Installation & Repair
Heavy Equipment Mechanics
SOC 49-3042
Keep construction and farm equipment running.
The job
Median pay
$66k
$57k to $79k typical range
Outlook, 2025 to 2035
Growing fast
+6.7% projected
Openings a year
15k
BLS projection
Typical education
High school
Our model
AI displacement risk
Low
How much of this job AI may do instead of the person
Works with AI
7/100
AI alongside the person rather than instead of them
AI exposure
7th pct
More exposed than 7% of occupations · modeled estimate · 24th pct in Microsoft's data
Future-proof
59/100
Key skills
- Critical Thinking
- Reading Comprehension
- Active Listening
- Writing
- Speaking
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | 20,080 | 1.1 | 1.0× | $79k |
| Texas | 20,080 | 1.4 | 1.3× | $62k |
| Florida | 9,240 | 0.9 | 0.8× | $64k |
| Arizona | 7,040 | 2.2 | 1.9× | $65k |
| Pennsylvania | 6,870 | 1.1 | 1.0× | $64k |
| Georgia | 6,270 | 1.3 | 1.1× | $61k |
| Ohio | 6,270 | 1.1 | 1.0× | $63k |
| North Carolina | 5,100 | 1.0 | 0.9× | $64k |
| New York | 4,700 | 0.5 | 0.4× | $66k |
| Alabama | 4,640 | 2.2 | 1.9× | $64k |
All 51 states
| State | Jobs | Per 1,000 | vs national | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia | 4,340 | 1.1 | 0.9× | $64k |
| Louisiana | 4,270 | 2.2 | 1.9× | $62k |
| Colorado | 4,060 | 1.4 | 1.2× | $72k |
| Washington | 3,900 | 1.1 | 1.0× | $79k |
| Michigan | 3,860 | 0.9 | 0.8× | $67k |
| New Jersey | 3,520 | 0.8 | 0.7× | $78k |
| Illinois | 3,470 | 0.6 | 0.5× | $71k |
| Missouri | 3,370 | 1.1 | 1.0× | $63k |
| Indiana | 3,130 | 1.0 | 0.9× | $64k |
| Minnesota | 2,890 | 1.0 | 0.9× | $79k |
| Nevada | 2,870 | 1.8 | 1.6× | $80k |
| South Carolina | 2,830 | 1.2 | 1.1× | $59k |
| Iowa | 2,820 | 1.8 | 1.6× | $64k |
| Oklahoma | 2,800 | 1.6 | 1.4× | $58k |
| Oregon | 2,650 | 1.3 | 1.2× | $75k |
| Tennessee | 2,600 | 0.8 | 0.7× | $62k |
| Kentucky | 2,540 | 1.3 | 1.1× | $59k |
| Utah | 2,230 | 1.3 | 1.1× | $64k |
| West Virginia | 2,110 | 3.0 | 2.6× | $57k |
| Wisconsin | 2,090 | 0.7 | 0.6× | $65k |
| Maryland | 1,800 | 0.7 | 0.6× | $68k |
| North Dakota | 1,720 | 4.0 | 3.5× | $76k |
| Kansas | 1,690 | 1.2 | 1.0× | $61k |
| Mississippi | 1,690 | 1.5 | 1.3× | $58k |
| Massachusetts | 1,620 | 0.4 | 0.4× | $76k |
| Maine | 1,490 | 2.3 | 2.0× | $61k |
| Nebraska | 1,490 | 1.5 | 1.3× | $65k |
| New Mexico | 1,470 | 1.7 | 1.5× | $64k |
| Alaska | 1,430 | 4.4 | 3.9× | $83k |
| Wyoming | 1,420 | 5.1 | 4.5× | $73k |
| Montana | 1,330 | 2.6 | 2.3× | $73k |
| Idaho | 1,220 | 1.4 | 1.3× | $65k |
| Arkansas | 1,190 | 0.9 | 0.8× | $61k |
| Connecticut | 1,080 | 0.6 | 0.6× | $78k |
| South Dakota | 830 | 1.8 | 1.6× | $67k |
| New Hampshire | 660 | 1.0 | 0.8× | $69k |
| Delaware | 540 | 1.1 | 1.0× | $67k |
| Hawaii | 530 | 0.8 | 0.7× | $79k |
| Vermont | 350 | 1.2 | 1.0× | $64k |
| Rhode Island | 260 | 0.5 | 0.5× | $68k |
| Washington DC | 130 | 0.2 | 0.2× | $71k |
Top metro areas
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA6,610 jobs · $81k median
- Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX5,330 jobs · $62k median
- Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX4,620 jobs · $63k median
- Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ4,460 jobs · $63k median
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ4,380 jobs · $78k median
- Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA3,480 jobs · $61k median
- Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA3,090 jobs · $76k median
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN2,570 jobs · $74k median
Explore the rankings
Explore Heavy Equipment Mechanics 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.