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Is there a shortage of qualified mechanics?
Posted on 3/3/23 at 9:04 am
Posted on 3/3/23 at 9:04 am
So the past couple of times I have brought my car in for repairs, both places I went to were short-handed with mechanics. What should have been a quick job took hours. I’m just wondering if this is a pattern or maybe I’ve been unlucky these past couple of times. Have any of you noticed this as well? Body shops that are understaffed on mechanics? Is this just a small part of the problem of an overall shortage of unqualified workers?
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Posted on 3/3/23 at 9:06 am to SaintlyTiger88
Sort of true for the labor market in general, but especially in skilled trades, a lot of baws who were busting arse for decades said frick it during or after the Covid hysteria. We were always going to face a shortage of tradesmen of all stripes without a serious recruitment effort, but I think we got it a few years earlier than expected.
Posted on 3/3/23 at 9:06 am to SaintlyTiger88
Yes, but I think it's also because they make cars so complex to work on the average baw can't do it in his garage anymore.
Too much electronics that frick everything up. Same with appliances.
Too much electronics that frick everything up. Same with appliances.
Posted on 3/3/23 at 9:07 am to SaintlyTiger88
there's just a nationwide shortage of people who want to actually work for their money.
Posted on 3/3/23 at 9:10 am to SaintlyTiger88
I saw a higher level mechanic position posted recently, working for a dealership. It listed a salary in the low 6 figures. So, yeah, I'd say there is a shortage of qualified folks.
Posted on 3/3/23 at 9:12 am to SaintlyTiger88
There's a shortage of pretty much every skilled trade.
Do you even listen to Mike Rowe bro?
Even the dealerships are struggling to get guys to change oil.
Do you even listen to Mike Rowe bro?
Even the dealerships are struggling to get guys to change oil.
Posted on 3/3/23 at 9:12 am to FCP
Considering the relative value and complexity of newer vehicles, I think low 6s is a reasonable salary for someone who can diagnose and fix these rolling computers.
Posted on 3/3/23 at 9:14 am to SaintlyTiger88
Yes. Been happening for two years now.
Posted on 3/3/23 at 9:14 am to LSUFanHouston
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Even the dealerships are struggling to get guys to change oil.
One of the local dealerships here is trying to hire quick lube guys for $17/hour when you can get $21 at McDonalds or $26 for general construction labor.
Posted on 3/3/23 at 9:14 am to MorbidTheClown
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there's just a nationwide shortage of people who want to actually work for their money.
there's just a nationwide shortage of people who actually know how to do useful things.
Posted on 3/3/23 at 9:15 am to RougeDawg
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there's just a nationwide shortage of people who actually know how to do useful things
did this just happen over the last few years?
Posted on 3/3/23 at 9:18 am to SaintlyTiger88
There are good shops paying mechanics and collision repair guys well over $100k and can't keep up with the workload.
The ridiculous push for "everybody gets a college degree" was bad already but will go exponential in the next 10-20 years as the last technical generation retires.
The ridiculous push for "everybody gets a college degree" was bad already but will go exponential in the next 10-20 years as the last technical generation retires.
Posted on 3/3/23 at 9:18 am to HempHead
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when you can get $21 at McDonalds
Where is that at?
Our local McD just started pushing $11.
Posted on 3/3/23 at 9:19 am to MorbidTheClown
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did this just happen over the last few years?
COVID and technology have chased a lot of the old hands into retirement. No one is taking their place
Posted on 3/3/23 at 9:19 am to SaintlyTiger88
There must be. I am trying to get warranty work done on my F150. All dealers are "two weeks out", and they don't take reservations. You literally have to leave your vehicle there for two weeks. It is ridiculous. I'm working with Ford corporate to get around this ridiculous arrangement.
Posted on 3/3/23 at 9:20 am to LSUFanHouston
Bozeman/ Gallatin Co, MT. Labor commands tremendous rates but it’s also expensive as shite and hard to find a spot here. If they’re paying $11 in NOLA with y’all’s housing issues, kudos to anybody who shows up to even pretend to give a frick about your order.
Posted on 3/3/23 at 9:25 am to HempHead
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Bozeman/ Gallatin Co, MT.
Man, what happened?
Back around 2001/2002, I was in a college organization and we went to Bozeman for some meetings / events. One night one of the local students and I were talking, and he was telling me about the apartment he was renting in downtown Bozeman that was a 1 Bed / 1 Bath in what looked like an older but safe area. $200/month.
I know that was 20 years ago but I just always assumed since then, that area had a very low cost of living.
Posted on 3/3/23 at 9:28 am to LSUFanHouston
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Where is that at?
Our local McD just started pushing $11.
they've been paying 18-20 here.
Posted on 3/3/23 at 9:28 am to LSUFanHouston
It started heating up around 2018/2019 and the covid shite and ability to work remotely put a LOT of West Coast and NE folks towards pretty and safe places that were cheaper than their previous spots. Bozeman got hit HARD by that - even with no real industry around here outside of tourism, an average home is around $850k compared to $300k not too long ago.
Posted on 3/3/23 at 9:30 am to SaintlyTiger88
Most mechanics now replace entire components as opposed to repairing them. The weakest skill I've found with mechanics is electrical problem solving.
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