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For Automobile Enthusiasts
Automotive mechanics are the most common typeofmechanic. They find employment in garages, auto partsshopsand car dealerships. As of 2013, the Bureau of LaborStatisticsreports that automotive mechanics earned anaverage of$18.97 per hour and $39,450 per year.
Keeping this in consideration, do mechanics get paid well?
Generally, mechanics make a decent living,earninga median annual salary of $36,600. But most arepaidaccording to a “flat-rate” system, meaningthat theyonly make money when there is actual work to bedone.Meanwhile, each task only pays a pre-set number ofhours, nomatter how long it actually takes tocomplete.
| Salary Range (Percentile) | ||
|---|---|---|
| 25th | 75th | |
| Monthly Salary | $2,625 | $3,875 |
| Weekly Salary | $606 | $894 |
| Hourly Salary | $15 | $22 |
Besides, how much money does the average mechanic make?
Bureau of Labor Statistics figures indicatethatautomotive technicians earned an averageannualsalary of $38,560 and an average hourly wage of $18.54as ofMay 2011. Half of auto technicians reported annual salariesofbetween $26,850 and $47,540 and hourly wages of between $12.91and$22.86.
The top 10% of automotive mechanics andservicetechnicians earned $32.19 or more per hour, while thelowest10% made an hourly wage of $11.26 or less. Most ofthesemechanics worked in automotive repair and maintenanceshops,auto dealerships and automotive parts stores.