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Automotive Technician Career Market Report 2026

1,277 active jobs. 42 companies. Median salary $44K. Data from Greenhouse, Lever, Workday, Ashby, SmartRecruiters, Workable, and 14 additional ATS sources. Last computed: 2026-06-01.

1,277
Active Job Openings
42
Companies Hiring
$44K
Median Salary (US)
50%
With Salary Data

About This Report

The Automotive Technician market data on this page is updated daily from 800,000+ active job postings across 20 ATS platforms.

Greenhouse Lever Workday Ashby SmartRecruiters Workable + 14 more ATS sources

Salary: Extracted via NLP. Only USD $5K-$3M included. Skills: Named entity recognition, noise-filtered (generic soft skills excluded). Experience: Inferred from title + description. Coverage: 50% of positions include salary data.

Key Findings

Median salary: $44K in the US

Middle 50% of salaries range from $33K to $80K.

HVAC is the most-demanded skill at 9%

Kiavets leads hiring with 354 open positions

Biggest salary jump: Junior → Mid-Level (+$16K, +29%)

Salary increase: +$16K · Sample: Junior → Mid-Level

AI automation risk: medium-high (score 70/100)

Score: 70/100 · AI/LLM demand: 4% of postings

Week-over-week changes reflect dataset expansion, not market surge

Recent growth in tracked postings is from adding new data sources, not a one-week hiring boom. Interpret trend data with this in mind.

Salary by Experience Level

LevelJobsP25MedianP90
Junior22$52K$54K$94K
Mid-Level8$62K$70K$90K
Lead6$37K$37K$37K

What jumps out

Junior → Mid-Level: +$16K (29%) — the biggest single-step increase. The salary curve is back-loaded: the largest raises come at transitions where scope changes from executing tasks to owning outcomes, or from owning outcomes to shaping architecture across teams.

Salary by Country

CountryJobsMedianCurrency
United States352$44KUSD
Canada4$71KUSD
Spain3$64KUSD

Work Mode

ModeShare
On-Site1.6%
Remote0.0%
Hybrid0.0%

~80% of postings do not specify work mode. Figures show only positions where it is explicitly stated.

Top Skills in Demand

HVAC
9%
Advocacy
4%
AI/LLM
4%
Electrical
3%

Declining in Demand

Attention to Detail ↓-38.2ppCustomer Service ↓-28.0ppLogistics ↓-13.5ppData Entry ↓-12.8ppTyping ↓-12.2pp

Top Companies Hiring

CompanyOpeningsShare
Kiavets35427.7%
Brakesplus18214.3%
aamco826.4%
Carmax816.3%
Carvana776.0%
Monro675.2%
sonicautomotive423.3%
Avisbudget393.1%

Top Countries by Job Volume

CountryJobs
United States1,030
Canada5
Spain4
Malaysia2
United Kingdom1
Jordan1
Germany1
India1

Education Requirements

LevelSharePositions
Associate Degree61.2%389
Bachelor's Degree4.4%28
Master's Degree4.1%26
PhD / Doctorate3.1%20

Certifications

CDL (3%)

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