DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

49-3023 Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics

Occupational Description:
Diagnose, adjust, repair, or overhaul automotive vehicles. Excludes ?Automotive Body and Related Repairers? (49-3021), ?Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists? (49-3031), and ?Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles? (49-2096).

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020
 Percentiles
GeographyEmploymentEmp SE*MeanMean SE*10th25thMedian75th90th
Southeast Minnesota 1,350105$22.28/hr$1.17/hr$12.85/hr$15.82/hr$20.43/hr$28.24/hr$33.62/hr
Minnesota 11,830722$22.36/hr$0.58/hr$13.31/hr$16.62/hr$21.18/hr$26.98/hr$32.28/hr
U S 655,3304,587$21.90/hr$0.07/hr$11.90/hr$15.25/hr$20.54/hr$27.39/hr$33.60/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.


Leading Industries for Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
IndustryOES EmploymentOES Median Wage
Trade, Transportation and Utilities820$22.31/hr
Other Services490$19.38/hr
Other Regional Data For Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2022 - 2032
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 5,530 $22.49/hr 3.3%
Central Minnesota 1,730 $20.20/hr 4.9%
Southeast Minnesota 1,350 $20.43/hr 4.2%
Southwest Minnesota 1,040 $17.04/hr 2.6%
Northwest Minnesota 890 $20.85/hr 2.5%
Northeast Minnesota 760 $22.08/hr 2.5%
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OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2022 - 2032
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers1,050$20.15/hr5.5%
Industrial Machinery Mechanics550$25.53/hr22.1%
Farm Equipment Mechanics350$22.42/hr18.2%
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers80$12.05/hr7.1%
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians40$16.11/hr-5.6%
Tasks for Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics