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Mechanic Career Market Report 2026

3,284 active jobs. 459 companies. Median salary $55K. Data from Greenhouse, Lever, Workday, Ashby, SmartRecruiters, Workable, and 14 additional ATS sources. Last computed: 2026-06-01.

3,284
Active Job Openings
459
Companies Hiring
$55K
Median Salary (US)
52%
With Salary Data

About This Report

The Mechanic 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: 52% of positions include salary data.

Key Findings

Median salary: $55K in the US

Middle 50% of salaries range from $46K to $76K.

Welding is the most-demanded skill at 26%

Emergency Management demand rose +6.4pp — fastest-growing skill

yourmechanic leads hiring with 483 open positions

Biggest salary jump: Entry-Level → Junior (+$23K, +79%)

Salary increase: +$23K · Sample: Entry-Level → Junior

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

Score: 70/100 · AI/LLM demand: 0% 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
Mid-Level63$48K$56K$67K
Senior53$56K$65K$74K
Junior50$46K$51K$71K
Lead14$52K$62K$83K
Entry-Level7$28K$28K$54K

What jumps out

Entry-Level → Junior: +$23K (79%) — 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 States418$52KUSD
Canada18$67KUSD
United Kingdom3$52KUSD

Work Mode

ModeShare
On-Site2.5%
Remote0.2%
Hybrid0.0%

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

Top Skills in Demand

Welding
26%
HVAC
19%
Electrical
16%
Painting
11%
CDL
10%
Plumbing
9%
Environmental Compliance
8%
DOT Regulations
8%
Emergency Management
6%
iOS
6%
AI/LLM
5%
Renewable Energy
5%

Skills on the Rise

Emergency Management ↑+6.4ppAI/LLM ↑+5.2ppRenewable Energy ↑+5.0ppPLC Programming ↑+3.8pp

Declining in Demand

Sustainability ↓-25.4ppOSHA ↓-16.2ppCPT Certification ↓-11.1ppLogistics ↓-6.1ppCustomer Service ↓-5.9pp

Top Companies Hiring

CompanyOpeningsShare
yourmechanic48314.7%
Cox1534.7%
Carvana1093.3%
Equipmentsharecom1073.3%
Wasteconnections1033.1%
Republic692.1%
Avisbudget662.0%
Monro652.0%

Top Countries by Job Volume

CountryJobs
United States1,793
Canada82
Germany27
United Kingdom16
Australia9
Georgia6
India6
Israel6

Education Requirements

LevelSharePositions
Associate Degree80.7%1,365
Master's Degree4.5%76
Bachelor's Degree1.4%23
High School / GED0.8%13
PhD / Doctorate0.1%2

Certifications

CDL (12%)

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