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Auto Mechanics
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Job Numbers and Growth
Across the US there are 773,000 auto mechanics. This occupation has an unemployment level that is high.
Part-Time Work and Self-Employment
Employees may end up working less than full time; 6% of those in the career did so in 2008. 17% of the time auto mechanics are self employed.
Training and Education
Finding jobs is easier for workers with a postsecondary vocational award. Recent government surveys (2008) show that 4% of employees have received at least a 4 year degree. Auto mechanics who attended college, but do not have a degree make up 34% of the total. A high school diploma was all the education obtained by 62% of workers. Recommended schools are shown in the column to the right; request information from them to help you decide which, if any, could help you with this career.
Area Job Conditions
The fewest jobs (per capita) are found in Olympia (Washington), Lincoln (Nebraska), and New York (New York), and the most jobs are found in Kankakee (Illinois), Palm Coast (Florida), and Punta Gorda (Florida).
The earnings potential (not adjusted for cost of living) is highest in Danbury (Connecticut), Fairbanks (Alaska), and Janesville (Wisconsin). However, the potential is lowest in Joplin (Missouri), Weirton (West Virginia), and Altoona (Pennsylvania).
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Auto Mechanics: Job and Salary Data by Metropolitan Area
The table below shows data for Auto Mechanics, as of 2008. The Popularity in Area number tells you how common jobs for Auto Mechanics are in the area, compared to other US metro areas. A value of 1.0 means an average number of people in the position for area population. Lower numbers mean fewer of these positions in the metro area. The most popular areas for Auto Mechanics are starred .
State Area Positions Typical Pay Popularity in Area Alabama Anniston 240 $29,370 1.2 Alabama Auburn 190 $34,370 1 Alabama Birmingham 2,440 $37,090 1 Alabama Decatur 270 $35,540 1.2 Alabama Dothan 320 $30,800 1.2 Alabama Florence 240 $28,840 1.1 Alabama Gadsden 220 $36,570 1.6 Alabama Huntsville 700 $36,980 0.7 Alabama Mobile 890 $32,680 1 Alabama Montgomery 790 $34,860 1 Alabama Tuscaloosa 370 $32,890 0.9 Alaska Anchorage 830 $49,830 1.1 Alaska Fairbanks 300 $53,050 2.2Arizona Flagstaff 290 $38,880 1.2 Arizona Kingman 480 $34,140 2.2Arizona Phoenix 9,500 $37,790 1 Arizona Prescott 390 $41,430 1.4 Arizona Tucson 2,130 $40,090 1.2 Arizona Yuma 430 $36,610 1.6 Arkansas Fayetteville 830 $31,650 0.9 Arkansas Fort Smith 620 $30,150 1.1 Arkansas Hot Springs 170 $25,620 1.1 Arkansas Jonesboro 200 $31,790 1 Arkansas Little Rock 1,640 $36,240 1 Arkansas Pine Bluff 120 $26,580 0.9 California Bakersfield 1,640 $37,720 1.3 California Chico 410 $36,600 1.3 California El Centro 280 $37,200 1.3 California Fresno 1,690 $36,690 1.1 California Hanford 120 $31,580 1 California Madera 170 $34,680 1.1 California Merced 440 $33,310 1.8 California Modesto 890 $41,250 1.2 California Napa 230 $47,840 0.8 California Oakland 