Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics (Except Engines)
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Lower estimated automation risk
Why it fits
Advancement path using technician guidance, job scheduling, safety, parts, quality checks, and service records.
Why it fits
Fits mechanics working with electronic controls, sensors, diagnostics, test instruments, and equipment manuals.
Why it fits
Applies mechanical troubleshooting, hydraulics, bearings, motors, preventive maintenance, tools, and manuals.
Why it fits
Reuses troubleshooting, tools, preventive maintenance, service calls, parts, and repair documentation.
Why it fits
Weaker but realistic for mechanics adding testing, drawings, troubleshooting, prototypes, and engineering support.
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What's this?
We rate jobs using four factors. These are:
- Chance of being automated
- Job growth
- Wages
- Volume of available positions
These are some key things to think about when job hunting.
Risk & user votes
Calculated automation risk
Moderate Risk (41-60%): This occupation may be meaningfully affected by automation. Some parts of the role may be suitable for AI, software, or robotics, while others still rely on human skill, judgement, trust, or real-world context. People in this range may benefit from building skills that complement automation and reduce replacement risk.
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Human strengths important in this job
These are human abilities and work contexts that are important in this occupation. They may help explain why parts of the role are harder to replace end-to-end, but they are not the only inputs into the automation score.
Decision-making and problem solving
Very importantWhy this matters
Thinking creatively
Quite importantWhy this matters
Consulting and advising others
Quite importantWhy this matters
Active learning
Quite importantWhy this matters
What users think
Based on 49 votes
Our visitors have voted there's a low chance this occupation will be automated. This assessment is further supported by the calculated automation risk level, which estimates 46% chance of automation.
What do you think the risk of automation is?
What is the likelihood that Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines will be replaced by robots or artificial intelligence within the next 20 years?
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Pay & outlook
Wages
In 2024, the median annual wage for Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines was $63,980 ($31 per hour).
The median annual wage for Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines was 29.3% higher than the national median annual wage, which stood at $49,500.
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Wages over time
Growth
The number of 'Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines' job openings is expected to rise 5.8% by 2034
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Total employment, and estimated job openings
Updated projections are due 09-2025.
Volume
As of 2024 there were 180,270 people employed as 'Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines' within the United States.
This represents around 0.12% of the employed workforce across the country
Put another way, around 1 in 855 people are employed as 'Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines'.
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Job description
Diagnose, adjust, repair, or overhaul mobile mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic equipment, such as cranes, bulldozers, graders, and conveyors, used in construction, logging, and mining.
O*NET-SOC code: 49-3042.00
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