DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

49-3031 Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists

Occupational Description:
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
GeographyEmploymentEmp SE*MeanMean SE*10th25thMedian75th90th
Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA21033$25.26/hr$0.96/hr$18.09/hr$21.20/hr$24.37/hr$29.32/hr$34.94/hr
Minnesota 7,100440$25.66/hr$0.33/hr$16.91/hr$20.78/hr$25.36/hr$30.37/hr$36.19/hr
U S 266,3302,930$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
IndustryOES EmploymentOES Median Wage
Trade, Transportation and Utilities120$25.47/hr
Other Services60$22.17/hr
Public Administration20$26.62/hr
Construction10$28.99/hr
Other Regional Data For Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change  - 
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA 4,230 $26.77/hr N/A
Southwest Balance of State 520 $21.46/hr N/A
Northwest Balance of State 520 $20.41/hr N/A
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
Rochester MN MSA 280 $25.11/hr N/A
Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA 210 $24.37/hr N/A
La Crosse WI-MN MSA 210 $26.95/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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Tasks for Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists