Skilled Trades
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines
Diagnose, adjust, repair, or overhaul mobile mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic equipment, such as cranes, bulldozers, graders, and conveyors, used in construction, logging, and mining.
Median salary (BLS)
$65,510
10th–90th percentile (BLS)
$47k – $94k
Job outlook
+6% (faster than average)
AI exposure
Early-career check: graduates of the matching programs below typically earn $70,000 ten years after starting college — an early-career figure, vs. the all-experience BLS median above. Source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard.
Plan a path to Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines
Education
Typical entry: No degree (trade/license)
Plan my path to this →Typical progression
Junior Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines
Entry / Junior
$46,820
~2 yrs to advance
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines
Established
$65,510
~3 yrs to advance
Senior Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines
Senior
$79,985
Key skills
A typical day
- •Repair and replace damaged or worn parts.
- •Test mechanical products and equipment after repair or assembly to ensure proper performance and compliance with manufacturers' specifications.
- •Operate and inspect machines or heavy equipment to diagnose defects.
- •Read and understand operating manuals, blueprints, and technical drawings.
- •Dismantle and reassemble heavy equipment using hoists and hand tools.
Fields of study
Any field
Top colleges for Skilled Trades
Explore all- Purdue University50% admit · $78,000 grad pay
- Ohio State University53% admit · $68,000 grad pay
- Pennsylvania State University55% admit · $70,000 grad pay
Reputation-based selection; stats shown are outcome data per school.