Automotive body & related repairers

Detailed Occupation

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2023 Workforce
120k
Average Age
43.4
Estimated Job Growth
1.3%
10-year projection
Average Salary
$55,434
Average Male Salary
$55,866
Average Female Salary
$39,913

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 $55,434 in 2023.

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Employment

Employment and salary information for the Automotive body & related repairers workforce. Automotive body & related repairers workforce in 2023 was 119,557 people, of which 2.7% were women and 97.3% were men. Automotive body & related repairers are paid most in North Delta Regional Planning & Development District 2--Northeast Louisiana PUMA, LA but are relatively concentrated in Coffee, Franklin & Moore Counties--Tullahoma & Manchester cities PUMA, TN.

Employment Over Time

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116,324
Male Workforce
± 8.37k
3,233
Female Workforce
± 1.4k

The Automotive body & related repairers workforce in 2023 was 119,557 people (2.7% women and 97.3% men). This implies an average annual growth of −8.26% between 2014 (130,318) and 2023 (119,557).

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Employment by Location

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This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Automotive body & related repairers.

During 2023, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Washington ($81,707), Wyoming ($75,222), and Kansas ($67,861).

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Yearly Wage Ranking

$55,434
AVERAGE WAGE
#293 in the ranking (2023)
$67,727
NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE
For all occupations across the US

In 2023, Automotive body & related repairers earned an average of $55,434, $12,293 less than the average national salary of $67,727

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Wage Distribution

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0.33
WAGE GINI

In 2023, Automotive body & related repairers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.33, which is lower than the national average of 0.476. 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).

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Industry

Information on the industries that employ Automotive body & related repairers and on wages 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 Bus service & urban transit ($97,364).

Occupations by Industries

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Value
120k
2023 Workforce
± 8,486
−2.85%
1 YEAR GROWTH
± 10.3%

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 88.2%, followed by Car Dealers with 8.96% and Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing with 2.25%.

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Diversity

Demographic information on Automotive body & related repairers in the US. The workforce of Automotive body & related repairers in 2023 was 119,557 people, with 2.7% woman, and 97.3% men. The average age of male Automotive body & related repairers in the workforce is 43.5 and of female Automotive body & related repairers is 38.9, and the most common race/ethnicity for Automotive body & related repairers is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Automotive body & related repairers in 2023 was 119,557 people, with 2.7% woman, and 97.3% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 55 to 59 years (15,165 people), 40 to 44 years (13,956  people), and 50 to 54 years (13,159 people). Among them they concentrated 35.4% of the total workforce.

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Ethnicity

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In 2023, 29.3% of Automotive body & related repairers workers were Hispanic and 70.7% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (59.8%), Puerto Rican (10.2)%, and Salvadoran (6.3)%

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Races

In 2023, 69.9% of the Automotive body & related repairers workforce were White, of which 2.65% were women and 97.4% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Other (11.8%) and Two or More Races (11.6%).

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Education & Skills

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 Business but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2023 were Mechanical Technologies.

Among the necessary skills for Automotive body & related repairers, Repairing stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Automotive body & related repairers need more than the average amount of Installation.

Majors

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Type of Majors
Degree

The most common majors achieved by Automotive body & related repairers in 2023 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (830 people), Social Sciences (357 people), and Engineering (269 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Automotive body & related repairers workers were High School or Equivalent (58,093 people), Some college (22,579 people), and Secondary Education (18,922 people).

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Skills

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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, Active Listening.

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Projections

Projections on job growth for Automotive Body and Related Repairers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The 10-year national workforce is projected to grow 4.02%, but Automotive Body and Related Repairers are expected to see a growth of 1.3% over the same period. This occupation is expected to grow less than the national average.

Job Growth

For growth projections, the closest comparible industry reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics is Automotive Body and Related Repairers.
1.3%
Estimated Job Growth
10-year Projection
4.02%
National Growth
10-year Projection

This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for Automotive body & related repairers. This profession is expected to grow less than than 4.02%, the average rate of national job growth.

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