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Automotive Technology

Training today’s highly-skilled technicians

If you enjoy working with your hands, solving problems, and staying up to date with the latest technology, a career in automotive might be the perfect fit for you. Automotive technicians are in high demand and work in fast-paced, high-tech environments where no two days are the same. This career path is great for people who are detail-oriented, mechanically minded, and enjoy figuring out how things work. You’ll use both physical and digital tools to diagnose and repair everything from engines to electronic systems. Best of all, the lifestyle offers solid pay, job stability, and the opportunity to work in a variety of settings, whether that’s in a dealership, custom shop, race team, or even starting your own business.

Automotive Technician

Diagnose problems and repair cars and light trucks.

 

Median to Top Salary

$55,300 - $78,900

Future Outlook*

5,541 OPENINGS

Automotive Engineering

Work in the design, development, testing, application, modification and maintenance of vehicles and their components for use in transportation systems.

Median to Top Salary

$97,900 - $148,800

Future Outlook*

1,820 OPENINGS

Find the right college for you

Minnesota State has 25 colleges with transportation related program pathways. Below is the list of colleges that support these career pathways. Expand each one to see what each college offers!

Campus Location
2101 Trinity Rd, Duluth, MN 55811
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Lake superior college
Campus Location
1515 E 25th St, Hibbing, MN 55746
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Campus Location
851 30th Ave SE, Rochester, MN 55904
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Rochester community and technical college
Campus Location
1920 Lee Boulevard North Mankato, MN 56003
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*All data is from the Minnesota State Transportation Center of Excellence’s Demand Analysis and Minnesota’s Department of Employment and Economic Development Labor Market Information. *Future Outlook is the number of job openings over the next five years.

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