Heavy vehicle & mobile equipment service technicians & mechanics

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2020 Workforce

229k

Average Age

41.9

Average Salary

$56,985

Average Male Salary

$57,167

Average Female Salary

$44,808

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 $56,985 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Heavy vehicle & mobile equipment service technicians & mechanics by wage are Chemical processing machine setters, operators, & tenders, Architectural and civil drafters, and Paramedics.

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, Ector CountyOdessa City PUMA, TX, and Panhandle Regional Planning Commission (Outside Potter & Randall Counties) PUMA, TX. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Heavy vehicle & mobile equipment service technicians & mechanics are Campbell, Goshen, Platte, Johnson, Washakie, Weston, Crook & Niobrara Counties PUMA, WY, Rural Nevada PUMA, NV, and Ector CountyOdessa City PUMA, TX.

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 Colusa, Glenn, Tehama & Trinity Counties PUMA, CA but are relatively concentrated in Campbell, Goshen, Platte, Johnson, Washakie, Weston, Crook & Niobrara Counties PUMA, WY.

Yearly Wage

$56,985

AVERAGE SALARY

± $1,807

In 2020, Heavy vehicle & mobile equipment service technicians & mechanics earned an average of $56,985, $1,031 more than than the average national salary of $55,954.

Chemical processing machine setters, operators, & tenders make somewhat more than Heavy vehicle & mobile equipment service technicians & mechanics while Architectural and civil drafters 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

0.29

WAGE GINI

In 2015, Heavy vehicle & mobile equipment service technicians & mechanics had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.29, which is lower than 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).

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.

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 , Rail transportation, Commercial & industrial machinery & equipment repair & maintenance, Support activities for mining, Services incidental to transportation, Automotive repair & maintenance, Lawn & garden equipment & supplies stores, Farming, Commercial, industrial & other intangible assets rental & leasing, and Nonmetallic mineral mining & quarrying.

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Heavy vehicle & mobile equipment service technicians & mechanics, by average wage, are Iron & steel mills & steel product manufacturing, Electric power generation, transmission & distribution, and Employment services.

Industries by Share

229k

2020 Workforce

± 11,737

3.22%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 7.08%

The number of people employed as Heavy vehicle & mobile equipment service technicians & mechanics has been growing at a rate of 3.22%, from 221,752 people in 2019 to 228,888 people in 2020.

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 29.2%, followed by Machinery, equipment, & supplies merchant wholesalers with 10.3% and Rail transportation with 6.08%.

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 41.9 and of female Heavy vehicle & mobile equipment service technicians & mechanics is 43, and the most common race/ethnicity for Heavy vehicle & mobile equipment service technicians & mechanics is White (Non-Hispanic).

Composition by Sex

226k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 11,650

3.37k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 1,425

98.5% of Heavy vehicle & mobile equipment service technicians & mechanics are Male, making them the more common sex in the occupation. This chart shows the sex 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)

74.9% of Heavy vehicle & mobile equipment service technicians & mechanics are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 9.67% 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 Sex

41.9

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 0.694

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 5.59

The median age of Heavy vehicle & mobile equipment service technicians & mechanics is 41.9, and Male employees are generally 1.05 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 Engineering but a relatively high number of Heavy vehicle & mobile equipment service technicians & mechanics hold a major in Agriculture.

Majors

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