The nation's demand for auto mechanics is expected to grow nearly 20 percent in the next few years and while there are thousands searching for jobs in the Stateline, shop owners say they can't fill open positions if people can't do the job. 23 News reporter Eric O’Brien explains why it will take more education than ever before to keep our cars running.
"You need a trained technician not some guy who read a book or watched a YouTube video," Rob Arata said.
He spends his days training the next generation of automotive workers. The Belvidere High School auto-shop teacher says technology has changed everything, “A computer for the engine, a computer for the transmission,” he lists.
He spends his days training the next generation of automotive workers. The Belvidere High School auto-shop teacher says technology has changed everything, “A computer for the engine, a computer for the transmission,” he lists.
Arata says it's virtually impossible to fix a car without understanding how to operate a scanner. Something young auto tech's learn in secondary programs like ones Rock Valley College and Universal Technical Institute offer. He tells his students, not completing those types of programs is too risky, "The employers are going to look right over you. You have to have that education."
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