Late to this video. First off, never heard such a whiny bunch of guys ever. I'm 40 years heavy duty diesel mechanic and just retired. Never felt underpaid or unappreciated by my employers. Worked everything from fleets to independent to truck dealerships, repairing trucks, heavy eqipment, marine, you name it. Auto never interested me. Didn't have to deal with soccer moms and their stupid minivans or jerk off auto dealer service managers.so i have a different outlook on it. Yes it is hard on the body and other trades pay better but I have to tell you, diesel shops are better. Much more variety and interesting stuff to work on. Anyway, get out of the auto biz if its that bad and get to a heavy duty shop. But somebody needs to stay and fix my wifes new Mazda cause I won't be able too. HA!

You know why? Because woman are the CEO'S. They'll screw anyone to make more money for themselves

I originally started working in Auto Mechanics and Diesel in 1975! After 25 years of working in all phases of car, truck and heavy equipment repair, I became an auto and diesel technical school instructor for 15 years. I was ASE Master Certified in both Automobile and Truck areas. I have an Associate Degree in Electromechanical Technology. I am now retired. The current world of microprocessors, controllers, sensors, actuators, computer networks and scan tool readings is a far cry from the old days of setting ignition point sets with feeler gauges. A lot of today's hi-tech cars are like something out of the NASA jet propulsion lab. Yet, Auto Technicians are often treated and paid like an UNEDUCATED BUM with a couple of wrenches. Top tier techs should be making a minimum of A HUNDRED DOLLARS AN HOUR.

Lack of pay and benefits

yes sir we are gone

It’s all about flat rate.. the manufactures do not pay well enough to do warranty repairs.. many repairs such as heater cores, evaporator cores, fuel pumps in tank, very tight engine bays require way too much time to complete repairs and the techs are not getting paid what they deserve by the manufacture on a warranty repair.. under no circumstances and I can say this as I spent about 35 years in the trade, should any tech have to remove a complete dash board assembly, centre console, steering column and sometimes both front seats on some cars just to replace a heater core or evaporator core… it’s just sheer stupidity by the engineers who design cars this way… I know a tech who did a core on a equinox and took three days to do it and GM only paid seven hours under warranty time to do the job… that’s why everyone is getting out including myself…

Forgot one of the biggest reasons. Made in China. A lot of the replacement parts are made in countries with no quality control. After finishing job replacing a part that took many hours only to find out the new part is bad and you have to do the job over for free.

People leave this field because of the pay. No one should work in conditions that the pay doesnt compensate. But the mechanic field, isnt for the weak. And if youre complaining.....youre weak and probably should get a diffetent job. If the shop doesnt pay fairly, then leave for one that does. Its your fault for staying and letting them take advantage of you. But dont you dare complain about tools. That is not a reason to leave. That is a little itch whining. You need tools.....PERIOD If you find mechanics too stressful.....just get a different job. Its obviously not for you.

The auto industry is purposely making the cars harder to work on. There is your corrupt government

I honestly don't know why they are leaving . But , id be willing to bet that the arrogance , favoritism and f##kjobs are a big part of it

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People are crazy for getting into the automotive industry, 100k per year isn't even close to enough, and it should be double that much,l know management people in dealerships that are making 150k a year for office manager and 500k or more a year for fleet managers with bonus

quit a ten year job at Toyota as a gold level tech when I got a paycheck for 100 hours and the $$ to me was 1290$ I quit that day because I can't live on 1299 an hour

58 year old generation Xer and heavy equipment mechanic here, and I've spent my whole life underneath the long shadow cast by the boomer generation. When I first started out, getting a job was hard. You had to compete for jobs, even if you were getting a crappy deal, because there were 6 more people willing to take your position if you didn't like what was going on. Employers always acted like they were doing you a big favor, by letting you work for them. Well those days are gone. I now have the ability to insist that any potential employer meets my standards...even as they're doing the same for me. The power dynamic is much more equal now, and many employers just haven't figured that out yet. The sooner everyone realizes that it's no longer a lopsided relationship and that there must be mutual respect and cooperation, the sooner these problems will resolve themselves.

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Coach Chris and I have been working together to supercharge my auto repair business for about 7 months now. Together we have transformed my 10 bay shop from getting by to absolutely thriving. He is worth the investment and I would highly recommend him to any shop owner who wants to be his best.

