My cousin is very interested in cars and would like a job involving cars what kind jobs we be good for him.

 

How Old....Skills....Is he interested in Body, Mechanics, sales???

 

19 years old

How much does a mechanic pays

he wants to know if there is anything else to do

 

crash test dummy? j/k!!!!

He'd need alot of experience to be paid alot by being a mechanic. Good mechanics, and I mean, good ones (can diagnose, troubleshoot, understands design changes/evolution in the car makes & models through the years & knows which problems or flaws are prone to which cars) can make $70K+/yr. It's really hard to find a good mech. these days cuz they all bullshit. My dad cycles out mechanics about every 6 months cuz they suck or have personal problems.

There are alot of things you can do involving cars. Depends on how much he's willing to be educated.

 

Cubic Inch he is willing to be educated what are the jobs

 

What kind of shops pay 70k+/yr

 

Try to get an entry level position at a new car dealership service department.... i.e. Car lot attendant, car wash, Lube, Oil Filter.....once he get's in and gets a feel for the car industry he can see what interests him....i worked for Honda, Ford, Oldsmobile, VW, Volvo & Mazda......Honda was by far the best for customers and product quality...

 

well, what about cars does he like?

I mean, he could go to college and get an engineering degree (mechanical or aerospace) and work for a carmaker as a design engineer or any part of the design & implementation process.

There's also marketing & public relations. That involves advertising and studying the automotive market to see what trends are hot and which are not. Get market research to see what kind of car people are looking at these days.

There's a whole lot he can do. It just depends on what exactly he's interested in about cars (hence, my question above).

 

if he wants to make $$$$ it's either going to be sales or a service writer....i made 62.5k my first year as a Honda Service Writer....

 

Usually the big, corporate sponsored ones (like Pep Boys-which suck, by the way; Firestone; City Garage & other corporate garages). These guys usually have 8+ bays in their shop.

If he seriously wants to learn how to fix cars then I suggest he go to some technical school cuz trying to learn from experience will leave him constantly jobless and will take him 3 or 4 times as long to succeed in the industry (hence, he will never get any big pay). It's a sad reality. Most garages out there don't want to take the time to teach you the important stuff. They don't make money that way and that's the bottom line of the industry.