What we know about the mobile mechanic industry from public sources — and what we don't, because mobile work isn't broken out as a distinct category in most national datasets. the Alliance's job is to fill that gap.
A note on this page. Every figure below is sourced from publicly available data. Where mobile mechanics aren't broken out separately (most cases), we cite the broader auto-service-tech category and explain the gap. Nothing here is fabricated or extrapolated from Mechanics Alliance member data — there isn't enough yet for that.
Last updated: April 2026. We refresh this page when source data refreshes.
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics tracks "Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics" (Standard Occupational Classification 49-3023) as a single bucket — combining shop-based techs, dealership techs, and independent operators of all kinds. Mobile mechanics aren't a separate SOC code.
That means there's no official count of how many mobile mechanics exist in the U.S., how much they earn on average, or how the segment is growing. Industry trade press and consumer-marketplace data (ZipRecruiter, Glassdoor, Indeed) capture pieces — but no single source covers the whole picture.
Below is what we can credibly say from public data, with citations.
Three independent public sources. Mobile mechanics earn meaningfully more than the broader auto-tech median — but the spread is wide.
Includes all auto techs — dealership, independent shop, and mobile combined. Excludes self-employed.
Source: BLS OOH ↗25th–75th percentile range: $56,775–$84,670. Includes both employed and contractor mobile mechanics.
Source: ZipRecruiter ↗Hourly equivalent: ~$33/hr. Self-reported by users; sample size and methodology differ from ZipRecruiter.
Source: Glassdoor ↗Mobile mechanics earn roughly 35–40% above the BLS auto-tech median — but with wide variance. The 25th-percentile mobile mechanic earns ~$56K (well above the broader auto-tech median); the 75th-percentile earns ~$85K. The spread reflects the difference between a side-job and a fully-loaded mobile operation.
Mobile mechanics operate inside the broader auto-aftermarket repair industry — itself one of the largest and most stable consumer-services sectors in the U.S.
Why the average vehicle age matters. The U.S. fleet is older than it has ever been — 12.6 years on average — meaning more vehicles are out of factory warranty and reliant on the independent repair channel. This is structurally good for mobile mechanics. Most factory warranties run 3–5 years; most mobile mechanics' bread and butter is what comes after.
The data above is everything we can credibly publish today. As Mechanics Alliance membership grows, an annual member survey will fill the gaps that public data can't:
Annual revenue, labor rates, and ticket-size distributions specifically for mobile operators — by region, by tenure, by service mix.
Solo vs. small team, vehicle types, equipment spend, years in business, what services drive revenue.
Where members face HOA restrictions, municipal compliance gaps, and licensing complexity — quantified for advocacy.
Top business challenges, highest-impact services, biggest gaps in tooling and training — what's actually pulling members forward or holding them back.
Timing. The first member survey opens once founding membership reaches a sample size large enough for credible statistics. Founding members are first to participate, and full survey results go to all current members before any public release. There is no fixed publication date — we publish when the data is good, not on a schedule.
Founding members shape what the Alliance's first State of Mobile Mechanics report covers.