Mechanics Adapting
Mechanics Adapting to New Found Technology in Automobiles
Mechanics are required to learn more as more technology is put into modern automobiles. In the past education was not necessary in order to be able to work on cars, but now due to all the technology available in today’s automobiles, automobiles have become more complex in structural integrity. The advances of technology make mechanics require more training in order to deal with newer modeled vehicles. According to Jack Trompert at talent-101.com, “As cars evolve, the job of the people fixing them must too. Mechanics join the ranks of the professionals in many industries that continually see their jobs evolve due to technological advances.” Some people predict vehicles will be able …show more content…
to drive themselves, due to how fast technology is advancing. “You’re most likely aware of the push for having more self-driving cars on the road”, according to Auto Loan Solutions.
What does this mean for our modern mechanics? Mechanics will need to further their education, some mechanics are already training to stay on top of the new technology incorporated in today’s automobiles. Rebecca Maitland says “Universal Technical Institute, a nationwide provider of technical education training for entry-level automotive, diesel, collision repair, motorcycle and marine technicians, is also constantly updating its programs for the new technology.” It is a good thing that there are places that are trying to help mechanics keep up, but there is another problem that is transpiring. Mechanics are vital in this generation since a great many people don’t take interest in cars like they used to be. The generation that grew up playing Xbox games instead of rebuilding carburetors does not seem to be as interested in auto repair as earlier generations were says Chris Woodyard, USA TODAY.
Another conflict is that there are not many programs in schools for kids to join. If there were that’d be a great way of recruiting more of those that take interest in mechanics. “It does not help if high school districts have whacked budgets for auto repair programs, a key source of recruits”, says Chris Woodyard. In 2014, a vocational trade school in Charlotte, North Carolina, Entrepreneur High School was only able to remain open for one semester in the school year before it was shut down due to financial difficulties.
If more people supported the mechanics workfield there would be no problem with starting and funding more programs. There are organizations like AAA that reaches out to 900 vocational schools says Chris” to encourage the programs and recruit more students”. In fact there are students that are interested in being a mechanic but they have yet to be introduced to a vocational program. Mike Garblik, professor of automotive technology at Sinclair Community College says that “Students are still interested, but you have to go out and actively pursue them at the high schools.” Unfortunately those students are being”pulled in so many different directions. There are so many opportunities.” Meaning that you would have to get them while you can before they choose another career path.
Does technology have a good impact on auto mechanics today?
Yes it does, now everything revolves around a computer which makes their job a lot easier. “A teacher is toting a $6,000 portable computer, and he’s got it plugged into a vehicle, which has been unexpectedly shutting down. Using the data that the portable computer has collected from the master computer inside the car, the group is getting close to zeroing in on the problem.” According to Sarah Halzack. By using the computer, it helped them quickly find out the problem and fix it. Eddie Cathey and instructor at Excel institution say “Instead of taking eight hours to diagnose a car, you can do it in 30 …show more content…
minutes.”
Now since technology is taking over the automotive industry there is more education required, and need for workers that are skilled at using computers and having strong reading skill and are mathematicians. Even though there is need for mechanics with those skills, there are still need for people that can do the simple work. “It’s not just computer-savvy diagnosticians that are in short supply. Experts say more workers are needed who can do simple maintenance work such as brake pad replacements or oil changes.” Doing simple maintenance work is still a huge deal and since cars are built better they are less likely to break down and more likely to need routine upkeep says Sara Halzack.
Also since technology is such a big deal for auto mechanics now, they have to keep getting certified and brushing up on their skills.
According to Tammy Darvish “They have to constantly be certified every year in several different areas.” For them it’s a really big deal to keep up with the technology, and “its rapidly innovating the auto technology” says Sara Halzack. Technology is having a frightening impact on the automotive industry because each year technology advances, so auto mechanics have to hurry and try to learn it to stay on track. Bill McAleese a Volkswagen technician says “I’ve seen stuff that is going to be coming out in the next five years and what these guys are in
for.”
Prior to what Bill McAleese said he also thinks that for some time technicians were required to come together, and have discussions about new subjects that are occurring that year. Now Bill tells the technicians to come more frequently due to the technology rapidly innovating and other factors. The industry is trying to keep up with the technology growth and Bill McAleese says “technicians need to be proactive no matter what kind of shop the technician comes from”. With Bill saying that, there could be technicians/auto mechanics losing their job due to ineptitude.
