Tech Shortage Basics: Auditing Your Tech Friendliness
A study, “Transportation Technician Supply Report,” shows that there were 8,566 total postsecondary completions for collision in 2011 versus 5,791 in 2016, with a new entrant demand of 17,200 technicians compared to supply of 5,791 completions in 2016.
The Perfect Storm of Technology, Materials and Tech Shortage
A perfect storm of changing automobile technology, new materials and a shortage of experienced, quality-minded technicians is brewing.
TechForce Report Reveals Severity of Tech Shortage
TechForce Foundation, a nonprofit organization focused on championing and aiding aspiring vehicle technicians, has released a new report — “Transportation Technician New Entrant Demand” — that reveals the severity of the automotive technician shortage.
Scanning, Tech Shortage Among Topics Discussed at NASTF Meeting
The National Automotive Service Task Force (NASTF) covered a wide range of topics at its Spring 2017 General Meeting in New Orleans.
Tech Shortage: Onus on Collision Repairers to Educate Job Seekers About Automotive Career Opportunities
For collision and mechanical repair shops, the days of luring skilled techs with a classified ad might be gone. But shop owners can prime the pump by being proactive and thinking outside the box.
ASA Survey: Tech Shortage, Insurance Rates Continue to be Nagging Issues for Body Shops
Some 47 percent of collision repairers pointed to the lack of skilled repair technicians as their most pressing challenge in 2016.
Publisher’s Perspective: Auto Body Tech Shortage Follow-up
There are 250 million vehicles out there, and they’re not going to fix themselves. There’s a future here. Let’s get out and support organizations that promote our industry.
The Tech Shortage
Some of the same workforce issues that existed 10 years ago exist today, but the industry has stepped up its efforts to solve them.
Are the Technician Shortage Tides Turning?
TechForce Foundation data shows that nearly 50,000 new automotive technicians joined the workforce in 2022, for a total of over 78,000 in two years.
Breaking Down the Automotive Technician Shortage: Wages
According to several different automotive instructors, low wages are a top contributor to the technician shortage.
