Automotive Technician resume examples for 2025

Automotive Technician resume format and sections

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   1. Add contact information to your automotive technician resume

   Your name should be the biggest text on the page and be at or near the top of the document. Your address doesn't need to include your street name or house number - listing your city and state works just fine. Your email address should be professional, but not your current work email address. It's not a good look to use your work email for personal projects (job-searching). Your social media can be included if you have a fully-fledged LinkedIn page or another social media page that showcases your relevant skill set.

   Automotive Technician Resume Contact Information Example #1

   Hank Rutherford Hill

   St. Arlen, Texas | 333-111-2222 | hank.hill@gmail.com

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   2. Add relevant education to your automotive technician resume

   Your resume's education section should include:

   • The name of your school
   • The date you graduated (Month, Year or Year are both appropriate)
   • The name of your degree

   If you graduated more than 15 years ago, you should consider dropping your graduation date to avoid age discrimination.

   Optional subsections for your education section include:

   • Academic awards (Dean's List, Latin honors, etc. )
   • GPA (if you're a recent graduate and your GPA was 3.5+)
   • Extra certifications
   • Academic projects (thesis, dissertation, etc. )

   Other tips to consider when writing your education section include:

   • If you're a recent graduate, you might opt to place your education section above your experience section
   • The more work experience you get, the shorter your education section should be
   • List your education in reverse chronological order, with your most recent and high-ranking degrees first
   • If you haven't graduated yet, you can include "Expected graduation date" to the entry for that school

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   Majors

   Automotive Technology

   66.1%

   Business

   5.8%

   General Studies

   4.5%

   Mechanical Engineering Technology

   3.6%

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   Automotive Technician Resume Relevant Education Example #1

   Some College Courses In Automotive Technology 2004 - 2006

   Southern Illinois University Carbondale Carbondale, IL

   Automotive Technician Resume Relevant Education Example #2

   Some College Courses In Automotive Technology 2014 - 2016

   Ferris State University Big Rapids, MI

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   3. Next, create an automotive technician skills section on your resume

   Your resume's skills section should include the most important keywords from the job description, as long as you actually have those skills. If you haven't started your job search yet, you can look over resumes to get an idea of what skills are the most important.

   Here are some tips to keep in mind when writing your resume's skills section:

   • Include 6-12 skills, in bullet point form
   • List mostly hard skills; soft skills are hard to test
   • Emphasize the skills that are most important for the job

   Hard skills are generally more important to hiring managers because they relate to on-the-job knowledge and specific experience with a certain technology or process.

   Soft skills are also valuable, as they're highly transferable and make you a great person to work alongside, but they're impossible to prove on a resume.

   Example of skills to include on an automotive technician resume

   • Customer Service Skills.
      

     Customer service is the process of offering assistance to all the current and potential customers -- answering questions, fixing problems, and providing excellent service. The main goal of customer service is to build a strong relationship with the customers so that they keep coming back for more business.

   • ASE Skills.
      

     ASE, short for National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence, is an independent non-profit organization founded in 1972 to improve the quality of automotive service and repairs through voluntary testing and certification of automotive mechanics, technicians, and service parts specialists. Its ultimate mission is to improve vehicle maintenance and repair. This is accomplished by ensuring that automotive repair specialists are appropriately trained before, and throughout their careers.

   • Automotive Repair Skills.
      

     Automotive repair is the act of fixing a car's "internal organs." This could mean repairing a car's electrical components (such as a tail light or dashboard), changing the oil, or fixing the engine. This differs from automotive body repair, which handles the external elements of the car such as the door or hood.

   • Oil Changes Skills.
      

     An Oil Change refers to the process related to automotive vehicles, such as automobiles and busses, in which the oil from the engine is replaced. The oil change consists of emptying the engine of oil into a pan, replacing the filter which goes onto the entrance, and adding fresh oil.

   • Maintenance Services Skills.
      

     Maintenance work is usually done in an office, manufacturing company, facility, machinery, and even automotive. It comprises different positions such as preventive maintenance, repair, reconstruction, monitoring, and determining a particular part of a machine or equipment. A technician or electrician commonly performs it to complete the standard procedure to do a maintenance check.

