Automotive Service Technicians & Mechanics

Diagnose, adjust, repair, or overhaul automotive vehicles.

On the job, you would:

• 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.

Education

• certificate after high school
• high school diploma/GED

Engineering and Technology

• mechanical
• computers and electronics

Business

• customer service

Basic Skills

• thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem
• keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements

Problem Solving

• noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it

People and Technology Systems

• thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one
• figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it

Realistic

People interested in this work like activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions.

• Attention to Detail
• Dependability
• Integrity
• Analytical Thinking
• Independence
• Persistence

Hand and Finger Use

• hold or move items with your hands
• put together small parts with your fingers

Ideas and Logic

• use rules to solve problems
• make general rules or come up with answers from lots of detailed information

Attention

• pay attention to something without being distracted
• do two or more things at the same time

Visual Understanding

• quickly compare groups of letters, numbers, pictures, or other things