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Originally Posted by mcompton1973
ok, the title sounded wrong. I am not a woman mechanic. My wife wants to be one. She is trying to decide between auto and diesel.
just wondering on advice and things like that. We live in Omaha, NE. seems like there are jobs to be had...but this would be a huge move. Right now she works in an office as an Escrow Title Closer (the person that sits and does a mortgage loan closing when you buy a house).
We are just wondering where we can find real information about pay, and training requires, etc. Also, how much harder, easier would be be for her to find a job? She is a thin, but tough woman...she brakes horses and does barrel racing in her free time.
Any advice etc would be helpful. Thanks.
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First thing is she does not want to be a mechanic, she wants to be a TECHNICIAN!
Going in the door with no experiance may be difficult, but I would recommend looking at some of the high level training techs out there (Wyotech, UTI) to get the basic understanding of the systems she may encounter on a daily basis.
Depending on experiance level, training and what line of work she picks, starting pay is in the 10-14 dollar range per flat rate hour.
Plus she will need to invest 10,000-20,000 in tools just to get started and expect part of her paycheck to go towards the purchase of more.
Doesn't matter if she is a man or woman, if she knows her stuff, she will have no problem finding a job