DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA
49-3023 Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
Occupational Description:
Diagnose, adjust, repair, or overhaul automotive vehicles. Excludes “Automotive Body and Related Repairers" (49-3021), "Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists" (49-3031), and "Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles" (49-2096).| Percentiles | |||||||||
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| Geography | Employment | Emp SE* | Mean | Mean SE* | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
| EDR 6E- Southwest Central | 190 | 20 | $16.88/hr | $1.38/hr | $8.69/hr | $12.08/hr | $17.23/hr | $21.37/hr | $25.23/hr |
| Minnesota | 10,470 | 565 | $17.87/hr | $0.46/hr | $10.06/hr | $12.77/hr | $17.47/hr | $22.11/hr | $27.03/hr |
| U S | 596,830 | 4,178 | $19.04/hr | $0.06/hr | $10.15/hr | $13.24/hr | $17.84/hr | $23.51/hr | $29.28/hr |
| *SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate. | |||||||||
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| Occupation (click title for details) | OES | Projections | |
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| Employment | Median Wage | % Change - | |
| Farm Equipment Mechanics | 250 | $18.58/hr | N/A |
| Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers | 200 | $13.72/hr | N/A |
| Industrial Machinery Mechanics | 170 | $19.27/hr | N/A |
| Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers | 60 | $14.06/hr | N/A |
| Engine and Other Machine Assemblers | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Tasks for Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
- Repairs and overhauls defective automotive units, such as engines, transmissions, or differentials.
- Repairs or replaces parts, such as pistons, rods, gears, valves, and bearings.
- Overhauls or replaces carburetors, blowers, generators, distributors, starts, and pumps.
- Repairs manual and automatic transmissions.
- Installs and repairs accessories, such as radios, heaters, mirrors, and windshield wipers.
- Replaces and adjusts headlights.
- Aligns front end.
- Repairs damaged automobile bodies.
- Rebuilds parts, such as crankshafts and cylinder blocks.
- Examines vehicles and discusses extent of damage or malfunction with customer.
- Repairs radiator leaks.
- Repairs or replaces shock absorbers.
- Rewires ignition system, lights, and instrument panel.
- Repairs, relines, replaces, and adjusts brakes.
- Repairs, installs, and adjusts hydraulic and electromagnetic automatic lift mechanisms used to raise and lower automobile windows, seats, and tops.
- Rebuilds, repairs, and tests automotive injection units.
- Aligns and repairs wheels, axles, frames, torsion bars, and steering mechanisms of automobiles.
- Converts vehicle fuel systems from gasoline to butane gas operations and repairs and services operating butane fuel units.
- Examines vehicle, compiles estimate of repair costs, and secures customer approval to perform repairs.
- Tunes automobile engines and tests electronic computer components.
- Inspects, tests, repairs, and replaces automotive cooling systems and fuel tanks.
- Inspects and tests new vehicles for damage, records findings, and makes repairs.
- Repairs and replaces defective balljoint suspension, brakeshoes, and wheelbearings.
- Repairs, replaces, and adjusts defective carburetor parts and gasoline filters.
- Installs and repairs automotive air-conditioning units.
- Removes and replaces defective mufflers and tailpipes from automobiles.
- Repairs and aligns defective wheels of automobiles.
- Repairs, overhauls, and adjusts automobile brake systems.
- Repairs and rebuilds clutch systems.
- Repairs and replaces automobile leaf springs.