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Estimated employment70
Mean wage$26.84
Entry wage$18.54
10th percentile wage$17.01
50th percentile wage$26.24
90th percentile wage$38.54
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Professional and Business Services1016.3%
Trade, Transportation,, and Utilities
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Trade, Transportation,, and Utilities$24.12
Professional and Business Services10$22.74
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$26.24 $24.44 $1.80
2017$26.18+.2%$24.38+.2%$1.80
2016$25.40+3.1%$23.66+3.1%$1.74
2015$24.90+2.0%$23.19+2.0%$1.71
2014$24.41+2.0%$22.74+2.0%$1.67
2013$23.91+2.1%$22.27+2.1%$1.64
2012$23.41+2.1%$21.81+2.1%$1.61
2011$23.07+1.5%$21.49+1.5%$1.58
2010$22.57+2.2%$21.02+2.2%$1.55
2009$22.31+1.2%$20.78+1.2%$1.53
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$26.24 $20.85 $5.39
2017$26.18+.2%$20.63+1.1%$5.55
2016$25.40+3.1%$20.08+2.8%$5.32
2015$24.90+2.0%$19.62+2.3%$5.28
2014$24.41+2.0%$19.21+2.1%$5.21
2013$23.91+2.1%$18.80+2.2%$5.12
2012$23.41+2.1%$18.42+2.1%$4.99
2011$23.07+1.5%$18.10+1.7%$4.97
2010$22.57+2.2%$17.82+1.6%$4.75
2009$22.31+1.2%$17.52+1.7%$4.79
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 2018
Top Areas For This Occupation
Best Pay
Median Wage / Employment
Bridgeport-Stam.$30.64310
Hartford$28.13690
New Haven$26.52550
Danbury$26.2470
Waterbury$25.94100
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Hartford$28.13690
New Haven$26.52550
Bridgeport-Stam.$30.64310
Norwich-NL$23.19110
Waterbury$25.94100
Wages in other areas
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