Library: Automotive Technology: Career Guide

Job outlook

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Outlook Handbook describes various careers in Automotove Technology, including what people in this field do, the work environment, pay and how to pursue a career.

Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics

Career Databases

Virtual Job Shadow
An online career planning & exploration resource that provides all the tools for charting your career path by choice, not chance.
ONet
The nation's primary source of occupational information. Central to the project is the O*NET database, containing information on hundreds of standardized and occupation-specific descriptors.
Occupational Outlook Handbook
Find career information for hundreds of jobs. Learn about duties, education and training, pay, and outlook.

Job Search

ATC Career Center
Go here for a referral service, and other information about how ATC can help you find employment!
Athens Job Finder
The search feature from the Athens Banner-Herald is combined with Monster.com to offer easy job searching. Narrow by location, type, and other features.
Athens Patch Jobs
Athens Patch, a local online publication publishes employment opportunities not seen elsewhere.
Georgia Department of Labor
Search for jobs on the Department of Labor website.

Learning Express

Learning Express (Prep Step)
Contains skill-building courses, practice tests, exercises and ebooks. There is also a career and job accelerator with great resources and advice for creating a resume, cover letter, interviewing, and more.

You can create your own Learning Express account. With a personal account, you can save your work in progress, store score reports, and revisit any practice tests or e-books.

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