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Ford thinks it has the answer to the service technician shortage

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The Auto Tech Scholarship program is funded by Ford dealers and Ford Philanthropy .

The program is available across 42 states and for students attending 600 eligible schools.

In addition to tuition assistance, the scholarship money can cover daily expenses such as transportation, child care and tools.

It's an opportunity to help students through school with the scholarship funding, but into their careers.

The average technician at his dealership makes $ 70,000 to $ 120,000 a year.

The average pay for an auto mechanic in 2024 was $ 47,770 a year, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics .

In any given year there are 100,000 open technician positions in the United States .

If you are interested in applying for the Ford scholarship, you must be enrolled in one of the qualifying schools.

Householder: "Sales sells the first car, but (service) sells the next and if we don’t do the repair right, they’ll never come back".