[theicecreamdan]

The thing I have noticed about technicians, is that when the money is good its really good. and when the money isn't good, its bad.

Its not stable enough for me to make a career out of it. I know people that have graduated UTI and are stuck making $8/hr because the industry wants experienced people. I got in at a diesel fuel injection service shop because I knew somebody that knew somebody. Business had been doing good for this shop for a while now, and as soon as I started it got really slow down there. So now I went from a full-time decent job to a good job where I'm lucky if I work 2 full days in a week.

Bottom line, don't buy into the hype that any sort of technician is in some sort of huge demand, because we aren't. Look around in your area and find out if there will actually be any money in this field for you. To me UTI is expensive schooling for a mediocre career, there might be shops nearby that will hire you as a lube tech or something, get a job there and go through programs at a community college. Its a lot cheaper and you can get an education that will open you up to more oppurtunities than a trade school. UTI is a lot of money to invest into a career path that is so uni-directional.