Is it possible for me to get an Auto Repair Tech job starting out at 15 to 20 dollars an hour straight out of?

Question

of my career school? Is it hard to find a job?

Answer 1

The best way to hit the ground running in this field and make decent money is to have at least a few or several years of experience behind you. This means things you did and learend before they award you the "Professional Idiot" diploma.

We hired on kids from Lincoln Tech while they were in school so they could learn the ropes while in school. They bascially didn't know anything when they got hired on so we started them on tires and oil changes and batteries and wipers and later brake inspections and small repairs like hoses and belts and the like.

If they got stuck on something they could bug either a service tech or a service writer and we could talk them or show them through it.

If you don't have any hands on training then you will have to start at the bottom and work your way up. Most of these "tech schools" barely touch on the basics and many of the kids that graduate can't do more complex repairs like suspension and alignments and diagnostics and majors repairs like head gaskets and timing chains and heater cores and so on. Most guys will find that they are real good at one particular thing like air-conditioning and will get that work channeled to them when it is available.

Dealerships are very much like this and one guy will focus on what he is best at and not touch other things. It takes awhile (years) to learn more than the basics and you will likely go to additional training (schools) as time passes at the place of business where you hire on.

If you settle in to some place where they are in the business of fabricating repairs because no one there is smart enough to diagnose the real problem, you should leave and find a place that is more detail oriented and knows what they are doing. Otherwise, you'll end up being one of those parts changers who has a diploma that isn't worth the time you invested in it.

If you seek excellance there are jobs that pay much more than $15 an hour. Hang in there and you could easily make $50 an hour in some high end dealership working specifically on one manufacturer or two of cars.

In the "clip joints" you will be working on what ever car comes in and this is much more difficult to learn than specializing in one or two makes or manufacturers.

I've come across people who have been a "certified" something for more than 30 years and can't diagnose a Toyota or Isuzu or even a Cadillac due to their lack of knowledge and hands on experience. I've even seen them destroy their own cars by working on them and goofed it up by simply not "reading the directions."

The reason they fail is they don't do something basic like pulling out the book and reading it and just hack away on it.

No bad cars, only bad mechanics.

Good Luck!

Answer 2

if you are in a good area car mechanics are just as needed as doctors. most people have no idea whats goign on with it or how to fix it. and alot of teh time they let it go way to long. my buddy makes 400-500 in cash plus normal pay a week just from the jobs "not done by the company", he was making 25$ and hour at a ford dealer.

Answer 3

the hourly pay is somewhat deceptive. mechanics at dealerships are paid on a labor hour rate, meaning that if it takes them 3 hours to complete a job that the labor guide bills at 1 hour, they only get 1 hour's pay.

The good mechanics that are experienced use this to their advantage and are able to turn as many as 70-80 hours/week in only 40 hours.

Answer 4

depending on skills and local market.... maybe 12.00 to start

Answer 5

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