Installation & Repair

Diesel Engine Specialists

SOC 49-3031

Maintain and repair the diesel engines in trucks and equipment.

Median pay

$62k

$51k to $75k typical range

Outlook

Growing

27k openings / yr

Education

Postsecondary cert

AI exposure

20%

modeled estimate · 33th pct in Microsoft's data

Future-proof

57/100

Key skills

Critical Thinking
Speaking
Active Listening
Monitoring
Reading Comprehension
Active Learning

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Pay and outlook from BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2024-2034). Skills and work activities from O*NET 30.3. AI exposure and future-proof scores are modeled estimates. How we model AI exposure.