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What is the hardest part about working towards becoming a good automotive technician?
I'm attending job corps in El Paso I've got my high school diploma and I'm going to advanced training in Utah after I get my AES certificate. #career
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Kelly’s Answer
WOW Having worked for National Tire & Battery I can certainly give you some answers. What I have seen as some of the parts of becoming a good auto tech are as follows:
-Working in all kinds of weather-most bays are open all the time
-Physically demanding-keep yourself healthy!
-Taking all jobs that come in ie: oil changes, tire rotations,etc to gain as much experience possible. The more you do, the faster you will get. -- Most techs need to meet a min bill rate time so the faster you are, the more $$ you can make.
-Dealerships are great places to work if you have 1 or 2 specific makes you want to work on ie: Chevy, Audi, etc.
-Retail services such as NTB/Tire Kingdom are great to work at to experience all types of makes/models!
-Hanging in there.
Achieve as many ASE certifications as you can to become a Master Technician. There is a very strong need for quality mechanics and many dealerships/retailers get very competitive with pay. But remember that the best, and sometimes only way to move up in certifications and pay is to stay with one company and develop tenure and a customer following.
It is a GREAT career option and the pay potential is amazing! I know master techs who are making, or on their way to making , over 100k annually. Not many people can say that after just 4-5 yrs in their career. Good luck to you!!
-Working in all kinds of weather-most bays are open all the time
-Physically demanding-keep yourself healthy!
-Taking all jobs that come in ie: oil changes, tire rotations,etc to gain as much experience possible. The more you do, the faster you will get. -- Most techs need to meet a min bill rate time so the faster you are, the more $$ you can make.
-Dealerships are great places to work if you have 1 or 2 specific makes you want to work on ie: Chevy, Audi, etc.
-Retail services such as NTB/Tire Kingdom are great to work at to experience all types of makes/models!
-Hanging in there.
Achieve as many ASE certifications as you can to become a Master Technician. There is a very strong need for quality mechanics and many dealerships/retailers get very competitive with pay. But remember that the best, and sometimes only way to move up in certifications and pay is to stay with one company and develop tenure and a customer following.
It is a GREAT career option and the pay potential is amazing! I know master techs who are making, or on their way to making , over 100k annually. Not many people can say that after just 4-5 yrs in their career. Good luck to you!!
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Shane’s Answer
get a mentor from the profession, and stick with the mentor for as long as you can, and always find answers to difficult issues with automotive, as you get better, you will find out the best way to go.