Diesel Mechanic Research Paper

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Diesel Mechanic
When I get out of high school I want to be a diesel mechanic. A diesel mechanic works on diesel engines, they repair and maintain diesel trucks/automobiles and make sure everything is working right. There are multiple kinds of diesel mechanics such as, Aircraft and Avionics Equipment, Mechanics and Technicians, Heavy Vehicle and Mobile Equipment Service Technicians, and small engine mechanics.
The reason I want to be a diesel mechanic is because they make pretty good amount of money and I like doing hands on things and working on diesel engines. Duties of a diesel mechanic are to inspect brake systems, steering mechanisms, transmissions, engines, and other parts of the vehicle but most specifically they work on the internal parts in the diesel motor. Most diesel mechanics work full time, rarely do they work part time. Working overtime is very common. Many repair shops extend their service hours during evening and weekends. Some nights you may have to work late at night. Some work days can be harder than others you just never know. …show more content…

You need to have a good personality you need to be able to talk to the customers and tell them what was wrong also tell them how they can prevent the problem next time. The education you will need you need to go to college and take a diesel mechanic course and learn the basics and you need to pass the test and after that it would be good to find a job and shadow a person and let them teach you more things other than the basics and let you do hands on stuff with their supervision. There are classes you can take in high school to where you can work on small engines and learn how to

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