Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists
United States. Estimated employment 289,960, with pages for 7 metro areas below.
Data released May 2025
BLS OEWS · SOC 49-3031
Fig. 1 — The wage rule
Where you sit in the distribution
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$61,770 · 50th
$44,53010th
$50,54025th
$61,77050th
$75,47075th
$88,74090th
That is the median — half of people in this occupation in the US earn more.
Table 1 — By metro area
Where it pays
Every published Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists page, by median pay. Employment is the BLS estimate for the metro.
| Metro area | Median | Employment |
|---|---|---|
| New York, NY | $75,780 | 12,430 |
| Syracuse, NY | $64,770 | 670 |
| Kiryas Joel, NY | $63,950 | 650 |
| Albany, NY | $63,850 | 780 |
| Buffalo, NY | $63,270 | 1,020 |
| Kingston, NY | $61,620 | 110 |
| Rochester, NY | $61,240 | 870 |
Sources
How this page was made
- Wage data
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 release. Public domain.
- Employment
- 289,960 employed in this occupation nationally (BLS estimate; excludes the self-employed).
- Occupation
- SOC 49-3031, Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists. Mapped to our taxonomy as bus-and-truck-mechanics-and-diesel-engine-specialists.
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