I keep running into weak management. I work at a dealership that refuses to sell aftermarket parts to compete with aftermarket shops. Today they wanted me to commit warranty fraud to hit their numbers. If they would sell aftermarket parts they wouldn't have to commit warranty fraud to bring work into the shop. They want me to commit warranty fraud for a customer who declined all the work we recommend and went to an aftermarket shop to have it done because we cost to much. They left a hose clamp loose that smoke the customers transmission. Now they want to replace it under warranty. I say take it back to the shop that fucked the transmission up and start selling aftermarket parts to make money and not loose customers like this in the first place.

There should be a special place in hell for automotive engineers. If there’s a way to make something more complicated and more difficult than it needs to be some nerd I went to some nerd engineering school probably never got his hands dirty and his life will figure out how to make a car nearly impossible to work on.

Professional automotive technicians are finally waking up and refusing to be paid like it's 1975. Before we start, this is the pay rate for Journeyman technicians, which means these are licensed and proper technicians that have completed their apprenticeship and have passed their trade's certification test, akin to passing the Bar exam for a lawyer, for a strict 40-hour workweek with no overtime, with 50-weeks paid per year. (Vacation time for trades is so rare that I'm not including 2-weeks of paid vacation here.) Please also keep in mind the following professions are paid hourly, regardless of billable time. This means that from the time you "Clock-in" to the time you "Clock-out" you are being paid for your time as opposed to vehicle technicians who are paid "flat-rate (In the USA) meaning they are paid a a set amount to diagnose, a certain amount to repair, and a certain amount to perform general service that does not pay them for the time to "grab" a new job, find the vehicle, commonly not even test drive the vehicle, drive the "job" to their work area, test-drive "or quality-check" their work (this could mean not checking their brake repair that you're about to put your family in for a road trip), nor does it pay them to park the "job" and walk back to repeat the process over again. Opposed to the below trades that pay you from the time you "Clock-in" to the time you "Clock-out" even if you need 20-minutes to poo, these following trades pay you for that, but not automotive... HVAC - $30.00 to $50.00 per hour, HOURLY. $60,000- $100,000+ - Tool investment - $250.00 to $2,000 Plumber - $25.00 to $45.00 per hour, HOURLY. $55,000 - $90.000+ - Tool investment - $250.00 to $4,500 (PEX tooling is not cheap) Electrician - $30.00 to $60.00 per hour, HOURLY. $60,000 - $120,000+ - Tool investment - $250.00 to $1,500 An automotive technician must be competent in all of those trades to properly do their job. Automotive Technician - $18.00 to $40.00, FLAT-RATE. $25,000 to $100,000+* - Tool investment - $10,000 to $65,000+ (You are always buying tools because cars are always changing. It is common to spend $2,000 to $6,000 PER YEAR on new tools because they are required for you to keep working.) The other trades don't have the same liability nor responsibilities. "Oh, your toilet didn't flush? Well, did anyone die?" Oh, your kitchen lights don't work? Well, did anyone die?" "Oh, your brakes failed? How many died?" *Depending on quantity and type of job. E.G. Replacing brakes all day, everyday will pay more. Diagnosing complex electrical issues all day, every day while being the most skilled and educated technician in the shop will pay less due to more time spent on the job than you have been allotted. It's not difficult to see why automotive technicians are quitting.

Demanding physical work, shitty management, shitty customers, shitty pay

Like Biden said, take up programming. Don't do those jobs like pipeline or mechanic. Come on man.

really, we have learning disabilities so we became mechanics.

does not matter what you pay an hour when your flat rate does not pay you for 1/2 of the time it takes to do the job

One of the problems with corporations they don’t want to pay they want an awesome technician, but they don’t wanna pay for it

35+ years as a technician.technology does not scare me.but fuck this industry that fucks u're body up,with little respect from car owners AND management.fuck all ya all.

I wrenched at GM dealerships all over the U.S. from WA state to NM to NY and down the east coast for twenty-five years. The only thing I miss is the guys I worked with. I was lucky to work with some very sharp guys and it was fun at times gotta say. I don't miss flat rate and lame ass service writers. The good writers were once techs but they dwindled throughout the 90's and early 2000's. Got out in 2010. There is no way to support a family doing this unless your wife has a better job and most guys I've known that was the case.

one word.....flatrate

I'm an Ex-ASE Master automotive tech, I got out in 1994 after 10 years and went back to college for an Electronics degree and never looked back. The entire automotive market is a SCAM top to bottom.. If they would have standardize automotive parts like transmissions, engines, differentials, A/C compressors, computers, sensors ect.. cars would cost about 1/2 to 1/3 third of what they do now.. Why have so many different parts from Chevrolet, Ford, Dodge, Toyota, Nissan ect.. that do the same thing?? Now its a race to see who can put more useless electronic crap on a car to drive up the purchase price and maintenance costs. Personal computer motherboards, hard drives, RAM memory and other components were standardized in the 1990's and computers got a lot cheaper as they got a lot faster. Same could have been done with cars. Also standardized components would save parts houses like Auto Zone on having to pay taxes at the end of the year on all that inventory as they do now. Unsold inventory is considered an asset and one that you have to pay taxes for and that cost is also passed on to the consumer.

