Auto Tech vs. Auto Body

[Rodney Flores]

I’ve been trying to decide which trade to get into. I enjoy them both. I found two threads by auto techs about the “real world” of being an auto tech and found them very interesting:

[URL=”http://www.gminsidenews.com/forums/f72/automotive-technician-shortage-view-behind-wrench-82313/”%5DThe Automotive Technician Shortage, A View From Behind The Wrench[/URL]

[URL=”http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=262794″%5DA Day In The Life Of An Automotive Technician[/URL]

Interestingly enough, I couldn’t find similar “stories” and “gripes” coming from auto body techs about their stories/gripes on the job. Makes me lean more toward going into auto body.

I understand this is a forum for techs, so I just wanted to get the opinions of those actually wrenching on the daily as their career. What do you think about the posted forums above? Do you have a similar outlook or not?

If there happens to be any bodymen, or friends of bodymen, please feel free to lend me any “real world” advice about making auto body a career.

Thanks!

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[W00DBar0n]

When i was younger i was stuck between these two decisions too. I decided to get a little experience doing both. Found out i hated both of them; i hated auto body far more and i refuse to do it even onbmy own cars, and trucks.
Why? Mainly because i found it repetitive to an extreme. It felt like i was doing the same job over and over again and never seeing anything new.
In no way am i saying its a bad choice, i am just saying i did not enjoy it. Good luck finding what you want.

Today i am a mechanic, just don’t work on cars.

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