Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics
SOC 49-3053 · 2024-2034
Diagnose, adjust, repair, or overhaul small engines used to power lawn mowers, chain saws, recreational sporting equipment, and related equipment.
How the U.S. Department of Labor describes this work. Published in English only.
The job this trains for
- Typical pay in California
- $52,226per year
- Projected openings
- 2,610
- Projected change
- +3.7%
- Usually needs
- High school diploma or equivalent
Skills this work uses most
O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, rates how important each of these is to this work, and they are listed in that order, most important first. The ratings themselves are not shown, because the data carries the number without the scale it was measured on. The names are as published, in English.
- Equipment Maintenance
- Repairing
- Troubleshooting
- Operations Monitoring
- Critical Thinking
- Equipment Selection
Pay by region
| Region | Typical pay in California | Projected openings |
|---|---|---|
| Oakland-Fremont-Berkeley MD (Alameda and Contra Costa Counties) | $61,233 | 150 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara MSA (San Benito and Santa Clara Counties) | $55,477 | 120 |
| Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine MD (Orange County) | $53,431 | 370 |
| Stockton-Lodi MSA (San Joaquin County) | $52,868 | 70 |
| Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region (Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, Inyo, Mariposa, Mono, and Tuolumne Counties) | $52,847 | 60 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD (Los Angeles County) | $52,568 | 520 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom MSA (El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, and Yolo Counties) | $52,324 | 230 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma MSA (Sonoma County) | $51,112 | 70 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario MSA (Riverside and San Bernardino Counties) | $50,670 | 460 |
| Redding MSA (Shasta County) | $49,304 | 30 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad MSA (San Diego County) | $49,099 | 280 |
| North Valley-Northern Mountains Region (Colusa, Glenn, Lassen, Modoc, Nevada, Plumas, Sierra, Siskiyou, Tehama, and Trinity Counties) | $48,462 | 50 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura MSA (Ventura County) | $47,908 | 60 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles MSA (San Luis Obispo County) | $46,306 | 40 |
| Fresno MSA (Fresno and Madera Counties) | $40,555 | 100 |
Similar work
O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, names these as occupations involving work similar to this one — its own reading of the job, not a grouping by code. They keep O*NET's order, and only those California publishes a projection for are shown.
| The job this trains for | Typical pay in California | Projected openings | Projected change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Motorcycle Mechanics | $58,653 | 1,890 | +5.3% |
| Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists | $76,041 | 20,390 | +5.1% |
| Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians | $64,092 | 1,350 | +7.7% |
| Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians | $55,311 | 4,900 | +5.4% |
| Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines | $80,771 | 18,430 | +6.8% |
| Engine and Other Machine Assemblers | $47,878 | 960 | -16.7% |