"Careers in the Automotive Industry.

1. High-tech systems on automobiles today that were unheard of thirty years ago include stability and traction control systems, adaptive cruise control, variable valve timing and an electric car, hybrid, and plug in hybrid were not even thought of then.

2. unlike many other high-tech careers that require four, six, or even eight years of college, automotive technology careers can begin after just two years of education. lifelong learning and continuing education is necessary, nut students in automotive technology can get out into the real world sooner-and with less college debt.

3. the automotive repair and maintenance industry is expected to add 237,500 new jobs and have a thirty percent growth rate through the year 2020. this will make technicians one of the top twenty jobs with pretty high median earnings and the potential for significant job openings over the next decade.

4. one thing that the automotive technician careers is fsirly "immune" to that has threatened other careers is thata lot of jobs in departments like manufacturing, computer programming, customer  call-center work and accounting services all go overseas. automotive service and repair don't need to.

5. parts, parts distribution and wholesaleing collision repair, painting and damage estimating vehicle maintenance, repair and performance upgrades motorsports.

6. the role as an automotive technician is sometimes called "the portal career' because so many people have started their careers in the automotive aftermarket as an automotive technician that it can serve as a base to determine where your future career lies, and it is far from a dead-end career unlike most other careers.