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The $160,000 Mechanic Job That Ford Can’t Fill

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Just after 7 a.m. on a recent morning, Ted Hummel leapt up onto the front bumper of a 2019 Ford F-150 and reached under the hood to disconnect a pair of oxygen sensor connectors. It is the first step of dozens to replace the truck’s transmission, a job that is expected to take about 10 hours. Hummel is confident he can do it in half the time. “I should have it out of there by lunch,” he said.

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The image of the poorly paid and fat-covered mechanic begins to become obsolete, at least in some dealerships. Specifically in the United States, Ford has confirmed that the most qualified mechanic can earn more than 137,000 euros a year, a figure that rivals many university jobs. However, the manufacturer faces a worrying paradox: he fails to fill some 5,000 vacancies in his network of workshops, even offering salaries that exceed 103,000 euros…

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Wall Street Journal broke the news in New York, United States on Thursday, January 8, 2026.
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