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
Southeast Minnesota 72066$24.60/hr$0.50/hr$16.49/hr$19.35/hr$24.53/hr$29.46/hr$33.98/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 Utilities420$23.54/hr
Other Services130$24.44/hr
Public Administration50$29.33/hr
Construction50$24.75/hr
Manufacturing40N/A
Other Regional Data For Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2022 - 2032
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 Minnesota 480 $21.06/hr 4.2%
Northeast Minnesota 310 $26.17/hr 1.5%
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Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines190$28.40/hr6.2%
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Motorcycle Mechanics70$19.79/hr4.2%
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related RepairersN/A$14.02/hrN/A
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine MechanicsN/A$16.54/hr4.1%
Motorboat MechanicsN/A$20.14/hrN/A
Tasks for Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists