Don't overlook automotive technology as a high-tech career path.

1.  Some high-tech on automobiles that were not around 30 years ago are rear view cameras, Bluetooth, blind spot protection warnings, aux, etc.

2. Areas where young people should have skills for a career for a automotive technician is math, science and communications.

3.  Some advantages in obtaining an education as a automotive technician because the industry is expected to add 237,500 new jobs.

4.  There are expected to add 237,500 new jobs and have a 30 percent up to 2020.

5.  The automotive technician career is immune too computer programming, customer call-center work, and accounting services.

6.  Four other positions that a automotive technician can do are  collision repair, painting, and damage estimating and vehicle maintenance.

7.  It is called a portal career because  many people have started their careers in the automotive aftermarket as an auto technician that it is viewed as something of a portal career.

1.  One aspect of being an automotive technician that I think I would enjoy, is learning how to work on my own vehicle so I could save money by doing it myself.

2.  It was interesting that we can do an apprenticeship while we're in collage and get paid while we do it. So we can earn while we learn.

3.  It is a life-long learning job because automobile technology changes every year and it is important because you have to learn about the new stuff in cars.

4.  Some skills people should have when entering the career as a automotive technician is communication skills, should be reliable, and the should be have skills in hands on work.


Patrick/Calvin