Motor vehicle representative vs dealer support technician

The differences between motor vehicle representatives and dealer support technicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 6-12 months to become both a motor vehicle representative and a dealer support technician. Additionally, a dealer support technician has an average salary of $45,589, which is higher than the $36,347 average annual salary of a motor vehicle representative.

The top three skills for a motor vehicle representative include customer satisfaction, CDL and motor vehicle. The most important skills for a dealer support technician are customer service, technical support, and dealer support.

Motor vehicle representative vs dealer support technician overview

	Motor Vehicle Representative	Dealer Support Technician
Yearly salary	$36,347	$45,589
Hourly rate	$17.47	$21.92
Growth rate	-	-
Number of jobs	6,704	90,981
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 41%	Bachelor's Degree, 51%
Average age	49	49
Years of experience	12	12

Motor vehicle representative vs dealer support technician salary

Motor vehicle representatives and dealer support technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Motor Vehicle Representative	Dealer Support Technician
Average salary	$36,347	$45,589
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $52,000	Between $29,000 And $70,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between motor vehicle representative and dealer support technician education

There are a few differences between a motor vehicle representative and a dealer support technician in terms of educational background:

	Motor Vehicle Representative	Dealer Support Technician
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 41%	Bachelor's Degree, 51%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Motor vehicle representative vs dealer support technician demographics

Here are the differences between motor vehicle representatives' and dealer support technicians' demographics:

	Motor Vehicle Representative	Dealer Support Technician
Average age	49	49
Gender ratio	Male, 25.2% Female, 74.8%	Male, 60.6% Female, 39.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.5% Unknown, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 20.4% Asian, 4.1% White, 60.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.2%	Black or African American, 10.3% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 20.5% Asian, 4.3% White, 59.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.2%
LGBT Percentage	10%	10%

Differences between motor vehicle representative and dealer support technician duties and responsibilities

Motor vehicle representative example responsibilities.

Manage Facebook and patient communication programs.
Prepare, give and check test exams for CDL permit and NYS permit.
Maintain proper filing of DUI documents.
Perform VIN inspections and issue marriage licenses.
Collect payments for fines impose against NYS driver's licenses.
Conduct written passenger, motorcycle, and cdl exams in testing centers.

Dealer support technician example responsibilities.

Help to create an OEM division of product support.
Introduce aggressive POS as a key instrument to increase sales.
Prepare training information for OEM sales meetings using Microsoft Powerpoint.
Assist dealers in ordering parts and ensuring that HVAC units are under warranty.
Compose written reports of data collect from patient evaluation and present to department chief for thorough analysis of patient diagnosis.
Circuit provisioning formats used to troubleshoot, verify activation completion in switches.

Motor vehicle representative vs dealer support technician skills

Common motor vehicle representative skills

Customer Satisfaction, 17%
CDL, 13%
Motor Vehicle, 10%
DMV, 10%
Driver License, 9%
Quality Customer Service, 9%

Common dealer support technician skills

Customer Service, 23%
Technical Support, 18%
Dealer Support, 13%
Sales Support, 7%
Warranty Claims, 7%
Return Authorizations, 5%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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