Profile America: Celebrating Auto Mechanics

What began as National Automotive Service Professionals Day in 2005 has now expanded into a week-long celebration, honoring automotive service professionals.

What began as National Automotive Service Professionals Day in 2005 has now expanded into a week-long celebration, honoring automotive service professionals.

Sunday, June 11 — It used to be that cars were fairly simple to repair, but they often broke down. Modern automobiles have become very reliable. They’ve also gotten extremely complicated — with ABS brakes, traction control, navigation systems and even self-parking systems. That means there are more things to go wrong and more knowledge needed to repair problems. That’s why today is the start of National Automotive Service Professionals Week, running through the 17th. The goal is to recognize mechanics across the country for their role in keeping America’s millions of cars, trucks and buses on the road.

There are more than 158,000 automotive service facilities across the country employing over 850,000 mechanics and other workers. Each year, they generate over $90 billion in business.

You can find more facts about America from the U.S. Census Bureau online here.

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