Auto Repair Careers

It all depends if you are working for someone or have your own shop. You might get paid $25 an hour with some benefits working for the man but $75-$125 a labor hour working for yourself. Also as a shop owner you can pick and choose what jobs you take on as you are equipped.
Also an employee making 25 dollars an hour is gonna be a pretty decent tech......a guy out of tech school won't see that kind of money for a few years minimum. Plus 25 dollars an hour when having to also supply your own tools and lets face it probably doesn't include any health insurance is not much money.