Automotive Service Technicians & Mechanics

Also Called: Automobile Mechanic (Auto Mechanic), Automotive Service Technician (Auto Service Tech), Master Automotive Technician (Master Auto Tech), Service Technician (Service Tech)

High School Diploma/GED

usually needed

Not Available
(Students Only)
Match Percentage

$30,600

Entry Salary

Below Average

Job outlook

What Automotive Service Technicians & Mechanics do

Diagnose, adjust, repair, or overhaul automotive vehicles.

  • Test drive vehicles and test components and systems, using equipment such as infrared engine analyzers, compression gauges, and computerized diagnostic devices.
  • Inspect vehicles for damage and record findings so that necessary repairs can be made.
  • Test and adjust repaired systems to meet manufacturers' performance specifications.
Industry Areas:

Automotive & Machine Repair • Transportation

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Work Context

  • Exposed to Contaminants
  • Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable
  • Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls
  • In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment
  • Spend Time Standing

Tools

  • Specialty wrenches
  • Pullers
  • Organic light emitting displays
  • Hammers
  • Voltage or current meters

Technology

Data base user interface and query software
Data entry software
Database software
Video creation and editing software
YouTube
Facilities management software
Alliance Automotive Shop Controller
Snap-On ShopKey

The Education & Training You Need

Skills

  • Repairing
  • Troubleshooting
  • Operation Monitoring
  • Equipment Maintenance
  • Operation and Control

Knowledge

Engineering and Technology
mechanical
computers and electronics
Business
customer service
Arts and Humanities
English language

Experience

Previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is required for these occupations. For example, an electrician must have completed three or four years of apprenticeship or several years of vocational training, and often must have passed a licensing exam, in order to perform the job.

What are some related occupations at different educational levels?


Job Training Match

Automotive Service Technicians & Mechanics Currently Selected

Educational Level

High School Diploma or Equivalent

 Job Training Match

Motorcycle Mechanics

Educational Level

Post-secondary, non-degree

Automotive Engineering Technicians

Educational Level

Associate's Degree

Automotive Engineers

Educational Level

Bachelor's Degree

Educational Level

Advanced Degree

What are your training options on the pathway to this occupation?

Advanced Training

  • Clearfield - Job Corps

    Clearfield, Utah

  • Earle C. Clements - Job Corps

    Morganfield, Kentucky

ACT & College

  • Academy of Careers and Technology

    Beckley, WV

  • Acadiana Technical College-Lafayette Campus

    Lafayette, LA

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Are You a Good Fit?

Occupation Traits

Work Styles

  • Attention to Detail
  • Dependability
  • Integrity
  • Persistence
  • Independence
  • Initiative

Values

  • Support
  • Independence
  • Relationships

Abilities

  • Hand and Finger Use
  • Ideas and Logic
  • Controlled Movement
  • Verbal

This is what Automotive Service Technicians & Mechanics across the country typically make.

$14.71 / hour
$30,600 /year

Entry Level

$22.96 / hour
$47,770 /year

Median Level

$37.32 / hour
$77,630 /year

Experienced Level

Income information reflects a regional average.
Income information reflects a national average.

This career’s National Job Outlook is

Below Average

Please be sure to verify the outlook of this occupation with your instructor.

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