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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018
49-3031 Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists
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.
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) |
| 264,860 |
1.1 % |
$23.63 |
$49,150 |
0.3 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$15.00 |
$18.13 |
$22.76 |
$28.47 |
$34.70 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$31,200 |
$37,710 |
$47,350 |
$59,210 |
$72,180 |
Industry profile for this occupation: Top
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided.
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Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Truck Transportation |
53,200 |
3.60 |
$21.56 |
$44,840 |
| Automotive Repair and Maintenance |
25,000 |
2.69 |
$22.35 |
$46,500 |
| Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) |
24,560 |
0.45 |
$27.51 |
$57,230 |
| Motor Vehicle and Motor Vehicle Parts and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers |
22,370 |
6.48 |
$23.92 |
$49,750 |
| Automotive Equipment Rental and Leasing |
12,660 |
5.91 |
$23.26 |
$48,370 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Motor Vehicle and Motor Vehicle Parts and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers |
22,370 |
6.48 |
$23.92 |
$49,750 |
| Interurban and Rural Bus Transportation |
1,110 |
6.22 |
$25.66 |
$53,370 |
| Urban Transit Systems |
2,960 |
6.11 |
$24.76 |
$51,490 |
| Automotive Equipment Rental and Leasing |
12,660 |
5.91 |
$23.26 |
$48,370 |
| Charter Bus Industry |
1,630 |
5.52 |
$22.20 |
$46,170 |
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) |
| Texas |
27,960 |
2.31 |
1.26 |
$23.29 |
$48,450 |
| California |
21,320 |
1.25 |
0.68 |
$27.32 |
$56,830 |
| Pennsylvania |
13,260 |
2.27 |
1.24 |
$22.58 |
$46,960 |
| Florida |
12,880 |
1.50 |
0.82 |
$22.41 |
$46,610 |
| New York |
12,840 |
1.37 |
0.75 |
$26.60 |
$55,340 |
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) |
| Wyoming |
930 |
3.45 |
1.88 |
$25.66 |
$53,380 |
| North Dakota |
1,360 |
3.27 |
1.78 |
$26.00 |
$54,080 |
| West Virginia |
2,090 |
3.00 |
1.64 |
$18.96 |
$39,440 |
| Arkansas |
3,380 |
2.79 |
1.53 |
$19.44 |
$40,440 |
| Indiana |
8,230 |
2.70 |
1.48 |
$21.47 |
$44,660 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
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 |
13,860 |
1.46 |
0.80 |
$28.29 |
$58,830 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
7,230 |
1.56 |
0.85 |
$27.20 |
$56,580 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
7,200 |
2.02 |
1.10 |
$25.56 |
$53,150 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
7,100 |
2.38 |
1.30 |
$23.75 |
$49,400 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
5,800 |
0.95 |
0.52 |
$28.54 |
$59,360 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
4,500 |
1.68 |
0.92 |
$22.93 |
$47,700 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
4,310 |
2.20 |
1.20 |
$26.09 |
$54,270 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI |
4,260 |
2.16 |
1.18 |
$22.95 |
$47,730 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA |
3,740 |
2.50 |
1.37 |
$24.88 |
$51,750 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
3,730 |
1.31 |
0.72 |
$25.61 |
$53,260 |
United States Department of Labor
