{"id":2298,"date":"2025-10-24T20:11:23","date_gmt":"2025-10-25T03:11:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/evvtoltechnation.com\/?p=2298"},"modified":"2025-10-24T20:11:23","modified_gmt":"2025-10-25T03:11:23","slug":"ase-and-the-u-s-secret-service-to-search-for-a-few-good-auto-technicians-at-aapex-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/evvtoltechnation.com\/es\/2025\/10\/24\/ase-and-the-u-s-secret-service-to-search-for-a-few-good-auto-technicians-at-aapex-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"ASE and the U.S. Secret Service To Search For a Few Good Auto Technicians At AAPEX 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"

Co-branded exhibition underscores growing demand for qualified auto techs and highlights the variety of well-paid career prospects in this evolving trade<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n

The National Institute of Automotive Service Excellence (ASE<\/span><\/a>) is bringing a special guest organization \u2013 the U.S. Secret Service \u2013 to their exhibit at the Automotive Aftermarket Products Expo (AAPEX<\/a>), November 4-6, 2025. The purpose of the exhibition is to drive awareness of the wide range of career opportunities available to auto technicians, including with the Secret Service.<\/span><\/p>\n

ASE is the<\/em> industry\u2019s organization tasked with improving the quality of vehicle repair and service through testing and certification of automotive professionals. The Secret Service is a federal law enforcement agency responsible for investigating counterfeiting, financial crimes, and protecting national leaders. <\/span><\/p>\n

Since mobility is a key line of operation within protective services, the Secret Service has an array of specialized vehicles to help them securely move leaders from place to place. The organization requires ASE Certified technicians to help keep those vehicles operating safely. <\/span><\/p>\n

Two specially outfitted Secret Service Chevrolet Suburbans will be on display just outside of \u201cJoe\u2019s Garage<\/span><\/a>,\u201d in a co-branded booth with ASE. Joe\u2019s Garage is a key attraction at AAPEX because it features 10 fully operational service lifts. These are used throughout the show to support hands-on training and presentations. <\/span><\/p>\n

A persistent shortage of auto technicians<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Both organizations are exhibiting, in part, to raise awareness about the persistent shortage of auto technicians, even as demand for those services is poised to grow sharply. This is because Americans own 291 million<\/span> cars and light trucks<\/a>, and the average age of those vehicles is 12.8 years. Those aging vehicles commonly need more maintenance.<\/span><\/p>\n

The dearth of qualified auto technicians poses several risks to consumer spending. Primarily, the shortage will drive up the cost of repairs, waiting times to complete those repairs, and could potentially dampen consumer choice in repair facilities. Electric vehicle (EV) owners are already feeling this pain; reporting shows just 28% of EV owners can get a same-day appointment<\/a>. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThat the Secret Service needs ASE Certified auto technicians underscores the range of career opportunities in this industry,\u201d said Dave Johnson<\/a>,<\/span> president and CEO of ASE. \u201cIt\u2019s a technical career that requires far more than turning a wrench \u2013 modern vehicles are effectively \u2018rolling robots<\/a><\/span>\u2019 with unprecedented levels of autonomous capabilities driven by hundreds of sensors and actuators that are controlled by more lines of code than a modern fighter jet.\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n

Auto technicians are well compensated <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Aspiring auto techs can complete training at a vocational-technical (vo-tech) school in as little as two years and enter a field with many immediate job openings and good compensation. For example, a survey by WrenchWay<\/em><\/a><\/span>, an automotive career site, puts the median salary for an auto tech at $90,159. <\/span><\/p>\n

Further, many organizations from across the industry are donating generously to scholarships<\/span><\/a> aimed at addressing this talent challenge. While many traditional college graduates are laden with immense student debt and then struggle to find an entry-level job, auto technicians often graduate with little-to-no debt and embark on a rewarding career.<\/span><\/p>\n

Many career prospects for auto techs<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

The automotive aftermarket is burgeoning with opportunity. It\u2019s comprised of an intricate supply chain of manufacturers, suppliers, warehouses, distributors, retailers and repair shops that account for $435 billion in spending in the U.S. alone. Further, the aftermarket employs 4,905,500 people, or nearly 3% of the\u00a0overall U.S. workforce.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

For an entry-level auto technician, this opens the door to a variety of career paths. Among these are leadership opportunities within the technician ranks, lateral moves into business careers with any of the thousands of U.S.-based businesses in the aftermarket, or even as an entrepreneur who opens up a shop of their own one day.<\/span><\/p>\n

Auto technicians also have an important \u2013 yet underrecognized \u2013 role in the supply chain: When it comes down to deciding which replacement parts to use in vehicle repairs, the individual auto technician often wields considerable influence over that decision. They are, in a sense, driving supply and demand trends throughout an enormous market.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cA qualified auto technician can get off a plane almost anywhere in our country and find demand for their expertise,\u201d added Johnson. \u201cPart of the goal here is to drive that point home and get ahead of the shortage by highlighting the interesting career opportunities for auto technicians with the finest security agency in our country.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

Registration and show information<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

AAPEX brings the global automotive aftermarket together for a few days annually. It offers 550,000 square feet of exhibitions, 45,000 attendees, and 2,600 exhibitors from 128 countries. <\/span><\/p>\n

AAPEX 2025 will be held at the Venetian Expo & Caesars Forum in Las Vegas from November 4-6, 2025. Registration for the show is open<\/span><\/a> exclusively to automotive aftermarket professionals. Show passes cost $100. Training sessions<\/a><\/span> cost $150 per session, and a package of five sessions is available for $400.<\/span><\/p>\n

Members of the media may be eligible\u00a0for a complimentary pass<\/a> <\/span>to AAPEX. <\/span><\/p>\n

Acerca de AAPEX<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

AAPEX unites the nearly $2.3 trillion global automotive aftermarket industry and historically draws more than 2,600 exhibiting companies from around the globe that display innovative products, services and technologies that keep the world\u2019s 1.6 billion vehicles on the road. AAPEX provides advanced technical and business management training for professionals to maintain excellence and take their businesses to the next level. Industry buyers include automotive service and repair professionals, auto parts retailers, independent warehouse distributors, program groups, service chains, automotive dealers, fleet buyers and engine builders.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

AAPEX ha recibido recientemente el prestigioso premio Trade Show Executive (TSE) al \"Sal\u00f3n del Transporte Gold 100 de m\u00e1s r\u00e1pido crecimiento en 2023 por porcentaje combinado de crecimiento.\" Tambi\u00e9n fue reconocida por TSE como una de las 50 ferias de m\u00e1s r\u00e1pido crecimiento que tuvieron lugar en los Estados Unidos en 2023, marcando el segundo a\u00f1o consecutivo para el evento para ganar su lugar en la clase Fastest 50 de TSE.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

AAPEX es un evento exclusivamente comercial y est\u00e1 cerrado al p\u00fablico en general.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

AAPEX es copropiedad de la\u00a0Asociaci\u00f3n de Cuidado del Autom\u00f3vil<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>y\u00a0Proveedores del mercado de recambios de MEMA<\/a>.<\/span> Para m\u00e1s informaci\u00f3n, visite\u00a0AAPEX 2025<\/a><\/span>\u00a0o por correo electr\u00f3nico:\u00a0info@aapexshow.com<\/a>.<\/span> En las redes sociales, siga a AAPEX en #AAPEX25.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

... notas de SP
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AAPEX is raising awareness about the auto tech shortage is with the student competition<\/a><\/span> announced earlier. We\u2019ve got four teams of vo-tech students lined up to race to disassemble and reassemble a Chevy 350 engine.<\/p>\n

AAPEX sponsors helped pick up the tab for lodging and T&E, and also have some very generous prizes<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span><\/strong>Media Contact:<\/span><\/strong>
\n<\/span><\/b>Frank Strong
\nmedia.relations@aapexshow.com<\/a> <\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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