The Difference Between a Mechanic and a Technician 

I was told some 20 years ago by the best car guru I ever met, 'The difference between a technician and mechanic is, a tech can only follow a book, a real mechanic will fix the problem.' The old man always stayed up on the latest technology with vehicles no matter how old he got.

I am an 13 year veteran in the automotive industry and I am currently going to uti Houston for updated automotive training

The tuition for this school is out of this world. Ill take community college thanks

If anyone wants to divide mechanics up into two groups with one considered better than the other, you might want to first look at the skill set of mechanics 70 years ago compared to technicians today. Today's cars, trucks and motorcycles have computers, and mechanics or technicians have diagnostic equipment to interact with the computer and help them repair the vehicle, but in the past tune-ups were a real thing and repairing vehicles required machinist skills beyond operating a brake lathe. I think everyone in the vehicle repair field are mechanics and technicians. The names are interchangeable.

Dreaming of being a real mechanic 🔧

Entry level being key here. Stay humble. OJT is impossible to beat. Have a good grounding and grow from there. You will only kill it in this career if you love what you do

So im planning on joing uti and yes i want to take my career to the next level

this school was such a waste of time and money. just go to a shop and learn there.

Can’t wait to see y’all in august‼️

Automotive technician is my dream Job 🙏,,

I'm a retired (1974 - 2018) Professional Wrench / Mechanic (Audi's are my Specialty), Don't call me a Technician (watered-down term / name given to virtually any Job Title). Example, you would never hear of a Doctor referred to as a Technician. BTW: I trained several UTI Graduates at an Audi Dealership. Randy AKA randog311

Greetings 🫖☕ good morning 🌞🙏 A mechanical Tech just doesn't stand around looking pretty, cheers to love what you do in life make it count 🍾🥂

Remember when Walmart renamed their cart fetchers as "Shopping Cart Relocation Engineers"? That's what a technician is. It's a fancy, self-righteous, self-indulgent, self-centered, self-important, self-appointed label used by prima donnas to try and elevate the way society views them. We are mechanics We are grease monkeys We are wrench turners We are gear heads We are car guys

What are the benefits for military veterans who want to join this program how can they get involved

Mind-blowing performance

If they're so needed... they should get paid like they are needed.

Im getting into it.

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I'm dreaming to get admission for this course 🙏

i want to learn this soon mechanic and technician i miss my dad doing fixing car...

At this point in the industry if you are a living breathing human being that can show up on time and pass random drug tests you are generally hired school or not. If you truthfully want to make this a long term career it requires being both mechanic and technician from you at any given point of the day and be open to unlearning what the school taught you wrong. I might be given 1job that is “replace leaking wheel seal” then I might get a “Check engine light” that is a J1939 code that requires me to disassemble half the truck to find the one bracket that a harness rubbed against and depending on accessibility run an overlay or make the splice repair on a twisted pair. I might then get yanked off that halfway through to replace rods and main bearings on an engine , then go over to a coolant leak. Or dealer install aftermarket accessories. Then you get the owner who already threw the parts cannon at an electrical issue and is impatiently waiting on you to find the short in his taillights. Don’t fool yourselves kids, you are going to get messy ,greasy and stressed as well. My days go from anything ranging from a 1989 model to a 2024 model across makes and models unless you find the ultra rare shop that will keep you on your speciality. But generally I’ve found the idea of being a specialist is a joke after 12 years in. Just some really and electric cars are coming it’s already in my web based training requirements for truck dealer certification. Thank God for Jesus Christ cause I couldn’t continue without Him.

Experience is more valuable

I want to be a mechanic but everyone only saying technician and I dont want to be on a computer I want the hands on teaching and work on cars

Wish I could train here and settle for good by working as a mechanic 😂

Good video

Nice ❤

I don't regret not goin to UTI. Their claims of Snap being the best of the best brand when DeWalt, Milwaukee, craftsmen and Makita all smashed snap on tools on the torque test channel. Their tuition is outrageously high. And the regular university teach the same way. They even have a need a drug test everyone. I said sure as long as we get to drug test you. Didn't go well there. My favorite. You can get a job anywhere. Yeah as long as it's under the brand you studied under when you were in school. Lol. And the last one. They think you can afford student loans when you paid them off. All the grant money they lied about in high school suddenly it's all been taken. Now you're so far so much into a negative balance. You'll be lucky if you pay it off when you're 70 years old. Remember in school they had the spelling bee. Chess tournaments. Even art tournaments? That meant if you didn't have a High IQ you wouldn't make it. Yeah schools really are for kids who have high IQ's. They just don't want to admitted it.

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A mechanic is a technician.

Dont matter how skilled you are if pay is not good enough.. it aint worth it. And mechanic/ auto tech pay especially flat rate... sucks..!!! Even worse with warranty jobs which is not you fault to begin with. Imagine taking whole engine out, transferring covers, oil pan, plugs, coils, brakets, mounts, harness, head & gaskets. Putting em all back together , topping up fluids and refrigerants, test drive, paper work and you get paid for 6hrsor so..on warranty & 14 or so retail which is under 200 & 400$. Same time you could be a plumber / electrician spend waaaayy less on tools ,way less to learn.., install a shower / switch board and make more than that.!!! Passion wont pay you bills hommiee..

Hahaha, even lawn car workers are lawn car technicians now, a mechanic can't be grouped with window wiper technician. Real mechanics know thier shit, either by the book, from real world experience or to go home and stay awake all night dreaming about the repair because the book isn't correct. Technicians go home empty headed. If you think you are a tech , and your good ( can weld, fabricate, use technology, use moral judgment , don't need the best of the best tool( cuz your brain is the best tool) your a mechanic. Techs will also lie when they're stumped and call some major part faulty. Mechanics remember every word of every conversation he's ever had about wrenching and most all repairs he's done and can recall said info at will. Techs can't remember what day it is let alone a previous repairs. Be proud if your a mechanic! If you to be a tech, so be it , with all the other technician jobs , like latte/expresso maker technician

Is mechanic a technology.

Lol I had this talk with my dad today. He thought technician and mechanic are the same. It's kinda confusing to explain but I feel like technician is better 😹

DO NOT COME TO UTI unless u want your money n time wasted.. this place is a joke

People should know BOTH. Wtf? lol.

Ok I want to be a good machine of Africa

Nope. In the Highest form of racing such as F1, Baja, Rally & Bikes they are called Mechanics. Lol

Waste of money!!

With Evs coming soon there are no need for techs anymore