13 min
Who works at an auto repair shop
You drop your car off and talk to one person at the counter. Behind the door are technicians at three skill levels, a parts person, a foreman who hands out the work and an office keeping it all paid. Meet them, and run the shop floor for a morning.
Ticket 01 · The guess
How many fix the cars?
Sources and every number (3)
Sources
- Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025: Automotive Mechanical and Electrical Repair and Maintenance (NAICS 811110), employment and wages by occupation (technicians, supervisors and others) · U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2025
- Monro, Inc. Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 29, 2025 · Monro, Inc. (U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing), 2025
- Employment Projections: Occupational projections, 2025-35, and worker characteristics, 2025 (table 1.2) · U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2025
Every number
- 445,340 jobs
bls.gov ·2025 · All jobs. US general automotive repair shops (BLS's automotive mechanical and electrical repair and maintenance: not body shops or car washes), May 2025. BLS counts wage and salary jobs, not people or the self-employed. - 208,550 jobs
bls.gov ·2025 · Automotive service technicians and mechanics. US general automotive repair shops (BLS's automotive mechanical and electrical repair and maintenance: not body shops or car washes), May 2025. BLS counts wage and salary jobs, not people or the self-employed. - 47 people
bls.gov ·2025 · Worked out: 208,550 jobs out of 445,340 jobs, for every hundred. US general automotive repair shops (BLS's automotive mechanical and electrical repair and maintenance: not body shops or car washes), May 2025. BLS counts wage and salary jobs, not people or the self-employed. - 29,630 jobs
bls.gov ·2025 · First-line supervisors of mechanics, installers and repairers. US general automotive repair shops (BLS's automotive mechanical and electrical repair and maintenance: not body shops or car washes), May 2025. BLS counts wage and salary jobs, not people or the self-employed. - 25,970 jobs
bls.gov ·2025 · Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists. US general automotive repair shops (BLS's automotive mechanical and electrical repair and maintenance: not body shops or car washes), May 2025. BLS counts wage and salary jobs, not people or the self-employed. - 25,600 jobs
bls.gov ·2025 · General and operations managers. US general automotive repair shops (BLS's automotive mechanical and electrical repair and maintenance: not body shops or car washes), May 2025. BLS counts wage and salary jobs, not people or the self-employed. - 19,540 jobs
bls.gov ·2025 · Counter and rental clerks. US general automotive repair shops (BLS's automotive mechanical and electrical repair and maintenance: not body shops or car washes), May 2025. BLS counts wage and salary jobs, not people or the self-employed. - 18,360 jobs
bls.gov ·2025 · General office clerks. US general automotive repair shops (BLS's automotive mechanical and electrical repair and maintenance: not body shops or car washes), May 2025. BLS counts wage and salary jobs, not people or the self-employed. - 10,510 jobs
bls.gov ·2025 · Automotive body and related repairers. US general automotive repair shops (BLS's automotive mechanical and electrical repair and maintenance: not body shops or car washes), May 2025. BLS counts wage and salary jobs, not people or the self-employed. - 9,910 jobs
bls.gov ·2025 · Bookkeeping, accounting and auditing clerks. US general automotive repair shops (BLS's automotive mechanical and electrical repair and maintenance: not body shops or car washes), May 2025. BLS counts wage and salary jobs, not people or the self-employed. - 9,800 jobs
bls.gov ·2025 · Heavy and light truck drivers together. US general automotive repair shops (BLS's automotive mechanical and electrical repair and maintenance: not body shops or car washes), May 2025. BLS counts wage and salary jobs, not people or the self-employed. - 4,650 jobs
bls.gov ·2025 · Parts salespersons. US general automotive repair shops (BLS's automotive mechanical and electrical repair and maintenance: not body shops or car washes), May 2025. BLS counts wage and salary jobs, not people or the self-employed. - 100%
bls.gov ·2025 · All jobs. US general automotive repair shops (BLS's automotive mechanical and electrical repair and maintenance: not body shops or car washes), May 2025. BLS counts wage and salary jobs, not people or the self-employed. - 46.8%
bls.gov ·2025 · Worked out: 208,550 jobs out of 445,340 jobs. US general automotive repair shops (BLS's automotive mechanical and electrical repair and maintenance: not body shops or car washes), May 2025. BLS counts wage and salary jobs, not people or the self-employed. - 6.7%
bls.gov ·2025 · Worked out: 29,630 jobs out of 445,340 jobs. US general automotive repair shops (BLS's automotive mechanical and electrical repair and maintenance: not body shops or car washes), May 2025. BLS counts wage and salary jobs, not people or the self-employed. - 5.8%
