Also called: Motorsports Technician, Race Mechanic
Builds, maintains and repairs race cars and engines for NASCAR, IndyCar or other racing teams, in the shop and at the track on race weekends.
They rebuild engines after every race, assemble cars in the shop, and travel to tracks to fix damage between sessions. Precision and speed are critical.
Estimate.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Certificate, about 2 years after high school. Motorsports technician programs (like UTI's NASCAR Technical Institute) or on-the-job training.
Ways in: Trade school, On-the-job training. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Motorsports Technology (trade school), Automotive Technology.
Growing slowly. Small niche.
Low risk for 10 years. Diagnostic software helps, but building and fixing race cars and engines is hands-on.
Classes: Auto tech CTE, Physics, Welding.
Official data: O*NET occupation 49-3023.
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