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Estimated employment100
Mean wage$25.35
Entry wage$20.61
10th percentile wage$19.53
50th percentile wage$25.29
90th percentile wage$31.15
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Trade, Transportation and Utilities6063.3%
Public Administration1015.4%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Public Administration1025.72
Trade, Transportation and Utilities6024.69
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists (49-3031)
Diagnose, adjust, repair, or overhaul trucks, buses, and all types of diesel engines. Include mechanics working primarily with automobile diesel engines.
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$25.29 $21.27  $4.02
2016$24.67+2.5%$20.75 +2.5%$3.92
2015$24.20+2.0%$20.35 +2.0%$3.85
2014$23.70+2.1%$19.93 +2.1%$3.77
2013$23.20+2.1%$19.51 +2.1%$3.69
2012$22.86+1.5%$19.23 +1.5%$3.63
2011$22.37+2.2%$18.81 +2.2%$3.56
2010$22.11+1.2%$18.59 +1.2%$3.51
2009$21.73+1.7%$18.28 +1.7%$3.45
2008$21.09+3.0%$17.74 +3.0%$3.35
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$25.29 $18.48  $6.81
2016$24.67+2.5%$17.89 +3.3%$6.78
2015$24.20+2.0%$17.51 +2.1%$6.68
2014$23.70+2.1%$17.14 +2.2%$6.56
2013$23.20+2.1%$16.79 +2.1%$6.41
2012$22.86+1.5%$16.51 +1.7%$6.36
2011$22.37+2.2%$16.25 +1.6%$6.12
2010$22.11+1.2%$15.97 +1.7%$6.14
2009$21.73+1.7%$15.76 +1.4%$5.97
2008$21.09+3.0%$15.35 +2.6%$5.74
Note: The mid-wage is the median wage. The average wage is the mean wage. The entry-level wage is equal to the average of the lower third of reported wages for the occupation. The wage range consists of the 10th and 90th percentiles; 80% of workers earn between this wage range, 10% earn less while 10% earn more.
Reference Date: 1st Quarter 2017
Top Areas For This Occupation
Best Pay
Median Wage / Employment
Bridgeport-Stamford$29.13290
Hartford$27.51690
Danbury$25.4660
Waterbury$25.29100
Norwich-New London$24.06130
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Hartford$27.51690
New Haven$24.00630
Bridgeport-Stamford$29.13290
Norwich-New London$24.06130
Waterbury$25.29100
Wages in other areas
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