Automotive body & related repairers

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2019 Workforce

134k

Average Age

42.6

Estimated Job Growth

8.54%

10-year projection

Average Salary

$45,357

Average Male Salary

$45,617

Average Female Salary

$38,485

About

Automotive body & related repairers are most often employed by the Automotive repair & maintenance industry. The average yearly wage for Automotive body & related repairers was $45,357 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Automotive body & related repairers by wage are Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, & weighers, Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, & repair workers, including wind turbine service technicians, and New accounts clerks.

Automotive body & related repairers are part of the Installation, maintenance, & repair occupations, along with Firstline supervisors of mechanics, installers, & repairers, Computer, automated teller, & office machine repairers, Radio & telecommunications equipment installers & repairers, Avionics technicians, Electric motor, power tool, & related repairers, and 26 more.

The top 3 locations that employ the most Automotive body & related repairers are Commerce City & Brighton Cities PUMA, CO, Chester City PUMA, PA, and Bartow County PUMA, GA. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Automotive body & related repairers are Bartow County PUMA, GA, Chester City PUMA, PA, and Whitney, Sunrise Manor (South) & Paradise (Northeast) PUMA, NV.

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Information on the businesses and industries that employ Automotive body & related repairers and on wages and locations for those in the field. Automotive repair & maintenance is the industry that employs the most Automotive body & related repairers, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Automotive body & related repairers, by average wage, is Truck transportation. Automotive body & related repairers are paid most in Mower, Steele, Freeborn & Dodge Counties PUMA, MN but are relatively concentrated in Bartow County PUMA, GA.

Wages

Yearly Wage

$45,357

AVERAGE SALARY

± $1,851

In 2019, Automotive body & related repairers earned an average of $45,357, $10,167 less than than the average national salary of $55,524.

Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, & weighers make somewhat more than Automotive body & related repairers while New accounts clerks make somewhat less. This chart shows the various occupations closest to Automotive body & related repairers as measured by average annual salary in the US.

Wage Distribution

0.308

WAGE GINI

In 2015, Automotive body & related repairers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.308, which is lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Automotive body & related repairers (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

Wage by Location

HIGHEST PAYING PUMAS

This map shows the Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States shaded by average annual wage for Automotive body & related repairers.

Spatial Concentration

PUMAs with a Relatively High Concentration of Automotive body & related repairers

This map displays which Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States have a relatively high population of Automotive body & related repairers.

Industries

Most Common

The most common industries employing Automotive body & related repairers, by number of employees, are Automotive repair & maintenance, Car Dealers, and Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing.

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Automotive body & related repairers, by average wage, are Motor vehicle & motor vehicle parts & supplies merchant wholesalers, Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing, Truck transportation, Bus service & urban transit, Bus service & urban transit, Motor vehicle & motor vehicle parts & supplies merchant wholesalers, Car Dealers, Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing, Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing, Car Dealers, Bus service & urban transit, Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing, Automotive parts, accessories, & tire stores , Car Dealers, Car Dealers, Bus service & urban transit, Car Dealers, and Automotive repair & maintenance.

Industries by Share

134k

2019 Workforce

± 8,970

7.93%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 8.97%

The number of people employed as Automotive body & related repairers has been growing at a rate of 7.93%, from 123,777 people in 2018 to 133,589 people in 2019.

This graphic shows the share of Automotive body & related repairers employed by various industries. Automotive repair & maintenance employs the largest share of Automotive body & related repairers at 81.9%, followed by Car Dealers with 9.88% and Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing with 1.67%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Automotive body & related repairers in the US. The average age of male Automotive body & related repairers in the workforce is 42.7 and of female Automotive body & related repairers is 39.7, and the most common race/ethnicity for Automotive body & related repairers is White (Non-Hispanic).

Gender Composition

129k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 8,805

4.86k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 1,712

96.4% of Automotive body & related repairers are Male, making them the more common gender in the occupation. This chart shows the gender breakdown of Automotive body & related repairers.

Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity of Automotive body & related repairers

White (Non-Hispanic)
White (Hispanic)
Other (Hispanic)

66.2% of Automotive body & related repairers are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 17.5% of Automotive body & related repairers, White (Hispanic) is the second most common race or ethnicity in this occupation. This chart shows the racial and ethnic breakdown of Automotive body & related repairers.

Age by Gender

42.7

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 0.953

39.7

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 5.83

The median age of Automotive body & related repairers is 42.6, and Male employees are generally 2.94 years older than than their Female counterparts.

Education

Data on higher education choices for Automotive body & related repairers from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Automotive body & related repairers is Engineering but a relatively high number of Automotive body & related repairers hold a major in Engineering.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.

MOST COMMON MAJORS

MOST SPECIALIZED MAJORS

Skills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Automotive body & related repairers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Automotive body & related repairers need many skills, but most especially Repairing, Troubleshooting, and Active Listening. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Automotive body & related repairers need more than the average amount of Installation, Repairing, and Equipment Maintenance.

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Growth Projections

Projections on wages and job growth for Automotive body & related repairers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The ten-year national workforce is projected to grow 6.85%, but Automotive body & related repairers are expected to see a growth of 8.54% over the same period. This occupation is expected to grow higher than the national average.

Job Growth

8.54%

ESTIMATED GROWTH

6.85%

NATIONAL AVERAGE

This line chart shows the 10-year projected employment growth (from 2018 to 2028) for Automotive body & related repairers. This profession is expected to grow faster than 6.85%, the average rate of national job growth.