4,960 $50,410 1 California Oxnard 1,500 $42,740 1 California Redding 410 $38,570 1.4 California Riverside 6,720 $39,160 1.1 California Sacramento 3,920 $43,980 0.9 California Salinas 640 $44,500 0.9 California San Diego 5,650 $42,560 0.9 California San Francisco 3,540 $47,800 0.7 California San Jose 3,380 $48,290 0.7 California San Luis Obispo 450 $41,950 1 California Santa Ana 5,640 $40,690 0.8 California Santa Barbara 750 $37,900 1 California Santa Cruz 430 $45,520 1.1 California Santa Rosa 1,000 $46,220 1.2 California Stockton 950 $41,210 0.9 California Vallejo 640 $39,990 1.1 California Visalia 550 $34,820 0.9 California Yuba City 270 $38,030 1.7 Colorado Boulder 790 $40,010 1.1 Colorado Colorado Springs 1,830 $40,170 1.5 Colorado Denver 6,140 $38,330 1 Colorado Fort Collins 850 $39,200 1.5 Colorado Grand Junction 520 $39,390 2.1Colorado Greeley 540 $40,560 1.6 Colorado Pueblo 370 $31,010 1.6 Connecticut Bridgeport 2,020 $45,440 1 Connecticut Danbury 390 $56,130 1.2 Connecticut Hartford 2,600 $41,580 0.9 Connecticut New Haven 1,370 $40,630 1 Connecticut Norwich 600 $37,120 1 Connecticut Waterbury 450 $45,830 1.5 Delaware Dover 430 $35,640 1.8 Delaware Wilmington 1,750 $37,850 1.1 District of Columbia Washington 9,400 $44,420 0.8 Florida Cape Coral 1,130 $42,140 1.1 Florida Deltona 1,130 $34,340 1.6 Florida Fort Lauderdale 4,570 $36,550 1.3 Florida Fort Walton Beach 590 $37,750 1.8 Florida Gainesville 510 $34,190 1 Florida Jacksonville 3,930 $34,730 1.3 Florida Lakeland 1,390 $34,570 1.5 Florida Miami 4,800 $36,150 1 Florida Naples 610 $43,220 1.1 Florida Ocala 850 $33,470 2 Florida Orlando 5,120 $36,800 1 Florida Palm Bay 1,140 $34,460 1.2 Florida Palm Coast 130 $29,700 2.6Florida Panama City 420 $36,640 1.4 Florida Pensacola 1,140 $32,270 1.6 Florida Port St Lucie 990 $35,330 1.7 Florida Punta Gorda 390 $29,150 2.4Florida Sarasota 1,490 $39,440 1.2 Florida Sebastian 320 $38,960 1.6 Florida Tallahassee 790 $35,560 1 Florida Tampa 6,960 $34,930 1.2 Florida West Palm Beach 2,970 $39,040 1.1 Georgia Albany 270 $31,420 1 Georgia Athens 450 $40,750 1.4 Georgia Atlanta 11,260 $38,170 1 Georgia Augusta 1,180 $33,960 1.2 Georgia Brunswick 360 $32,990 2Georgia Columbus 750 $30,580 1.5 Georgia Dalton 400 $29,210 1.2 Georgia Gainesville 330 $32,480 1.1 Georgia Macon 530 $36,190 1.2 Georgia Rome 200 $33,010 1.3 Georgia Savannah 940 $35,790 1.3 Georgia Valdosta 280 $34,550 1.2 Georgia Warner Robins 290 $32,770 1.4 Hawaii Honolulu 1,680 $39,670 0.8 Idaho Boise 1,140 $32,140 0.9 Idaho Coeur Dalene 380 $32,730 1.6 Idaho Idaho Falls 450 $28,120 2.2Idaho Lewiston 200 $38,500 2.2Idaho Pocatello 240 $34,740 2 Illinois Bloomington 420 $41,240 1.4 Illinois Champaign 550 $40,120 1.3 Illinois Chicago 18,140 $43,730 1 Illinois Danville 190 $29,230 1.9 Illinois Decatur 350 $35,920 1.8 Illinois Kankakee 410 $35,950 2.6Illinois Peoria 960 $37,530 1.2 Illinois Rockford 900 $38,380 1.3 Illinois Springfield 730 $38,400 1.6 Indiana Anderson 190 $32,820 1.1 Indiana Bloomington 280 $34,870 0.9 Indiana Columbus 170 $33,230 1 Indiana Elkhart 420 $34,640 0.7 Indiana Evansville 860 $36,540 1.1 Indiana Fort Wayne 