Engineering
Automotive Engineering Technicians
Assist engineers in determining the practicality of proposed product design changes and plan and carry out tests on experimental test devices or equipment for performance, durability, or efficiency.
Median salary (BLS)
$74,510
10th–90th percentile (BLS)
$48k – $106k
Job outlook
No separate BLS projection for this specific role
AI exposure
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports one wage for this occupational group, which covers 2 related roles — so read the median as an approximate group figure, and the range as the truer picture for this specific title. BLS source.
Early-career check: graduates of the matching programs below typically earn $99,000 ten years after starting college — an early-career figure, vs. the all-experience BLS median above. Source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard.
Plan a path to Automotive Engineering Technicians
Education
Typical entry: Associate degree
Plan my path to this →Typical progression
Junior Automotive Engineering Technicians
Entry / Junior
$48,400
~2 yrs to advance
Automotive Engineering Technicians
Established
$74,510
~3 yrs to advance
Senior Automotive Engineering Technicians
Senior
$90,280
Key skills
A typical day
- •Document test results, using cameras, spreadsheets, documents, or other tools.
- •Set up mechanical, hydraulic, or electric test equipment in accordance with engineering specifications, standards, or test procedures.
- •Read and interpret blueprints, schematics, work specifications, drawings, or charts.
- •Inspect or test parts to determine nature or cause of defects or malfunctions.
- •Monitor computer-controlled test equipment, according to written or verbal instructions.
Fields of study
Any field
Top colleges for Engineering
Explore all- Massachusetts Institute of Technology4% admit · $124,000 grad pay
- Stanford University4% admit · $122,000 grad pay
- University of California, Berkeley11% admit · $97,000 grad pay
- Georgia Institute of Technology16% admit · $99,000 grad pay
- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign45% admit · $80,000 grad pay
Reputation-based selection; stats shown are outcome data per school.