Taking ASE Tests

My ASE patches

My ASE patches

Car mechanics need your opinion. I finished another round of taking ASE tests. I am currently certified in a grand total of 14 different areas.

I also have 2 more that I let lapse (collision repair and compressed natural gas) because every five years, I have to recertify in each individual area.

It has become a seemingly never-ending circle of recertification and test taking. And this time around, I may not renew all 14. First of all taking the tests costs money.

This last round, taking 4 tests cost me over $100. Recently like many my pay was reduced in order to save jobs. I’m back to making what I did in

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