New students starting in September: You can find more information about Induction days and submitting your GCSE results in our Start of Year Guide.
Vehicle Technicians, Mechanics and Electricians
Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians accept calls for help and repair and service the mechanical parts and electrical/electronic circuitry and components of cars, lorries, buses, motorcycles and other motor vehicles, and repair and service auto air-conditioning systems.
view coursesAbout this Career
£33,865
Average salary
New workers start around £20,179.01. Normal pay is £33,865 per year. Highly experienced workers can earn up to £50,790.21.
48
Annual Openings
Job counts include both employed and self-employed persons in Cornwall, and do<br /> not distinguish between full and part-time jobs.
Daily Tasks
- Repairs and services air conditioning, heating and engine-cooling systems.
- Installs additional electrical amenities such as radio/CD players, aerials.
- Checks condition of electrical/electronic systems and carries out servicing tasks.
- Diagnoses faults in electrical/electronic circuitry, removes faulty components and fits replacements.
- Carries out routine maintenance checks on oil and air filters, brakes and other vehicle parts/systems.
- Reassembles, tests, adjusts and tunes the appropriate parts, systems or entire engine.
- Removes, dismantles, repairs and replaces defective parts and prepares new parts using appropriate tools.
- Visually checks, test drives or uses test equipment to diagnose engine and mechanical faults.
Skills Employers Are Looking For
The number of unique job postings in your area that have listed this skill in the last year.
Skills
Job postings
Active Learning
74
Reading Comprehension
70
Critical Thinking
65
Learning Strategies
54
Active Listening
54
Speaking
51
Mathematics
51
Monitoring
50
Writing
49
Science
38
