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A guy at the parts counter in Reno said 40 percent of diesel techs quit in the first 2 years, I didn't believe him till I counted
Was picking up a water pump in Reno and the old guy behind the counter mentioned that a study he read put diesel tech turnover at around 40 percent within 2 years, which sounded way too high to me. I went back to my own shop and actually counted the apprentices we've hired over the past 6 years and 3 out of 7 were gone inside 18 months, so he wasn't far off. The ones who left all said the same thing, they spent months on oil changes and tire work and never got to touch a real engine problem. The 4 who stayed all got thrown into a diagnostic job early, even if they messed it up, and that's what hooked them. Anyone else seeing this at their shop, and if so how do you get new guys onto real work faster?
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evan_stone19d ago
Numbers match what I see. Oil changes for a year straight will kill anyone's interest. Give a new kid a truck that won't start and let him guess at it, even if he's wrong. That first real problem is what makes this job stick.
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