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what does a toyota tech make at a dealership? i know it varies with experience and certs but im thinking about going back to school and trying to figure out my options. i make good money now but its just not something i want to do for a living. i like working on cars. it just fits me better. i used to work at tire/brake center and miss it everyday. but i wanted more money. lol. any thoughts or input on this would be appreciated.
 

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what does a toyota tech make at a dealership? i know it varies with experience and certs but im thinking about going back to school and trying to figure out my options. i make good money now but its just not something i want to do for a living. i like working on cars. it just fits me better. i used to work at tire/brake center and miss it everyday. but i wanted more money. lol. any thoughts or input on this would be appreciated.

Since a Tech is paid flat rate, a bunch of factors vary on how much they make as well as how fast you can get jobs done. I will guess anywhere from $15-$25 a flat rate hr.

I will be finished up with school in a year and will be a fully certified Ford Technician when I. Starting out I will be making $15-$20 hr flat rate. Depends on the dealership too because another one about half an hr way pays their tech's $25/ hr.

In a good eeconomy Techs were turning 60-100+ hrs a week being paid $25 for each of those hrs and now they are still turning around 30-40 hrs a week. This is at the Ford dealership where I intern
 

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it all depends on ur level as a tech as a certified,expert,master or master diag tech depends on how much also your area and if you have ases it determines your level of pay also hours rite now is hard since its slow down here as a certified tech which i am is from usually 13-15 a hr and the only way to become a certified toyota tech to start off as you have to go to toyota school which your dealer has to send you to which the classes are not to bad just extremly boring at times if you have any more questions dont hessitate to drop me a message ill try to answer any questions you have
 

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thanks for the response. there is a toyota tech school close to where i live. i would have to get a dealer to sponser me but it seems like a good option. i am still undecided on what i want to do.
 

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ya see thats the harder part is getting a dealer to sponser u but ask urself the question if u liek workin on cars are you gunna wanna work on someone elses car and deal with screaming customers complaing about everything from simple gas mileage problem in a prius to dirt stands
 

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yea these guys have got it on the nail.

Im a Ford Employment specialist for the Ford Fact students.

a lot of things depends on your money income, such as your grades and attendance since your in school matters to dealers, driving record of course.

starting pay will vary on location, and your certs ...

i have a website at work that is very accurate on the location etc... ill get it tomorrow and post it since it seems a few guys are in school!

any questions feel free to PM me :top:
 

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hey tapp id liek to see that site to actually so i no if our pay in my area is rite or wrong!!
 

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thanks tapp. i miss working in a shop all day. i work outside in the rain and bullshit and have to take my truck to jobsites and i just dont think its for me. lol. i miss working on cars all day but i dont want to give up my income. so im looking for some options.
 

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sure thing fella's ill post the site tomorrow :top:
 

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ok stupid question how do you work this website
 

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As an intern I am free.

I am in Automotive school and I am doing the Ford ASSET program. I have 1 year left and when I graduate I will have an A.S in automotive technology, ALL my ASE's and I will have also completed all my online training, making me a fully certified Ford Technician.

For my online ford training I have a password and starts ID for FordTechService.com. There are different tests, classes, etc within each system. HVAC, Electrical, Steering, etc... Each section has multiple test I must pass and they are ford specific. Every company has their own type of training. Find a school that will get you the factory training through the actual manufacturer. Do NOT go to s school where you just get a certificate of completion. UTI is an example of where you do not want to go.
 

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As an intern I am free.

I am in Automotive school and I am doing the Ford ASSET program. I have 1 year left and when I graduate I will have an A.S in automotive technology, ALL my ASE's and I will have also completed all my online training, making me a fully certified Ford Technician.

For my online ford training I have a password and starts ID for FordTechService.com. There are different tests, classes, etc within each system. HVAC, Electrical, Steering, etc... Each section has multiple test I must pass and they are ford specific. Every company has their own type of training. Find a school that will get you the factory training through the actual manufacturer. Do NOT go to s school where you just get a certificate of completion. UTI is an example of where you do not want to go.

umm UTI carries Manufactuer specific training, the Ford FACT program is basically the same EXCEPT that you have internships and we do not.

I went through that program and had to do the online training, online test, Stars ID..etc and go and get the Certs, i have 12 certifications through Ford. SO if you go to any school get the most, and do a manufacturer specific. Which NO manufacturer specific can touch FORD's Traing. Period!!!!

It all boils down to money you want to spend, NOW if you go to UTI for strictly the Core training, then yes its a waste, but if you utilize the school to its full potential its a great school!

and i think you can agree with me on this, No school will make you smarter or help you make more money, ITS UP TO YOU to keep your grades up and show up everyday and LEARN it, not go through motions.

ok stupid question how do you work this website

i didnt have time to write the steps at work..so here you go.

-home page
-left side look under "subject areas" and click on "pay and benefits."
-click on "wages by area and occupation"
-click on "state"
-then under state wage data click on "By state"
-click on desired state
-automotive technician jobs is under "Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations."

there you go guys.
 
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umm UTI carries Manufactuer specific training, the Ford FACT program is basically the same EXCEPT that you have internships and we do not.

