Truck Repair Technician Schools, Salaries, and Job Data

Job Numbers and Growth

There are an estimated 275,000 truck repair technicians nationally. Recent data shows the joblessness for workers is low compared to other jobs. An estimated 3% of employees were not able to find a job in 2008.

Area Job Conditions

The highest density of truck repair technicians are found in Farmington (New Mexico), Casper (Wyoming), and Springfield (Ohio). The lowest density occurs around Bethesda (Maryland), San Francisco (California), and Athens (Georgia).

Compensation for workers is highst in Napa (California), Kokomo (Indiana), and Oakland (California), and is the lowest in Johnson City (Tennessee), McAllen (Texas), and Ann Arbor (Michigan).

Training and Education

Employers tend to prefer to hire employees that have a postsecondary vocational award. in 3% of cases, truck repair technicians have four year degrees or better. Among workers 31% pursued some additional career education without completing a bachelor's degree. In 66% of cases, employees have only a high school education. 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

Truck repair technicians working part-time are about 3% of the total. About 6% of workers work on their own.

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Truck Repair Technicians Around the Country

In the list below, each metro area is rated for the relative popularity of truck repair 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 truck repair technicians.

Alabama

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Birmingham	$41,000	1,270
Mobile	$34,000	610
Montgomery	$36,000	380
Tuscaloosa	$36,000	170
Decatur	$33,000	170
Dothan	$38,000	150
Huntsville	$39,000	130
Florence	$35,000	120
Anniston	$34,000	60
Auburn	$39,000	40

Alaska

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Anchorage	$51,000	250
Fairbanks	$58,000	50

Arizona

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Phoenix	$41,000	3,070
Tucson	$39,000	510
Kingman	$36,000	120
Yuma	$31,000	70
Prescott	$40,000	60
Flagstaff	$34,000	50

Arkansas

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Little Rock	$41,000	970
Fort Smith	$32,000	410
Jonesboro	$32,000	90
Pine Bluff	$30,000	50
Hot Springs	$29,000	30

California

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Riverside	$42,000	3,080
Santa Ana	$49,000	1,830
San Diego	$47,000	1,460
Oakland	$57,000	1,260
Bakersfield	$37,000	1,210
Sacramento	$47,000	1,090
Fresno	$36,000	1,010
San Jose	$54,000	920
Stockton	$42,000	590
San Francisco	$53,000	560
Visalia	$41,000	330
Modesto	$44,000	270
Oxnard	$39,000	250
Vallejo	$49,000	200
Salinas	$47,000	150
Redding	$41,000	140
Santa Rosa	$48,000	140
El Centro	$30,000	110
Merced	$42,000	110
Chico	$38,000	90
Santa Cruz	$50,000	70
Madera	$41,000	60
Yuba City	$40,000	50
Napa	$60,000	50

Colorado

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Denver	$45,000	2,400
Colorado Springs	$44,000	280
Greeley	$40,000	220
Grand Junction	$47,000	160
Boulder	$46,000	130
Fort Collins	$43,000	100
Pueblo	$40,000	70

Connecticut

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Hartford	$48,000	980
New Haven	$46,000	600
Bridgeport	$47,000	510
Waterbury	$51,000	170
Norwich	$47,000	140
Danbury	$47,000	40

Delaware

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Wilmington	$46,000	510
Dover	$38,000	60

District of Columbia

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Washington	$48,000	2,780

Florida

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Miami	$45,000	1,800
Tampa	$38,000	1,750
Orlando	$40,000	1,710
Fort Lauderdale	$43,000	1,080
Jacksonville	$42,000	1,030
West Palm Beach	$44,000	540
Lakeland	$41,000	490
Sarasota	$42,000	420
Cape Coral	$42,000	300
Palm Bay	$40,000	300
Deltona	$34,000	260
Ocala	$40,000	190
Tallahassee	$38,000	180
Pensacola	$38,000	150
Panama City	$35,000	120
Gainesville	$36,000	100
Naples	$42,000	70
Sebastian	$34,000	50
Fort Walton Beach	$40,000	40
Punta Gorda	$40,000	30

Georgia

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Atlanta	$44,000	5,470
Savannah	$37,000	260
Macon	$47,000	220
Augusta	$36,000	210
Dalton	$36,000	160
Valdosta	$32,000	140
Brunswick	$36,000	90
Gainesville	$35,000	90
Albany	$35,000	90
Rome	$50,000	80
Columbus	$38,000	60
Hinesville	$38,000	30
Athens	$39,000	30

Hawaii

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Honolulu	$47,000	540

Idaho

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Boise	$41,000	620
Idaho Falls	$36,000	230
Lewiston	$42,000	80
Coeur Dalene	$38,000	50