bls.gov ·2025 · Worked out: 25,970 jobs out of 445,340 jobs. US general automotive repair shops (BLS's automotive mechanical and electrical repair and maintenance: not body shops or car washes), May 2025. BLS counts wage and salary jobs, not people or the self-employed. - 5.7%
bls.gov ·2025 · Worked out: 25,600 jobs out of 445,340 jobs. US general automotive repair shops (BLS's automotive mechanical and electrical repair and maintenance: not body shops or car washes), May 2025. BLS counts wage and salary jobs, not people or the self-employed. - 4.4%
bls.gov ·2025 · Worked out: 19,540 jobs out of 445,340 jobs. US general automotive repair shops (BLS's automotive mechanical and electrical repair and maintenance: not body shops or car washes), May 2025. BLS counts wage and salary jobs, not people or the self-employed. - 4.1%
bls.gov ·2025 · Worked out: 18,360 jobs out of 445,340 jobs. US general automotive repair shops (BLS's automotive mechanical and electrical repair and maintenance: not body shops or car washes), May 2025. BLS counts wage and salary jobs, not people or the self-employed. - 2.4%
bls.gov ·2025 · Worked out: 10,510 jobs out of 445,340 jobs. US general automotive repair shops (BLS's automotive mechanical and electrical repair and maintenance: not body shops or car washes), May 2025. BLS counts wage and salary jobs, not people or the self-employed. - 2.2%
bls.gov ·2025 · Worked out: 9,910 jobs out of 445,340 jobs. US general automotive repair shops (BLS's automotive mechanical and electrical repair and maintenance: not body shops or car washes), May 2025. BLS counts wage and salary jobs, not people or the self-employed. - 2.2%
bls.gov ·2025 · Worked out: 9,800 jobs out of 445,340 jobs. US general automotive repair shops (BLS's automotive mechanical and electrical repair and maintenance: not body shops or car washes), May 2025. BLS counts wage and salary jobs, not people or the self-employed. - 1.0%
bls.gov ·2025 · Worked out: 4,650 jobs out of 445,340 jobs. US general automotive repair shops (BLS's automotive mechanical and electrical repair and maintenance: not body shops or car washes), May 2025. BLS counts wage and salary jobs, not people or the self-employed. - 18.6%
bls.gov ·2025 · Worked out: every other job (helpers, tire workers, customer service, receptionists, estimators and more), what's left once the groups above are taken out of 445,340 jobs. US general automotive repair shops (BLS's automotive mechanical and electrical repair and maintenance: not body shops or car washes), May 2025. BLS counts wage and salary jobs, not people or the self-employed. - 3 people
(example number: Our example shop: a small garage, counting everyone.) · Our example shop: a small garage, counting everyone. - 12 people
(example number: Our example shop: a general repair shop with six bays, counting everyone.) · Our example shop: a general repair shop with six bays, counting everyone. - 1,260 stores
sec.gov ·2025 · Tire and car repair stores Monro ran itself at the end of its fiscal year 2025 (its 10-K). - 7,200 people
sec.gov ·2025 · Monro's employees in its field organization (stores and the managers over them), approximately, at the end of its fiscal year 2025 (its 10-K). - 150 people
sec.gov ·2025 · Monro's employees at its headquarters, approximately, at the end of its fiscal year 2025 (its 10-K). - 5.7 people
sec.gov ·2025 · Worked out, and rough: 7,200 people ÷ 1,260 stores. The field also includes the managers over the stores. - 9 cars
(example number: Our example shop: cars booked for today.) · Our example shop: cars booked for today. - $73,330
/year bls.gov ·2025 · Median yearly pay of first-line supervisors of mechanics, installers and repairers. US general automotive repair shops (BLS's automotive mechanical and electrical repair and maintenance: not body shops or car washes), May 2025. BLS counts wage and salary jobs, not people or the self-employed. - $35.26
/hour bls.gov ·2025 · Median hourly pay of first-line supervisors of mechanics, installers and repairers. US general automotive repair shops (BLS's automotive mechanical and electrical repair and maintenance: not body shops or car washes), May 2025. BLS counts wage and salary jobs, not people or the self-employed. - $49,630
/year bls.gov ·2025 · Median yearly pay of automotive service technicians and mechanics. US general automotive repair shops (BLS's automotive mechanical and electrical repair and maintenance: not body shops or car washes), May 2025. BLS counts wage and salary jobs, not people or the self-employed. - 4.1%
bls.gov ·2025 · BLS's projected change in jobs for first-line supervisors of mechanics, installers and repairers (all kinds, all employers), 2025 to 2035. - 48,900 openings a year
bls.gov ·2025 · Openings BLS projects each year, on average, 2025 to 2035, for first-line supervisors of mechanics, installers and repairers of all kinds. - 4 hours
(example number: Our example shop: the hours Dana, the A-technician, has open today.) · Our example shop: the hours Dana, the A-technician, has open today. - 8 hours
(example number: Our example shop: the hours Eli, the B-technician, has open today.) · Our example shop: the hours Eli, the B-technician, has open today.