Does the technology now mean more education required? Well in the past it didn’t require much schooling because it was a “hands on job “according to Auto Loan Solutions. Anyone could learn about cars, in the past it was simple to do so, a father could easily explain to his son. Now mechanics need a vast amount of education since they’ll need to know things about computers and plugging them into cars. According to Auto Loan Solutions “With the amount of code in modern cars, we can actually call our vehicles computers on wheels.” For the amount of education you need varies depending on where you go. “Completing a vocational or other post-secondary training program in automotive service technology is one way to qualify for an entry –level mechanic position” according to “LearnHowToBecome.org”. It also mentions that if you’re going to take that path it “takes between six months and a year to complete a program.”
Another way to be qualified is to earn your associate’s degree, which takes 2 years to obtain. For auto mechanics they will never stop learning new things because each year they have to keep getting certified. According to Jack Trompert “Mechanics are already adapting to the higher demands of auto technology in their pricing.” Jack also says that “The hourly labor rates for a car mechanic are more than senior design engineer charges!” So from that quote we’re able to see that auto mechanics are getting paid more than what they use too. The reason Jack Trompert mentioned that is because he received a bill for the services. It’s probably safe to assume that auto mechanics are working as if they’re engineers. The average salary of a senior design engineer is $82,000 so that means if auto mechanics are getting similar pay to them, this means technology is having a huge impact too their pay also.
To conclude this topic, technology does impact the automotive industry in many ways like education. With the technology advancing it makes mechanics require more education since they would have to use computers most of their time. Also the shortage in mechanics is going to be a problem since the master mechanics now are getting old. They need young mechanics now to step up who have strong reading comprehension and that are good mathematicians, but this generation grew up different from the generation before which grew up learning about cars. There are kids in this generation that would like to be mechanics but don’t have any programs in their school to help them prepare. There are schools that aren’t able to pay for the automotive programs which make it worse for the future, but mechanics now are preparing themselves for the future right now. There are people that have seen what technology will do to the industry and warn mechanics to prepare for what’s going to be coming to the market. What mechanics do to adapt to this change is certify each year to keep up and also have meetings to discuss about subjects that happen in the year.
Mechanics are required to learn more as more technology is put into modern automobiles. In the past education was not necessary in order to be able to work on cars, but now due to all the technology available in today’s automobiles, automobiles have become more complex in structural integrity. The advances of technology make mechanics require more training in order to deal with newer modeled vehicles. According to Jack Trompert at talent-101.com, “As cars evolve, the job of the people fixing them must too. Mechanics join the ranks of the professionals in many industries that continually see their jobs evolve due to technological advances.” Some people predict vehicles will be able …show more content…
to drive themselves, due to how fast technology is advancing. “You’re most likely aware of the push for having more self-driving cars on the road”, according to Auto Loan Solutions.
What does this mean for our modern mechanics? Mechanics will need to further their education, some mechanics are already training to stay on top of the new technology incorporated in today’s automobiles. Rebecca Maitland says “Universal Technical Institute, a nationwide provider of technical education training for entry-level automotive, diesel, collision repair, motorcycle and marine technicians, is also constantly updating its programs for the new technology.” It is a good thing that there are places that are trying to help mechanics keep up, but there is another problem that is transpiring. Mechanics are vital in this generation since a great many people don’t take interest in cars like they used to be. The generation that grew up playing Xbox games instead of rebuilding carburetors does not seem to be as interested in auto repair as earlier generations were says Chris Woodyard, USA TODAY.
Another conflict is that there are not many programs in schools for kids to join. If there were that’d be a great way of recruiting more of those that take interest in mechanics. “It does not help if high school districts have whacked budgets for auto repair programs, a key source of recruits”, says Chris Woodyard. In 2014, a vocational trade school in Charlotte, North Carolina, Entrepreneur High School was only able to remain open for one semester in the school year before it was shut down due to financial difficulties.
If more people supported the mechanics workfield there would be no problem with starting and funding more programs. There are organizations like AAA that reaches out to 900 vocational schools says Chris” to encourage the programs and recruit more students”. In fact there are students that are interested in being a mechanic but they have yet to be introduced to a vocational program. Mike Garblik, professor of automotive technology at Sinclair Community College says that “Students are still interested, but you have to go out and actively pursue them at the high schools.” Unfortunately those students are being”pulled in so many different directions. There are so many opportunities.” Meaning that you would have to get them while you can before they choose another career path.