Illinois

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Chicago	$47,000	5,430
Rockford	$39,000	330
Bloomington	$40,000	190
Champaign	$36,000	120
Springfield	$38,000	70
Decatur	$37,000	40

Indiana

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Indianapolis	$39,000	2,780
Gary	$42,000	820
Fort Wayne	$39,000	600
Evansville	$36,000	440
South Bend	$40,000	370
Elkhart	$41,000	230
Terre Haute	$39,000	190
Bloomington	$33,000	120
Columbus	$37,000	100
Anderson	$33,000	90
Muncie	$31,000	80
Lafayette	$35,000	60
Michigan City	$43,000	50
Kokomo	$56,000	40

Iowa

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Des Moines	$42,000	870
Davenport	$35,000	530
Cedar Rapids	$37,000	270
Waterloo	$35,000	260
Dubuque	$38,000	170
Sioux City	$34,000	150
Ames	$38,000	80

Kansas

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Wichita	$38,000	600
Topeka	$40,000	150

Kentucky

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Louisville	$37,000	1,740
Lexington	$38,000	720
Owensboro	$32,000	80
Elizabethtown	$29,000	70
Bowling Green	$36,000	60

Louisiana

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Baton Rouge	$39,000	670
New Orleans	$39,000	640
Shreveport	$36,000	270
Lafayette	$36,000	200
Houma	$32,000	190
Monroe	$35,000	150
Lake Charles	$36,000	110
Alexandria	$32,000	60

Maine

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Portland	$41,000	340
Bangor	$38,000	330
Lewiston	$37,000	60

Maryland

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Baltimore	$42,000	1,490
Bethesda	$39,000	330
Hagerstown	$37,000	210
Salisbury	$39,000	120
Cumberland	$30,000	70

Massachusetts

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Boston	$47,000	1,740
Springfield	$44,000	710
Brockton	$45,000	250
Lowell	$45,000	200
Worcester	$47,000	190
Barnstable Town	$45,000	170
Haverhill	$49,000	110
Framingham	$45,000	100
New Bedford	$37,000	80
Taunton	$42,000	70
Lawrence	$44,000	70
Leominster	$40,000	60
Pittsfield	$44,000	40

Michigan

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Detroit	$49,000	1,820
Warren	$48,000	1,360
Grand Rapids	$37,000	810
Ann Arbor	$26,000	340
Flint	$46,000	230
Kalamazoo	$35,000	220
Lansing	$44,000	200
Holland	$39,000	200
Saginaw	$43,000	160
Monroe	$43,000	90
Jackson	$39,000	70
Bay City	$42,000	60
Niles	$37,000	60
Battle Creek	$31,000	50

Minnesota

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Minneapolis	$45,000	2,770
St Cloud	$38,000	290
Duluth	$47,000	280
Rochester	$38,000	130

Mississippi

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Jackson	$34,000	530
Gulfport	$38,000	120
Hattiesburg	$32,000	100
Pascagoula	$38,000	60

Missouri

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
St Louis	$42,000	2,820
Kansas City	$39,000	1,760
Springfield	$37,000	670
Joplin	$37,000	370
Columbia	$37,000	130
St Joseph	$30,000	60
Jefferson City	$31,000	50

Montana

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Billings	$46,000	310
Missoula	$40,000	190
Great Falls	$35,000	100

Nebraska

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Omaha	$38,000	1,170
Lincoln	$35,000	360

Nevada

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Las Vegas	$45,000	890
Reno	$49,000	630

New Hampshire

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Nashua	$44,000	200
Manchester	$51,000	110
Rochester	$31,000	60

New Jersey

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Newark	$51,000	2,590
Edison	$47,000	1,780
Camden	$44,000	1,010
Trenton	$47,000	210
Vineland	$43,000	180
Atlantic City	$47,000	150
Ocean City	$43,000	60

New Mexico

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Albuquerque	$41,000	660
Farmington	$51,000	510

New York

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
New York	$51,000	6,510
Nassau	$54,000	1,660
Buffalo	$41,000	840
Rochester	$38,000	790
Albany	$42,000	760
Syracuse	$41,000	480
Poughkeepsie	$46,000	440
Utica	$37,000	200
Binghamton	$38,000	200
Elmira	$31,000	90
Glens Falls	$40,000	90
Ithaca	$40,000	60
Kingston	$38,000	60

North Carolina

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Charlotte	$42,000	2,410
Greensboro	$39,000	760
Raleigh	$40,000	700
Asheville	$35,000	290
Hickory	$37,000	290
Winston Salem	$39,000	270
Fayetteville	$35,000	220
Wilmington	$40,000	210
Durham	$37,000	200
Burlington	$32,000	140
Greenville	$38,000	90
Goldsboro	$32,000	80
Rocky Mount	$36,000	60
Jacksonville	$34,000	40

