I have been turning wrenches for 27 years, first 12 in a bakery fleet and the last 15 in construction/ag/industrial equipment. nine years and i was in a ag dealership at $13.50 they filed for bankruptcy and got offers to go elsewhere. The field has been good to me, $27 an hour now, scared to figure my tool investment as 10 years ago it was well over $20,000.
Electronics and computer controlled systems have really changed the industry a lot. The access of some equipment and vehicles makes the job very difficult and hard on your body working in awkward positions. I hired a few mechanics in my fleet days and lost several because the pay was low and the work was hard. My current job as a field service rep for a equipment manufacturer is the best paying job I ever had but also the most stressful. Corporate managers are only interested in the profit, I use to get a thrill from fixing something someone else could not. Now it seems like oh well I fixed it so what. Now days you got to know electrical and mechanical or you won't make it. I never worked flat rate before but had friends that did, a shop's reputation along with other factors really affect a mechanics pay. One thing about the service business there will be a demand for someone to fix things but anymore they are trying to make it a parts changing job by trying to build in self diagnostics. I don't know if I would suggest a young person getting into it or not.
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