Automotive Service Technicians & Mechanics
$68,870 earning potential
$68,870
High-end Earners in
North Carolina ( Top 10% )
$42,840
median annual wage
$21
median hourly wage
Responsibilities
- What do they typically do:
- Repair or replace worn parts such as brake pads and wheel bearings
- Identify mechanical problems, often by using computerized diagnostic equipment
- Explain to clients their automotive problems and the repairs done on their vehicles
- Perform basic care and maintenance, including changing oil, giving tuneups, checking fluid levels, and rotating tires
- Talk with customers to get descriptions of vehicle problems and to discuss work to be performed and future repair requirements
- Follow checklists to ensure that all critical parts are examined
- Disassemble and reassemble parts
- Test parts and systems to ensure that they are working properly