I went through that program and had to do the online training, online test, Stars ID..etc and go and get the Certs, i have 12 certifications through Ford. SO if you go to any school get the most, and do a manufacturer specific. Which NO manufacturer specific can touch FORD's Traing. Period!!!!

It all boils down to money you want to spend, NOW if you go to UTI for strictly the Core training, then yes its a waste, but if you utilize the school to its full potential its a great school!

and i think you can agree with me on this, No school will make you smarter or help you make more money, ITS UP TO YOU to keep your grades up and show up everyday and LEARN it, not go through motions.



i didnt have time to write the steps at work..so here you go.

-home page
-left side look under "subject areas" and click on "pay and benefits."
-click on "wages by area and occupation"
-click on "state"
-then under state wage data click on "By state"
-click on desired state
-automotive technician jobs is under "Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations."

there you go guys.

Thanks for that info. Last I heard, you were not able to get Ford training online while going to UTI. We hand a couple go through our school that came from UTI and that's what they told us. But then they also came in late and eventually dropped out. Im at Seminole State in Lake mary. We have the Ford ASSET and the GM ASEP. We also have the corporate training classes that GM and Chrysler send their techs to. Been keeping up with my Online stuff and ASE's. This is my last year so I am getting pretty excited and I have learned A LOT!

But back to the pay thing. It really does depend on experience, certifications, location and the type of work you do. Generally, the more populated areas get the most work. Here in Orlando and the Ford dealership I am at, the shop is turning 500-700 hrs a week as a shop with around 12-15 flat rate techs. That's pretty good hrs in this economy. Another Ford dealership 15 minutes away is only turning 300-400 as a shop.
 

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Well having just recently graduated from the Toyota T-TEN program here in OK I started at $10 a flat rate hour. I have all eight auto ASE's. Like before said it does depend on experience. Sad to say that even know we are one of the biggest Toyota dealers in the state, the highest paid tech makes about 18 to 20 bucks a flat rate hour. Depends on the dealer though. And it has been excruciatingly slow lol. We also have around 20 techs in the shop so when you have to divide work up that much it seems so slow. Hope this helps.
 

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Well having just recently graduated from the Toyota T-TEN program here in OK I started at $10 a flat rate hour. I have all eight auto ASE's. Like before said it does depend on experience. Sad to say that even know we are one of the biggest Toyota dealers in the state, the highest paid tech makes about 18 to 20 bucks a flat rate hour. Depends on the dealer though. And it has been excruciatingly slow lol. We also have around 20 techs in the shop so when you have to divide work up that much it seems so slow. Hope this helps.

thats the program i was looking at. from all the reasearch i have done it seems pretty good. how did you get into that program? was it already having a job at the dealer or through a school?
 

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That seems really low if the highest paid tech is making $18 flat rate...

Toyota dealerships down here have some techs making $100+K a year.
 

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thats the program i was looking at. from all the reasearch i have done it seems pretty good. how did you get into that program? was it already having a job at the dealer or through a school?

Well to be accepted into the program you need to be accepted by the school (mine was at a university) and have a dealership sponsor (or at least I did). I was still in high school when I got accepted and was going to a VoTech as well. When I was in my interview for my job they asked me if I was looking at going into the program. I told them yes and that's basically it. All it really takes is a good sponsor where you could work during internships and after the program is finished. Of course I am just basing this off the program requirements for here but I'm sure it's pretty much the same anywhere else. Hope this helps. Anything else you need to know just ask. :top:

And as far as the pay goes. Yeah $18 seems low, but when you run 100 hours a week it doesn't seem quite so bad. Me on the other hand at $10 it kind of sucks. But all dealers are different when it comes to pay.
 

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Well to be accepted into the program you need to be accepted by the school (mine was at a university) and have a dealership sponsor (or at least I did). I was still in high school when I got accepted and was going to a VoTech as well. When I was in my interview for my job they asked me if I was looking at going into the program. I told them yes and that's basically it. All it really takes is a good sponsor where you could work during internships and after the program is finished. Of course I am just basing this off the program requirements for here but I'm sure it's pretty much the same anywhere else. Hope this helps. Anything else you need to know just ask. :top:

And as far as the pay goes. Yeah $18 seems low, but when you run 100 hours a week it doesn't seem quite so bad. Me on the other hand at $10 it kind of sucks. But all dealers are different when it comes to pay.

Basically every school is like that where you need to be at a dealership during school. I have to complete 500 hrs within my 2 years. The school actually makes a class that I sign up for while I do my CO-OP at the dealership for every 100hrs. So 5 different CO-OP's at the same dealer and I get a grade for each one.

Without the dealership experience while going to school, you will not be able to get your degree, or certifications. With me, Ford requires the 500 hrs on top of their online training to get my Ford certification and A.S. degree. Tech's need to go to school now, just so they can stay with that manufacturer. People are getting laid of because they either do not want to get re certified or go to school. They actually will not hire anyone new unless they have taken the classes online. Some people have a few classes but lets say if they did not get certified in transmissions or brakes, then they are not allowed to work on those types of jobs. Even if they did those jobs for the last 20 years. Everything is changing now and it's to our benefit. When we come out of these programs with all of our training done, we are very valuable to that dealership and corporate also looks at our stats.
 
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