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Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics — Career Decision Dashboard
United States
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Report generated from official BLS OEWS and O*NET data — United States.
Median annual wage
$50,620
United States, 2025
Employment
704,640
United States, 2025
Typical education
Not recorded
Job Zone 3
Skills identified
35
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Career overview
Diagnose, adjust, repair, or overhaul automotive vehicles.
- O*NET code
- 49-3023.00
- Job zone
- 3
- Experience required
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years
Typical tasks
- Follow checklists to ensure all important parts are examined, including belts, hoses, steering systems, spark plugs, brake and fuel systems, wheel bearings, and other potentially troublesome areas.
- Test and adjust repaired systems to meet manufacturers' performance specifications.
- Perform routine and scheduled maintenance services, such as oil changes, lubrications, and tune-ups.
- Inspect vehicles for damage and record findings so that necessary repairs can be made.
- Align wheels, axles, frames, torsion bars, and steering mechanisms of automobiles, using special alignment equipment and wheel-balancing machines.
- Repair, reline, replace, and adjust brakes.
- Repair, replace, or adjust defective fuel injectors, carburetor parts, and gasoline filters.
- Align vehicles' front ends.
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Salary analysis — United States
10th percentile
$34,660
25th percentile
$38,900
75th percentile
$70,430
90th percentile
$81,790
Most important skills
- Repairing3.9
- Troubleshooting3.9
- Equipment Maintenance3.8
- Critical Thinking3.5
- Operations Monitoring3.4
- Active Listening3.3
- Complex Problem Solving3.3
- Quality Control Analysis3.3
- Installation3.3
- Operation and Control3.3
- Monitoring3.1
- Judgment and Decision Making3.0
What skills do you need?
Select the skills you already have
Skills listed are those O*NET rates at importance 3.0 or above for this occupation. Set your own level on the same 0–7 O*NET scale.
Skill coverage
0%
0 of 18 identified skills
Matched
0
Missing
18
Your selected skills cover approximately 0% of the skills identified for this occupation in O*NET. This is a coverage measure of listed skills only — it is not a qualification, hiring or interview outcome.
Skills to develop
| Skill | Importance | Required level | Your level | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Repairing | 3.9 | 3.9 | Not selected | 3.9 |
| Troubleshooting | 3.9 | 3.9 | Not selected | 3.9 |
| Equipment Maintenance | 3.8 | 3.6 | Not selected | 3.6 |
| Critical Thinking | 3.5 | 3.8 | Not selected | 3.8 |
| Installation | 3.3 | 3.4 | Not selected | 3.4 |
| Quality Control Analysis | 3.3 | 3.3 | Not selected | 3.3 |
| Operations Monitoring | 3.4 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Complex Problem Solving | 3.3 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Active Listening | 3.3 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Operation and Control | 3.3 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Monitoring | 3.1 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Active Learning | 3.0 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | 3.0 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Speaking | 3.0 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Systems Evaluation | 3.0 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Equipment Selection | 3.0 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Systems Analysis | 3.0 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Time Management | 3.0 | 2.8 | Not selected | 2.8 |
Ordered by required level gap multiplied by O*NET importance. No prediction or recommendation is implied.
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Compare with Automotive Service Technicians and MechanicsHow salary varies by location
| Location | Median | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose, CA | $77,840 | 3,040 | 2025 |
| Napa, CA | $76,450 | 160 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | $76,030 | 7,270 | 2025 |
| Santa Rosa, CA | $75,080 | 1,000 | 2025 |
| Sacramento, CA | $72,020 | 4,870 | 2025 |
| Vallejo, CA | $69,710 | 760 | 2025 |
| DC | $68,660 | 310 | 2025 |
| Oxnard, CA | $65,160 | 1,450 | 2025 |
| CA | $64,980 | 65,420 | 2025 |
| San Diego, CA | $64,320 | 4,910 | 2025 |
| Riverside, CA | $64,210 | 7,680 | 2025 |
| Hanford, CA | $64,090 | 170 | 2025 |
| Boulder, CO | $63,950 | 670 | 2025 |
| Chico, CA | $63,070 | 320 | 2025 |
| Boston, MA | $63,060 | 9,360 | 2025 |
| Stockton, CA | $62,840 | 1,310 | 2025 |
| Los Angeles, CA | $62,820 | 22,330 | 2025 |
| Salinas, CA | $62,770 | 620 | 2025 |
| Modesto, CA | $62,770 | 1,030 | 2025 |
| Milwaukee, WI | $62,530 | 3,170 | 2025 |
Career transition paths
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Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, 2025 (May 2025 release).
Figures are periodic published survey snapshots, not real-time market rates.