North Dakota

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Fargo	$38,000	450
Bismarck	$38,000	150
Grand Forks	$39,000	100

Ohio

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Cincinnati	$41,000	2,100
Columbus	$41,000	1,850
Cleveland	$42,000	1,790
Toledo	$42,000	840
Akron	$44,000	750
Dayton	$41,000	610
Youngstown	$36,000	540
Canton	$36,000	440
Springfield	$39,000	320
Lima	$35,000	120
Mansfield	$43,000	60

Oklahoma

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Oklahoma City	$36,000	1,140
Tulsa	$37,000	850
Lawton	$31,000	90

Oregon

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Portland	$44,000	2,460
Eugene	$43,000	420
Salem	$40,000	260
Medford	$40,000	230
Bend	$40,000	70

Pennsylvania

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Philadelphia	$43,000	2,390
Pittsburgh	$37,000	1,880
Harrisburg	$42,000	1,290
Allentown	$41,000	750
Scranton	$37,000	650
York	$37,000	570
Lancaster	$39,000	560
Reading	$39,000	400
Erie	$36,000	240
Johnstown	$36,000	130
Altoona	$39,000	130
Williamsport	$33,000	100
Lebanon	$40,000	100
State College	$31,000	50

Rhode Island

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Providence	$40,000	910

South Carolina

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Greenville	$37,000	770
Charleston	$36,000	650
Columbia	$39,000	570
Florence	$31,000	190
Spartanburg	$34,000	140
Anderson	$32,000	130
Myrtle Beach	$35,000	120
Sumter	$32,000	80

South Dakota

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Sioux Falls	$37,000	420
Rapid City	$34,000	130

Tennessee

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Nashville	$41,000	2,040
Memphis	$39,000	1,780
Knoxville	$37,000	700
Chattanooga	$40,000	610
Kingsport	$34,000	270
Clarksville	$32,000	190
Morristown	$31,000	180
Jackson	$35,000	150
Johnson City	$28,000	80
Cleveland	$29,000	70

Texas

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Houston	$37,000	5,180
Dallas	$41,000	4,220
Fort Worth	$38,000	1,800
San Antonio	$35,000	1,520
Austin	$40,000	790
Corpus Christi	$32,000	560
El Paso	$32,000	500
Mcallen	$26,000	470
Laredo	$30,000	370
Waco	$30,000	350
Odessa	$45,000	300
Beaumont	$35,000	280
Amarillo	$39,000	270
Longview	$30,000	260
Texarkana	$50,000	240
Wichita Falls	$34,000	190
Midland	$40,000	190
Tyler	$35,000	160
Killeen	$34,000	140
Lubbock	$35,000	140
Victoria	$30,000	140
Brownsville	$28,000	140
Abilene	$32,000	110
College Station	$36,000	110
San Angelo	$31,000	70
Sherman	$39,000	30

Utah

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Salt Lake City	$42,000	1,670
Ogden	$37,000	430
Provo	$32,000	300
St George	$37,000	130
Logan	$37,000	60

Vermont

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Burlington	$38,000	180

Virginia

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Richmond	$41,000	1,340
Virginia Beach	$40,000	1,140
Roanoke	$40,000	280
Lynchburg	$36,000	200
Harrisonburg	$38,000	150
Blacksburg	$37,000	90
Charlottesville	$37,000	80
Winchester	$38,000	70
Danville	$40,000	50

Washington

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Seattle	$48,000	2,220
Tacoma	$51,000	480
Spokane	$41,000	390
Olympia	$46,000	230
Kennewick	$45,000	180
Yakima	$40,000	140
Mount Vernon	$45,000	120
Longview	$41,000	120
Bremerton	$46,000	110
Wenatchee	$43,000	90
Bellingham	$46,000	90

West Virginia

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Charleston	$36,000	250
Huntington	$33,000	220
Parkersburg	$32,000	180
Wheeling	$36,000	120
Morgantown	$26,000	90
Weirton	$39,000	70

Wisconsin

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Milwaukee	$44,000	1,200
Madison	$39,000	580
Green Bay	$40,000	570
Appleton	$40,000	300
Janesville	$39,000	170
Eau Claire	$40,000	170
Wausau	$41,000	160
La Crosse	$40,000	140
Racine	$43,000	140
Oshkosh	$41,000	120
Sheboygan	$35,000	110
Fond	$35,000	110

Wyoming

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Casper	$39,000	340
Cheyenne	$39,000	100

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