Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018
49-3023 Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
Diagnose, adjust, repair, or overhaul automotive vehicles. Excludes "Automotive Body and Related Repairers" (49-3021), "Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists" (49-3031), and "Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles" (49-2096).
National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation
National estimates for this occupation: Top
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 648,050 |
0.7 % |
$21.02 |
$43,730 |
0.3 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$11.26 |
$14.53 |
$19.57 |
$26.31 |
$32.19 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$23,420 |
$30,220 |
$40,710 |
$54,720 |
$66,950 |
Industry profile for this occupation: Top
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Automobile Dealers |
244,040 |
18.88 |
$22.32 |
$46,420 |
| Automotive Repair and Maintenance |
230,100 |
24.79 |
$19.78 |
$41,140 |
| Automotive Parts, Accessories, and Tire Stores |
63,800 |
11.49 |
$18.42 |
$38,320 |
| Gasoline Stations |
16,230 |
1.74 |
$19.17 |
$39,870 |
| Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) |
15,860 |
0.29 |
$25.40 |
$52,820 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Automotive Repair and Maintenance |
230,100 |
24.79 |
$19.78 |
$41,140 |
| Automobile Dealers |
244,040 |
18.88 |
$22.32 |
$46,420 |
| Automotive Parts, Accessories, and Tire Stores |
63,800 |
11.49 |
$18.42 |
$38,320 |
| Support Activities for Road Transportation |
3,810 |
3.74 |
$18.69 |
$38,870 |
| Motor Vehicle and Motor Vehicle Parts and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers |
12,630 |
3.66 |
$20.76 |
$43,180 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
Geographic profile for this occupation: Top
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| California |
65,210 |
3.83 |
0.86 |
$23.43 |
$48,720 |
| Texas |
50,500 |
4.17 |
0.93 |
$21.28 |
$44,260 |
| Florida |
45,770 |
5.32 |
1.19 |
$19.23 |
$39,990 |
| New York |
34,370 |
3.66 |
0.82 |
$21.32 |
$44,350 |
| Pennsylvania |
30,390 |
5.20 |
1.16 |
$19.51 |
$40,580 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Maine |
4,050 |
6.69 |
1.49 |
$18.72 |
$38,940 |
| Montana |
2,920 |
6.30 |
1.41 |
$19.19 |
$39,920 |
| Missouri |
16,530 |
5.89 |
1.32 |
$20.71 |
$43,080 |
| Idaho |
4,000 |
5.67 |
1.27 |
$19.74 |
$41,060 |
| North Dakota |
2,330 |
5.60 |
1.25 |
$21.62 |
$44,970 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| District of Columbia |
390 |
0.54 |
0.12 |
$28.53 |
$59,350 |
| Alaska |
1,740 |
5.52 |
1.23 |
$26.88 |
$55,910 |
| Maryland |
12,030 |
4.48 |
1.00 |
$24.06 |
$50,050 |
| Connecticut |
8,330 |
5.02 |
1.12 |
$24.03 |
$49,980 |
| Washington |
13,420 |
4.12 |
0.92 |
$23.88 |
$49,680 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
29,530 |
3.11 |
0.69 |
$23.26 |
$48,390 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
20,250 |
3.31 |
0.74 |
$22.82 |
$47,460 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
19,550 |
4.21 |
0.94 |
$23.11 |
$48,060 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
14,570 |
4.08 |
0.91 |
$20.65 |
$42,950 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
12,700 |
4.90 |
1.09 |
$20.63 |
$42,910 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
12,510 |
3.99 |
0.89 |
$25.53 |
$53,100 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
12,100 |
4.25 |
0.95 |
$21.55 |
$44,830 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
11,790 |
4.39 |
0.98 |
$21.20 |
$44,090 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
11,210 |
4.06 |
0.91 |
$22.33 |
$46,440 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
10,950 |
3.67 |
0.82 |
$21.05 |
$43,780 |
United States Department of Labor
