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47.06Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians

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Automotive Service Technician SOC 49-3023
Automotive service technicians diagnose and repair cars and light trucks — and diagnosis is the part that pays, because a modern vehicle is a network of computers. ⚠ 805,600 people do this work nationally with about 70,000 openings a year, and Florida teaches it at technical colleges in 150-hour blocks you can stop and start.
Aviation Maintenance Technician SOC 49-3011
Aviation maintenance technicians inspect, repair and sign off aircraft — and the signature is the job: a mechanic returning an aircraft to service puts their federal certificate behind the entry. ⚠ It is the highest-paid trade on this site ($79,870 median) and the only one whose curriculum the FAA writes.

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