DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

49-3041 Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians

Occupational Description:
Diagnose, adjust, repair, or overhaul farm machinery and vehicles, such as tractors, harvesters, dairy equipment, and irrigation systems. Excludes ?Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists? (49-3031).

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020
 Percentiles
GeographyEmploymentEmp SE*MeanMean SE*10th25thMedian75th90th
EDR 10 - Southeast 35044$22.68/hr$0.72/hr$16.43/hr$18.85/hr$22.42/hr$26.67/hr$30.14/hr
Minnesota 1,770158$22.97/hr$0.41/hr$16.06/hr$19.21/hr$22.91/hr$27.12/hr$30.42/hr
U S 36,290798$21.28/hr$0.13/hr$13.49/hr$16.48/hr$20.59/hr$25.44/hr$30.23/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.


Leading Industries for Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians
IndustryOES EmploymentOES Median Wage
Trade, Transportation and Utilities280$22.55/hr
Other Services30$17.29/hr
Other Regional Data For Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change  - 
EDR 10 - Southeast 350 $22.42/hr N/A
EDR 8 - Southwest 260 $25.44/hr N/A
EDR 4 - West Central 220 $21.01/hr N/A
EDR 9 - South Central 180 $23.65/hr N/A
EDR 11 - 7 County Twin Cities 160 $23.94/hr N/A
EDR 7W- Central 130 $23.07/hr N/A
EDR 6E- Southwest Central 90 $22.44/hr N/A
EDR 1 - Northwest N/A N/A N/A
EDR 2 - Headwaters N/A N/A N/A
EDR 5 - North Central N/A N/A N/A
EDR 6W- Upper Minnesota Valley N/A N/A N/A
EDR 3 - Arrowhead N/A N/A N/A
EDR 7E- East Central N/A N/A N/A
Related Occupations
Occupation
(click title for details)
OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change  - 
Industrial Machinery Mechanics550$25.53/hrN/A
Automotive Body and Related Repairers310$19.08/hrN/A
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines190$28.40/hrN/A
Maintenance Workers, Machinery30$23.18/hrN/A
Motorboat MechanicsN/A$20.14/hrN/A
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related RepairersN/A$14.02/hrN/A
Tasks for Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians