Careers > Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
$46.97K Median Salary 69K Job Openings (Annual Projection) 0.3% Job Growth
About This Career
Diagnose, adjust, repair, or overhaul automotive vehicles.
Reported Job Titles
Automotive Drivability Technician (Auto Drivability Tech), Automotive Mechanic (Auto Mechanic), Automotive Service Technician (Auto Service Tech), Automotive Technician (Auto Tech), Diagnostic Technician (Diagnostic Tech), Heavy Line Technician (Heavy Line Tech), Lube Tech (Lubrication Technician), Mechanic, Quick Service Technician (Quick Service Tech), Service Technician (Service Tech)
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Skills You'll Need
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Abilities
Deductive Reasoning
Manual Dexterity
Finger Dexterity
Inductive Reasoning
Near Vision
Problem Sensitivity
Arm-Hand Steadiness
Control Precision
Extent Flexibility
Information Ordering
Oral Comprehension
Visualization
Flexibility of Closure
Multilimb Coordination
Perceptual Speed
Selective Attention
Written Comprehension
Oral Expression
Time Sharing
Auditory Attention
Category Flexibility
Response Orientation
Trunk Strength
Visual Color Discrimination
Knowledge
Mechanical
Computers and Electronics
Customer and Personal Service
Engineering and Technology
Skills
Repairing
Troubleshooting
Critical Thinking
Operations Monitoring
Equipment Maintenance
Active Listening
Judgment and Decision Making
Monitoring
Operation and Control
Complex Problem Solving
Quality Control Analysis
Speaking
Equipment Selection
Social Perceptiveness
Systems Analysis
Systems Evaluation
Time Management
Technology Skills
Electronic mail software
Video creation and editing software
Facilities management software
Analytical or scientific software
Data base user interface and query software
Information retrieval or search software
Spreadsheet software
Accounting software
Enterprise resource planning ERP software
Office suite software
Operating system software
Word processing software
Data base reporting software
Project management software
Calendar and scheduling software
Computer aided manufacturing CAM software
Internet browser software
Tools
Specialty wrenches
Pullers
Organic light emitting displays
Hammers
Voltage or current meters
Pressure indicators
Punches or nail sets or drifts
Pneumatic vacuum equipment
Brake repair kits
Leak testing equipment
Pipe or tube cutter
Trim or molding tools
Automotive exhaust emission analyzers
Pneumatic impact wrenches
Wheel alignment equipment
Circuit tester
Engine or vehicle stands
Automotive honing machine
Pneumatic sanding machines
Multi gas monitors
Retaining ring pliers
Dial indicator or dial gauge
Multimeters
Screwdrivers
Wheel balancing equipment
Drill press or radial drill
Speed sensors
Heat tracing equipment
Compressed air gun
Vacuum pumps
Compression testers
Power buffers
Liquid leak detectors
Socket sets
Power drills
Pneumatic hammer
Integrated circuit testers
Brake drum lathe
Pneumatic drill
Pressure or steam cleaners
Locking pliers
Gas welding or brazing or cutting apparatus
Digital testers
Power saws
Battery testers
Remote reading thermometers
Stripping tools
Hex keys
C clamps
Spark plug wrench
Mill saw file
Steering wheel puller
Hydraulic press brake
Pipe bending tools
Bar code reader equipment
Growler tester
Motor starter controls
Calipers
Bench vises
Battery acid hydrometers
Rivet tools
Hydraulic press frames
Hoists
Blow torch
Levels
Cutting die
Tachometers
Acoustic ear muffs or defenders
Jacks
Welding or soldering kit
Valve seat cutter
Cleaning scrapers
Hand clamps
Dollies
Anvils
Soldering iron
Hose cutter
Gas detectors
Tracer or duplicating or contouring lathe
Plasma arc welding machine
Capacitance meters
Battery chargers
Sockets
Power grinders
Ultrasonic examination equipment
Rasps
Diagonal cut pliers
Inspection mirror
Spark plug tester
Longnose pliers
Tube bending machine
Box end wrenches
Taps
Portable data input terminals
Power riveter
Tire pressure gauge
Drill bit set
Linemans pliers
Open end wrenches
Ball peen hammer
Wire or cable cutter
Borescope inspection equipment
Torx keys
Deburring tool
Adjustable widemouth pliers
Refrigerant compressors
Feeler gauges
Hand reamer
Hole gauge
Metal inert gas welding machine
Paint sprayers
Oil gun
Claw hammer
Engine ignition systems
Power flaring tool
Automotive cleaners
Magnetic tools
Shielded metal arc welding or stick welding machine
Metal band sawing machine
Screw extractors
Wheel nut or lug wrench
Flat hand file
Acoustic sensors
Hacksaw
Two way radios
Workshop cranes
Dynamometers
Micrometers
Air compressors
Ammeters
Tape measures
Cold chisels
Grease guns
Wire cutters
Ratchets
Nibblers
Ohmmeters
Catalytic combustion analyzers
Awls
Razor knives
Pry bars
Nut drivers
Safety glasses
Tongue and groove pliers
Bolt cutters
Scribers
Utility knives
Forklifts
Welding masks
Tire changing machines
Combination wrenches
Impact wrenches
Protective gloves
Oxygen sensors
Laser printers
Picks
Safety shoes
Torque wrenches
Vacuum gauges
Shears
Desktop computers
Adjustable wrenches
Wire brushes
Heat guns
Strap wrenches
Needlenose pliers
Personal computers
Winches
Pipe wrenches
Power sanders
Oscilloscopes
Combination pliers
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