Automotive body & related repairers

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Total Workforce

124k

Average Age

42.2

Average Salary

$46,620

Average Male Salary

$46,637

Average Female Salary

$46,034

About

Automotive body & related repairers are most often employed by the Automotive repair & maintenance industry. The average yearly wage for Automotive body & related repairers was $46,620 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Automotive body & related repairers by wage are Special education teachers, Clergy, and Child, family, and school social workers.

Automotive body & related repairers 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 Automotive body & related repairers are Elizabeth City PUMA, NJ, Greer City (East) PUMA, SC, and Western Upper Peninsula PUMA, MI. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Automotive body & related repairers are Elizabeth City PUMA, NJ, Greer City (East) PUMA, SC, and Western Upper Peninsula PUMA, MI.

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Employment

Information on the businesses and industries that employ Automotive body & related repairers and on wages and locations for those in the field. Automotive repair & maintenance is the industry that employs the most Automotive body & related repairers, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Automotive body & related repairers, by average wage, is Motor vehicle & motor vehicle parts & supplies merchant wholesalers. Automotive body & related repairers are paid most in Mower, Steele, Freeborn & Dodge Counties PUMA, MN but are relatively concentrated in Elizabeth City PUMA, NJ.

Wages

Yearly Wage

$46,620

AVERAGE SALARY

± $2,136

In 2018, Automotive body & related repairers earned an average of $46,620, $7,268 less than than the average national salary of $53,888.

Clergy make somewhat more than Automotive body & related repairers while Special education teachers make somewhat less. This chart shows the various occupations closest to Automotive body & related repairers as measured by average annual salary in the US.

Wage Distribution

0.31

WAGE GINI

In 2018, Automotive body & related repairers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.31, which is lower than than the national average of 0.479. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Automotive body & related repairers (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 Automotive body & related repairers.

Spatial Concentration

PUMAs with a Relatively High Concentration of Automotive body & related repairers

This map displays which Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States have a relatively high population of Automotive body & related repairers.

Industries

Most Common

The most common industries employing Automotive body & related repairers, by number of employees, are Automotive repair & maintenance, Car Dealers, and Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing.

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Automotive body & related repairers, by average wage, are Motor vehicle & motor vehicle parts & supplies merchant wholesalers, Motor vehicle & motor vehicle parts & supplies merchant wholesalers, Car Dealers, Bus service & urban transit, Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing, and Car Dealers.

Industries by Share

124k

2018 Workforce

± 8,634

0.465%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 9.83%

The number of people employed as Automotive body & related repairers has been growing at a rate of 0.465%, from 123,204 people in 2017 to 123,777 people in 2018.

This graphic shows the share of Automotive body & related repairers employed by various industries. Automotive repair & maintenance employs the largest share of Automotive body & related repairers at 78.4%, followed by Car Dealers with 12.8% and Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing with 3.48%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Automotive body & related repairers in the US. The average age of male Automotive body & related repairers in the workforce is 42.3 and of female Automotive body & related repairers is 37.3, and the most common race/ethnicity for Automotive body & related repairers is White (Non-Hispanic).

Gender Composition

120k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 8,510

3.54k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 1,460

97.1% of Automotive body & related repairers are Male, making them the more common gender in the occupation. This chart shows the gender breakdown of Automotive body & related repairers.

Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity of Automotive body & related repairers

White (Non-Hispanic)
White (Hispanic)
Other (Hispanic)

64.4% of Automotive body & related repairers are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 18.2% of Automotive body & related repairers, White (Hispanic) is the second most common race or ethnicity in this occupation. This chart shows the racial and ethnic breakdown of Automotive body & related repairers.

Age by Gender

42.3

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 0.971

37.3

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 5.68

The median age of Automotive body & related repairers is 42.2, and Male employees are generally 5.05 years older than than their Female counterparts.

Education

Data on higher education choices for Automotive body & related repairers from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Automotive body & related repairers is Business but a relatively high number of Automotive body & related repairers hold a major in Business.

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

Business
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MOST SPECIALIZED MAJORS

Skills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Automotive body & related repairers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Automotive body & related repairers need many skills, but most especially Repairing, Troubleshooting, and Active Listening. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Automotive body & related repairers need more than the average amount of Installation, Repairing, and Equipment Maintenance.