Does technology have a good impact on auto mechanics today?
Yes it does, now everything revolves around a computer which makes their job a lot easier. “A teacher is toting a $6,000 portable computer, and he’s got it plugged into a vehicle, which has been unexpectedly shutting down. Using the data that the portable computer has collected from the master computer inside the car, the group is getting close to zeroing in on the problem.” According to Sarah Halzack. By using the computer, it helped them quickly find out the problem and fix it. Eddie Cathey and instructor at Excel institution say “Instead of taking eight hours to diagnose a car, you can do it in 30 …show more content…
minutes.”
Now since technology is taking over the automotive industry there is more education required, and need for workers that are skilled at using computers and having strong reading skill and are mathematicians. Even though there is need for mechanics with those skills, there are still need for people that can do the simple work. “It’s not just computer-savvy diagnosticians that are in short supply. Experts say more workers are needed who can do simple maintenance work such as brake pad replacements or oil changes.” Doing simple maintenance work is still a huge deal and since cars are built better they are less likely to break down and more likely to need routine upkeep says Sara Halzack.
Also since technology is such a big deal for auto mechanics now, they have to keep getting certified and brushing up on their skills.
According to Tammy Darvish “They have to constantly be certified every year in several different areas.” For them it’s a really big deal to keep up with the technology, and “its rapidly innovating the auto technology” says Sara Halzack. Technology is having a frightening impact on the automotive industry because each year technology advances, so auto mechanics have to hurry and try to learn it to stay on track. Bill McAleese a Volkswagen technician says “I’ve seen stuff that is going to be coming out in the next five years and what these guys are in
for.”
Prior to what Bill McAleese said he also thinks that for some time technicians were required to come together, and have discussions about new subjects that are occurring that year. Now Bill tells the technicians to come more frequently due to the technology rapidly innovating and other factors. The industry is trying to keep up with the technology growth and Bill McAleese says “technicians need to be proactive no matter what kind of shop the technician comes from”. With Bill saying that, there could be technicians/auto mechanics losing their job due to ineptitude.
Does the technology now mean more education required? Well in the past it didn’t require much schooling because it was a “hands on job “according to Auto Loan Solutions. Anyone could learn about cars, in the past it was simple to do so, a father could easily explain to his son. Now mechanics need a vast amount of education since they’ll need to know things about computers and plugging them into cars. According to Auto Loan Solutions “With the amount of code in modern cars, we can actually call our vehicles computers on wheels.” For the amount of education you need varies depending on where you go. “Completing a vocational or other post-secondary training program in automotive service technology is one way to qualify for an entry –level mechanic position” according to “LearnHowToBecome.org”. It also mentions that if you’re going to take that path it “takes between six months and a year to complete a program.”
Another way to be qualified is to earn your associate’s degree, which takes 2 years to obtain. For auto mechanics they will never stop learning new things because each year they have to keep getting certified. According to Jack Trompert “Mechanics are already adapting to the higher demands of auto technology in their pricing.” Jack also says that “The hourly labor rates for a car mechanic are more than senior design engineer charges!” So from that quote we’re able to see that auto mechanics are getting paid more than what they use too. The reason Jack Trompert mentioned that is because he received a bill for the services. It’s probably safe to assume that auto mechanics are working as if they’re engineers. The average salary of a senior design engineer is $82,000 so that means if auto mechanics are getting similar pay to them, this means technology is having a huge impact too their pay also.
To conclude this topic, technology does impact the automotive industry in many ways like education. With the technology advancing it makes mechanics require more education since they would have to use computers most of their time. Also the shortage in mechanics is going to be a problem since the master mechanics now are getting old. They need young mechanics now to step up who have strong reading comprehension and that are good mathematicians, but this generation grew up different from the generation before which grew up learning about cars. There are kids in this generation that would like to be mechanics but don’t have any programs in their school to help them prepare. There are schools that aren’t able to pay for the automotive programs which make it worse for the future, but mechanics now are preparing themselves for the future right now. There are people that have seen what technology will do to the industry and warn mechanics to prepare for what’s going to be coming to the market. What mechanics do to adapt to this change is certify each year to keep up and also have meetings to discuss about subjects that happen in the year.