Outboard Motor Mechanics

Median Salary: $35,400

Many outboard motor mechanics across the U.S. share a handful of key professional characteristics. For example, persistence, analytical thinking, and cooperation can be crucial for success in the industry, especially when combined with career training. Around 18,180 people were working as outboard motor mechanics nationwide in 2009. With that much workplace competition, it's vital to build on these attributes and receive good training, particularly if you're planning to progress in the field.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the median annual income for outboard motor mechanics in the U.S. was $35,400 in 2009, which works out to a median hourly wage of $17.00. Of course, income can vary with training and by locale. Below, you'll find more data about outboard motor mechanics, including wages and job density for metropolitan areas all over the U.S..

Outboard motor mechanics should be skilled in:

Problem Sensitivity
Control Precision
Multilimb Coordination
Depth Perception
Trunk Strength

Different people go into different careers; outboard motor mechanics are typically:

Realistic
Conventional
Investigative

Working as an outboard motor mechanic requires knowledge in subjects like:

Mechanical
Customer and Personal Service
Engineering and Technology
Design

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Below, you'll see links to more information on the top cities for this occupation (based on the number of people working as outboard motor mechanics). Note: "Job density" refers to the proportion of outboard motor mechanics in each city as compared to the national average.

Alabama
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Mobile	80	$28,000	$13.50	$39,200	$18.80	220.1%

Alaska
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Anchorage	NA	$44,800	$21.60	$49,800	$23.90	NA

Arizona
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Flagstaff	30	$36,700	$17.60	$45,500	$21.90	323.7%
Phoenix	NA	$28,800	$13.90	$44,800	$21.50	NA

California
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Los Angeles (Area)	250	$38,500	$18.50	$46,400	$22.30	-69.1%
Oakland	120	$45,700	$22.00	$55,000	$26.40	-10.8%
Oxnard	NA	$34,100	$16.40	$39,700	$19.10	NA
Riverside	NA	$36,700	$17.60	$44,600	$21.40	NA
Sacramento	NA	$35,500	$17.10	$49,700	$23.90	NA
San Diego	110	$34,800	$16.70	$46,400	$22.30	-36%
San Francisco (Area)	160	$46,900	$22.60	$56,300	$27.10	-42.4%
San Francisco (City)	40	$48,100	$23.10	$57,500	$27.70	-74.1%
San Luis Obispo	30	$29,800	$14.30	$32,800	$15.80	129.5%

Colorado
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Denver	NA	$31,500	$15.20	$41,600	$20.00	NA

Connecticut
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bridgeport	NA	$44,800	$21.50	$56,600	$27.20	NA
Hartford	NA	$37,900	$18.20	$48,700	$23.40	NA
New Haven	70	$47,600	$22.90	$53,000	$25.50	91.4%
Norwich	70	$41,800	$20.10	$55,100	$26.50	276.3%

District of Columbia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Washington (Area)	NA	$37,100	$17.80	$54,200	$26.00	NA

Florida
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Cape Coral	NA	$39,300	$18.90	$50,200	$24.10	NA
Fort Walton Beach	40	$28,500	$13.70	$37,200	$17.90	236.7%
Jacksonville	90	$31,700	$15.30	$38,500	$18.50	14.4%
Miami (Area)	810	$38,800	$18.70	$48,900	$23.50	167.6%
Naples	NA	$35,100	$16.90	$39,200	$18.90	NA
Orlando	90	$39,800	$19.10	$50,900	$24.50	-32.4%
Palm Bay	NA	$62,200	$29.90	$67,800	$32.60	NA
Pensacola	NA	$35,000	$16.80	$40,900	$19.60	NA
Port St. Lucie	40	$47,500	$22.80	$56,000	$26.90	156.8%
Punta Gorda	30	$33,800	$16.20	$43,500	$20.90	506.5%
Tallahassee	NA	$39,300	$18.90	$42,600	$20.50	NA
Tampa	300	$44,700	$21.50	$51,000	$24.50	89.2%

Georgia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Atlanta	110	$35,300	$17.00	$42,600	$20.50	-66.2%
Gainesville	NA	$37,000	$17.80	$55,900	$26.90	NA
Savannah	30	$38,200	$18.40	$42,000	$20.20	46%

