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Automotive Career Pathway Assessment

Discover your pathway through the automotive industry and match your strengths to technician, service, leadership, or ownership roles.

Our adaptive scoring engine blends personal traits, learning styles, and technical knowledge to guide your next move in under ten minutes.

10 minutes

Complete a guided assessment that maps your unique automotive career trajectory with actionable insights.

Dynamic scoring

Weighted results analyze hands-on ability, theory, problem solving, and safety focus for precision matching.

Career tracks

Unlock tailored recommendations from entry-level pathways to advanced diagnostic and leadership roles.

Introduction

Welcome to the Automotive Career Pathway Assessment

If you love cars and enjoy working on them, you're already on the right path to becoming a successful automotive professional. This assessment translates that passion into a roadmap by highlighting the traits and strengths that top technicians, service advisors, managers, and owners rely on every day.

We'll look at your mechanical instincts, problem-solving style, appetite for learning, and foundational automotive knowledge to help you see where you shine, which pathways fit best, and where you can grow next.

Strong mechanical aptitude and comfort with tools
Curiosity to diagnose issues and solve complex problems
Attention to detail and commitment to doing the job right
Drive to keep learning as automotive tech keeps evolving

What you'll learn

Your pathway alignment: High, Medium, or Developing
Personalized career tracks to explore next
Areas of strength to celebrate and showcase
Skill-building tips to level up quickly

How the assessment works

Share where you are in your automotive journey
Rate traits and interests on a 1-5 scale
Highlight learning styles and diagnostic habits
Answer optional knowledge questions for bonus points
Receive tailored results and next steps instantly

Email Address *

We’ll email your personalized results so you can reference them later.

Time commitment

10-15 minutes

Answer honestly for the most accurate recommendations — there are no "right" or "wrong" answers.

Part 1: Background

This information helps us interpret your results. (Not scored)

Which best describes you right now?

Pick the option that feels closest. We use this to map out next-step pathways.

High school student or recent graduate exploring automotive careers Adult considering a career change into the automotive industry Working automotive technician or mechanic Service advisor, estimator, or customer experience specialist Parts, supply chain, or fixed operations professional Shop owner, manager, or aspiring entrepreneur Performance, motorsports, or custom build specialist OEM, dealership leadership, training, or corporate automotive role None of the above (General or emerging interest)

Your response helps tailor recommendations to entry-level, transition, or experienced technician pathways.

Part 2: Personal Traits & Interests

Rate your agreement with each statement.
1 = Strongly Disagree | 5 = Strongly Agree

Part 3: Learning Style & Skills

Rate your agreement with each statement.
1 = Strongly Disagree | 5 = Strongly Agree

Part 4: Technical Knowledge (Optional)

These questions test basic automotive knowledge. If you don't have automotive experience, you may skip this section.

Your Results

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