1,090 $36,850 1.1 Indiana Gary 1,340 $36,120 1 Indiana Indianapolis 4,130 $39,310 0.9 Indiana Kokomo 220 $35,050 1.5 Indiana Lafayette 380 $29,490 1.1 Indiana Michigan City 200 $31,530 1.1 Indiana Muncie 220 $28,990 1.1 Indiana South Bend 600 $38,310 1 Indiana Terre Haute 280 $31,320 0.9 Iowa Ames 210 $41,560 1.3 Iowa Cedar Rapids 730 $33,870 1.2 Iowa Davenport 1,040 $34,570 1.2 Iowa Des Moines 1,430 $41,330 0.9 Iowa Dubuque 250 $32,040 1.1 Iowa Iowa City 290 $32,450 0.9 Iowa Sioux City 260 $35,620 0.8 Iowa Waterloo 450 $30,850 1.2 Kansas Lawrence 210 $31,080 1.1 Kansas Topeka 500 $34,710 1 Kansas Wichita 1,160 $34,990 0.8 Kentucky Bowling Green 240 $32,930 1 Kentucky Elizabethtown 290 $28,890 1.6 Kentucky Lexington 1,120 $33,000 1 Kentucky Louisville 2,700 $33,520 0.9 Kentucky Owensboro 270 $30,730 1.3 Louisiana Alexandria 260 $28,110 1 Louisiana Baton Rouge 1,750 $34,150 1 Louisiana Houma 290 $38,460 0.7 Louisiana Lafayette 670 $38,290 1 Louisiana Lake Charles 340 $33,100 0.9 Louisiana Monroe 380 $34,880 1.1 Louisiana New Orleans 2,250 $34,620 0.9 Louisiana Shreveport 590 $36,040 0.7 Maine Bangor 480 $32,790 1.7 Maine Lewiston 340 $29,610 1.6 Maine Portland 1,020 $37,790 1.1 Maryland Baltimore 7,570 $40,200 1.2 Maryland Bethesda 2,820 $49,820 1 Maryland Cumberland 250 $29,410 1.7 Maryland Hagerstown 440 $35,210 1 Maryland Salisbury 340 $37,000 1.5 Massachusetts Barnstable Town 640 $45,400 1.4 Massachusetts Boston 6,080 $44,000 0.7 Massachusetts Brockton 320 $40,110 0.8 Massachusetts Framingham 650 $44,700 0.9 Massachusetts Haverhill 570 $39,880 1.7 Massachusetts Lawrence 410 $36,470 1.7 Massachusetts Leominster 350 $36,470 1.6 Massachusetts Lowell 650 $42,930 1.2 Massachusetts New Bedford 310 $34,890 1.1 Massachusetts Pittsfield 220 $34,200 1.6 Massachusetts Springfield 1,630 $38,510 1.1 Massachusetts Taunton 260 $35,400 1.3 Massachusetts Worcester 1,450 $37,650 1.2 Michigan Ann Arbor 730 $50,010 0.9 Michigan Battle Creek 280 $38,290 1.4 Michigan Bay City 210 $33,100 1.5 Michigan Detroit 3,920 $44,940 1.1 Michigan Flint 670 $46,840 1.1 Michigan Grand Rapids 2,500 $44,310 1.4 Michigan Holland 500 $37,570 1.1 Michigan Jackson 320 $43,230 1.4 Michigan Kalamazoo 660 $38,190 1 Michigan Lansing 720 $40,600 0.8 Michigan Monroe 200 $35,790 1.2 Michigan Muskegon 320 $27,660 1.2 Michigan Niles 290 $39,950 1.1 Michigan Saginaw 480 $35,250 1.4 Michigan Warren 5,250 $45,140 0.9 Minnesota Duluth 750 $34,140 1.3 Minnesota Minneapolis 6,090 $41,390 0.7 Minnesota Rochester 390 $34,640 0.9 Minnesota St Cloud 470 $37,140 1 Mississippi Gulfport 560 $37,590 1.1 Mississippi Jackson 1,380 $31,880 1.1 Mississippi Pascagoula 260 $44,910 1.3 Missouri Columbia 480 $33,530 1.3 Missouri Jefferson City 370 $30,330 1.2 Missouri Joplin 760 $25,970 2.1Missouri Kansas City 5,020 $38,400 1 Missouri Springfield 1,320 $32,070 1.4 Missouri St Joseph 350 $33,710 1.6 Missouri St Louis 7,300 $37,850 1.1 Montana Billings 670 $38,780 1.9 Montana Great Falls 210 $36,040 1.5 Montana Missoula 280 $35,100 1.3 Nebraska Lincoln 470 $33,550 0.6 Nebraska Omaha 2,020 $38,030 0.9 Nevada Carson City 160 $38,830 1.5 Nevada Las Vegas 