Automotive Service Technicians vs Heavy Equipment Mechanics
Compare Automotive Service Technicians and Heavy Equipment Mechanics side by side: median pay, job outlook, AI exposure, education, and top skills. Heavy Equipment Mechanics pays about $15k more.
Median pay$51k
OutlookGrowing fast
AI exposureLow 8%, modeled
EducationPostsecondary cert
Critical ThinkingActive ListeningMonitoringSpeakingReading Comprehension
Median pay$66k
OutlookGrowing fast
AI exposureLow 4%, modeled
EducationHigh school
Critical ThinkingReading ComprehensionActive ListeningWritingSpeaking
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Pay and outlook: BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2024-2034). Skills: O*NET 30.3. AI exposure is a modeled estimate. How we model AI exposure.