Outdoor Power Equipment Service Technicians

Median Salary: $29,300

Many outdoor power equipment service technicians across the country share a handful of key professional traits. For example, integrity, cooperation, and analytical thinking can be vital for success in the industry, especially when mixed with career training. Around 26,010 folks were working as outdoor power equipment service technicians nationwide in 2009. With that much workplace competition, it's essential to develop these characteristics and receive solid training, particularly if you're planning to move up in the field.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the median annual income for outdoor power equipment service technicians in the U.S. was $29,300 in 2009, which works out to a median hourly wage of $14.10. Of course, income can vary with training and by location. Below, you'll find more data about outdoor power equipment service technicians, including wages and job density for metro areas all over the country.

Outdoor power equipment service technicians should be skilled in:

Control Precision
Deductive Reasoning
Visualization
Category Flexibility
Hearing Sensitivity

Different folks go into different careers; outdoor power equipment service technicians are typically:

Realistic
Conventional
Enterprising

Working as an outdoor power equipment service technician requires knowledge in subjects like:

English Language
Customer and Personal Service
Clerical
Production and Processing
Sales and Marketing

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Below, you'll see links to more information on the top cities for this occupation (based on the number of folks working as outdoor power equipment service technicians). Note: "Job density" refers to the proportion of outdoor power equipment service technicians 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
Birmingham	80	$24,600	$11.80	$30,300	$14.60	-15.1%
Mobile	60	$27,300	$13.10	$38,800	$18.60	64.3%

Arizona
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Phoenix	150	$35,200	$16.90	$39,500	$19.00	-55.8%

Arkansas
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Fayetteville	NA	$26,700	$12.80	$28,600	$13.70	NA
Hot Springs	40	$21,300	$10.20	$22,700	$10.90	428.6%
Little Rock	NA	$24,700	$11.90	$29,200	$14.00	NA

California
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bakersfield	30	$35,800	$17.20	$40,300	$19.40	-37.2%
Chico	60	$31,000	$14.90	$38,800	$18.60	333.7%
Fresno	40	$35,300	$17.00	$42,900	$20.60	-32.7%
Los Angeles (Area)	180	$35,700	$17.20	$43,300	$20.80	-83.4%
Oakland	40	$38,800	$18.70	$46,500	$22.30	-78.9%
Oxnard	40	$33,800	$16.30	$40,400	$19.40	-29.6%
Riverside	200	$26,900	$12.90	$35,600	$17.10	-16.1%
Sacramento	NA	$30,000	$14.40	$37,900	$18.20	NA
San Diego	210	$37,700	$18.20	$46,900	$22.60	-17.1%
San Francisco (Area)	40	$38,800	$18.70	$46,500	$22.30	-78.9%
San Jose	70	$36,300	$17.40	$47,900	$23.00	-62.3%
Santa Barbara	NA	$20,100	$9.70	$29,000	$13.90	NA
Stockton	NA	$44,900	$21.60	$58,200	$28.00	NA
Visalia	NA	$31,100	$15.00	$36,700	$17.60	NA

Colorado
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Colorado Springs	NA	$27,100	$13.00	$31,900	$15.40	NA
Denver	80	$42,400	$20.40	$50,000	$24.00	-68.3%
Grand Junction	40	$35,900	$17.20	$39,700	$19.10	218.1%

Connecticut
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bridgeport	NA	$43,700	$21.00	$49,600	$23.80	NA
Hartford	160	$32,100	$15.40	$36,200	$17.40	41.2%
Norwich	70	$29,100	$14.00	$35,300	$17.00	154.3%

District of Columbia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Washington (Area)	350	$35,400	$17.00	$44,500	$21.40	-24.1%

Florida
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bradenton	110	$27,700	$13.30	$35,100	$16.90	130.7%
Cape Coral	50	$37,700	$18.10	$46,500	$22.40	34.2%
Deltona	40	$28,700	$13.80	$33,300	$16.00	31.7%
Jacksonville	100	$29,400	$14.10	$33,100	$15.90	-10.1%
Lakeland	150	$30,900	$14.90	$34,000	$16.40	298%
Miami (Area)	660	$30,300	$14.50	$35,700	$17.10	61.8%
Naples	150	$35,300	$17.00	$44,800	$21.60	546.7%
Orlando	410	$29,000	$13.90	$33,400	$16.10	108%
Port St. Lucie	50	$40,600	$19.50	$69,400	$33.40	100%
Punta Gorda	40	$29,900	$14.40	$33,900	$16.30	401%
Sebastian	40	$30,500	$14.60	$39,400	$19.00	286.4%
Tampa	370	$27,800	$13.40	$32,400	$15.60	62.3%

Georgia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Atlanta	NA	$30,200	$14.50	$34,600	$16.60	NA
Augusta	40	$27,700	$13.30	$31,300	$15.00	-2%
Valdosta	NA	$32,200	$15.50	$35,500	$17.10	NA

