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Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians

Field of study · CIP 2020

Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians is one of the fields of study in the U.S. Department of Education's Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP). It contains 41 detailed programs and, through the official CIP–SOC crosswalk, connects to 50 occupations employing about 4,349,580 workers, with a median wage of $58,920. The crosswalk shows which jobs a field of study is related to — not a guarantee of entry.

What the occupations pay

Median annual wage across the occupations this field of study leads to, from BLS OEWS (national, cross-industry, May 2024). The middle range is the 25th–75th percentile of those occupation medians — it describes the field, not any one job or graduate.

Median occupation wage $58,920
Middle range (p25–p75) $49,475 – $65,553
Occupations with wage data 50 of 50

AI exposure of this field of study

Two published studies estimate how exposed each occupation is to today's AI. The OpenAI "GPTs are GPTs" study rates the share of an occupation's tasks a large language model (with tools) could speed up by half or more; averaged across the occupations this field of study leads to it is 11% — 4th percentile of all fields of study. The independent Felten/Raj/Seamans AI Occupational Exposure index averages -0.73 here.

Computed across the 48 of 50 occupations this field leads to that carry a published exposure score.

The most-exposed fields of study lead to knowledge, language and analytical work; the least-exposed lead to physical trades and hands-on production. Exposure measures where AI could assist tasks, not a prediction that these jobs will be automated; high exposure most often means augmentation. Bands are comparable across the cluster, education, job-zone and field-of-study tiers (same two studies, same percentile method).

Where this field of study leads

The largest occupations connected to this field by the CIP–SOC crosswalk, by employment. Wage and employment describe the occupation, not an individual.

Occupation Workers Median pay
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics 688,840 $49,670
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers 600,680 $78,300
Industrial Machinery Mechanics 421,940 $63,760
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers 396,870 $59,810
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists 287,230 $60,640
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other 183,690 $48,640
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines 180,270 $63,980
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 159,500 $47,590
Automotive Body and Related Repairers 155,220 $51,680
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers 153,890 $62,630
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians 136,390 $78,680
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers 98,360 $70,500
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers 81,510 $59,300
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers 73,010 $46,860
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment 59,990 $71,300
Maintenance Workers, Machinery 56,540 $60,500
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door 46,920 $74,690
Millwrights 40,660 $65,170
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers 38,420 $52,540
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics 34,240 $46,560
Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers 32,890 $61,680
Semiconductor Processing Technicians 32,150 $51,180
Home Appliance Repairers 31,940 $49,410
Solar Photovoltaic Installers 28,280 $51,860
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians 24,250 $54,950
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers 23,420 $49,140
Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers 23,340 $106,580
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay 23,040 $100,940
Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers 22,170 $50,620
Avionics Technicians 20,900 $81,390
Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers 18,940 $47,260
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians 18,710 $50,540
Rail Car Repairers 18,300 $65,680
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers 16,570 $53,990
Locksmiths and Safe Repairers 15,550 $50,490
Motorcycle Mechanics 14,010 $47,200
Bicycle Repairers 12,590 $40,360
Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers 11,400 $64,190
Wind Turbine Service Technicians 11,220 $62,580
Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles 10,140 $47,940

Programs in this field

A sample of the detailed CIP programs within this family. The full family contains 41 programs.

  • 47.0608 Aircraft Powerplant Technology/Technician
  • 47.0607 Airframe Mechanics and Aircraft Maintenance Technology/Technician
  • 47.0614 Alternative Fuel Vehicle Technology/Technician
  • 47.0106 Appliance Installation and Repair Technology/Technician
  • 47.0603 Autobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician
  • 47.0604 Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician
  • 47.0609 Avionics Maintenance Technology/Technician
  • 47.0610 Bicycle Mechanics and Repair Technology/Technician
  • 47.0102 Business Machine Repair
  • 47.0103 Communications Systems Installation and Repair Technology/Technician
  • 47.0104 Computer Installation and Repair Technology/Technician
  • 47.0605 Diesel Mechanics Technology/Technician
  • 47.0101 Electrical/Electronics Equipment Installation and Repair Technology/Technician, General
  • 47.0199 Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians, Other
  • 47.0701 Energy Systems Installation and Repair Technology/Technician
  • 47.0799 Energy Systems Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians, Other
  • 47.0615 Engine Machinist
  • 47.0706 Geothermal Energy System Installation and Repair Technology/Technician
  • 47.0402 Gunsmithing/Gunsmith
  • 47.0201 Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician
  • 47.0302 Heavy Equipment Maintenance Technology/Technician
  • 47.0617 High Performance and Custom Engine Technician/Mechanic
  • 47.0705 Hydroelectric Energy System Installation and Repair Technology/Technician
  • 47.0105 Industrial Electronics Technology/Technician
  • 47.0303 Industrial Mechanics and Maintenance Technology/Technician
  • 47.0403 Locksmithing and Safe Repair
  • 47.0616 Marine Maintenance/Fitter and Ship Repair Technology/Technician
  • 47.0000 Mechanics and Repairers, General
  • 47.0613 Medium/Heavy Vehicle and Truck Technology/Technician
  • 47.0611 Motorcycle Maintenance and Repair Technology/Technician

Sources for this page

Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.

Data compiled June 3, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.

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Singulariki. "Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians." Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Built from O*NET 30.3; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024; CIP-2020 2020; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130; AI Occupational Exposure (AIOE) Felten, Raj & Seamans. Accessed June 7, 2026. https://singulariki.com/programs/mechanic-and-repair-technologies-technicians

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Singulariki. (2026). Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/programs/mechanic-and-repair-technologies-technicians

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