Job outlook for collision repair technicians in the United States

Collision repair technician job growth summary. After extensive research, interviews, and analysis, Zippia's data science team found that:

• The projected collision repair technician job growth rate is 3% from 2018-2028.

• About 5,000 new jobs for collision repair technicians are projected over the next decade.

• Collision repair technician salaries have increased 9% for collision repair technicians in the last 5 years.

• There are over 69,121 collision repair technicians currently employed in the United States.

• There are 45,740 active collision repair technician job openings in the US.

• The average collision repair technician salary is $43,760.

Compare the number of collision repair technician jobs and the average collision repair technician salary over time.

The map below shows you the number of collision repair technician job openings in each state. The darker areas on the map show where collision repair technicians earn the highest salaries across all 50 states.