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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2020

49-3031 Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists

Diagnose, adjust, repair, or overhaul buses and trucks, or maintain and repair any type of diesel engines. Includes mechanics working primarily with automobile or marine diesel engines.


National estimates for Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists
Industry profile for Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists
Geographic profile for Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists

National estimates for Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
253,010 1.1 % $ 25.04 $ 52,090 0.4 %

Percentile wage estimates for Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $ 15.78 $ 19.32 $ 24.13 $ 29.95 $ 36.76
Annual Wage (2) $ 32,820 $ 40,180 $ 50,200 $ 62,290 $ 76,460


Industry profile for Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Truck Transportation 54,420 3.70 $ 22.72 $ 47,250
Automotive Repair and Maintenance 25,680 2.90 $ 23.61 $ 49,100
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) 23,740 0.44 $ 29.29 $ 60,920
Motor Vehicle and Motor Vehicle Parts and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers 23,000 6.78 $ 25.48 $ 53,010
Automotive Equipment Rental and Leasing 11,720 6.02 $ 24.63 $ 51,220

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Interurban and Rural Bus Transportation 990 7.18 $ 26.63 $ 55,390
Motor Vehicle and Motor Vehicle Parts and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers 23,000 6.78 $ 25.48 $ 53,010
Charter Bus Industry 1,320 6.12 $ 25.19 $ 52,400
Urban Transit Systems 2,520 6.02 $ 25.90 $ 53,880
Automotive Equipment Rental and Leasing 11,720 6.02 $ 24.63 $ 51,220

Top paying industries for Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Natural Gas Distribution 450 0.42 $ 43.17 $ 89,790
Federal Executive Branch (OEWS Designation) 50 (7) $ 40.36 $ 83,950
Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution 1,700 0.45 $ 35.42 $ 73,680
Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services 80 0.01 $ 32.33 $ 67,250
Support Activities for Water Transportation 420 0.48 $ 32.11 $ 66,780


Geographic profile for Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists, see the Create Customized Tables function.





States with the highest employment level in Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Texas 25,140 2.08 1.14 $ 24.45 $ 50,850
California 21,180 1.29 0.71 $ 29.20 $ 60,730
Florida 12,560 1.49 0.82 $ 24.00 $ 49,920
Illinois 11,560 2.05 1.13 $ 25.33 $ 52,680
New York 11,540 1.33 0.73 $ 28.45 $ 59,170




States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Wyoming 1,000 3.83 2.10 $ 26.22 $ 54,550
North Dakota 1,480 3.69 2.03 $ 27.67 $ 57,550
Arkansas 3,560 3.03 1.66 $ 20.47 $ 42,580
Indiana 8,270 2.83 1.56 $ 22.82 $ 47,460
Iowa 4,090 2.79 1.53 $ 23.10 $ 48,050




Top paying states for Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Alaska 580 1.95 1.07 $ 30.63 $ 63,710
Massachusetts 4,710 1.41 0.77 $ 30.19 $ 62,800
Washington 6,510 2.04 1.12 $ 29.67 $ 61,710
Connecticut 2,070 1.34 0.74 $ 29.29 $ 60,920
California 21,180 1.29 0.71 $ 29.20 $ 60,730





Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 11,220 1.27 0.70 $ 30.91 $ 64,300
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 8,810 2.02 1.11 $ 26.71 $ 55,560
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 6,530 1.82 1.00 $ 27.27 $ 56,710
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 6,400 2.15 1.18 $ 24.66 $ 51,290
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 6,210 1.07 0.59 $ 30.98 $ 64,440
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 4,310 1.64 0.90 $ 24.70 $ 51,370
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 3,920 2.12 1.17 $ 27.21 $ 56,590
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 3,750 2.52 1.38 $ 24.84 $ 51,670
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 3,740 1.91 1.05 $ 31.93 $ 66,410
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 3,630 1.35 0.74 $ 27.00 $ 56,150




Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Odessa, TX 550 7.41 4.07 $ 27.33 $ 56,840
Danville, IL 180 7.29 4.01 $ 24.36 $ 50,670
Laredo, TX 610 6.14 3.38 $ 20.08 $ 41,760
Twin Falls, ID 270 5.96 3.28 $ 20.28 $ 42,190
Casper, WY 200 5.40 2.97 $ 24.74 $ 51,470
Midland, TX 520 5.27 2.90 $ 25.24 $ 52,490
Enid, OK 120 5.13 2.82 $ 21.03 $ 43,740
Joplin, MO 370 4.88 2.68 $ 23.74 $ 49,370
Mankato-North Mankato, MN 240 4.69 2.58 $ 26.48 $ 55,070
Lewiston, ID-WA 120 4.60 2.53 $ 26.55 $ 55,230




Top paying metropolitan areas for Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 620 0.56 0.31 $ 36.21 $ 75,320
New Bedford, MA 140 2.39 1.32 $ 36.11 $ 75,110
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 2,720 1.17 0.64 $ 34.84 $ 72,460
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT 330 0.88 0.49 $ 33.22 $ 69,110
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA 100 1.13 0.62 $ 32.63 $ 67,880
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 3,740 1.91 1.05 $ 31.93 $ 66,410
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 3,310 1.27 0.70 $ 31.14 $ 64,770
Salinas, CA 180 1.05 0.58 $ 31.05 $ 64,580
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT 760 1.39 0.76 $ 31.05 $ 64,580
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 6,210 1.07 0.59 $ 30.98 $ 64,440

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 890 4.64 2.55 $ 22.48 $ 46,760
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area 870 5.60 3.08 $ 24.23 $ 50,400
Kansas nonmetropolitan area 830 2.20 1.21 $ 23.60 $ 49,080
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area 800 3.82 2.10 $ 23.00 $ 47,840
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) 700 2.26 1.24 $ 22.87 $ 47,570

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Arizona nonmetropolitan area 510 5.64 3.10 $ 27.07 $ 56,300
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area 870 5.60 3.08 $ 24.23 $ 50,400
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area 610 5.24 2.88 $ 29.69 $ 61,750
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area 600 5.18 2.85 $ 21.41 $ 44,540
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area 640 5.01 2.75 $ 20.43 $ 42,480

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Alaska nonmetropolitan area 220 2.16 1.19 $ 32.04 $ 66,640
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area 610 5.24 2.88 $ 29.69 $ 61,750
Nevada nonmetropolitan area 310 3.34 1.84 $ 29.55 $ 61,470
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area 160 2.52 1.39 $ 28.59 $ 59,460
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area 380 4.62 2.54 $ 28.33 $ 58,920


About May 2020 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(7) The value is less than .005 percent of industry employment.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OEWS estimates and related information:

May 2020 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2020 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2020 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2020 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2020 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: March 31, 2021