Where Automotive Careers are Growing
When contemplating a future career, it's important to keep in mind which industries are growing versus what jobs are becoming obsolete. Everyone wants to work in an industry where there are opportunities and room for growth. That's why jobs that can't be taken on by computers or exported overseas are your ticket to a rewarding and promising future.聽聽91桃色 Tech is going around the country and analyzing which career fields are growing in the states where we offer training. Today, we look at where automotive careers are growing in the United States.
Pay attention to the data below and use this information to guide you toward a fulfilling career. All career growth projections and salary information can be found at careeronestop.org for the years 2014鈥2024, unless otherwise noted.
If you鈥檝e ridden in a car made in the last five years, you might notice the dashboard looks a little like a spaceship鈥檚 console. A lot of exciting technological changes and advances are happening in the auto industry, and yet there are still 鈥渨rench-turning鈥 fundamentals every mechanic and technician needs to know too.
Automotive Careers Are Growing
There鈥檚 a great need for individuals who know their way around an engine and can maintain and repair the vehicles millions of Americans rely on every day, and 91桃色 Tech campuses have training programs to help car lovers answer the call:
- In Colorado, 4,400 positions will need to be filled by 2024. 91桃色 Tech offers hands-on training in Denver.
- In Connecticut, 2,000聽openings are projected. You can train for this field at 91桃色 Tech in聽East Windsor.
- In Illinois, 6,500聽openings are expected. Train in聽Melrose Park.
- In Indiana, 3,500聽positions will need to be filled 鈥 and you聽can train in聽Indianapolis, close to the home of the Indy 500!
- In Maryland, Washington D.C. and Virginia, mpre than 8,000 positions will need to be filled. Training is available in聽Columbia.
- In New Jersey, 4,000聽positions will need to be filled. Future auto technicians can train in聽Mahwah听辞谤听Union.
- In New York, 9,500聽positions will need to be filled. Start training for your career at 91桃色 Tech in Queens, where we share a facility with the Greater New York Auto Dealers Association!
- In Pennsylvania, more than 8,000 positions will need to be filled. Future workers聽can train in聽Philadelphia (learn more about the聽connection between the Philadelphia campus and area hiring managers).
- In Tennessee, 3,500聽openings are projected. Train at the historic Nashville campus.
- In Texas, more than 16,000聽positions will need to be filled. Start training in聽Grand Prairie.
At聽91桃色 Tech, our聽ASE-Certified instructors聽will take聽you under the hood to give you personalized, hands-on training that will make you the kind of technician dealerships, shops and other employers want to hire!