Diesel Technician Career

According to career cruising and the Learning Style Test that I took, I learned out that I am a 10% visual learner, a 20% auditory learner, and a 70% tactile learner. With knowing that I am mostly a hands on learner, I have chosen that a Diesel Technician would be a great career choice for me. The main work of line as a diesel tech is always hands on. From my matchmaker/ skills test, a diesel Technician came up as an A+ rating for me. Other A+ ratings that came up too were a Farm equipment technician, heavy equipment technician, and motorcycle technician, but none of these career paths appeal to me like a diesel technician does. A typical day's job as a diesel technician includes working in a shop that is sometimes noisy and dirty. Diesel …show more content…
In Pa the starting salary for a diesel tech ranges around $35,070, according to career cruising. As an experienced diesel tech, according to the bureau of labor statistics, the salary ranges around $67,550 or more. In the job outlook from 2014-2024 the job of a diesel tech will increase 13.4%. In contrast to PA, Maryland has a starting rate of 39,800 a year to an experienced mechanics rate of 59,730 a year. In maryland from 2014-2024 the job outlook will increase 10.3% which is still a decent climb in jobs. And finally in New York as a starting diesel tech I will make an average of $38,000 a year and an experienced mechanic makes around $65,990 a year. The job outlook in New York is the highest yet with a 20.5% job increase. This is a really good job rate increase. If I had to relocate to another state to work, I would relocate to New York. I would do this because I would live in Potter county, Pa which is right below the New York border and just commute to New York everyday which is only a 10 minute drive to the border. If I wouldn't like being a diesel mechanic I could become an aircraft mechanic because I could possibly make more money at that career and use the exact same skills as a diesel