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Service Technician Career Market Report 2026

2,323 active jobs. 276 companies. Median salary $46K. Data from Greenhouse, Lever, Workday, Ashby, SmartRecruiters, Workable, and 14 additional ATS sources. Last computed: 2026-06-01.

2,323
Active Job Openings
276
Companies Hiring
$46K
Median Salary (US)
62%
With Salary Data

About This Report

The Service 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: 62% of positions include salary data.

Key Findings

Median salary: $46K in the US

Middle 50% of salaries range from $37K to $71K.

HVAC is the most-demanded skill at 14%

PLC Programming demand rose +5.1pp — fastest-growing skill

trubluehomeserviceally leads hiring with 196 open positions

Biggest salary jump: Mid-Level → Senior (+$6K, +11%)

Salary increase: +$6K · Sample: Mid-Level → Senior

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
Junior58$42K$48K$58K
Mid-Level37$44K$52K$87K
Senior20$49K$58K$94K
Entry-Level5$48K$48K$52K
Lead4$10K$54K$64K

What jumps out

Mid-Level → Senior: +$6K (11%) — 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 States348$44KUSD
Remote7$43KUSD
Canada6$146KUSD
Australia5$52KUSD

Work Mode

ModeShare
On-Site2.5%
Remote1.3%
Hybrid0.2%

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

Top Skills in Demand

HVAC
14%
Environmental Compliance
13%
Electrical
11%
Property Management
7%
Residential Real Estate
6%
PLC Programming
5%
AI/LLM
4%
Welding
4%
Water Quality
2%

Skills on the Rise

PLC Programming ↑+5.1ppAI/LLM ↑+4.5pp

Declining in Demand

Customer Service ↓-28.0ppOSHA ↓-17.3ppAttention to Detail ↓-12.3ppScheduling ↓-12.2ppJournalism ↓-11.9pp

Top Companies Hiring

CompanyOpeningsShare
trubluehomeserviceally1968.4%
Jci1687.2%
Lithia1556.7%
Greystar1104.7%
Monro793.4%
Groundworks562.4%
Pattersoncompanies431.9%
Hendrick381.6%

Top Countries by Job Volume

CountryJobs
United States1,171
Canada40
Australia38
Remote31
Indonesia18
United Kingdom15
Singapore15
Germany13

Education Requirements

LevelSharePositions
Associate Degree81.2%1,168
Master's Degree4.1%59
PhD / Doctorate2.9%41
High School / GED0.6%9
Bachelor's Degree0.6%8

Certifications

OSHA Certified (5%)CDL (2%)CPR Certified (1%)

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