Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics

This post summarizes key statistics on Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics using nationally representative data. These statistics include education attainment distributions, income over the career, most common majors, and more.

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Income Over Career
Top Industries
Education Distribution
Top Majors
Weekly Hours Distribution

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Age	IncMed
20	27,808
25	39,692
30	45,363
35	51,495
40	51,495
45	49,673
50	49,697
55	51,859
60	50,466
65	48,617

EDUCATION	Share
Less Than High School Degree	14.0
High School Degree	44.7
Some College, No Degree	23.6
Associate's Degree	13.7
Bachelor's Degree	3.5
Master's Degree	0.4
Professional Degree (eg MD, PharmD, JD, etc)	0.1
PhD	0.0

Hours Worked	Share
0-20	4.40
20-39	8.60
39-41	54.50
41-50	22.60
50-60	7.40
More than 60	2.50

Income Over Career

This chart provides the median income by age for Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics.

Ten Most Common Industries

Share	Income	Industry
61.40	41,197	Automotive repair and related services
22.40	52,532	Motor vehicle dealers
2.50	42,027	Auto and home supply stores
2.40	61,083	Motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment
0.80	45,363	Motor vehicles and equipment
0.70	58,639	Trucking service
0.70	36,650	Services incidental to transportation
0.70	54,585	General government, n.e.c.
0.60	47,321	Gasoline service stations
0.60	44,286	Automotive rental and leasing, without drivers

This table highlights the top industries people working as Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics work in, and how much they earn in each industry.

Education Distribution

This chart shows the maximal educational attainment of people working as Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics. Its meant to give a sense of the credentials required to work in this Occupation.

Ten Most Common Majors

Share	Major	Median Income
96.00	No 4-Year Degree	44,796
0.40	Business Management and Administration	51,033
0.20	General Engineering	36,650
0.20	Mechanical Engineering	46,423
0.20	Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies	55,616
0.20	Electrical and Mechanic Repairs and Technologies	64,885
0.20	General Business	54,020
0.10	Communications	30,898
0.10	Computer Science	43,216
0.10	General Education	75,628

This table highlights the top majors people working as Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics received, and how earnings vary by major.

Weekly Hours Distribution

This chart shows the distribution of typical weekly work hours of people working as Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics. Its meant to provide a sense of the work-life balance one should expect from this Occupation.

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