Auto performance technician
career report assginment Mitchell Dauk
job description
An auto performance engineer takes a stock car from a manufacture like GM or Ford and increases the vehicles performance. This is done By installing after market performance parts so that it is better than original. Another way of doing this is to electronically tune the car by reprogramming the cars computer system.
Education requirements
A 2 year technical school which Is your associates degree is required for this job. You also need training whether on the job or a school program.
Personal skills
To be a auto performance engineer you must be mechanically inclined because you'll be working hands on with tools and have to solve mechanical problems. Another helpful skill to have is good math skills because you'll need to measure parts so they will fit the vehicle. You will also need good computer skills because a lot of cars now days can be tuned with laptops that have special software for tuning
salary
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) automotive service technicians and mechanics earned a mean annual wage of almost $39,000.Here in MN technicians and mechanics earn around 38,000. Salaries for this career vary on company and location.
Benefits
Decent wages
Train in dealer or manufacture sponsored training
Get to work on exotic cars
Disadvantages
Certifications required for employment
Heavy lifting
Unconventional hours
High rate of injury
Future demand
Future demand for this career is high because it is a specialty job that not many people go into. It is also in high demand because car performance is ever changing and companies need people who have been trained on new cars.
Promotion
Higher pay
Manager position
High school prep
Courses that you could take in high school to prepare you for this career are Welding an fab ,IED and Volkational auto
Related careers
Small engines mechanic
Heating and air conditioning mechanic/installer
Basically any type of mechanic would be related to this career
College
Universal Technical Institute (UTI) is a college that has a program for auto technicians which is a 51 week program that teaches you the basics of being an auto tech. They also have a specialty program that you can add to the entry program called power and performance. This is a 9 week program you need to take to be an Auto performance tech because it shows exactly what the industry will have you doing in terms of boosting a cars performance.
Universal Technical Institute Power & Performance Course
Evaluation
I chose this career to research because it is something that I think is interesting and is a career that I would enjoy. I also chose this career because it fits my skills of being mechanically inclined and my aptitude of working hands on.