent |
3 |
4 |
Last Modified Date:
Thursday, September 8, 2022