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
EDR 11 - 7 County Twin Cities 3,740362$27.16/hr$0.44/hr$19.11/hr$22.35/hr$26.94/hr$31.54/hr$37.18/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 Utilities1,900$25.64/hr
Other Services840$26.92/hr
Public Administration400$29.98/hr
Financial Activities150$24.21/hr
Professional and Business Services150$26.94/hr
Manufacturing150$30.95/hr
Construction100$26.96/hr
Education and Health Services50$28.35/hr
Other Regional Data For Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change  - 
EDR 11 - 7 County Twin Cities 3,740 $26.94/hr N/A
EDR 7W- Central 730 $24.59/hr N/A
EDR 10 - Southeast 720 $24.53/hr N/A
EDR 9 - South Central 320 $24.61/hr N/A
EDR 3 - Arrowhead 310 $26.17/hr N/A
EDR 8 - Southwest 260 $20.31/hr N/A
EDR 4 - West Central 210 $23.05/hr N/A
EDR 5 - North Central 120 $20.76/hr N/A
EDR 7E- East Central 110 $26.34/hr N/A
EDR 1 - Northwest 100 $20.55/hr N/A
EDR 6E- Southwest Central 90 $22.56/hr N/A
EDR 6W- Upper Minnesota Valley 30 $22.00/hr N/A
EDR 2 - Headwaters N/A $17.34/hr N/A
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OESProjections
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Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines1,820$30.66/hrN/A
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers1,770$29.99/hrN/A
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators780$31.73/hrN/A
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics340$18.80/hrN/A
Motorcycle MechanicsN/A$28.64/hrN/A
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related RepairersN/A$21.57/hrN/A
Motorboat MechanicsN/A$23.88/hrN/A
Tasks for Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists