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Also called auto technician, auto test technician, automotive technician and automotive test technician.
$74,510
Median pay a year
36,190
People do this work
6
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Automotive Engineering Technician
Summary
Automotive engineering technician assisting engineers with product design evaluations and conducting tests on experimental devices for performance, durability, and efficiency. Responsibilities include documenting results, setting up test equipment, interpreting schematics, and analyzing test data
Experience
Automotive Engineering Technician
Where you worked
Month Year to Month Year
Documented test results using cameras, spreadsheets, and other tools
Set up mechanical, hydraulic, or electric test equipment according to engineering specifications
Read and interpreted blueprints, schematics, and work specifications for automotive systems
Inspected and tested parts to determine nature or cause of defects or malfunctions
Monitored computer-controlled test equipment according to written or verbal instructions
Analyzed test data for automotive systems, subsystems, or component parts
Installed equipment such as instrumentation and test equipment to ensure proper interfaces
Skills
Core Skills
Testing systems or equipment, Reviewing technical documents, Researching advanced engineering designs, Monitoring productivity, Testing green technologies, Testing product functionality and quality, Analyzing operational data, Analyzing test or validation data, Driver's license, Recommending performance
Checking & Planning
Inspecting finished products
Education
Certificate Your training program, Year
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Documented test results using various toolsSet up test equipment per engineering specificationsRead and interpreted blueprints and schematicsInspected parts to identify defects or malfunctionsMonitored computer-controlled test equipment operationsAnalyzed test data for automotive systems and components
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Documented test results using various tools to ensure accuracy and compliance with engineering standards
Read and interpreted blueprints and schematics to support automotive engineering projects.
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Documented test results using various tools to help engineers make better design decisions in line with engineering standards
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Helped engineers make better design decisionsReduced errors in the testing processImproved overall project efficiency
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Read and interpreted blueprints and schematics to support automotive engineering projects.
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Daily for various projectsRegularly for multiple designsFrequently for different components
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Testing systems or equipment
Recommending performance
Reviewing technical documents
Researching advanced engineering designs
Monitoring productivity
Testing green technologies
Testing product functionality and quality
Inspecting finished products
Analyzing operational data
Analyzing test or validation data
Installing instrumentation
Operating industrial equipment
The work itself
What an Automotive Engineering Technician does
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Assist engineers in determining the practicality of proposed product design changes and plan and carry out tests on experimental test devices or equipment for performance, durability, or efficiency.
What it pays
How much does an Automotive Engineering Technician make?
Annual pay across the United States. The middle figure is the median: half earn less than that, and half earn more.
25th percentile
$59,510
Median
$74,510
75th percentile
$88,110
About 36,190 people do this work in the United States.
What it pays in each state
State
25th percentile
Median
75th percentile
AL
$50,060
$60,350
$74,390
AZ
$58,830
$72,090
$79,790
CA
$69,490
$87,390
$104,220
CO
$60,270
$77,090
$85,810
CT
$63,150
$82,660
$100,450
DE
$66,450
$77,820
$80,510
FL
$38,600
$59,720
$74,640
GA
$56,530
$73,870
$99,820
IA
$62,270
$71,670
$85,730
ID
$56,880
$68,310
$77,010
IL
$62,530
$77,020
$86,660
IN
$61,990
$77,220
$90,280
KS
$50,130
$55,390
$73,510
KY
$63,320
$77,990
$92,420
LA
$74,900
$102,800
$177,240
MA
$61,530
$62,390
$82,970
MD
$62,550
$79,180
$98,830
ME
$61,600
$76,790
$77,320
MI
$54,080
$68,170
$81,160
MN
$49,820
$63,990
$80,390
MO
$75,290
$92,150
$102,380
MS
$60,040
$70,570
$73,940
NC
$53,070
$62,360
$76,650
ND
$63,540
$76,440
$82,940
NE
$60,290
$80,050
$99,640
NH
$61,520
$66,740
$78,880
NJ
$57,320
$65,180
$83,390
NM
$76,750
$97,560
$118,800
NV
$53,520
$72,950
$94,260
NY
$61,370
$78,210
$82,870
OH
$63,610
$78,500
$84,390
OK
$58,920
$61,480
$76,810
OR
$64,920
$80,840
$88,830
PA
$56,480
$70,820
$85,480
PR
$47,030
$51,860
$68,210
RI
$63,280
$81,600
$140,960
SC
$60,280
$69,580
$84,430
SD
$48,990
$53,670
$64,900
TN
$52,160
$62,270
$78,150
TX
$59,580
$76,610
$102,990
UT
$51,100
$61,870
$76,610
VA
$60,040
$75,650
$81,090
WA
$62,240
$79,410
$105,020
WI
$62,450
$67,850
$80,380
WV
$45,940
$47,660
$67,770
Other names
Other names for this job
auto technician, auto test technician, automotive technician, automotive test technician, durability technician, lab technician, laboratory technician, performance technician, research technician, transportation engineering technician, auto design checker, automotive design checker.
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This page is about the occupation Automotive Engineering Technicians. What this job involves and what it is made of come from O*NET 30.3, the US Department of Labor's occupation database, refreshed July 2026; Rung writes those records into the plain sentences you see. Pay comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS release for 2025. Rung is an independent service and is not affiliated with or endorsed by either agency. How Rung handles accuracy is on the accuracy page, and the full data credits are on the credits page.