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Estimated employment 60
Mean wage$25.63
Entry wage$18.17
10th percentile wage$17.15
50th percentile wage$25.46
90th percentile wage$36.72
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Trade, Transportation and Utilities1022.3%
Other Services
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Trade, Transportation and Utilities1028.39
Other Services22.15
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$25.46 $24.12  $1.34
2016$24.84+2.5%$23.53 +2.5%$1.31
2015$24.36+2.0%$23.08 +2.0%$1.28
2014$23.86+2.1%$22.60 +2.1%$1.26
2013$23.36+2.1%$22.13 +2.1%$1.23
2012$23.02+1.5%$21.81 +1.5%$1.21
2011$22.52+2.2%$21.33 +2.2%$1.19
2010$22.26+1.2%$21.09 +1.2%$1.17
2009$21.88+1.7%$20.73 +1.7%$1.15
2008$21.24+3.0%$20.12 +3.0%$1.12
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$25.46 $20.50  $4.96
2016$24.84+2.5%$19.84 +3.3%$4.99
2015$24.36+2.0%$19.43 +2.1%$4.93
2014$23.86+2.1%$19.01 +2.2%$4.84
2013$23.36+2.1%$18.63 +2.1%$4.73
2012$23.02+1.5%$18.31 +1.7%$4.71
2011$22.52+2.2%$18.02 +1.6%$4.49
2010$22.26+1.2%$17.72 +1.7%$4.54
2009$21.88+1.7%$17.48 +1.4%$4.40
2008$21.24+3.0%$17.03 +2.6%$4.20
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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