Installation & Repair
Diesel Engine Specialists
SOC 49-3031
Maintain and repair the diesel engines in trucks and equipment.
The job
Median pay
$62k
$51k to $75k typical range
Outlook, 2025 to 2035
Growing
+3.6% projected
Openings a year
24k
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
17/100
AI alongside the person rather than instead of them
AI exposure
17th pct
More exposed than 17% of occupations · modeled estimate · 33rd pct in Microsoft's data
Future-proof
57/100
Key skills
- Critical Thinking
- Speaking
- Active Listening
- Monitoring
- Reading Comprehension
- Active Learning
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 | 29,870 | 2.1 | 1.1× | $59k |
| California | 20,940 | 1.1 | 0.6× | $74k |
| Florida | 14,900 | 1.5 | 0.8× | $60k |
| Ohio | 14,240 | 2.6 | 1.4× | $60k |
| New York | 13,230 | 1.4 | 0.7× | $70k |
| Pennsylvania | 12,630 | 2.1 | 1.1× | $62k |
| Illinois | 11,320 | 1.9 | 1.0× | $64k |
| North Carolina | 11,070 | 2.2 | 1.2× | $57k |
| Georgia | 10,910 | 2.2 | 1.2× | $61k |
| Michigan | 9,020 | 2.0 | 1.1× | $61k |
All 51 states
| State | Jobs | Per 1,000 | vs national | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indiana | 8,840 | 2.8 | 1.5× | $61k |
| New Jersey | 8,160 | 1.9 | 1.0× | $72k |
| Virginia | 8,070 | 2.0 | 1.1× | $61k |
| Washington | 7,410 | 2.1 | 1.1× | $78k |
| Minnesota | 7,300 | 2.5 | 1.3× | $67k |
| Missouri | 6,780 | 2.3 | 1.2× | $59k |
| Wisconsin | 6,750 | 2.3 | 1.2× | $62k |
| Alabama | 6,130 | 2.9 | 1.6× | $50k |
| Tennessee | 5,720 | 1.7 | 0.9× | $59k |
| Arizona | 5,140 | 1.6 | 0.8× | $62k |
| Massachusetts | 4,870 | 1.3 | 0.7× | $73k |
| Colorado | 4,600 | 1.6 | 0.9× | $70k |
| Iowa | 4,140 | 2.7 | 1.4× | $60k |
| Arkansas | 4,090 | 3.1 | 1.7× | $52k |
| Oklahoma | 3,970 | 2.3 | 1.3× | $55k |
| Kentucky | 3,890 | 1.9 | 1.0× | $55k |
| Oregon | 3,770 | 1.9 | 1.0× | $64k |
| South Carolina | 3,360 | 1.5 | 0.8× | $59k |
| Kansas | 3,300 | 2.3 | 1.2× | $59k |
| Louisiana | 3,270 | 1.7 | 0.9× | $59k |
| Mississippi | 3,140 | 2.7 | 1.4× | $54k |
| Maryland | 3,030 | 1.1 | 0.6× | $75k |
| Connecticut | 2,860 | 1.7 | 0.9× | $67k |
| Nebraska | 2,720 | 2.7 | 1.4× | $59k |
| Utah | 2,690 | 1.5 | 0.8× | $64k |
| Nevada | 1,990 | 1.3 | 0.7× | $68k |
| Idaho | 1,930 | 2.3 | 1.2× | $59k |
| North Dakota | 1,790 | 4.2 | 2.2× | $66k |
| New Mexico | 1,740 | 2.0 | 1.1× | $56k |
| Maine | 1,380 | 2.2 | 1.2× | $61k |
| South Dakota | 1,340 | 2.9 | 1.6× | $58k |
| Montana | 1,230 | 2.4 | 1.3× | $60k |
| Wyoming | 1,100 | 3.9 | 2.1× | $62k |
| New Hampshire | 1,040 | 1.5 | 0.8× | $71k |
| West Virginia | 1,040 | 1.5 | 0.8× | $47k |
| Alaska | 860 | 2.6 | 1.4× | $76k |
| Hawaii | 690 | 1.1 | 0.6× | $80k |
| Delaware | 670 | 1.4 | 0.7× | $64k |
| Vermont | 550 | 1.8 | 1.0× | $59k |
| Rhode Island | 350 | 0.7 | 0.4× | $67k |
| Washington DC | 110 | 0.2 | 0.1× | $65k |
Top metro areas
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ12,430 jobs · $76k median
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN8,660 jobs · $66k median
- Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX7,940 jobs · $60k median
- Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX7,410 jobs · $61k median
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA6,520 jobs · $77k median
- Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA5,940 jobs · $62k median
- Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD4,490 jobs · $65k median
- Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI4,290 jobs · $74k median
Explore the rankings
Explore Diesel Engine Specialists 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.