Field of degree: Mechanics and repair
Table 1. Mechanics and repair degree, 2022
Data |
Mechanics and repair |
All fields |
Employment
|
27,670 |
62,187,580 |
Median wage
|
55,000 |
66,000 |
Percent employed part time
|
11 |
14 |
Percent employed in occupations requiring at least a bachelor's degree
|
26 |
62 |
Percent with an advanced degree
|
16 |
38 |
Chart 1. Types of mechanics and repair, 2022
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, 2022
Occupational group |
Occupational group share |
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
|
23% |
Construction and extraction occupations
|
12 |
Production occupations
|
10 |
Management occupations
|
9 |
Transportation and material moving occupations
|
8 |
Other
|
38 |
Table 2. Top-employing occupations for workers with a mechanics and repair degree
Occupational Outlook Handbook profile |
Percent growth, projected 2023–33 |
Typical entry-level education |
Percent degree holders in this field, this occupation, 2022 |
Percent of this occupation with an advanced degree, 2022 |
Electricians
|
11% |
High school diploma or equivalent |
4% |
1% |
Construction managers
|
9 |
Bachelor's degree |
3 |
6 |
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
|
6 |
High school diploma or equivalent |
3 |
1 |
Aircraft mechanics and service technicians
|
5 |
Postsecondary nondegree award |
3 |
2 |
Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers
|
5 |
Bachelor's degree |
3 |
17 |
Maintenance and repair workers, general
|
5 |
High school diploma or equivalent |
5 |
1 |
Automotive service technicians and mechanics
|
3 |
Postsecondary nondegree award |
4 |
1 |
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers
|
2 |
High school diploma or equivalent |
5 |
0 |
Automotive body and related repairers
|
1 |
High school diploma or equivalent |
3 |
0 |
First-line supervisors of retail sales workers
|
-6 |
High school diploma or equivalent |
3 |
5 |
Last Modified Date:
Thursday, August 29, 2024