3,840 $37,980 0.8 Nevada Reno 940 $43,220 1 New Hampshire Manchester 580 $43,060 1.2 New Hampshire Nashua 760 $43,130 1.2 New Hampshire Portsmouth 340 $42,090 1.4 New Hampshire Rochester 340 $42,200 1.4 New Jersey Atlantic City 650 $35,580 0.9 New Jersey Camden 3,310 $39,420 1.3 New Jersey Edison 4,430 $38,940 0.9 New Jersey Newark 4,040 $39,810 0.8 New Jersey Ocean City 210 $41,140 1.2 New Jersey Trenton 860 $42,280 0.8 New Jersey Vineland 300 $34,220 1.2 New Mexico Albuquerque 2,010 $34,810 1.1 New Mexico Farmington 520 $33,890 2.3New Mexico Las Cruces 420 $29,890 1.6 New Mexico Santa Fe 310 $39,820 1.1 New York Albany 2,380 $40,890 1.1 New York Binghamton 640 $29,040 1.3 New York Buffalo 3,640 $32,680 1.4 New York Elmira 250 $31,540 1.7 New York Glens Falls 380 $35,720 1.7 New York Ithaca 190 $37,560 1.1 New York Kingston 500 $38,040 1.9 New York Nassau 6,590 $42,710 1.1 New York New York 15,500 $39,100 0.6 New York Poughkeepsie 1,980 $37,740 1.7 New York Rochester 2,810 $33,810 1.2 New York Syracuse 2,040 $34,380 1.4 New York Utica 850 $27,090 1.4 North Carolina Asheville 780 $37,800 0.9 North Carolina Burlington 340 $37,670 1.3 North Carolina Charlotte 4,490 $43,920 1 North Carolina Durham 1,100 $38,300 0.8 North Carolina Fayetteville 820 $35,940 1.5 North Carolina Goldsboro 160 $31,520 1 North Carolina Greensboro 1,640 $37,970 0.9 North Carolina Greenville 310 $31,030 1 North Carolina Hickory 520 $32,870 0.7 North Carolina Jacksonville 230 $40,720 1.4 North Carolina Raleigh 2,080 $40,100 0.8 North Carolina Rocky Mount 270 $29,420 1.1 North Carolina Wilmington 790 $41,030 1.2 North Carolina Winston Salem 1,070 $36,810 1 North Dakota Bismarck 270 $33,410 1.1 North Dakota Fargo 480 $33,370 0.9 North Dakota Grand Forks 230 $39,230 1.1 Ohio Akron 1,520 $36,310 0.9 Ohio Canton 900 $31,720 1.1 Ohio Cincinnati 4,460 $37,540 0.9 Ohio Cleveland 5,260 $38,950 1 Ohio Columbus 3,500 $37,430 0.8 Ohio Dayton 1,950 $35,420 1 Ohio Lima 290 $35,470 1.3 Ohio Mansfield 320 $31,880 1.4 Ohio Sandusky 200 $26,740 1.4 Ohio Springfield 340 $39,260 1.7 Ohio Toledo 1,770 $35,820 1.2 Ohio Youngstown 1,510 $30,550 1.4 Oklahoma Lawton 220 $28,630 1.4 Oklahoma Oklahoma City 3,230 $31,790 1.2 Oklahoma Tulsa 1,490 $32,750 0.7 Oregon Bend 310 $44,380 1 Oregon Corvallis 90 $41,700 0.7 Oregon Eugene 620 $34,430 0.9 Oregon Medford 420 $39,380 1.1 Oregon Portland 4,000 $40,240 0.8 Oregon Salem 500 $36,330 0.7 Pennsylvania Allentown 2,220 $39,440 1.4 Pennsylvania Altoona 420 $26,340 1.6 Pennsylvania Erie 710 $36,930 1.2 Pennsylvania Harrisburg 1,670 $36,800 1.1 Pennsylvania Johnstown 330 $30,440 1.4 Pennsylvania Lancaster 1,680 $36,900 1.5 Pennsylvania Lebanon 350 $33,080 1.8 Pennsylvania Philadelphia 9,900 $40,200 1.1 Pennsylvania Pittsburgh 7,380 $33,960 1.3 Pennsylvania Reading 1,060 $35,470 1.4 Pennsylvania Scranton 1,770 $32,140 1.4 Pennsylvania State College 420 $33,290 1.7 Pennsylvania Williamsport 380 1.8 Pennsylvania York 1,120 $32,660 1.3 Rhode Island Providence 2,920 $38,070 1.1 South Carolina Anderson 320 $37,140 1.2 South Carolina Charleston 1,610 $35,870 1.2 South Carolina Columbia 1,980 $33,770 1.2 