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Lube Technician
Skilled TradesYou change oil, rotate tires, and top off fluids — the entry point to automotive repair. It's fast-paced, repetitive, and your hands will never be fully clean again. But you'll learn vehicle systems from the bottom up, literally, since you spend most of your day under a car on a lift. It's the foot-in-the-door job that every master technician started with.
Salary Range
Low
$26k
Median
$29k
High
$32k
10-Year Growth
4%
US Workers
790K
Education
No formal education required — on-the-job training
Environment
indoor
Tools & Technical Skills
- ▸Oil change procedures
- ▸Tire rotation & balancing
- ▸Fluid level checks & top-offs
- ▸Multi-point vehicle inspection
- ▸Basic hand tool operation
People & Mindset Skills
- ▸Speed & efficiency
- ▸Attention to detail
- ▸Customer service
- ▸Reliability
- ▸Physical stamina
- ▸Teamwork
What you'll actually do
- 01Perform oil changes on 15-20 cars per day — speed and accuracy are everything
- 02Rotate tires and check brake pad thickness
- 03Top off fluids and replace air filters, wiper blades, and bulbs
- 04Do multi-point inspections and flag anything that needs real repair
- 05Learn vehicle systems by seeing what goes wrong with them every single day
- 06Explain to customers that their $30 oil change does not include a full engine rebuild
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