Illinois
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Chicago (Area)	320	$30,200	$14.50	$36,000	$17.30	7.5%
Peoria	60	$20,900	$10.00	$29,400	$14.10	69.3%

Indiana
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bloomington	30	$29,300	$14.10	$34,300	$16.50	123.6%
Evansville	120	$33,000	$15.80	$36,900	$17.80	250.8%
Fort Wayne	NA	$29,400	$14.10	$33,500	$16.10	NA
Indianapolis	260	$27,000	$13.00	$42,500	$20.50	48.7%
South Bend	30	$24,900	$12.00	$29,200	$14.00	35.2%

Iowa
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Ames	NA	$35,700	$17.20	$43,600	$21.00	NA
Davenport	50	$27,400	$13.20	$34,700	$16.70	30.2%
Des Moines	110	$30,300	$14.60	$39,900	$19.20	74.9%
Iowa City	70	$28,300	$13.60	$32,900	$15.80	299%

Kansas
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Wichita	50	$20,000	$9.60	$37,700	$18.10	-10.1%

Kentucky
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Lexington	NA	$30,000	$14.40	$32,300	$15.50	NA
Louisville	NA	$32,500	$15.60	$37,300	$17.90	NA

Louisiana
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
New Orleans	NA	$32,500	$15.60	$36,200	$17.40	NA

Maryland
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Baltimore	90	$36,600	$17.60	$43,900	$21.10	-62.3%
Hagerstown	30	$27,000	$13.00	$34,500	$16.60	58.8%

Massachusetts
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Barnstable Town	NA	$36,900	$17.70	$42,400	$20.40	NA
Boston (Area)	NA	$32,300	$15.50	$41,900	$20.20	NA
Springfield	90	$36,200	$17.40	$39,300	$18.90	62.8%
Worcester	70	$35,300	$17.00	$41,100	$19.80	41.7%

Michigan
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Ann Arbor	40	$31,200	$15.00	$42,800	$20.60	1%
Detroit (Area)	NA	$34,100	$16.40	$38,800	$18.60	NA
Flint	NA	$31,500	$15.10	$36,500	$17.60	NA
Grand Rapids	50	$34,700	$16.70	$44,400	$21.40	-33.7%
Kalamazoo	NA	$32,700	$15.70	$37,100	$17.90	NA
Lansing	90	$32,800	$15.80	$38,900	$18.70	126.1%

Minnesota
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Duluth	80	$31,000	$14.90	$34,400	$16.60	229.1%
Minneapolis	440	$35,600	$17.10	$41,000	$19.70	26.6%
St. Cloud	NA	$29,400	$14.10	$33,200	$16.00	NA

Mississippi
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Gulfport	40	$27,200	$13.10	$31,200	$15.00	78.4%

Missouri
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Jefferson City	NA	$23,500	$11.30	$28,300	$13.60	NA
Kansas City	60	$29,100	$14.00	$34,500	$16.60	-67.3%
Springfield	60	$25,300	$12.20	$29,900	$14.40	60.8%
St. Louis	NA	$20,400	$9.80	$29,200	$14.00	NA

Nebraska
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Lincoln	NA	$23,600	$11.30	$25,200	$12.10	NA
Omaha	90	$26,600	$12.80	$32,000	$15.40	5%

Nevada
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Las Vegas	60	$38,100	$18.30	$46,400	$22.30	-63.8%
Reno	NA	$36,100	$17.40	$49,500	$23.80	NA

New York
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Binghamton	40	$33,300	$16.00	$37,800	$18.20	84.4%
Buffalo	NA	$33,900	$16.30	$37,600	$18.10	NA
Glens Falls	40	$31,000	$14.90	$35,500	$17.10	318.6%
New York (Area)	550	$37,400	$18.00	$47,200	$22.70	-60.3%
Poughkeepsie	40	$31,800	$15.30	$40,400	$19.40	-19.1%
Rochester	90	$22,800	$11.00	$27,500	$13.20	-11.6%
Syracuse	50	$29,100	$14.00	$31,400	$15.10	-25.1%
Utica	40	$29,800	$14.30	$34,300	$16.50	57.8%

North Carolina
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Asheville	NA	$23,500	$11.30	$30,000	$14.40	NA
Charlotte	NA	$31,800	$15.30	$35,300	$17.00	NA
Durham	50	$28,200	$13.50	$32,300	$15.50	-11.6%
Greensboro	NA	$35,700	$17.20	$38,800	$18.70	NA
Raleigh	100	$34,100	$16.40	$38,100	$18.30	3%
Wilmington	60	$28,800	$13.80	$32,100	$15.40	122.6%
Winston-Salem	NA	$32,500	$15.60	$35,900	$17.30	NA

North Dakota
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Grand Forks	30	$30,300	$14.60	$34,900	$16.80	225.1%

