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Automotive Mechanics Technology

Eastfield College

  • A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to repair, service, and maintain all types of automobiles. Includes instruction in brake systems, electrical systems, engine performance, engine repair, suspension and steering, automatic and manual transmissions and drive trains, and heating and air condition systems. Find Colleges Offering Automotive Mechanics Technology Degree.
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    • Job Description
      Install, adjust, or maintain mobile electronics communication equipment, including sound, sonar, security, navigation, and surveillance systems on trains, watercraft, or other mobile equipment.
      Important Abilities
      • Problem Sensitivity
      • Arm-Hand Steadiness
      • Near Vision
    • Job Description
      Install, diagnose, or repair communications, sound, security, or navigation equipment in motor vehicles.
      Salary and Wages

      Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division

      • Total Employment: 310
      • Average Annual Salary: $28,830
      • Average Hourly Rate: $13.86

      Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Division

      • Total Employment: 90
      • Average Annual Salary: $26,210
      • Average Hourly Rate: $12.60
      Projections
      • Total Employment (2006): 20,017
      • Total Employment Projected (2016): 20,936
      • Percent Job Growth: 4.60%
      Important Abilities
      • Oral Comprehension
      • Oral Expression
      • Problem Sensitivity
      • Deductive Reasoning
      • Arm-Hand Steadiness
      • Finger Dexterity
      • Control Precision
      • Near Vision
      • Visual Color Discrimination
    • Job Description
      Repair automobiles, trucks, buses, and other vehicles. Master mechanics repair virtually any part on the vehicle or specialize in the transmission system.
      Salary and Wages

      Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division

      • Total Employment: 7,860
      • Average Annual Salary: $39,240
      • Average Hourly Rate: $18.86

      Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Division

      • Total Employment: 4,560
      • Average Annual Salary: $35,950
      • Average Hourly Rate: $17.28
      Projections
      • Total Employment (2006): 772,675
      • Total Employment Projected (2016): 883,131
      • Percent Job Growth: 14.30%
      Important Abilities
      • Problem Sensitivity
      • Arm-Hand Steadiness
      • Manual Dexterity
      • Finger Dexterity
      • Control Precision
      • Multilimb Coordination
      • Near Vision
      • Hearing Sensitivity
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    Awarded Degrees and Program Completion Details
    Automotive Mechanics Technology
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    Overall
    All Students11410311
     
    By Gender
    Male1069610
    Female871
     
    By Race
    Non-Resident Alien11-
    American Indian44-
    Black88-
    Asian16133
    Hispanic53494
    White32284
    Unknown---
     
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