hey im going to wyotech pretty soon here...like ten days or so...and i was wondering if any of you guys are actually mechanics for a living...and if you are do you make a decent living or is it not worth going to school.....keep in mind i would have to go to school cause i know basicly nothing about fixing cars...but i want to .........$ per hour would also be nice to know...

 

If your a great tech, you should make decent money. Bigger cities, more money. The pay is great if your quick and good at what you do since techs usually get paid on a flat rate(4 hour job and you get done in 3 hours you get paid the 4 hours) and not hourly. Starting wages around my area of wisconsin is at about 12-15 bucks an hour.

 

i just got a job at a honda dealership as an apprentice tech for $10/hr with a raise in 60 days. and i'm currently in school which helped me out a lot getting this job.

good luck.

 

ok well if im gonna spend 23,000 on school i want to make money so thats not such a huge loss...u know what i mean
like im trying to make like 20 bucks an hour or something....

 

all in do time. when you're an actual tech and not an apprentice, you'll be makin dough

 

I wouldnt pay for automotive school unless its a free ride. I learned everything I could myself without schooling. I'd try to get on a 1 year inhouse program at a dealership if anything. Those schools like wyotech/uti can be just a huge waste of money.

 

apprenticeship for teh win

 

I learned everything myself and I have mad trouble shootin skillz yo. Those schools are a joke most people who go I can do circles around. Real Life is where its at. Buy a couple beaters start fixin/sellin them and you'll learn fast. Good luck but if your thinkin your gonna come out with jeff Frank skillz thats a no.

 

I work like a beat ------ flat rate made 71,000 last year

 

i totaly adgree with him, i've worked with Wyotech ppl and talked to them...honestly they sucked...so i aid screw it and busting my *** at ---- jobs working my way up and working for my own state inspc lieces and every thing with out school...its harder not like i am proud working at wal mart for 7bucks ahour trying to get my stuff and find a better job..but in the end i will know better...besides nothing like talking to 30year old guys who know their ----