What are the benefits of being an auto mechanic

Have U considered that there may be more Negative aspects than Positive??? There is a wide range to the Term "Auto Mechanics" & an Extremely Wide Knowledge Base required so that a Dealership now has to "Break Down" into "Specialties" their Mechanics & that's just to work on one "Brand/Make" of vehicle. Todays Mechanics must spend much time (not just at work, paid) in keeping abreast of todays Engineers developing vehicles. Each year there are "Service Field Schools" & "Factory Schools" they may attend. It seems each new years Models find U having to purchase New Tools. You are exposed to many Harmful Chemicals & must know how to handle & dispose of them as well according to the EPA. Many times in trying to help a customer with a Repair, U find that the "New Parts" U install are also bad having been poorly made from Factory & there's nothing U can do about it for them. If Ur honest U jeopardize Ur Job if U tell the Customer! Ur job is constantly being reviewed as Factory tries to "Make the Perfect Car" but just keeps moving farther from it! As an example, I have an '82 Chevy Blazer that gives me the same gas milage as my '03 Trailblazer, with 2/3 the weight!!! Why??? GREED is the answer & it's about to catch up with them!!! When it does, the Mechanic will take the "Hit". Then there's the Gov. mandating years ago the use of "Catalytic Converters" which now by 2010 they can no longer use because (as we know years ago) they spew out Sulphuric Acid!!! Good Mechanics are a Rare & Dying Breed as it requires a "Thought Process" using Reasoning to not just be a "Parts Swapper" as so many Today are. However, the Good Ones find an un-explainable Joy in making a good repair & learning something new each day. To graduate into the "Elite" is to find a position on a "Racing Team" working on the "Exotic Cutting Edge" of the Industry. This however is like Professional Athletics where very few H.S. or College students make it & the "Lifespan" is short. I personally ran the Engine Shop @ the University of Arizona, but my real Love is "Small Engines" as in Farm / Lawn & Garden, which has been much more Profitable for me over the years. It's also easier on ones' body! I'm Disabled now, only building "Specialty H.P. Engines" for friends & teaching them as I go. Good Luck on Ur "Project"!   John

working for a company and making money on the side. Also you'll always have customers 

there are no benifits to it, the pay stinks all that money you pay does not go to the mechanic very little of does. my husband was a mechanic for at least 55  years. he was one when i meet him and we never had any money for anything we had 3 children and could not care for them like they deserved not rich acting just nesessities. he was very hard headed and believed every garage owner would keep his word ( roflol) he stayed a mechinac and know we barely have enough to servive on couldn't do it without kids help. oh by the way my husband was one you wanted to work on your car cause you didn't have to take it back. we owned our own shop for a while and he lost his a?? because he wouldn't charge enough and let out all kinds of credit so know its no good.

Mary

But Mary, U overlooked a Major Benefit!!! U get to see the 3 Kids every Weekend while he works on their cars!!! LOL LOL I know, we have 6 Kiddos all w/cars & I used to run the Engine Shop at the U.of A. here in Tucson, AZ. until Disabled.   John

you know its very hard work mechanics needs more benefits,and salary, i have been one for 31 years now. i own my own business for 9 years. believe it or not help makes more than me for one, also there are no benefits for a ase master tec,or any mechanic as far as that go"s. i am 50 years old now and i can hardly move around because of all the bending,over hoods,and crawling around on my knees on the floor,believe me it sucks being a mechanic. maybe one day besides obama giving to the rich he will give to the poor.

You do not have to worry about mechanics ripping you off and talking to you like you do not know what u are doing. =) You can fix your own vehicles and save a lot of money. Auto mechanics go through a lot of aggravation. No vehicle is the same, some parts are harder to remove than others. Have you noticed that many auto mechanics are missing fingers, covered in scars and cuts, they have metal and foreign objects in their eyes and stuck into their skin?

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1st answer is great!

when you fix something it makes you fullfill your dreams , well connected , Blessed and helping the needy , old people that cant help themselfs and finding someone they can trust , because not every time you need to make money,some times we are here just to help, Paul 832-305-0036