Heavy vehicle & mobile equipment service technicians & mechanics

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Total Workforce

278k

Average Age

41.6

Average Salary

$52,419

Average Male Salary

$52,715

Average Female Salary

$36,680

About

Heavy vehicle & mobile equipment service technicians & mechanics are most often employed by the Construction industry. The average yearly wage for Heavy vehicle & mobile equipment service technicians & mechanics was $52,419 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Heavy vehicle & mobile equipment service technicians & mechanics by wage are Tax preparers, Metal furnace operators, tenders, pourers, & casters, and Production, planning, & expediting clerks.

Heavy vehicle & mobile equipment service technicians & mechanics are part of the Installation, maintenance, & repair occupations, along with Firstline supervisors of mechanics, installers, & repairers, Computer, automated teller, & office machine repairers, Radio & telecommunications equipment installers & repairers, Avionics technicians, Electric motor, power tool, & related repairers, and 26 more.

The top 3 locations that employ the most Heavy vehicle & mobile equipment service technicians & mechanics are Rural Nevada PUMA, NV, Natrona, Carbon & Converse Counties PUMA, WY, and Midland CountyMidland City PUMA, TX. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Heavy vehicle & mobile equipment service technicians & mechanics are Natrona, Carbon & Converse Counties PUMA, WY, Rio Grande COG & Permian Basin Regional Planning Commission (West) PUMA, TX, and Rural Nevada PUMA, NV.

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Employment

Information on the businesses and industries that employ Heavy vehicle & mobile equipment service technicians & mechanics and on wages and locations for those in the field. Construction is the industry that employs the most Heavy vehicle & mobile equipment service technicians & mechanics, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Heavy vehicle & mobile equipment service technicians & mechanics, by average wage, is Iron & steel mills & steel product manufacturing. Heavy vehicle & mobile equipment service technicians & mechanics are paid most in Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, Inyo, Mariposa, Mono & Tuolumne Counties PUMA, CA but are relatively concentrated in Natrona, Carbon & Converse Counties PUMA, WY.

Wages

Yearly Wage

$52,419

AVERAGE SALARY

± $1,525

In 2018, Heavy vehicle & mobile equipment service technicians & mechanics earned an average of $52,419, $1,469 less than than the average national salary of $53,888.

Production, planning, & expediting clerks make somewhat more than Heavy vehicle & mobile equipment service technicians & mechanics while Tax preparers make somewhat less. This chart shows the various occupations closest to Heavy vehicle & mobile equipment service technicians & mechanics as measured by average annual salary in the US.

Wage Distribution

0.285

WAGE GINI

In 2018, Heavy vehicle & mobile equipment service technicians & mechanics had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.285, which is lower than than the national average of 0.479. 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).

Wage by Location

HIGHEST PAYING PUMAS

This map shows the Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States shaded by average annual wage for Heavy vehicle & mobile equipment service technicians & mechanics.

Spatial Concentration

PUMAs with a Relatively High Concentration of Heavy vehicle & mobile equipment service technicians & mechanics

This map displays which Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States have a relatively high population of Heavy vehicle & mobile equipment service technicians & mechanics.

Industries

Most Common

The most common industries employing Heavy vehicle & mobile equipment service technicians & mechanics, by number of employees, are Construction, Machinery, equipment, & supplies merchant wholesalers , and Automotive repair & maintenance.

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Heavy vehicle & mobile equipment service technicians & mechanics, by average wage, are Iron & steel mills & steel product manufacturing, Coal mining, Oil & gas extraction, Metal ore mining, Electric power generation, transmission & distribution, and Coal mining.

Industries by Share

278k

2018 Workforce

± 12,921

40.8%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 5.13%

The number of people employed as Heavy vehicle & mobile equipment service technicians & mechanics has been growing at a rate of 40.8%, from 197,073 people in 2017 to 277,504 people in 2018.

This graphic shows the share of Heavy vehicle & mobile equipment service technicians & mechanics employed by various industries. Construction employs the largest share of Heavy vehicle & mobile equipment service technicians & mechanics at 24.5%, followed by Machinery, equipment, & supplies merchant wholesalers with 8.24% and Automotive repair & maintenance with 6.63%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Heavy vehicle & mobile equipment service technicians & mechanics in the US. The average age of male Heavy vehicle & mobile equipment service technicians & mechanics in the workforce is 41.6 and of female Heavy vehicle & mobile equipment service technicians & mechanics is 44.2, and the most common race/ethnicity for Heavy vehicle & mobile equipment service technicians & mechanics is White (Non-Hispanic).

Gender Composition

272k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 12,802

5.12k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 1,756

98.2% of Heavy vehicle & mobile equipment service technicians & mechanics are Male, making them the more common gender in the occupation. This chart shows the gender breakdown of Heavy vehicle & mobile equipment service technicians & mechanics.

Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity of Heavy vehicle & mobile equipment service technicians & mechanics

White (Non-Hispanic)
White (Hispanic)
Black (Non-Hispanic)

73.2% of Heavy vehicle & mobile equipment service technicians & mechanics are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 12.9% of Heavy vehicle & mobile equipment service technicians & mechanics, White (Hispanic) is the second most common race or ethnicity in this occupation. This chart shows the racial and ethnic breakdown of Heavy vehicle & mobile equipment service technicians & mechanics.

Age by Gender

41.6

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 0.659

44.2

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 4.29

The median age of Heavy vehicle & mobile equipment service technicians & mechanics is 41.6, and Male employees are generally 2.61 years younger than than their Female counterparts.

Education

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 Business but a relatively high number of Heavy vehicle & mobile equipment service technicians & mechanics hold a major in Engineering Technologies.

Majors

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

MOST COMMON MAJORS

MOST SPECIALIZED MAJORS

Skills

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 Troubleshooting and Repairing. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Heavy vehicle & mobile equipment service technicians & mechanics need more than the average amount of Installation, Repairing, and Equipment Maintenance.