Turnover Cost: Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics, Vermont

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics · Vermont, United States

$29,000 – $116,100estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $58,030 for Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics in Vermont, 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 Vermont, United States

Annual mean wage — the input to the estimate above, compared directly rather than as a derived range. See all 31 industries.

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What this means

Service technicians in Vermont earn an annual mean wage of $58,030. When one leaves, SHRM's replacement-cost rule (50% to 200% of salary) yields $29,000 to $116,100. Your shop's cost could fall anywhere in that range depending on how fast you fill the opening, what training the new hire needs, and how long before they work without supervision.

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

Estimated cost of turnover in Vermont, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureAutomotive Service Technicians and MechanicsRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$58,030$80,436

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