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Mechanic

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This is an ideal career for a logical thinker. As a motor mechanic you perform service and repairs on mechanical parts of vehicle types. Mechanical parts include the engine, the transmission, suspensions, exhausts or any other systems that run a vehicle, extending to creature comforts such as air conditioning, sound system, or personalised seat positioning – in fact all aspects of a motor vehicle. Mechanics often specialize in a particular part of a vehicle’s mechanical system, or in a specific vehicle brand.

Salary p/a
35k - 80k

Qualifications
TAFE

Intensity
Standing

Demand
Stable

Travel
Low

Conditions
Indoor

Weekly Hours
40-50

Pros

Work is varied and challenging
Sense of achievement doing repairs
Working with sexy technology

Cons

Back pain and physically tiring
Environment mess
At times frustrating

The Bottom Line

You have a love of pulling things apart, inspecting them, and reassembling them to proper working order. Technology keeps getting better, engines more advanced delivering more from less. If you don’t mind getting dirty and you love tinkering this is a career for you.

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