Turnover Cost: Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics, Oregon

Verified cost of employee turnover for the selected Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics population in Oregon, United States, drawn from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025-may).

Estimated cost of turnover

Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics · Oregon, United States

$31,600 – $126,400estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $63,210 for Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics in Oregon, United States (2025-may), multiplied by the 0.5×–2× cost of replacing an employee reported by SHRM and Gallup. The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes the wage, not the cost — the range is a planning estimate, and a real figure depends on time-to-fill, ramp-up, and lost productivity.

How Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics compares in Oregon, United States

Annual mean wage — the input to the estimate above, compared directly rather than as a derived range. See all 32 industries.

  • Computer and Information Systems Managers
  • Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
  • Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
  • Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
  • Retail Salespersons

What this means

Oregon's service technicians earn an annual mean wage of $63,210 according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Replacing one runs $31,600 to $126,400 when you apply SHRM's 50%-to-200% cost-of-replacement metric. Your shop's actual figure depends on local hiring speed, the hire's prior experience, and your training timeline.

Estimated cost of turnover: Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics vs regional average

Estimated cost of turnover in Oregon, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureAutomotive Service Technicians and MechanicsRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$63,210$90,225

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