how much money does an entry level auto mechanic make in the southern USA?

Question

i mean if he has gone to college and earned a degree in it. what about later on after a few years, or if anyone can direct me to a website explaining more in detail, i appreciate it.

Answer 1

Dealerships often hire entry level mechanics at 12 to 15 dollars per flat rate hour. Try not to accept a job just as a tire changer or helper, these jobs are for people without college training. Large franchise shops like Pep Boys, Midas, Firestone, and others hire entry level mechanics with similar pay to dealerships and are a good place to start because of the wide variety of cars they work on, you will learn very fast. After 2- 5 years depending on your learning curve, if you can't get a pay raise in your current shop, you'll have to leave to get a pay raise. You should be earning 18-21 dollars per flat rate hour. Top pay at many dealerships is nearly 25 and at some good independent shops can be as high as 27-30 if you prove yourself worthy and have 8-10 years experience. Just make sure that wherever you work, they have enough business that you can earn enough hours. In a 40 hour work week, you should comfortably be making 50 hours. More or less depending on what type of work you are doing.

Answer 2

Depends upon what mechanical field you enter. Auto dealers pay is commission based upon a factory flat rate. You can make zero to $200.00 per hour based upon your skills and ability to preform well w/o come-backs that you do over for free.

Truck shops and heavy equipment shops pay well, have apprentice programs they walk you thru and have pension and health insurance programs. They usually are hourly based pay. Fleets usually have the best of all worlds, good pay, pensions, insurance benefits and paid vacations.

I have not kept up with the current pay scales, but union shops have the top pay and benefits available, but they typically can cherry pick from the cream of the crop. In your favor there is a shortage of mechanics, especially good ones, it is a growing shortage, as young people are not pursuing such fields of manual labor nowadays.

Answer 3

it takes experience but you will start at the bottom wage scale, 10$ an hr or so and work up from there, there are good mechanics that make in excess of 70k a year. if your in the south become the best air conditioning tech you can, trust me as its made me alot of money