Miscellaneous vehicle & mobile equipment mechanics, installers, & repairers

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2020 Workforce

84.7k

Average Age

34.8

Average Salary

$30,138

Average Male Salary

$30,234

Average Female Salary

$27,193

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 $30,138 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Miscellaneous vehicle & mobile equipment mechanics, installers, & repairers by wage are Doortodoor sales workers, news & street vendors, & related workers, Textile machine setters, operators, and tenders, and Packaging & filling machine operators & tenders.

Miscellaneous vehicle & mobile equipment mechanics, installers, & 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 Miscellaneous vehicle & mobile equipment mechanics, installers, & repairers are Mount Pleasant Town PUMA, SC, Oakland County (Central) PUMA, MI, and Thornton & Federal Heights Cities PUMA, CO. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Miscellaneous vehicle & mobile equipment mechanics, installers, & repairers are Mount Pleasant Town PUMA, SC, Oakland County (Central) PUMA, MI, and Harrison, Upshur & Marion Counties PUMA, TX.

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Information on the businesses and industries that employ Miscellaneous vehicle & mobile equipment mechanics, installers, & repairers and on wages and locations 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 Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing. Miscellaneous vehicle & mobile equipment mechanics, installers, & repairers are paid most in Brazos Valley COG (Outside Brazos County) & Milam County PUMA, TX but are relatively concentrated in Mount Pleasant Town PUMA, SC.

Wages

Yearly Wage

$30,138

AVERAGE SALARY

± $1,963

In 2020, Miscellaneous vehicle & mobile equipment mechanics, installers, & repairers earned an average of $30,138, $25,816 less than than the average national salary of $55,954.

Textile machine setters, operators, and tenders make somewhat more than Miscellaneous vehicle & mobile equipment mechanics, installers, & repairers while Doortodoor sales workers, news & street vendors, & related workers make somewhat less. This chart shows the various occupations closest to Miscellaneous vehicle & mobile equipment mechanics, installers, & repairers as measured by average annual salary in the US.

Wage Distribution

0.365

WAGE GINI

In 2015, Miscellaneous vehicle & mobile equipment mechanics, installers, & repairers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.365, which is lower than 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).

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 Miscellaneous vehicle & mobile equipment mechanics, installers, & repairers.

Spatial Concentration

PUMAs with a Relatively High Concentration of Miscellaneous vehicle & mobile equipment mechanics, installers, & repairers

This map displays which Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States have a relatively high population of Miscellaneous vehicle & mobile equipment mechanics, installers, & repairers.

Industries

Most Common

The most common industries employing Miscellaneous vehicle & mobile equipment mechanics, installers, & repairers, by number of employees, are Automotive parts, accessories, & tire stores , Automotive repair & maintenance, Sporting goods, and hobby & toy stores , Other motor vehicle dealers, General merchandise stores, including warehouse clubs and supercenters, Motor vehicle & motor vehicle parts & supplies merchant wholesalers, Tire manufacturing, Personal & household goods repair & maintenance, Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing, Services incidental to transportation, and Car Dealers.

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Miscellaneous vehicle & mobile equipment mechanics, installers, & repairers, by average wage, are Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing, Truck transportation, and Spectator sports.

Industries by Share

84.7k

2020 Workforce

± 7,144

2.85%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 11.7%

The number of people employed as Miscellaneous vehicle & mobile equipment mechanics, installers, & repairers has been growing at a rate of 2.85%, from 82,365 people in 2019 to 84,715 people in 2020.

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 37.8%, followed by Automotive repair & maintenance with 24.1% and Sporting goods, and hobby & toy stores with 9.97%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Miscellaneous vehicle & mobile equipment mechanics, installers, & repairers in the US. The average age of male Miscellaneous vehicle & mobile equipment mechanics, installers, & repairers in the workforce is 34.9 and of female Miscellaneous vehicle & mobile equipment mechanics, installers, & repairers is 31.5, and the most common race/ethnicity for Miscellaneous vehicle & mobile equipment mechanics, installers, & repairers is White (Non-Hispanic).

Composition by Sex

82k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 7,030

2.68k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 1,270

96.8% of Miscellaneous vehicle & mobile equipment mechanics, installers, & repairers are Male, making them the more common sex in the occupation. This chart shows the sex breakdown of Miscellaneous vehicle & mobile equipment mechanics, installers, & repairers.

Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity of Miscellaneous vehicle & mobile equipment mechanics, installers, & repairers

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

60.5% of Miscellaneous vehicle & mobile equipment mechanics, installers, & repairers are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 14% of Miscellaneous vehicle & mobile equipment mechanics, installers, & repairers, White (Hispanic) is the second most common race or ethnicity in this occupation. This chart shows the racial and ethnic breakdown of Miscellaneous vehicle & mobile equipment mechanics, installers, & repairers.

Age by Sex

34.9

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 1.16

31.5

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 6.05

The median age of Miscellaneous vehicle & mobile equipment mechanics, installers, & repairers is 34.8, and Male employees are generally 3.38 years older than than their Female counterparts.

Education

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 a relatively high number of Miscellaneous vehicle & mobile equipment mechanics, installers, & repairers hold a major in Engineering Technologies.

Majors

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

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Skills

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