Heavy vehicle & mobile equipment service technicians & mechanics

Detailed Occupation

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2022 Workforce
234k
Average Age
42
Average Salary
$64,566
Average Male Salary
$64,818
Average Female Salary
$47,134

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 $64,566 in 2022.

Employment

Employment and salary information for the Heavy vehicle & mobile equipment service technicians & mechanics workforce. Heavy vehicle & mobile equipment service technicians & mechanics workforce in 2022 was 233,823 people, of which 1.43% were women and 98.6% were men. Heavy vehicle & mobile equipment service technicians & mechanics are paid most in Colusa, Glenn, Tehama & Trinity Counties PUMA, CA but are relatively concentrated in Campbell, Goshen, Platte, Johnson, Washakie, Weston, Crook & Niobrara Counties PUMA, WY.

Employment Over Time

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Grouping
230,491
Male Workforce
± 11.8k
3,332
Female Workforce
± 1.42k

The Heavy vehicle & mobile equipment service technicians & mechanics workforce in 2022 was 233,823 people (1.43% women and 98.6% men). This implies an average annual growth of 16.2% between 2014 (201,307) and 2022 (233,823).

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Employment by Location

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

During 2022, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Connecticut ($83,842), Colorado ($80,054), and North Dakota ($79,910).

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Yearly Wage Ranking

$64,566
AVERAGE WAGE
#207 in the ranking (2022)
$64,683
NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE
For all occupations across the US

In 2022, Heavy vehicle & mobile equipment service technicians & mechanics earned an average of $64,566, $117 less than the average national salary of $64,683

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Wage Distribution

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0.286
WAGE GINI

In 2022, Heavy vehicle & mobile equipment service technicians & mechanics had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.286, which is lower than the national average of 0.478. 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).

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Industry

Information on the industries that employ Heavy vehicle & mobile equipment service technicians & mechanics and on wages 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 Other general government & support ($101,519).

Occupations by Industries

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Value
234k
2022 Workforce
± 11,863
0.852%
1 YEAR GROWTH
± 7.13%

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 63.5%, followed by Machinery, equipment, & supplies merchant wholesalers with 21.5% and Commercial & industrial machinery & equipment repair & maintenance with 15.1%.

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Diversity

Demographic information on Heavy vehicle & mobile equipment service technicians & mechanics in the US. The workforce of Heavy vehicle & mobile equipment service technicians & mechanics in 2022 was 233,823 people, with 1.43% woman, and 98.6% men. The average age of male Heavy vehicle & mobile equipment service technicians & mechanics in the workforce is 42 and of female Heavy vehicle & mobile equipment service technicians & mechanics is 40.3, and the most common race/ethnicity for Heavy vehicle & mobile equipment service technicians & mechanics is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Heavy vehicle & mobile equipment service technicians & mechanics in 2022 was 233,823 people, with 1.43% woman, and 98.6% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 30 to 34 years (28,420 people), 25 to 29 years (27,800  people), and 35 to 39 years (26,620 people). Among them they concentrated 35.4% of the total workforce.

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Ethnicity

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In 2022, 17% of Heavy vehicle & mobile equipment service technicians & mechanics workers were Hispanic and 83% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (86.3%), Puerto Rican (8.79)%, and All Other Spanish/Hispanic/Latino (4.9)%

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Races

In 2022, 79.8% of the Heavy vehicle & mobile equipment service technicians & mechanics workforce were White, of which 1.25% were women and 98.8% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Two or More Races (6.83%) and Black (5.78%).

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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 2022 were MILITARY SCIENCE, LEADERSHIP AND OPERATIONAL ART.

Among the necessary skills for Heavy vehicle & mobile equipment service technicians & mechanics, Repairing 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

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The most common majors achieved by Heavy vehicle & mobile equipment service technicians & mechanics in 2022 (counting all academic degrees) were Engineering (2,274 people), Business (1,628 people), and Agriculture (825 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 (105,224 people), Some college (56,991 people), and Associates Degree (33,945 people).

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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 Repairing, Troubleshooting, Equipment Maintenance.

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