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Field of degree: Mechanics and repair

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Mechanics and repair field of degree. Employment: 25,320. Median annual wage: $55,000.

Table 1. Mechanics and repair degree, 2021.

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Table 1. Mechanics and repair degree, 2021
Data	Mechanics and repair	All fields
Employment	25,320	59,687,450
Median wage	55,000	63,000
Percent employed part time	11	14
Percent employed in occupations requiring at least a bachelor's degree	23	62
Percent with an advanced degree	20	38
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Chart 1. Types of mechanics and repair major, 2021.

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Chart 1. Types of mechanics and repair, 2021
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, 2021.

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Chart 2. Employment distribution of workers with a mechanics and repair degree, by occupational group, 2021
Occupational group	Occupational group share
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations	21%
Production occupations	11
Management occupations	8
Architecture and engineering occupations	8
Transportation and material moving occupations	8
Other	45
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 2022–32	Typical entry-level education	Percent degree holders in this field, this occupation, 2021	Percent of this occupation with an advanced degree, 2021
Electricians	6%	High school diploma or equivalent	2%	1%
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	5	No formal educational credential	2	1
Aircraft mechanics and service technicians	4	Postsecondary nondegree award	6	2
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers	4	Postsecondary nondegree award	3	2
Maintenance and repair workers, general	4	High school diploma or equivalent	2	1
Court reporters and simultaneous captioners	3	Postsecondary nondegree award	2	5
Managers, all other	3	Bachelor's degree	3	21
Automotive service technicians and mechanics	2	Postsecondary nondegree award	4	1
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	1	High school diploma or equivalent	5	0
Retail salespersons	-2	No formal educational credential	3	4
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 September 06, 2023).

Last Modified Date: Wednesday, September 6, 2023