Installation & Repair
Automotive Service Technicians
SOC 49-3023
Diagnose and fix cars, from brakes to engine computers.
The job
Median pay
$51k
$39k to $70k typical range
Outlook, 2025 to 2035
Growing fast
+5.0% projected
Openings a year
66k
BLS projection
Typical education
Postsecondary cert
Our model
AI displacement risk
Low
How much of this job AI may do instead of the person
Works with AI
14/100
AI alongside the person rather than instead of them
AI exposure
9th pct
More exposed than 9% of occupations · modeled estimate · 43rd pct in Microsoft's data
Future-proof
57/100
Key skills
- Critical Thinking
- Active Listening
- Monitoring
- Speaking
- Reading Comprehension
- Writing
Pay and jobs by state
BLS OEWS May 2025, 51 states. Sorted by jobs; per 1,000 is jobs per thousand workers in the state; vs national compares that rate with the country's.
| State | Jobs | Per 1,000 | vs national | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 69,750 | 5.0 | 1.1× | $48k |
| California | 65,420 | 3.6 | 0.8× | $65k |
| Florida | 49,930 | 5.0 | 1.1× | $48k |
| New York | 32,020 | 3.3 | 0.7× | $54k |
| Illinois | 29,510 | 4.8 | 1.1× | $49k |
| Pennsylvania | 29,400 | 4.8 | 1.1× | $50k |
| North Carolina | 26,510 | 5.4 | 1.2× | $48k |
| Ohio | 22,640 | 4.1 | 0.9× | $49k |
| Michigan | 22,280 | 5.1 | 1.1× | $54k |
| Georgia | 22,070 | 4.5 | 1.0× | $49k |
All 51 states
| State | Jobs | Per 1,000 | vs national | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia | 17,880 | 4.4 | 1.0× | $59k |
| New Jersey | 17,640 | 4.1 | 0.9× | $57k |
| Missouri | 17,210 | 5.9 | 1.3× | $49k |
| Indiana | 16,480 | 5.1 | 1.1× | $49k |
| Arizona | 16,400 | 5.1 | 1.1× | $50k |
| Tennessee | 16,210 | 4.9 | 1.1× | $50k |
| Maryland | 14,230 | 5.2 | 1.1× | $58k |
| South Carolina | 13,420 | 5.8 | 1.3× | $48k |
| Washington | 12,930 | 3.6 | 0.8× | $57k |
| Massachusetts | 12,710 | 3.5 | 0.8× | $61k |
| Colorado | 12,300 | 4.3 | 0.9× | $61k |
| Wisconsin | 12,270 | 4.2 | 0.9× | $54k |
| Minnesota | 11,980 | 4.1 | 0.9× | $58k |
| Kentucky | 11,140 | 5.6 | 1.2× | $45k |
| Utah | 9,350 | 5.4 | 1.2× | $47k |
| Alabama | 9,040 | 4.3 | 0.9× | $46k |
| Oklahoma | 8,870 | 5.2 | 1.1× | $47k |
| Louisiana | 8,620 | 4.5 | 1.0× | $46k |
| Iowa | 7,610 | 4.9 | 1.1× | $51k |
| Nevada | 7,420 | 4.8 | 1.1× | $48k |
| Mississippi | 7,410 | 6.4 | 1.4× | $38k |
| Arkansas | 7,310 | 5.6 | 1.2× | $44k |
| Oregon | 6,990 | 3.6 | 0.8× | $59k |
| Connecticut | 6,960 | 4.1 | 0.9× | $60k |
| Kansas | 6,240 | 4.3 | 1.0× | $48k |
| New Mexico | 5,080 | 5.8 | 1.3× | $47k |
| Idaho | 5,030 | 5.9 | 1.3× | $48k |
| New Hampshire | 4,840 | 7.1 | 1.6× | $59k |
| Nebraska | 4,560 | 4.5 | 1.0× | $51k |
| West Virginia | 4,490 | 6.4 | 1.4× | $38k |
| Maine | 3,390 | 5.3 | 1.2× | $52k |
| Montana | 2,900 | 5.7 | 1.3× | $59k |
| Hawaii | 2,710 | 4.3 | 0.9× | $52k |
| Rhode Island | 2,530 | 5.0 | 1.1× | $52k |
| North Dakota | 2,140 | 5.0 | 1.1× | $57k |
| South Dakota | 2,010 | 4.4 | 1.0× | $51k |
| Delaware | 1,910 | 3.9 | 0.9× | $58k |
| Vermont | 1,610 | 5.3 | 1.2× | $52k |
| Wyoming | 1,560 | 5.6 | 1.2× | $51k |
| Alaska | 1,420 | 4.4 | 1.0× | $61k |
| Washington DC | 310 | 0.4 | 0.1× | $69k |
Top metro areas
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ28,420 jobs · $58k median
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA22,330 jobs · $63k median
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN20,140 jobs · $55k median
- Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX17,690 jobs · $50k median
- Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX14,910 jobs · $51k median
- Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD12,700 jobs · $58k median
- Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA12,310 jobs · $51k median
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV12,030 jobs · $62k median
Explore the rankings
Explore Automotive Service Technicians interactively →Pay and outlook from BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2025-2035). Skills and work activities from O*NET 30.3. AI exposure and future-proof scores are modeled estimates. How these numbers are made.