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Estimated employment630
Mean wage$24.62
Entry wage$18.83
10th percentile wage$17.14
50th percentile wage$24.00
90th percentile wage$33.42
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Trade, Transportation and Utilities38060.1%
Public Administration508.1%
Professional and Business Services304.6%
Financial Activities
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Public Administration5029.63
Professional and Business Services3025.87
Trade, Transportation and Utilities38023.73
Financial Activities20.68
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$24.00 $24.41  -$0.41
2016$23.42+2.5%$23.82 +2.5%-$0.40
2015$22.96+2.0%$23.35 +2.0%-$0.39
2014$22.49+2.1%$22.87 +2.1%-$0.38
2013$22.02+2.1%$22.40 +2.1%-$0.37
2012$21.70+1.5%$22.07 +1.5%-$0.37
2011$21.23+2.2%$21.59 +2.2%-$0.36
2010$20.98+1.2%$21.34 +1.2%-$0.35
2009$20.62+1.7%$20.97 +1.7%-$0.35
2008$20.02+3.0%$20.36 +3.0%-$0.34
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$24.00 $21.56  $2.44
2016$23.42+2.5%$20.87 +3.3%$2.54
2015$22.96+2.0%$20.43 +2.1%$2.53
2014$22.49+2.1%$20.00 +2.2%$2.49
2013$22.02+2.1%$19.59 +2.1%$2.42
2012$21.70+1.5%$19.26 +1.7%$2.44
2011$21.23+2.2%$18.96 +1.6%$2.27
2010$20.98+1.2%$18.64 +1.7%$2.35
2009$20.62+1.7%$18.38 +1.4%$2.24
2008$20.02+3.0%$17.91 +2.6%$2.11
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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