Career Plan A

Brett Lee

Auto Service Technician

Career Plan A:
Your job title (be specific): Auto Service Technician/Mechanic Q: Job overview/What they do (Provide a paragraph description of the job. What would a typical day on the job look like?): A:-Auto Mechanics is a job working and focusing on machinery and motor vehicles. Repairing cars/trucks/motorbikes. -Also diesel engines and machinery used for other purposes in the shop or at another workplace. -A typical day in this job would be coming in, getting the proper clothing on for the job (no jewelry, loose clothing, and long hair must be tied back). -Either going into the shop and seeing what needs to be worked on or what vehicles people are bringing in, or in the back office managing the budgets of how many parts are used, cost of paint (if given a paint job) and if any tools need replacement or repair. -Its a long job to do correctly, you have to be careful and cautious about what youre working on and your surroundings.

Working Conditions
Q: Working conditions (Hours you can expect to work? Risk of injuries? Time of day/time
of year? Indoors/outdoors? Clothing required? Etc): -A normal controlled environment such as an office, hospital or school -An inside work environment where the temperature or humidity may be considerably different from normal room conditions -An outdoor work environment where the worker is exposed to variations in weather conditions and seasonal weather patterns -Working near or with equipment, instruments, machinery or power/hand tools that may be a potential source of accident or injury -Working in locations that are inherently treacherous and are potential sources of injury - Full Year Salary: $37,433 -Steal Toe shoes/boots are required

Salary
Salary (what wage can you expect to earn?):
Yearly: $37,433 Monthly: $3119.41 Weekly: $719.46 Daily: $102.55

Future Outlook
Q: Future outlook (will this job be in demand in the future? Why/why not?):
A: Yes always, because we will always need auto mechanics, sure the technology will be more advanced, but mechanics will have to adapt to it and learn new skills.

Training/Trades

Post-Secondary Institute/Training Program #1 -Okanagan College, Kelowna BC Location and name of program: (Where the school is located. What is the name of the program? Also tell us why this school appeals to you) -Kelowna BC Canada, Auto Mechanics, its only college I can go to.

Cost: (first year AND total cost of program, including tuition, books, and supplies)
If planning on attending a college: www.okanagan.bc.ca/tuition to calculate an approximate cost -College: APPRENTICESHIP Automotive Service Technician. Tuition: $710.92, Fees: $105.96, TOTAL: $816.88 Pre-requisites of program: (courses you need to be taking in high school in order to get in, required GPA) -Auto Technologies Into -Auto Technologies Advanced Level A -Auto Technologies Advanced Level B

Back-up Plans
What are 3 related occupations you could take if this one didnt work out for
you (what would you do if you dont end up doing this career and why?): -Entertainment Business, Song Artist, Voice Actor. If the Automotive Technician job doesnt work out, I have a backup plan to TRY and be in the entertainment business.

Why Am I Interested?
And most importantlyWhy are you interested in this career? (How long
have you been interested in it? What led you to wanting this job? How does it suit/fit your personality, interests, characteristics, strengths, etc?): -Im a hands on person, and automotive really interests me a lot, Im planning on taking the automotive technologies in high school and plan on going to college for more automotive services and courses. Im a hands on worker, do what Im told, on time, awake and focused, and willing to learn new skills. I want to know how to fix cars because its a good skill to learn for yourself, and to help others if theyre having vehicle troubles.