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Texas Auto Mechanic Schools and Career Training Information

Career Information for Automotive Mechanics in Texas

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Fast Facts for Automotive Mechanics in Texas

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Killeen, Sherman, and Abilene
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Dallas, Houston, and Waco
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: Houston, Dallas, and Fort Worth

Salaries for Automotive Mechanics in Texas

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: Odessa, Houston, and Dallas. (See table at bottom of page)

Schools for Automotive Mechanics in Texas are listed below.

Selected Auto Mechanic Schools in Texas

These schools offer particularly quick info upon request, and we have written detailed profiles for each (click school names to see the profiles).

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ATI Career Training Center
Dallas, Garland, North Richland Hills, Waco

Offers career training and associate's degrees in several fields. Located in Florida, Texas, Oklahoma, and New Mexico.

  • Programs: Automotive Service Technician, Automotive Service Technician (AST)
  • Degrees/Course Work: Associate, Diploma
(Offerings vary by location; please request additional info.)

South Texas Vocational Technical Institute
Brownsville, Corpus Christi, McAllen, San Antonio

Offers career training in a variety of fields. Located at three campuses in Texas.

  • Programs: Automotive Service Technician
  • Degrees/Course Work: Diploma
(Offerings vary by location; please request additional info.)

Lincoln College of Technology Automotive
Grand Prairie

Automotive Technician Training at Lincoln! With comprehensive instruction from knowledgeable ASE Certified instructors, you'll get one-on-one, hands-on training, using techniques and industry-standard tools to complete computer diagnostics to engine dyno testing.

  • Programs: Automotive Technician, Automotive Technician Automotive Technician
  • Degrees/Course Work: Certificate

Selected Online Schools for Automotive Mechanics in Texas

Ashworth College
Online

Ashworth College (AU) provides online and campus based classes, in a flexible capacity so learning goes at the students pace during their free time.

  • Programs: Auto Mechanics
  • Degrees/Course Work: Diploma

Stratford Career Institute
Online

Career training in several fields. Offered in a distance-learning format.

  • Programs: Auto Mechanics
  • Degrees/Course Work: Diploma

More Texas Auto Mechanic Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
Alvin Community CollegeAlvinAssociate4,169
Amarillo CollegeAmarilloAssociate10,387
Angelina CollegeLufkinAssociate4,677
Austin Community College DistrictAustinAssociate33,508
Brazosport CollegeLake JacksonBachelor3,753
Brookhaven CollegeFarmers BranchAssociate11,059
Cedar Valley CollegeLancasterAssociate4,834
Central Texas CollegeKilleenAssociate21,532
Cisco CollegeCiscoAssociate3,365
Coastal Bend CollegeBeevilleAssociate3,196
Del Mar CollegeCorpus ChristiAssociate11,167
Eastfield CollegeMesquiteAssociate10,653
El Paso Community CollegeEl PasoAssociate25,023
Hill CollegeHillsboroAssociate3,556
Houston Community CollegeHoustonAssociate43,518
Kilgore CollegeKilgoreAssociate5,150
Lamar State College-Port ArthurPort ArthurAssociate2,325
Laredo Community CollegeLaredoAssociate7,831
Lee CollegeBaytownAssociate5,856
Lone Star College SystemThe WoodlandsAssociate39,756
Midland CollegeMidlandBachelor5,739
Northeast Texas Community CollegeMount PleasantAssociate1,010
Odessa CollegeOdessaAssociate4,580
San Jacinto Community CollegePasadenaAssociate23,805
South Plains CollegeLevellandAssociate6,602
South Texas CollegeMcAllenBachelor19,827
Southwest Collegiate Institute for the DeafBig SpringAssociate119
Southwest Texas Junior CollegeUvaldeAssociate4,716
St Philips CollegeSan AntonioAssociate9,256
Tarrant County CollegeFort WorthAssociate37,948
Texarkana CollegeTexarkanaAssociate4,439
Texas State Technical College HarlingenHarlingenAssociate4,957
Texas State Technical College WacoWacoAssociate4,210
Texas State Technical College-West TexasSweetwaterAssociate1,639
Trinity Valley Community CollegeAthensAssociate5,046
Tyler Junior CollegeTylerAssociate8,217
Vernon CollegeVernonAssociate2,808
Western Technical College Main Campus El PasoEl PasoAssociate887
Wharton County Junior CollegeWhartonAssociate5,892

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Automotive Mechanics

The map below shows job statistics for the career type by metro area, for Texas. A table below the map shows job popularity and salaries across the state.

Metro Areas Rated for Popularity (as of 2008) for:
Automotive Mechanics

Listed below are metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Automotive Mechanics relative to the population of the city, as of 2008. Salary data was obtained from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

A Relative Popularity of 1.0 means that the city has an average number of the particular job, for its population, compared to the rest of the US. Higher numbers mean proportionally more jobs of that type.
Metro AreaJobsSalary
(2008)
Relative
Popularity

TEXAS

   
Killeen1,000$36,1301.8
Sherman260$35,1101.6
Abilene390$30,4801.4
San Angelo240$34,6101.4
Odessa340$41,0301.4
Wichita Falls330$33,9401.3
Amarillo580$31,8201.3
Lubbock710$34,0401.3
Beaumont880$37,0901.2
Tyler480$35,5401.2
Midland340$38,1401.2
Laredo420$27,6101.1
Corpus Christi930$31,1701.1
Victoria220$36,0501.1
College Station370$38,1701.1
Fort Worth4,560$35,9501.1
El Paso1,270$30,5601
Longview390$32,6700.9
San Antonio3,810$36,5300.9
McAllen950$27,1700.9
Austin3,410$39,0500.9
Brownsville490$31,0100.9
Waco360$32,5700.8
Houston10,310$39,6600.8
Dallas7,860$39,2400.8
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