Small engine mechanics

Detailed Occupation

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2020 Workforce

36.7k

Average Age

42.2

Average Salary

$37,139

Average Male Salary

$37,343

Average Female Salary

$27,695

About

Small engine mechanics are most often employed by the Personal & household goods repair & maintenance industry. The average yearly wage for Small engine mechanics was $37,139 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Small engine mechanics by wage are Coin, vending, & amusement machine servicers & repairers, Logging workers, and Medical secretaries and administrative assistants.

Small engine mechanics are part of the Installation, maintenance, & repair occupations, along with Firstline supervisors of mechanics, installers, & repairers, Computer, automated teller, & office machine repairers, Radio & telecommunications equipment installers & repairers, Avionics technicians, Electric motor, power tool, & related repairers, and 26 more.

The top 3 locations that employ the most Small engine mechanics are Sussex County PUMA, DE, Dodge & Jefferson Counties PUMA, WI, and Barron, Polk, Clark & Chippewa (North) Counties PUMA, WI. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Small engine mechanics are Manatee County (South) PUMA, FL, Douglas, Edgar, Coles & Cumberland Counties PUMA, IL, and Barron, Polk, Clark & Chippewa (North) Counties PUMA, WI.

Information on the businesses and industries that employ Small engine mechanics and on wages and locations for those in the field. Personal & household goods repair & maintenance is the industry that employs the most Small engine mechanics, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Small engine mechanics, by average wage, is Support activities for mining. Small engine mechanics are paid most in Northeast Oklahoma PUMA, OK but are relatively concentrated in Manatee County (South) PUMA, FL.

Yearly Wage

$37,139

AVERAGE SALARY

± $3,493

In 2020, Small engine mechanics earned an average of $37,139, $18,814 less than than the average national salary of $55,954.

Logging workers make somewhat more than Small engine mechanics while Coin, vending, & amusement machine servicers & repairers make somewhat less. This chart shows the various occupations closest to Small engine mechanics as measured by average annual salary in the US.

Wage Distribution

0.329

WAGE GINI

In 2015, Small engine mechanics had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.329, which is lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Small engine mechanics (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

Wage by Location

HIGHEST PAYING PUMAS

This map shows the Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States shaded by average annual wage for Small engine mechanics.

Spatial Concentration

PUMAs with a Relatively High Concentration of Small engine mechanics

This map displays which Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States have a relatively high population of Small engine mechanics.

Most Common

The most common industries employing Small engine mechanics, by number of employees, are Personal & household goods repair & maintenance, Other motor vehicle dealers, Lawn & garden equipment & supplies stores, Amusement & Recreation, Landscaping services, Automotive repair & maintenance, Hardware stores, Commercial & industrial machinery & equipment repair & maintenance, Machinery, equipment, & supplies merchant wholesalers , National security & international affairs, and Other transportation equipment manufacturing.

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Small engine mechanics, by average wage, are Support activities for mining, Natural gas distribution, and Car Dealers.

Industries by Share

36.7k

2020 Workforce

± 4,700

−4.4%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 18.8%

The number of people employed as Small engine mechanics has been declining at a rate of −4.4%, from 38,339 people in 2019 to 36,652 people in 2020.

This graphic shows the share of Small engine mechanics employed by various industries. Personal & household goods repair & maintenance employs the largest share of Small engine mechanics at 30%, followed by Other motor vehicle dealers with 25.1% and Lawn & garden equipment & supplies stores with 8.41%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Small engine mechanics in the US. The average age of male Small engine mechanics in the workforce is 42.3 and of female Small engine mechanics is 36.7, and the most common race/ethnicity for Small engine mechanics is White (Non-Hispanic).

Composition by Sex

35.9k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 4,650

774

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 683

97.9% of Small engine mechanics are Male, making them the more common sex in the occupation. This chart shows the sex breakdown of Small engine mechanics.

Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity of Small engine mechanics

White (Non-Hispanic)
White (Hispanic)
Black (Non-Hispanic)

80.6% of Small engine mechanics are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 9.3% of Small engine mechanics, White (Hispanic) is the second most common race or ethnicity in this occupation. This chart shows the racial and ethnic breakdown of Small engine mechanics.

Age by Sex

42.3

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 1.91

36.7

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 12.5

The median age of Small engine mechanics is 42.2, and Male employees are generally 5.63 years older than than their Female counterparts.

Education

Data on higher education choices for Small engine mechanics from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Small engine mechanics is Engineering but a relatively high number of Small engine mechanics hold a major in Engineering.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.

MOST COMMON MAJORS

MOST SPECIALIZED MAJORS

Skills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Small engine mechanics from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Small engine mechanics need many skills, but most especially Equipment Maintenance. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Small engine mechanics need more than the average amount of Repairing, Equipment Maintenance, and Equipment Selection.