Yeah, like he said ^^^, get into a union, youll be set. :biggrin: I'm not an auto mechanic, I do engineering work for a utility company here in NJ. The auto techs that we have, start at about $16 an hour, and top out at about $32 an hour. After that you get into management positions in the fleet department (non-union, no more hands on work). I would assume it would be similar at most other large companies.
I know these guys do bust their asses until they get into the management positions. The pay isn't great, but if that's what your going to like doing, you can definately make some green, especially on the OT.