Heavy Vehicle and Mobile Equipment Service Technicians
Earnings
The median annual wage for heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians was $47,120 in May 2015.
The median wage is the wage at which half the workers in an occupation earned more than that amount and half earned less. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $29,360, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $69,840.
Median annual wages for heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians in May 2015 were as follows:
Rail car repairers
$55,570
Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines
48,770
Farm equipment mechanics and service technicians
37,050
Most heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians work full time, and many work evenings or weekends. Overtime is common.
Farm equipment mechanics' work varies by time of the year. During busy planting and harvesting seasons, for example, mechanics often work six or seven 12-hour days per week. In the slower winter months, however, they may work less than full time.
Union Membership
Compared with workers in all occupations, heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians had a higher percentage of workers who belonged to a union in 2014.
Heavy Vehicle and Mobile Equipment Service Technicians
Median annual wages, May 2015
Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians
$47,120
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers
$40,160
Total, all occupations
$36,200
Note: All Occupations includes all occupations in the U.S. Economy. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics
