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Roadside vehicle technician

Latest available data: December 2024 (includes accumulated data from the past 12 months)

Other denominations:
Lgv roadside technician Pcv roadside technician Automotive recovery technician Bus and coach roadside technician Bus roadside technician Car recovery technician Coach roadside technician Heavy vehicle roadside technician Light vehicle roadside technician Mobile auto mechanic Mobile vehicle mechanic Roadside vehicle technician Truck recovery technician Van recovery technician Vehicle recovery technician

Roadside vehicle technicians perform onsite repairs, tests and maintenance to roadside vehicles. They locate and travel to customers' vehicles to provide services such as tyre replacements and engine repairs.

Tasks

Tasks include -
(a) Detecting and diagnosing faults in engines and parts;
(b) Fitting, examining, testing and servicing motor vehicle and motorcycle engines;
(c) Replacing engine components or complete engines;
(d) Fitting, examining, adjusting, dismantling, rebuilding and replacing defective parts of motor vehicles;
(e) Installing or adjusting motors and brakes, and adjusting steering or other parts of motor vehicles;
(f) Installing, adjusting, servicing and replacing mechatronics components of motor vehicles;
(g) Performing scheduled maintenance services, such as oil changes, lubrications and engine tune-ups, to achieve smoother running of vehicles and ensure compliance with pollution regulations;
(h) Reassembling engines and parts after being repaired.

Knowledge

  • Mechanics and metal trades
  • Motor vehicles, ships and aircraft
  • Electricity and energy
  • Electronics and automation
  • Transport services

Digital competencies

  • Repairing and installing mechanical equipment
  • Developing professional relationships or networks
  • Maintaining operational records
  • Installing wooden and metal components
  • Communicating with colleagues and clients

Digital competencies

  • Using digital tools for collaboration and productivity

Personal competencies

  • Working efficiently
  • Demonstrating willingness to learn
  • Supporting others
  • Communicating
  • Processing information, ideas and concepts

Professional groups of the occupation

Craft and related trades workers

Metal, machinery and related trades workers

Machinery mechanics and repairers

Motor vehicle mechanics and repairers

Other occupations of the professional group

Do you want to know the demand for this occupation in the market?

Contracts and job seekers in the last year in Barcelonès

Motor vehicle mechanics and repairers

1.103

Number of contracts in Barcelonès

17,14%

Percentage of contracts in Catalonia

-1,61% Interannual variation of contracts in Barcelonès

74,25%

Permanent contracts over total contracts in Barcelonès

15,50%

Part-time contracts

1,13% Turnover index

675

Average of job seekers in Barcelonès

-7%

Interannual variation of job seekers in Barcelonès

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

The market for this profile is hiring

Contracts in u00e8 over the past year by sex and age

Contracts by gender in Barcelonès.

Metal, machinery and related trades workers

94%

6%

Men
Women

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

Contracts by age groups.

Metal, machinery and related trades workers

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

What vacancies are published in the professional family?

Vacancies published by professional family and type of contract in Barcelonès over the past year

Machinery mechanics and repairers

Occupation Vacancies Permanent contracts

Data source: Data generated from the analysis of Lightcast data and the Observatory of Work and Productive Model of the Government of Catalonia.

What experience is required for the vacancies? Which sectors are looking for this occupation?

Motor vehicle mechanics and repairers

No experience
9%
Less than 1 year
12%
Between 1 and 2 years
13%
Between 2 and 4 years
42%
Between 4 and 8 years
9%
More than 8 years
15%
Manufacturing
46%
Professional, scientific and techinical activities
12%
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
8%
Transportation and storage
8%
Administrative and support service activities
7%
Others
19%

Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.

The vacancies published are for working in:

Job vacancies posted by county

Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.