Farm equipment mechanics and service technicians job market in Arkansas

Limited local data: at least one local trend covers only 6.29% of this occupation's industry mix. These figures describe the industries with published data. Read each trend alongside its state data coverage.

In short

In QCEW 2026 Q1, the available industry data for Farm equipment mechanics and service technicians in Arkansas had -1.4% year-over-year employment change, compared with -0.9% nationally. Establishments changed -4.4%. Average weekly wages in those industries changed +31.4%.

QCEW measures employment, wages and establishments by industry. These figures weight those industry conditions by this occupation’s published industry mix, so they are not direct occupation employment and not a count of current job openings.

-1.4%Industry employmentU.S. -0.9%State data coverage: 6.29%
-4.4%EstablishmentsU.S. +0.3%State data coverage: 6.29%
+31.4%Avg. weekly industry wageU.S. +2.9%State data coverage: 94.31%
23,346Represented establishmentsEstablishments in the industries that employ this occupation, not employers hiring itIndustry mix share 88.0%, separate from the data coverage on the trend cards

Industry employment change over time

Year-over-year change for the industries that employ Farm equipment mechanics and service technicians in Arkansas

Every published quarter

BLS does not publish a national quarterly series for this occupation’s industry mix, so only the Arkansas series is shown. The U.S. figure on the cards above is the latest quarter benchmark.

Quarterly year-over-year industry employment change for Farm equipment mechanics and service technicians in Arkansas, with the published state data coverage for each quarter
QuarterArkansasState data coverage
2024 Q2+0.5%100%
2024 Q3+0.8%100%
2024 Q4+0.7%100%
2025 Q1+0.7%94.31%
2025 Q2+0.8%100%
2025 Q3+0.8%100%
2025 Q4+0.6%100%
2026 Q1-1.4% Below coverage floor6.29%

Industry mix behind this view

Which industries are weighted into this view. Not a ranking of employers or of job quality.

Industries weighted into the local context for Farm equipment mechanics and service technicians in Arkansas
Industry groupShare of occupation employmentLocal employment changeEstablishmentsAvg. weekly wage
Trade, transportation, and utilities71.4%Not published23,346$1,149
Other services4.4%Not published6,972$947
Manufacturing3.6%-2.3%2,705$1,261
Professional and business services1.0%+0.3%24,615$2,553
Private education and health services0.5%+1.3%14,805$1,064
Construction0.2%Not published8,873$1,275
QCEW release
QCEW 2026 Q1
Data period
January to March 2026
Release date
Not verified
Industry mix vintage
EP-2025-2035

The feed’s release date for this quarter cannot be verified as a publication date, so it is not presented as one. The data period above is the quarter the figures describe.

QCEW describes the industries that employ this occupation, not the occupation itself. It is not a count of job openings and is not part of the 0-100 Job Market Health score.

How to read this page

QCEW measures employment and wages by industry, not by occupation. We weight those industry conditions using the published industry mix for Farm equipment mechanics and service technicians. These figures describe the industries that employ Farm equipment mechanics and service technicians; they are not direct counts of people working in the occupation or of jobs currently open. This page is not part of the national 0 to 100 Job Market Health score.

Source: BLS QCEW. See the methodology, the national Farm equipment mechanics and service technicians report and about the data.