Tomorrow's Technician

MARCH 28, 2024

Baldwin, associate professor in the Automotive Technology Department at the Canton Campus of the State University of New York (SUNY) is the latest candidate in the 2023-2024 Instructor of the Year Program. I grew up around cars and tractors and prefer being a technician to being an engineer,” Baldwin says.

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Humble Mechanic

JUNE 15, 2018

In the US many automotive technicians get paid on a system called flat rate. This system pays a tech based on the job, not the time it takes that technician to complete. If a job pays 3 hours, a tech gets paid 3 hours. If it takes that tech 2 hours, they win. If it […]

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Tomorrow's Technician

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Alejandra Rivas is a student at Western Technical College and a technician at Love’s Travel Stops in El Paso, Texas. Why Alejandra was nominated: Alejandra nominated herself for the Techs Rock Awards. She writes, “Thank you for… the opportunity to represent the true spirit of a tech that rocks!”

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AutoFix

NOVEMBER 12, 2022

Nearly 30% of techs are over 55 years old, and there’s simply no one coming to fill their positions as they retire. Crunch Time: Solving the Automotive Mechanic Shortage At AutoFix Auto Shop Coaching, we’re problem solvers. Crunch Time: Solving the Automotive Mechanic Shortage At AutoFix Auto Shop Coaching, we’re problem solvers.

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Auto Mechanic School Edu

MAY 7, 2018

We are likely to see the number of women in this field continuing to grow as auto repair is becoming more of a tech field with smarter cars run on computers. Recently, there are more women trending toward a job in this field than ever before.

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