Heavy vehicle & mobile equipment service technicians & mechanics

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2024 Workforce

188k

Average Age

42.1

Average Salary

$69,037

Average Male Salary

$69,265

Average Female Salary

$52,440

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 $69,037 in 2024.

The locations that employ the most Heavy vehicle & mobile equipment service technicians & mechanics are Rural Nevada PUMA, NV, Permian Basin Regional Planning Commission (Central)--Midland County, Midland City PUMA, TX, and Campbell, Goshen, Platte, Johnson, Washakie, Weston, Crook & Niobrara Counties PUMA, WY. The 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 Houston (Southeast) & South Houston Cities--Inside Beltway TX-8 PUMA, TX.

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Employment

Employment and salary information for the Heavy vehicle & mobile equipment service technicians & mechanics workforce. Heavy vehicle & mobile equipment service technicians & mechanics workforce in 2024 was 187,766 people, of which 1.36% were women and 98.6% were men.

Heavy vehicle & mobile equipment service technicians & mechanics are paid most in Central Mountain PUMA, CO but are relatively concentrated in Campbell, Goshen, Platte, Johnson, Washakie, Weston, Crook & Niobrara Counties PUMA, WY.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

185,216

Male Workforce

± 10.6k

2,550

Female Workforce

± 1.24k

The Heavy vehicle & mobile equipment service technicians & mechanics workforce in 2024 was 187,766 people (1.36% women and 98.6% men). This implies an average annual growth of −6.73% between 2014 (201,307) and 2024 (187,766).

Employment by Location

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This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Heavy vehicle & mobile equipment service technicians & mechanics.

During 2024, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Connecticut ($107,427), Colorado ($90,770), and Alaska ($87,261).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$69,037

AVERAGE WAGE

#192 in the ranking (2014)

$69,878

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2024, Heavy vehicle & mobile equipment service technicians & mechanics earned an average of $69,037, $841 less than the average national salary of $69,878

The graph shows the ranking of Heavy vehicle & mobile equipment service technicians & mechanics in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2014.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.281

WAGE GINI

In 2024, Heavy vehicle & mobile equipment service technicians & mechanics had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.281, which is lower than the national average of 0.474. 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).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Heavy vehicle & mobile equipment service technicians & mechanics compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Heavy vehicle & mobile equipment service technicians & mechanics and on wages 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 Water transportation ($167,442).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

188k

2024 Workforce

± 10,632

−8.53%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 8.57%

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 50.2%, followed by Machinery, equipment, & supplies merchant wholesalers with 20.2% and Commercial & industrial machinery & equipment repair & maintenance with 18.9%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Heavy vehicle & mobile equipment service technicians & mechanics in the US. The workforce of Heavy vehicle & mobile equipment service technicians & mechanics in 2024 was 187,766 people, with 1.36% woman, and 98.6% men. The average age of male Heavy vehicle & mobile equipment service technicians & mechanics in the workforce is 42.1 and of female Heavy vehicle & mobile equipment service technicians & mechanics is 39.4, and the most common race/ethnicity for Heavy vehicle & mobile equipment service technicians & mechanics is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Heavy vehicle & mobile equipment service technicians & mechanics in 2024 was 187,766 people, with 1.36% woman, and 98.6% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 30 to 34 years (23,813 people), 25 to 29 years (23,204 people), and 35 to 39 years (21,417 people). Among them they concentrated 36.5% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2024, 16.7% of Heavy vehicle & mobile equipment service technicians & mechanics workers were Hispanic and 83.3% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (73%), Puerto Rican (7.41)%, and All Other Spanish/Hispanic/Latino (4.32)%

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Races

In 2024, 75.5% of the Heavy vehicle & mobile equipment service technicians & mechanics workforce were White, of which 1.23% were women and 98.8% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Two or More Races (10.2%) and Other (6.55%).

Education & Skills

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 the most specialized major according to RCA in 2024 were MILITARY SCIENCE, LEADERSHIP AND OPERATIONAL ART.

Among the necessary skills for Heavy vehicle & mobile equipment service technicians & mechanics, Equipment Maintenance stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Heavy vehicle & mobile equipment service technicians & mechanics 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 Heavy vehicle & mobile equipment service technicians & mechanics in 2024 (counting all academic degrees) were Engineering (2,129 people), Business (1,366 people), and Engineering Technologies (692 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Heavy vehicle & mobile equipment service technicians & mechanics workers were High School or Equivalent (83,789 people), Some college (44,567 people), and Associates Degree (29,198 people).

The graphic shows the Heavy vehicle & mobile equipment service technicians & mechanics workforce by gender and educational level.

Skills

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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 Equipment Maintenance, Repairing, Troubleshooting.