Heavy vehicle & mobile equipment service technicians & mechanics

Detailed Occupation

2024 Workforce

188k

Average Age

42.1

Average Salary

$69,037

Average Male Salary

$69,265

Average Female Salary

$52,440

Employment

Employment and salary information for the Heavy vehicle & mobile equipment service technicians & mechanics workforce. Heavy vehicle & mobile equipment service technicians & mechanics workforce in 2024 was 187,766 people, of which 1.36% were women and 98.6% were men.

Heavy vehicle & mobile equipment service technicians & mechanics are paid most in Central Mountain PUMA, CO but are relatively concentrated in Campbell, Goshen, Platte, Johnson, Washakie, Weston, Crook & Niobrara Counties PUMA, WY.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

185,216

Male Workforce

± 10.6k

2,550

Female Workforce

± 1.24k

The Heavy vehicle & mobile equipment service technicians & mechanics workforce in 2024 was 187,766 people (1.36% women and 98.6% men). This implies an average annual growth of −6.73% between 2014 (201,307) and 2024 (187,766).

Employment by Location

Level

Metric

This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Heavy vehicle & mobile equipment service technicians & mechanics.

During 2024, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Connecticut ($107,427), Colorado ($90,770), and Alaska ($87,261).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$69,037

AVERAGE WAGE

#192 in the ranking (2014)

$69,878

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2024, Heavy vehicle & mobile equipment service technicians & mechanics earned an average of $69,037, $841 less than the average national salary of $69,878

The graph shows the ranking of Heavy vehicle & mobile equipment service technicians & mechanics in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2014.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.281

WAGE GINI

In 2024, Heavy vehicle & mobile equipment service technicians & mechanics had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.281, which is lower than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Heavy vehicle & mobile equipment service technicians & mechanics (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Heavy vehicle & mobile equipment service technicians & mechanics compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Heavy vehicle & mobile equipment service technicians & mechanics from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Heavy vehicle & mobile equipment service technicians & mechanics is Engineering but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2024 were MILITARY SCIENCE, LEADERSHIP AND OPERATIONAL ART.

Among the necessary skills for Heavy vehicle & mobile equipment service technicians & mechanics, Equipment Maintenance stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Heavy vehicle & mobile equipment service technicians & mechanics need more than the average amount of Installation.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.

Type of Majors

Degree

The most common majors achieved by Heavy vehicle & mobile equipment service technicians & mechanics in 2024 (counting all academic degrees) were Engineering (2,129 people), Business (1,366 people), and Engineering Technologies (692 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Heavy vehicle & mobile equipment service technicians & mechanics workers were High School or Equivalent (83,789 people), Some college (44,567 people), and Associates Degree (29,198 people).

The graphic shows the Heavy vehicle & mobile equipment service technicians & mechanics workforce by gender and educational level.

Skills

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Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Heavy vehicle & mobile equipment service technicians & mechanics from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Heavy vehicle & mobile equipment service technicians & mechanics need many skills, but most especially Equipment Maintenance, Repairing, Troubleshooting.

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