Mechanical Technologies
Contains Stem Majors
Add ComparisonIn 2024, the locations with the highest concentration of Mechanical Technologies degree recipients are Tempe, AZ, Indianapolis city (balance), IN, and Houston, TX. In 2024, the locations with a relatively high number of Mechanical Technologies degree recipients are West Concord, MA, Jurupa Valley, CA, and Prospect Heights, IL. The most common degree awarded to students studying Mechanical Technologies is a certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years.
Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Mechanical Technologies and the types of students that study this field. Sonoran Desert Institute awards the most degrees in Mechanical Technologies in the US, but WyoTech and Universal Technical Institute-Orlando have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Mechanical Technologies.
Tuition costs for Mechanical Technologies majors are, on average, $4,176 for in-state public colleges, and $16,680 for out of state private colleges.
The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers Mechanical Technologies programs are Public, 2-year institutions (661 total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Public, 2-year (60,697 completions).
The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded in Mechanical Technologies, is Public, 2-year (60,697 completions in 2024).
The following chart shows the share of universities that offer Mechanical Technologies programs, by the total number of completions, colored and grouped by their sector.
Sonoran Desert Institute has the most Mechanical Technologies degree recipients, with 2,121 degrees awarded in 2024.
The following bar chart shows the state tuition for the top 5 institutions with the most degrees awarded in Mechanical Technologies.
Out of all institutions that offer Mechanical Technologies programs and have at least 5 graduates in those programs, WyoTech has the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Mechanical Technologies, with 100%.
This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest number of degrees awarded in Mechanical Technologies by year.
Information on the businesses and industries that employ Mechanical Technologies graduates and on wages and locations for those in the field.
The average salary for Mechanical Technologies majors is $88,590 and the most common occupations are Aircraft mechanics & service technicians, Automotive service technicians & mechanics, and Welding, soldering, & brazing workers.
The industry that employs the most Mechanical Technologies majors is Construction, though the highest paying industry, by average wage, is Telecommunications, except wired telecommunications carriers .
The average salary for Mechanical Technologies majors is $88,590 and the most common occupations are Aircraft mechanics & service technicians, Automotive service technicians & mechanics, and Welding, soldering, & brazing workers.
This chart shows the average annual salaries of the most common occupations for Mechanical Technologies majors.
This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States colored by the average salary of Mechanical Technologies majors.
Note that the census collects information tied to where people live, not where they work. It is possible that Mechanical Technologies majors live and work in the same place, but it is also possible that they live and work in two different places.
The most common occupations for Mechanical Technologies majors, by number of employees, are Aircraft mechanics & service technicians, Automotive service technicians & mechanics, and Welding, soldering, & brazing workers.
Compared to other majors, there are an unusually high number of Mechanical Technologies majors working as Aircraft mechanics & service technicians, Subway, streetcar, & other rail transportation workers, and Small engine mechanics.
The highest paid occupations by median income for Mechanical Technologies majors are Chiropractors, Physicians, and Magnetic resonance imaging technologists.
The number of Mechanical Technologies graduates in the workforce has been declining at a rate of 0.375%, from 21,307 in 2023 to 21,227 in 2024.
The largest single share of Mechanical Technologies graduates go on to work as Aircraft mechanics & service technicians (5%). This chart shows the various jobs filled by those with a major in Mechanical Technologies by share of the total number of graduates.
The most common industries that employ Mechanical Technologies majors, by number of employees, are Construction, Automotive repair & maintenance, and Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing.
The highest paying industries of Mechanical Technologies majors, by average wage, are Telecommunications, except wired telecommunications carriers , Offices of chiropractors, and Offices of physicians.
The number of Mechanical Technologies graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 0.375%, from 21,307 in 2023 to 21,227 in 2024.
The industry which employs the most Mechanical Technologies graduates by share is Construction, followed by Automotive repair & maintenance. This visualization shows the industries that hire those who major in Mechanical Technologies.
This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States where there are a relatively high population of Mechanical Technologies majors.
Note that the census collects information tied to where people live, not where they work. It is possible that Mechanical Technologies majors live and work in the same place, but it is also possible that they live and work in two different places.
Demographic information for those who earn a degree in Mechanical Technologies in the United States.
The average age of a person in the workforce with a degree in Mechanical Technologies is 42.7.
The most common degree type these workers hold is a Certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years. Male employees are more likely to hold Mechanical Technologies degrees, and White students are the most common race/ethnicty group awarded degrees in Mechanical Technologies (55,273 students).
This chart shows distribution of ages for employees with a degree in Mechanical Technologies. The most common ages of employees with this major are 26 and 54 years old, which represent 4.65% and 3.68% of the population, respectively.
The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in Mechanical Technologies are Certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years, 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate, and Associates Degree.
The most common degree types held by the working population in Mechanical Technologies are Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, and Professional degree.
This chart shows the granted degrees by sex at the 5 institutions that graduate the most students in Mechanical Technologies.
This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in Mechanical Technologies for each race & ethnicity.
In 2024, White students earned the largest share of the degrees with this major.
This chart illustrates the differences by sex for each race & ethnicity of 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate recipients in Mechanical Technologies.
White Male students, who earn most of the degrees in this field, are the most common combination of race/ethnicity and sex.
There are a relatively high number of people that were born in West Indies that hold Mechanical Technologies degrees (30 times more than expected), and the most common country of origin by total numbers for non-US students earning a degree in this field is Mexico (940 degree recipients).
Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for those working in the Mechanical Technologies field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Mechanical Technologies majors need many skills, but most especially Repairing. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Mechanical Technologies majors need more than the average amount of Repairing, Equipment Maintenance, and Installation.
These two visualizations, one a radial chart and one a bar chart, show the same information, a rating of how necessary the following skills are for Mechanical Technologies majors. Toggle between "value" and "RCA" to see the absolute rating of that skill (value) and the revealed comparative advantage (RCA), or how much greater or lesser that skill's rating is than the average. The longer the bar or the closer the line comes to the circumference of the circle, the more important that skill is. The importance of Repairing is very distinctive for majors, but the Repairing, Critical Thinking, and Equipment Maintenance are the three most important skills for people in the field.