- Some of the things that were unheard of 30 years ago were things like stability and traction control system, adaptive cruise control and variable valve.
- To be an automobile technician you need to have an understanding of math, science, communications and other technical skills.
- An advantage of taking an education in Automotive Technology is that a course would take far less time complete than other courses in the High-Tech industry. Since the course does not long to complete most students who take Automotive Technology come out with less student debt.
- The U.S Dept. of Labor's Bureau of Labor estimates that 237,500 new jobs will be added to the Automotive Repair and Maintenance Industry by 2020. This industry is also expected to grow by 30% by 2020.
- The automotive technician Career has become immune to outsourcing overseas unlike several other careers in the automotive industry.
- Four positions that automotive technician can became when they enter the automotive industry are parts distribution, store owner, service consultant and service director.
- It is called the portal career because so many people have started out as Automotive Technicians and acquired large sums of money for the work they do.
Response to the Video
- One aspect I liked about being an automotive technician is that you may have to try different things in order to discover the problem the customer is having with their vehicle.
- I surprised at how little information the student going to work at the dealership knew about Automotive Technology. I was surprised at how easily the problem was fixed despite the customer much about the problem the car is having.
- Life long learning is the idea that over the course of your life you never stop learning information.It is necessary because if you never learn anything new you will never succeed.
- They should have some understanding of how an automobile works and also any electronic devices that are used in automobiles.
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