Small Engine Maintenance Technician Schools, Salaries, and Job Data

Job Numbers and Growth

Data from 2008 shows about 33,000 jobs for small engine maintenance technicians in the US. This job is ranked high for unemployment. On the order of 7% of employees could not find work in 2008.

Area Job Conditions

Punta Gorda (Florida), Glens Falls (New York), and Grand Junction (Colorado) can boast the most small engine maintenance technicians for their size. Dallas (Texas), Nassau (New York), and Oakland (California) have the fewest per capita.

The highest salaries for workers are found in New York (New York), Philadelphia (Pennsylvania), and San Diego (California), and the lowest-paying areas are in Peoria (Illinois), Toledo (Ohio), and Oklahoma City (Oklahoma).

Training and Education

Many employers require that job applicants for this career have moderate-term on-the-job training. The percentage of small engine maintenance technicians with a bachelor's degree or better is 5%. Approximately 32% of workers went to college, but did not have to get a four year degree. Completing high school was all that was needed for 64% of employees. Recommended schools are shown in the column to the right; request information from them to help you decide which if any could help you with this career.

Part-Time Work and Self-Employment

About 11% of people in this field work less than full time. Self-employment is the path of choice for 23% of workers.

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Small Engine Maintenance Technicians Around the Country

In the list below, each metro area is rated for the relative popularity of small engine maintenance technicians compared to other locations (that is, jobs per population). Single or double up or down arrows indicate the relative popularity in that location. Within each state listing, metro areas are sorted by the actual number of jobs for small engine maintenance technicians.

Alabama

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Birmingham	$23,000	90
Mobile	$28,000	40

Arizona

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Phoenix	$34,000	200

California

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Riverside	$29,000	240
San Diego	$39,000	150
San Jose	$38,000	80
Oakland	$40,000	40
Vallejo	$33,000	30
Oxnard	$32,000	30

Colorado

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Denver	$36,000	90
Grand Junction	$33,000	60

Connecticut

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Hartford	$34,000	200
Bridgeport	$37,000	150
New Haven	$36,000	40

Delaware

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Wilmington	$36,000	60

District of Columbia

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Washington	$38,000	410

Florida

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Tampa	$31,000	310
Orlando	$31,000	310
Fort Lauderdale	$30,000	210
Jacksonville	$30,000	160
West Palm Beach	$36,000	140
Lakeland	$31,000	130
Sarasota	$33,000	100
Port St Lucie	$42,000	80
Punta Gorda	$30,000	50
Cape Coral	$39,000	50

Georgia

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Atlanta	$30,000	240
Augusta	$27,000	40

Hawaii

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Honolulu	$38,000	40

Illinois

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Chicago	$34,000	230
Peoria	$22,000	40

Indiana

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Indianapolis	$33,000	280
Gary	$26,000	160

Iowa

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Des Moines	$27,000	130
Dubuque	$29,000	40
Davenport	$26,000	40

Kentucky

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Louisville	$31,000	250
Lexington	$29,000	40

Maine

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Portland	$28,000	50

Maryland

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Baltimore	$34,000	130
Hagerstown	$31,000	40

Massachusetts

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Boston	$43,000	140
Worcester	$33,000	80

Michigan

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Warren	$30,000	210
Lansing	$37,000	80
Grand Rapids	$32,000	60
Flint	$31,000	30

Minnesota

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Minneapolis	$34,000	430
Duluth	$26,000	50

Mississippi

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Gulfport	$27,000	40

Missouri

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Springfield	$28,000	120
Kansas City	$30,000	60

Nebraska

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Omaha	$31,000	220

Nevada

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Las Vegas	$31,000	80

New York

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
New York	$41,000	300
Buffalo	$33,000	150
Glens Falls	$32,000	60
Nassau	$41,000	50
Poughkeepsie	$34,000	50
Binghamton	$32,000	40

North Carolina

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Charlotte	$29,000	120
Asheville	$29,000	90
Wilmington	$28,000	80
Durham	$26,000	40

Ohio

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Cincinnati	$31,000	230
Cleveland	$33,000	150
Canton	$28,000	150
Toledo	$22,000	140
Columbus	$28,000	90
Dayton	$34,000	50
Lima	$24,000	50
Youngstown	$30,000	50

Oklahoma

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Oklahoma City	$21,000	200

Oregon

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Eugene	$28,000	50

Pennsylvania

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Philadelphia	$40,000	200
Allentown	$32,000	180
Pittsburgh	$33,000	100
Erie	$28,000	50

Rhode Island

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Providence	$32,000	110

South Carolina

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Columbia	$28,000	140
Greenville	$29,000	130
Charleston	$30,000	70
Myrtle Beach	$27,000	40

Tennessee

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Johnson City	$27,000	30

Texas

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Houston	$30,000	370
Fort Worth	$31,000	90
Dallas	$36,000	90

Virginia

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Richmond	$29,000	70
Virginia Beach	$29,000	60
Roanoke	$24,000	40
Winchester	$31,000	30
Danville	$24,000	30

Washington

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Seattle	$37,000	130
Kennewick	$28,000	50
Olympia	$31,000	40
Spokane	$33,000	40

Wisconsin

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Wausau	$26,000	40
Racine	$26,000	40

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