Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines

Diagnose, adjust, repair, or overhaul mobile mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic equipment, such as cranes, bulldozers, graders, and conveyors, used in construction, logging, and surface mining.

$62,740
Median Annual Pay
Jobs growth:
+6% projected 2024–2034
High school diploma or equivalent
Typical Entry-Level Education

What They Do

Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians inspect, maintain, and repair vehicles and machinery used in construction, farming, and other industries.

Programs That Prepare You

College programs linked to this occupation, ranked by graduate earnings

Agricultural Mechanization(bachelors)California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo, CA
$73,053
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies(certificate)Warren County Career Center, OH
$70,305
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies(certificate)Ranken Technical College, MO
$70,010
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies(certificate)Gateway Community and Technical College, KY
$69,378
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies(associates)Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology, OK
$68,422
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies(associates)Dakota County Technical College, MN
$67,618
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies(associates)Gateway Community and Technical College, KY
$66,827
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies(certificate)Montcalm Community College, MI
$66,358
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies(certificate)Bluegrass Community and Technical College, KY
$65,743
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies(associates)Elizabethtown Community and Technical College, KY
$65,535
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies(bachelors)Ferris State University, MI
$65,331
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies(associates)Bluegrass Community and Technical College, KY
$64,355
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies(associates)Itawamba Community College, MS
$64,343
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies(certificate)Laramie County Community College, WY
$64,226
Agricultural Mechanization(bachelors)Sam Houston State University, TX
$63,369
Agricultural Mechanization(bachelors)Iowa State University, IA
$63,321
Agricultural Mechanization(bachelors)Kansas State University, KS
$63,239
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies(associates)Georgia Northwestern Technical College, GA
$62,982
Agricultural Mechanization(associates)North Dakota State College of Science, ND
$62,531
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies(associates)Chippewa Valley Technical College, WI
$62,438
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies(certificate)Rend Lake College, IL
$61,677
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies(certificate)Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College, KY
$61,026
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies(associates)Jefferson Community and Technical College, KY
$60,878
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies(associates)Lincoln College of Technology-Nashville, TN
$60,052
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies(associates)Lincoln College of Technology-Indianapolis, IN
$60,052

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