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Women in the Auto Repair Industry

Auto Mechanic School Edu

In contrast, a decade later, in 1999, of 837,000 mechanics working in the field,12,000 were female. Fast forward to 2013 when approximately 2% of auto mechanics were women. Patrice Banks started the Girls Auto Clinic in Philadelphia, PA in 2013 after not being able to find a female mechanic to work on her car.

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Ritchie Wimmer, IOTY Candidate, Morro Bay, CA

Tomorrow's Technician

A successful automotive shop owner, hes also a high school auto technology instructor, shaping the minds of tomorrows mechanics. A four-year apprenticeship under John Wanger gave Wimmer the foundation to open his shop, Wimmer Automotive, in 2013.