Curious as to how one would transition from a flat rate mechanic to any other hourly job. It seems im overqualified for most of the positions I've tried to get and under qualified for the next step up.

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Your response didn't specify where you want to go next in your career, so it is difficult to give useful advice to a complete stranger. We have no idea what your next step is, or what your skills or interests are (outside of the fact that you're a mechanic).

I know autozone usually hires former mechanics to work in their stores if you want to work retail. If you want to work in sales, you could try networking with existing vendors who come to your shop to offer training or sell their supplies/tools to you. You could also work for a dealership selling cars.

If you want to remain a mechanic, you could try teaching or building new cars. I know Ford's CEO was just quoted in the news saying they have 6000 open positions for mechanics that they're struggling to fill.

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