Installation & Repair

Automotive Service Technicians

SOC 49-3023

Diagnose and fix cars, from brakes to engine computers.

Median pay

$51k

$39k to $70k typical range

Outlook

Growing fast

70k openings / yr

Education

Postsecondary cert

AI exposure

modeled estimate · 43th pct in Microsoft's data

Future-proof

63/100

Key skills

Critical Thinking
Active Listening
Monitoring
Speaking
Reading Comprehension
Writing

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Pay and outlook from BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2024-2034). Skills and work activities from O*NET 30.3. AI exposure and future-proof scores are modeled estimates. How we model AI exposure.