Yes and no. Where in the USA do you want to move to? I'll see if I can help.

Do you think that this shortage will make it easier for a canadian technician to get a job in the usa?

45 K is pitiful pay. PERIOD

Retired 67 year old ASE Certified Master Tech with Brake and Lamp certification and Smog Licensing for testing and repair. Also had a few heavy duty certs in Air Brake and Drivetrain. Everything being said here is true. I learned after a couple of years that dealerships are a rip off, both for the tech and the customer. Working at a dealership is a big political game with having to kiss the service mangers ass. One little mistake and they take away your next paycheck with 'back flagging' a job where a part failed. Yep that can be your fault. The investment of tools is huge. And you have the tool trucks ripping you off also. As a mechanic you have to be proficient in Heating and Air Conditioning, Electrical repair and diagnosis, Hydraulics, Engine diagnosis and repair, Transmission repair, Cooling systems. Electrical is even more prevalent now with computers and digital systems. Ever had a brake lamp bulb ruin your cruise control? How about a 10 minute lube guy servicing your transmission and jacking the whole Can-Bus system on your 2019 80k Dodge Truck Diesel?

Your never paid what you are actually worth . The arrogance , favoritism & f##kjobs are unsurpassed. This job will be obsolete when vehicles are taken off the road

I have been doing this for 40 years as a mechanic technician is a title for someone who does one or more types of work I tell every young person if you love working on vehicles then don’t be a technician for a living it will take your love of vehicles away been in dealerships fleet service and all makes all services shops the single to a couple shop owners treat you better and offer more respect the larger ones

You'll make a 100k working on Lamborghini or Ferrari

Dealerships have a monopoly on the hiring they aren't as welcoming like mom and pop...

40+ year master tech, our shop is not even open to the public and we're 2 months behind.

Get out. Get your diesel certificate, get your CDL, and get onto an 18 wheeler Semi-Truck service center. Talk, ask , beg, or prostitute yourself to get in. You're going to have similar sweat , grime, & exhaustion at the end of your shift. But you're not gonna have the DRAMA of a consumer automotive shop. Your paycheck won't be a mystery every week. The frustration that is baked into planned obsolescence in modern vehicles is obvious & diabolical. How many hours does it take to replace a water pump in the ubiquitous GM Equinox/Acadia/Traverse? 5 hours !?!

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FIVE PERCENT IS WAY OFF CHRIS. WAY WAY OFF.

People should just learn to service their cars themselves. It's not hard.

40 + years master auto tech, flat rate needs to be at 50% of shop rate, and shop rate needs to be 200 + hour, plumbers, carpenters, electricians have nade a lot more than us for decades, until then it will get MUCH worse.

What about flat rate pay? Why are tech buying electronic scan equipment? Tools ok and then even that, I don’t buy any of my tools or test equipment in the medical repair field.

I went to a Vocational HS and took electronics. Later went to a tech school got a certificate, eventually a AAS and a BSET. Spent a lifetime in Biomedical Field ( hospital tech working on medical equipment).

Leave auto mechanic,love ur self.

This is what happens when the world prioritize wealth towards the bean counters rather than the actual front line workers that provide the products and services.

Every trade has a unions except mechanics. Other trades pay way more money than mechanics. They also don’t have to pay for their own tools. Working for a dealership as a mechanic is a scam. Plus it’s not ppl wanting to work but ppl waking up to not working for less than their worth. No one’s going to be a mechanic when you can make the same pay at a warehouse or McDonald’s

The flat book rate doesn’t give you any time at all for rust bolts that break off and that puts on more time that you don’t get paid for,time and money lost, book time was printed for new cars not for cars all rusted up and what about going behind someone else’s work that didn’t know what they were doing

I am curious if you had very many of the Google Forms filled out? I would be interested in your results.

Just quit Feb 1st, shop didnt want to pay more for these entire front clip pulls. Im out..fk em...ASE certified tech 16 yrs....barely clearing 48k fk that bs... ✌️