Hawaii
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Honolulu	NA	$35,700	$17.10	$45,100	$21.70	NA

Illinois
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Chicago (Area)	NA	$40,600	$19.50	$45,100	$21.70	NA

Indiana
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Indianapolis	130	$30,900	$14.90	$36,900	$17.80	8.6%

Kentucky
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Louisville	50	$31,800	$15.30	$36,800	$17.70	-33.8%

Maine
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Portland	120	$33,500	$16.10	$39,600	$19.00	351.1%

Maryland
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Baltimore	500	$54,600	$26.30	$64,200	$30.90	187.1%

Massachusetts
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Barnstable Town	230	$43,500	$20.90	$54,800	$26.30	1664%
Boston (Area)	NA	$41,400	$19.90	$49,900	$24.00	NA

Michigan
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Detroit (Area)	NA	$42,100	$20.20	$44,900	$21.60	NA
Holland	50	NA	NA	NA	NA	229.5%

Minnesota
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Minneapolis	290	$30,700	$14.80	$39,300	$18.90	20.9%

Missouri
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Kansas City	40	$27,800	$13.40	$32,600	$15.70	-67.6%
Springfield	40	$32,900	$15.80	$43,900	$21.10	54%
St. Louis	140	$32,400	$15.60	$42,300	$20.30	-21.6%

Nevada
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Las Vegas	NA	$34,800	$16.70	$44,400	$21.30	NA

New Jersey
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Ocean City	160	$40,100	$19.30	$51,700	$24.90	2948.2%

New York
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Albany	NA	$33,400	$16.00	$37,300	$18.00	NA
Buffalo	40	$26,700	$12.80	$34,300	$16.50	-47.5%
Glens Falls	40	$34,200	$16.50	$41,000	$19.70	440.3%
New York (Area)	NA	$35,700	$17.20	$41,900	$20.20	NA
Rochester	160	$32,700	$15.70	$41,800	$20.10	129.5%
Syracuse	NA	$28,700	$13.80	$36,200	$17.40	NA

North Carolina
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Wilmington	70	$37,500	$18.00	$40,600	$19.50	273.4%

Ohio
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Canton	NA	$24,300	$11.70	$28,700	$13.80	NA
Cincinnati	NA	$25,300	$12.20	$33,600	$16.20	NA
Dayton	NA	$33,300	$16.00	$36,000	$17.30	NA
Sandusky	90	$30,100	$14.50	$35,400	$17.00	1777.7%
Toledo	180	$31,500	$15.20	$39,700	$19.10	341%

Oregon
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Portland	60	$39,400	$18.90	$47,000	$22.60	-54%

Pennsylvania
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Philadelphia (Area)	NA	$41,800	$20.10	$47,800	$23.00	NA

Rhode Island
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Providence	310	$41,500	$19.90	$48,800	$23.50	700.7%

South Carolina
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Charleston	NA	$32,600	$15.70	$41,600	$20.00	NA

Tennessee
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Chattanooga	40	$35,900	$17.30	$39,800	$19.20	22.3%
Nashville	NA	$28,600	$13.80	$39,500	$19.00	NA

Texas
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Corpus Christi	60	$34,400	$16.60	$44,000	$21.20	137.4%
Dallas (Area)	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Houston	NA	$34,800	$16.70	$44,100	$21.20	NA
Sherman	40	$31,500	$15.20	$38,600	$18.60	535.3%

Virginia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Virginia Beach	100	$42,800	$20.60	$48,600	$23.40	-1.4%

Washington
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bellingham	60	$41,700	$20.10	$46,000	$22.10	457.6%
Mount Vernon	110	$41,500	$20.00	$50,000	$24.10	1717.3%
Seattle (Area)	NA	$38,200	$18.40	$45,900	$22.10	NA

Wisconsin
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Green Bay	30	$35,100	$16.90	$42,200	$20.30	50.4%
Madison	40	$34,500	$16.60	$45,700	$22.00	-10.1%
Milwaukee	90	$35,200	$16.90	$39,500	$19.00	-23.7%