High-paying careers at franchised dealerships exist in every community, especially for persons skilled as auto technicians. So, why are dealerships having a hard time hiring auto technicians? To help provide answers, the ASE Education Foundation conducted a national survey of 4,741 high school students enrolled in auto tech courses during the Spring Semester of 2022. Here is a snapshot of the survey results: Sixteen percent of the students surveyed plan on going directly to work at a dealership, while nearly twenty-three percent would like to continue with a formal auto tech program. How do we attract students from both groups into our dealerships? Additional surveys conducted for OEMs and other industry stakeholders found the ability to Growing Your Own Auto Technicians 36
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