Miscellaneous vehicle & mobile equipment mechanics, installers, & repairers

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2021 Workforce

84.2k

Average Age

Average Salary

$31,941

Average Male Salary

$32,152

Average Female Salary

$25,036

About

Miscellaneous vehicle & mobile equipment mechanics, installers, & repairers are most often employed by the Automotive parts, accessories, & tire stores industry. The average yearly wage for Miscellaneous vehicle & mobile equipment mechanics, installers, & repairers was $31,941 in 2021.

The locations that employ the most Miscellaneous vehicle & mobile equipment mechanics, installers, & repairers are Oakland County (Central) PUMA, MI, Mount Pleasant Town PUMA, SC, and Rankin & Simpson Counties PUMA, MS. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Miscellaneous vehicle & mobile equipment mechanics, installers, & repairers are Oakland County (Central) PUMA, MI, Mount Pleasant Town PUMA, SC, and North Central & Northwest Nebraska PUMA, NE.

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Employment

Employment and salary information for the Miscellaneous vehicle & mobile equipment mechanics, installers, & repairers workforce. Miscellaneous vehicle & mobile equipment mechanics, installers, & repairers workforce in 2021 was 84,178 people, of which 2.97% were women and 97% were men. Miscellaneous vehicle & mobile equipment mechanics, installers, & repairers are paid most in Porter County PUMA, IN but are relatively concentrated in Oakland County (Central) PUMA, MI.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

81,676

Male Workforce

± 7.01k

2,502

Female Workforce

± 1.23k

The Miscellaneous vehicle & mobile equipment mechanics, installers, & repairers workforce in 2021 was 84,178 people (2.97% women and 97% men). This implies an average annual growth of 8.16% between 2014 (77,830) and 2021 (84,178).

Employment by Location

Level

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This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Miscellaneous vehicle & mobile equipment mechanics, installers, & repairers.

During 2021, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were New Jersey ($41,970), Iowa ($38,291), and South Carolina ($37,831).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$31,941

AVERAGE WAGE

#447 in the ranking (2021)

$59,596

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2021, Miscellaneous vehicle & mobile equipment mechanics, installers, & repairers earned an average of $31,941, $27,655 less than the average national salary of $59,596

The graph shows the ranking of Miscellaneous vehicle & mobile equipment mechanics, installers, & repairers in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2021.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.349

WAGE GINI

In 2021, Miscellaneous vehicle & mobile equipment mechanics, installers, & repairers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.349, which is lower than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Miscellaneous vehicle & mobile equipment mechanics, installers, & repairers (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Miscellaneous vehicle & mobile equipment mechanics, installers, & repairers compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Miscellaneous vehicle & mobile equipment mechanics, installers, & repairers and on wages for those in the field. Automotive parts, accessories, & tire stores is the industry that employs the most Miscellaneous vehicle & mobile equipment mechanics, installers, & repairers, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Miscellaneous vehicle & mobile equipment mechanics, installers, & repairers, by average wage, is Construction ($62,644).

Occupations by Industries

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Value

84.2k

2021 Workforce

± 7,121

−0.634%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 12%

This graphic shows the share of Miscellaneous vehicle & mobile equipment mechanics, installers, & repairers employed by various industries. Automotive parts, accessories, & tire stores employs the largest share of Miscellaneous vehicle & mobile equipment mechanics, installers, & repairers at 51.9%, followed by Automotive repair & maintenance with 33.4% and Sporting goods, and hobby & toy stores with 14.6%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Miscellaneous vehicle & mobile equipment mechanics, installers, & repairers in the US. The workforce of Miscellaneous vehicle & mobile equipment mechanics, installers, & repairers in 2021 was 84,178 people, with 2.97% woman, and 97% men. The average age of male Miscellaneous vehicle & mobile equipment mechanics, installers, & repairers in the workforce is 35.1 and of female Miscellaneous vehicle & mobile equipment mechanics, installers, & repairers is 31.4, and the most common race/ethnicity for Miscellaneous vehicle & mobile equipment mechanics, installers, & repairers is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Miscellaneous vehicle & mobile equipment mechanics, installers, & repairers in 2021 was 84,178 people, with 2.97% woman, and 97% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 20 to 24 years (16,341 people), 25 to 29 years (11,878 people), and 30 to 34 years (9,446 people). Among them they concentrated 44.9% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2021, 24.9% of Miscellaneous vehicle & mobile equipment mechanics, installers, & repairers workers were Hispanic and 75.1% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (87.1%), Salvadoran (6.64)%, and Puerto Rican (6.27)%

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Races

In 2021, 72.7% of the Miscellaneous vehicle & mobile equipment mechanics, installers, & repairers workforce were White, of which 2.99% were women and 97% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (9.28%) and Other (8.15%).

Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Miscellaneous vehicle & mobile equipment mechanics, installers, & repairers from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Miscellaneous vehicle & mobile equipment mechanics, installers, & repairers is Business but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2021 were MILITARY SCIENCE, LEADERSHIP AND OPERATIONAL ART.

Among the necessary skills for Miscellaneous vehicle & mobile equipment mechanics, installers, & repairers, Repairing stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Miscellaneous vehicle & mobile equipment mechanics, installers, & repairers 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 Miscellaneous vehicle & mobile equipment mechanics, installers, & repairers in 2021 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (904 people), Engineering (491 people), and Social Sciences (415 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Miscellaneous vehicle & mobile equipment mechanics, installers, & repairers workers were High School or Equivalent (38,330 people), Some college (19,308 people), and Secondary Education (14,733 people).

The graphic shows the Miscellaneous vehicle & mobile equipment mechanics, installers, & repairers workforce by gender and educational level.

Skills

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Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Miscellaneous vehicle & mobile equipment mechanics, installers, & repairers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Miscellaneous vehicle & mobile equipment mechanics, installers, & repairers need many skills, but most especially Repairing, Critical Thinking, Active Listening.