Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics build troubleshooting, repairing and equipment maintenance skills that carry over to other work. Below are 25 careers ranked by how closely their skills match, with pay from BLS May 2025. The closest match is Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers (91%).
Updated October 2026 · Data: O*NET 31.0 and BLS OEWS May 2025 · How we match careers
Sorted by skill match.
| # | Career | Skill match | Median pay | Pay change | Extra education |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers | 91% | $56,210 | +11% | None |
| 2 | Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door | 87% | $74,340 | +47% | None |
| 3 | Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles | 86% | $48,420 | −4% | None |
| 4 | Automotive Engineering Technicians | 85% | $74,510Pay for the broader BLS group “Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians” | Not compared | None |
| 5 | Engine and Other Machine Assemblers | 83% | $53,710 | +6% | None |
| 6 | Industrial Machinery Mechanics | 83% | $64,520 | +27% | None |
| 7 | Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers | 83% | $109,910 | +117% | None |
| 8 | Avionics Technicians | 83% | $82,280 | +63% | None |
| 9 | Maintenance Workers, Machinery | 82% | $60,850 | +20% | None |
| 10 | Medical Equipment Repairers | 81% | $61,660 | +22% | None |
Compared with Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics, median $50,620. Skill match is our estimate (0–99) from O*NET 31.0 skills, knowledge, work activities and interests, adjusted for preparation and big pay drops. Pay: BLS OEWS May 2025, national median.
How important each skill is in work as automotive service technicians and mechanics (O*NET importance, scale 1–5).
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91% skill match · $56,210 · +11% pay
Equipment Selection · Quality Control Analysis · Management of Personnel Resources
87% skill match · $74,340 · +47% pay
Technology Design · Social Perceptiveness
86% skill match · $48,420 · −4% pay
Negotiation · Operations Analysis · Technology Design
If you want to stay close to what you do now, these roles are the nearest.
The closest matches are Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers (91% skill match, median $56,210), Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door (87% skill match, median $74,340) and Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles (86% skill match, median $48,420), based on O*NET 31.0 data and BLS May 2025 pay.
Among the 25 matches, 19 pay more than automotive service technicians and mechanics at the median. The biggest increases: Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers (+117%, $109,910), Ship Engineers (+116%, $109,530) and Signal and Track Switch Repairers (+83%, $92,460).
25 of the 25 matches usually need no more education than you have now, based on O*NET Job Zones.
We compare the importance of skills, knowledge, work activities and interests in O*NET 31.0 for your job and every other career, then adjust for extra preparation and big pay drops. The full method is on our Methodology page.