   • Vehicle Inspections Skills.
      

     Vehicle inspection refers to the checking of vehicles in terms of safety measure standards.

   • Customer Vehicles Skills.
      

     A customer vehicle is a medium used to convey the message to a targeted audience. They are specific networks within a medium that you use to communicate your message.

   Top Skills for an Automotive Technician

   Work Ethic, 11.0%
   Computer System, 10.2%
   Customer Service, 9.8%
   Taking Care, 8.5%
   Other Skills, 60.5%
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   4. List your automotive technician experience

   The most important part of any resume for an automotive technician is the experience section. Recruiters and hiring managers expect to see your experience listed in reverse chronological order, meaning that you should begin with your most recent experience and then work backwards.

   Don't just list your job duties below each job entry. Instead, make sure most of your bullet points discuss impressive achievements from your past positions. Whenever you can, use numbers to contextualize your accomplishments for the hiring manager reading your resume.

   It's okay if you can't include exact percentages or dollar figures. There's a big difference even between saying "Managed a team of automotive technicians" and "Managed a team of 6 automotive technicians over a 9-month project. "

   Most importantly, make sure that the experience you include is relevant to the job you're applying for. Use the job description to ensure that each bullet point on your resume is appropriate and helpful.

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   Work History Example # 1

   Automotive Technician

   Firestone Complete Auto Care

   • Tested and certified as ASE Mechanic Diagnosed and repaired vehicles with own tools
   • Recommended, selected and helped locate merchandise based on customer needs and desires.
   • Recommended merchandise to customers based on their needs and preference.
   • Documented all problems on a scale based system.
   • Planned and produced increased productivity procedures, specifications and work schedules.

   Work History Example # 2

   Alignment Technician

   Walmart

   • Organized teams by strengths, and positioned associates to move product and increase efficiency.
   • Recommended merchandise based on customer needs.
   • Entered and retrieved data with a database containing records of every vehicle ever worked on at any Walmart.
   • Greeted customers, changed oil/filter, checked fluid levels, greased chassis, changed tires, and repaired flats.
   • Inputted customer information and car data into computer systems to ensure proper documentation.

   Work History Example # 3

   Automotive Technician

   Valvoline

   • Interacted with customers, handling product information, sales, and customer satisfaction.
   • Maintained vehicle functional conditions by conducting inspections; replacing parts and components Always greeted and provided excellent customer service.
   • Performed oil changes, lubed chassis, inspected hoses and fluid levels on vehicles
   • Worked for Valvoline Instant Oil Change as Lube Tech.
   • Performed troubleshooting on cars, trucks and vans Provided assistance to other automotive technical staff as needed

   Work History Example # 4

   Automotive Brake Technician

   Jiffy Lube

   • Flushed vehicle fluids and replaced bulbs.
   • Led and organized team to increase service efficiency.
   • Changed oil and oil filters Central Indiana Hardware
   • Performed various automotive services * Maintained inventory and stock logs * Trained and oriented new staff
   • Greeted guests as they arrive for various services and information.

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   5. Highlight automotive technician certifications on your resume

   Specific automotive technician certifications can be a powerful tool to show employers you've developed the appropriate skills.

   If you have any of these certifications, make sure to put them on your automotive technician resume:

   1. Automotive Sales Professional
   2. Commercial Driver License (CDL)
   3. EPA Amusement Operators Safety Certification (EPA)
   4. Certified Auto Glass Technician (AGT)
   5. Master Technician
   6. Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)
   7. Air Conditioning Service Certification
   8. Advanced Automotive Maintenance Certificate
   9. Certified Technician
   10. Certified Technical Professional (CTP)

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   6. Finally, add an automotive technician resume summary or objective statement

   A resume summary statement consists of 1-3 sentences at the top of your automotive technician resume that quickly summarizes who you are and what you have to offer. The summary statement should include your job title, years of experience (if it's 3+), and an impressive accomplishment, if you have space for it.

   Remember to emphasize skills and experiences that feature in the job description.

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