DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

Diagnose, adjust, repair, or overhaul buses and trucks, or maintain and repair any type of diesel engines. Includes mechanics working primarily with automobile or marine diesel engines.

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020

					Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	Mean SE*	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Minnesota	7,100	440	$25.66/hr	$0.33/hr	$16.91/hr	$20.78/hr	$25.36/hr	$30.37/hr	$36.19/hr
U S	266,330	2,930	$24.57/hr	$0.07/hr	$15.61/hr	$18.94/hr	$23.67/hr	$29.35/hr	$36.15/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.

Leading Industries for Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists Industry OES Employment OES Median Wage Trade, Transportation and Utilities 3,980 $24.51/hr Other Services 1,400 $24.91/hr Public Administration 580 $29.26/hr Construction 330 $24.61/hr Professional and Business Services 320 $24.96/hr Manufacturing 230 $28.48/hr Financial Activities 160 $24.04/hr Education and Health Services 80 $27.27/hr

Other Regional Data For Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists Geography (click title for details) OES Projections Employment Median Wage % Change 2022 - 2032 Minnesota 7,100 $25.36/hr 3.7% Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA 4,230 $26.77/hr N/A Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 3,740 $26.94/hr 2.7% Central Minnesota 930 $24.56/hr 7.2% Southeast Minnesota 720 $24.53/hr 5.3% Southwest Minnesota 650 $22.60/hr 3.6% Northwest Balance of State 520 $20.41/hr N/A Southwest Balance of State 520 $21.46/hr N/A Northwest Minnesota 480 $21.06/hr 4.2% Southeast Balance of State 470 $23.91/hr N/A Fargo ND-MN MSA 410 $25.54/hr N/A St Cloud MN MSA 380 $22.97/hr N/A Duluth MN-WI MSA 320 $26.30/hr N/A Northeast Minnesota 310 $26.17/hr 1.5% Rochester MN MSA 280 $25.11/hr N/A La Crosse WI-MN MSA 210 $26.95/hr N/A Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA 210 $24.37/hr N/A Grand Forks ND-MN MSA 120 $22.64/hr N/A Northeast Balance of State 100 $23.69/hr N/A

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	Employment	Median Wage	% Change 2022 - 2032
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	3,920	$26.24/hr	8.1%
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	3,310	$29.67/hr	14.6%
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators	1,520	$30.46/hr	3.3%
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics	750	$18.46/hr	4.5%
Motorboat Mechanics	510	$21.32/hr	13.2%
Motorcycle Mechanics	410	$21.81/hr	7.2%
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers	300	$20.23/hr	9.0%

• Inspects defective equipment and diagnoses malfunctions, using test instruments, such as motor analyzers, chassis charts, and pressure gauges.
• Reconditions and replaces parts, pistons, bearings, gears, and valves.
• Attaches test instruments to equipment and reads dials and gauges to diagnose malfunctions.
• Changes oil, checks batteries, repairs tires and tubes, and lubricates equipment and machinery.
• Adjusts brakes, aligns wheels, tightens bolts and screws, and reassembles equipment.
• Examines and adjusts protective guards, loose bolts, and specified safety devices.
• Operates valve-grinding machine to grind and reset valves.
• Reads job orders and observes and listens to operating equipment to ensure conformance to specifications or to determine malfunctions.
• Disassembles and overhauls internal combustion engines, pumps, generators, transmissions, clutches, and rear ends.
• Inspects and verifies dimensions and clearances of parts to ensure conformance to factory specifications.
• Inspects, repairs, and maintains automotive and mechanical equipment and machinery, such as pumps and compressors.