South Carolina Florence 550 $29,240 1.5 South Carolina Greenville 1,760 $32,490 1.2 South Carolina Myrtle Beach 430 $37,230 0.8 South Carolina Spartanburg 550 $33,070 1 South Carolina Sumter 210 $28,480 1.5 South Dakota Rapid City 460 $32,720 1.7 South Dakota Sioux Falls 670 $35,600 1 Tennessee Chattanooga 1,220 $30,830 1.1 Tennessee Clarksville 520 $30,070 1.6 Tennessee Cleveland 170 $29,350 1.2 Tennessee Jackson 300 $36,240 1.2 Tennessee Johnson City 390 $32,060 1.2 Tennessee Kingsport 570 $27,300 1.1 Tennessee Knoxville 1,890 $32,760 1.2 Tennessee Memphis 2,850 $37,430 0.9 Tennessee Morristown 230 $31,830 1.2 Tennessee Nashville 3,280 $36,470 0.9 Texas Abilene 390 $30,480 1.4 Texas Amarillo 580 $31,820 1.3 Texas Austin 3,410 $39,050 0.9 Texas Beaumont 880 $37,090 1.2 Texas Brownsville 490 $31,010 0.9 Texas College Station 370 $38,170 1.1 Texas Corpus Christi 930 $31,170 1.1 Texas Dallas 7,860 $39,240 0.8 Texas El Paso 1,270 $30,560 1 Texas Fort Worth 4,560 $35,950 1.1 Texas Houston 10,310 $39,660 0.8 Texas Killeen 1,000 $36,130 1.8 Texas Laredo 420 $27,610 1.1 Texas Longview 390 $32,670 0.9 Texas Lubbock 710 $34,040 1.3 Texas Mcallen 950 $27,170 0.9 Texas Midland 340 $38,140 1.2 Texas Odessa 340 $41,030 1.4 Texas San Angelo 240 $34,610 1.4 Texas San Antonio 3,810 $36,530 0.9 Texas Sherman 260 $35,110 1.6 Texas Tyler 480 $35,540 1.2 Texas Victoria 220 $36,050 1.1 Texas Waco 360 $32,570 0.8 Texas Wichita Falls 330 $33,940 1.3 Utah Logan 300 $33,840 1.6 Utah Ogden 950 $38,300 1 Utah Provo 980 $37,360 1.3 Utah Salt Lake City 2,780 $37,760 0.9 Utah St George 290 $37,540 1.4 Vermont Burlington 700 $37,680 1.4 Virginia Blacksburg 400 $30,470 1.5 Virginia Charlottesville 480 $37,940 1.1 Virginia Danville 220 $27,600 1.6 Virginia Harrisonburg 280 $31,470 1.2 Virginia Lynchburg 510 $35,760 1.1 Virginia Richmond 3,340 $39,720 1.1 Virginia Roanoke 840 $34,130 1.1 Virginia Virginia Beach 4,010 $39,480 1.1 Virginia Winchester 350 $32,060 1.6 Washington Bellingham 330 $39,040 0.9 Washington Bremerton 500 $43,610 1.4 Washington Kennewick 470 $36,140 1.2 Washington Longview 200 $38,040 1.5 Washington Mount Vernon 320 $42,250 1.7 Washington Olympia 270 $45,530 0.6 Washington Seattle 5,040 $44,390 0.7 Washington Spokane 970 $38,200 1 Washington Tacoma 1,270 $42,120 1 Washington Wenatchee 160 $36,010 1 Washington Yakima 400 $35,560 1.1 West Virginia Charleston 650 $28,970 1 West Virginia Huntington 580 $26,740 1.1 West Virginia Morgantown 220 $27,950 1.1 West Virginia Parkersburg 420 $25,750 1.4 West Virginia Weirton 270 $26,590 1.5 West Virginia Wheeling 290 $28,120 1.1 Wisconsin Appleton 610 $33,850 1.2 Wisconsin Eau Claire 310 $32,390 0.9 Wisconsin Fond 220 $35,840 1.2 Wisconsin Green Bay 660 $36,210 0.8 Wisconsin Janesville 640 $49,140 2.3Wisconsin La Crosse 330 $36,300 1.1 Wisconsin Madison 1,120 $39,530 0.7 Wisconsin Milwaukee 3,610 $39,380 0.9 Wisconsin Oshkosh 390 $32,100 1 Wisconsin Racine 370 $34,610 1.1 Wisconsin Sheboygan 240 $31,650 1 Wisconsin Wausau 390 $35,030 1.3 Wyoming Casper 300 $32,680 1.9 Wyoming Cheyenne 250 $29,450 1.4
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