I guess when you are young working in a hot greasy sweaty garage(all of which I have seen are NOT climate controlled) is OK, but after a while it would get old. $42,000 ain’t that great for working on today’s vehicles which are at the same complexity level as fighter aircraft of just 30 years ago.
“I guess when you are young working in a hot greasy sweaty garage(all of which I have seen are NOT climate controlled) is OK, but after a while it would get old. $42,000 ain’t that great for working on today’s vehicles which are at the same complexity level as fighter aircraft of just 30 years ago.”
But the kid is just getting started. If he’s on the ball at all, his opportunities are huge. The mechanics from my generation are retiring in droves and are not being replaced. The kid could eventually start his own shop, or go on to learn more involved skills, like working on heavy equipment. There will ALWAYS be jobs for people who can fix things. That’s one of the few jobs that can’t be outsourced. You just have to pick a field where it’s cheaper to repair something than throw the old one away and buy a new one instead.