Ohio
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Akron	NA	$32,700	$15.70	$41,100	$19.70	NA
Canton	150	$27,500	$13.20	$31,600	$15.20	342.2%
Cincinnati	220	$31,300	$15.10	$36,400	$17.50	10.1%
Cleveland	120	$28,800	$13.90	$36,200	$17.40	-40.2%
Columbus	120	$27,300	$13.10	$34,400	$16.50	-35.7%
Dayton	50	$31,500	$15.20	$36,000	$17.30	-29.6%
Lima	40	$24,900	$12.00	$29,500	$14.20	301.5%
Mansfield	NA	$24,500	$11.80	$37,000	$17.80	NA
Toledo	NA	$19,400	$9.30	$20,900	$10.00	NA
Youngstown	30	$23,900	$11.50	$27,900	$13.40	-30.7%

Oklahoma
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Oklahoma City	110	$19,400	$9.30	$27,800	$13.40	-1.5%
Tulsa	60	$20,800	$10.00	$35,100	$16.90	-25.1%

Oregon
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Eugene	60	$28,500	$13.70	$31,200	$15.00	102%
Portland	210	$29,800	$14.30	$38,000	$18.30	4.5%
Salem	40	$35,900	$17.30	$39,100	$18.80	25.6%

Pennsylvania
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Allentown	150	$30,400	$14.60	$39,700	$19.10	123.6%
Harrisburg	30	$29,100	$14.00	$31,500	$15.20	-51.3%
Lancaster	NA	$23,600	$11.30	$31,000	$14.90	NA
Philadelphia (Area)	NA	$37,700	$18.10	$44,100	$21.20	NA
Pittsburgh	120	$29,800	$14.30	$36,400	$17.50	-44.2%
Reading	NA	$29,700	$14.30	$32,100	$15.40	NA
York	NA	$27,500	$13.20	$31,000	$14.90	NA

Rhode Island
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Providence	90	$32,900	$15.80	$38,800	$18.60	-14.1%

South Carolina
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Charleston	40	$28,300	$13.60	$36,600	$17.60	-20.1%
Columbia	100	$29,700	$14.30	$32,500	$15.60	45.2%
Greenville	NA	$29,600	$14.30	$32,300	$15.50	NA
Myrtle Beach	30	$25,400	$12.20	$31,700	$15.30	43.2%
Spartanburg	NA	$26,300	$12.60	$29,100	$14.00	NA

Tennessee
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Clarksville	NA	$21,100	$10.10	$22,900	$11.00	NA
Knoxville	NA	$24,400	$11.70	$26,600	$12.80	NA
Memphis	60	$24,500	$11.80	$28,000	$13.50	-52.8%
Nashville	200	$28,800	$13.90	$57,100	$27.50	41.7%

Texas
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Austin	NA	$34,900	$16.80	$42,700	$20.50	NA
Beaumont	80	$26,600	$12.80	$34,000	$16.30	140.2%
Dallas (Area)	90	$31,100	$15.00	$39,400	$18.90	-78.9%
Houston	330	$31,700	$15.20	$41,600	$20.00	-34.2%
McAllen	NA	$22,500	$10.80	$24,300	$11.70	NA
San Antonio	NA	$24,700	$11.90	$28,700	$13.80	NA

Utah
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Ogden	NA	$28,200	$13.60	$32,900	$15.80	NA
Salt Lake City	80	$33,100	$15.90	$42,800	$20.60	-34.2%

Vermont
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Burlington	NA	$29,600	$14.20	$37,500	$18.00	NA

Virginia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Harrisonburg	NA	$23,600	$11.40	$26,900	$13.00	NA
Lynchburg	70	$24,900	$12.00	$29,400	$14.10	239.7%
Richmond	160	$24,700	$11.90	$34,000	$16.40	32.2%
Roanoke	40	$23,000	$11.10	$25,400	$12.20	18.1%
Virginia Beach	150	$31,000	$14.90	$35,300	$17.00	1%

Washington
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Kennewick	50	$31,600	$15.20	$48,600	$23.30	179.4%
Mount Vernon	NA	$28,000	$13.50	$31,500	$15.10	NA
Olympia	40	$32,100	$15.50	$37,500	$18.00	104%
Seattle (Area)	140	$33,000	$15.90	$44,000	$21.10	-48.2%
Spokane	NA	$28,900	$13.90	$34,900	$16.80	NA

West Virginia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Charleston	NA	$17,000	$8.20	$19,700	$9.50	NA

Wisconsin
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Appleton	NA	$23,900	$11.50	$25,600	$12.30	NA
Green Bay	NA	$25,300	$12.10	$29,400	$14.10	NA
Madison	NA	$34,500	$16.60	$39,000	$18.80	NA
Milwaukee	280	$31,800	$15.30	$38,400	$18.50	70.9%
Racine	70	$28,100	$13.50	$32,200	$15.50	373.4%
Wausau	NA	$28,500	$13.70	$32,100	$15.40	NA