Description
Diagnose, adjust, repair, or overhaul automotive vehicles.
Interests
- Realistic
- Conventional
- Investigative
Work Values
- Support
- Independence
- Relationships
Work Styles
- Attention to Detail
- Dependability
- Integrity
- Analytical Thinking
- Independence
Tasks
- Inspect vehicles for damage and record findings so that necessary repairs can be made.
- Test drive vehicles and test components and systems, using equipment such as infrared engine analyzers, compression gauges, and computerized diagnostic devices.
- Test and adjust repaired systems to meet manufacturers' performance specifications.
- Repair, reline, replace, and adjust brakes.
- Review work orders and discuss work with supervisors.
Work Activities
- Getting Information
- Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
- Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
- Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
- Making Decisions and Solving Problems
Detailed Work Activities
- Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
- Running, maneuvering, navigating, or driving vehicles or mechanized equipment, such as forklifts, passenger vehicles, aircraft, or watercraft.
- Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.
- Servicing, repairing, adjusting, and testing machines, devices, moving parts, and equipment that operate primarily on the basis of mechanical (not electronic) principles.
- Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
- Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things.
- Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
- Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.
- Servicing, repairing, calibrating, regulating, fine-tuning, or testing machines, devices, and equipment that operate primarily on the basis of electrical or electronic (not mechanical) principles.
- Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.
Technology Skills
- Internet browser software
- Video creation and editing software
- Facilities management software
- Analytical or scientific software
- Data base user interface and query software
Abilities
- Deductive Reasoning
- Manual Dexterity
- Finger Dexterity
- Inductive Reasoning
- Near Vision
Skills
- Repairing
- Troubleshooting
- Critical Thinking
- Operations Monitoring
- Equipment Maintenance
Knowledge
- Mechanical
- Computers and Electronics
- Customer and Personal Service
- Engineering and Technology
Most Common Education Level
The “Most Common Education Level” refers to the level of education held by the majority of workers in a given occupation. For example, if the highest percentage of workers in a role have an Associate’s Degree, that suggests this is the typical educational requirement. Knowing this helps you plan how many years of education you may need to pursue that career.
Certificates
Certifying Organization
National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence
Type
Specialty
Certificate name
Transit Bus Technician: BrakesCertifying Organization
National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence
Type
Specialty
Certificate name
Medium/Heavy Truck Technician: Gasoline EnginesCertifying Organization
National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence
Type
Specialty
Certifying Organization
National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence
Type
Specialty
Income Percentile
The income percentiles show how earnings are distributed within a profession. The 10th percentile means that 10% of workers earned less than that amount. The median (50th percentile) indicates that half of workers earned more, and half earned less. The 90th percentile reflects what the top 10% of earners in the field make.
| Income Percentile | Annual Income |
|---|---|
| Low (10%) | $34,288 |
| Median (50%) | $49,852 |
| High (90%) | $66,770 |
Income by Experience
This table shows how income typically grows with experience—from entry level (0–2 years), to mid-level (3–5 years), to senior level (6–8 years), to expert level (8+ years).
| Experience | Income |
|---|---|
Entry Level  | $47,518 |
| Mid Level | $62,338 |
| Senior Level | $66,541 |
| Expert Level | $83,359 |
Employability
There are currently 794,600 jobs in this career path. Over the next 10 years, that number is expected to increase to 815,900 positions, reflecting a projected growth of 3%.
The Projected Job Growth figure refers to the expected increase or decrease in employment within a specific career field over a certain period of time.
Projected Job Growth of 3%
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