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Automotive service technicians inspect, service, and repair cars and small trucks. technicians will need to diagnose cars that the shop is given to fix and repair them in a timely manner

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you work in an automotive repair shop on your feet working with your hands and tools. also heavy machinery. it can be very physically taxing

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the average salary for an automotive technician in pennsylvania is about $50,000. the employer varies for whether its salary or wage. common benefits are, health insurance, car insurance, PTO, 401K

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there are about 29,100 people employed in the automotive repair industry. the industry will grow by around 3 percent from 2023-2033. some areas are experiencing a lot of auto service techs leaving their job for retirement or another kind of job

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You don't need anything more than a High School diploma, but most repair garages require a certain set of trainings that relate to certain car systems. these trainings are called ASE (Automotive service excellence training its 57 areas your tested and once you complete all of them you become a master mechanic.

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UTI

Penn State College of technology

Lincoln technical institute

Automotive Training center

Triangle Tech

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this industry isn't going away so you don't have to worry about you losing your job or not being able to find one

the skills you learn on the job you can use to fix your own car

it does not pay as well as other jobs can