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 11 - 7 County Twin Cities 16063$25.00/hr$1.41/hr$17.89/hr$20.91/hr$23.94/hr$29.47/hr$34.98/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 Utilities140$23.47/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 2 - Headwaters N/A N/A N/A
EDR 7E- East Central N/A N/A N/A
EDR 1 - Northwest 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
Related Occupations
Occupation
(click title for details)
OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change  - 
Industrial Machinery Mechanics3,530$28.92/hrN/A
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines1,820$30.66/hrN/A
Automotive Body and Related Repairers1,340$23.33/hrN/A
Maintenance Workers, Machinery200$22.29/hrN/A
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related RepairersN/A$21.57/hrN/A
Motorboat MechanicsN/A$23.88/hrN/A
Engine and Other Machine AssemblersN/AN/AN/A
Tasks for Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians