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Call 4 Action reporter Susan Koeppen says the federal government is trying to make sure 35,000 auto service technician jobs nationwide are filled. The Department of Labor has projected a shortage entering the field for the next six years.

"The old stereotype of the grease monkey at mom and pop's gas station is gone," said auto technician Joe Milo. "Today's technician is not just someone who rebuilds or replaces parts."

They are now also computer technicians.

"It's a career," said Denise Patton Pace, of Automotive Retailing Today. "It's not a dead end, and there is a career ladder. You start at the begining and move up."

Many secondary schools have cut back on their vocational training, leaving shortages in many trade fields. The auto industry isn't willing to sit and wait for young people to come to them, so it's looking for a few good men and women

"There are 27,000 honorably discharged Marines," said U.S. Marine Corp. Lt. Col. Robert Hohman. "They're young. For the most part, they're trained. They're drug-free. And they are anxious to translate the skills from active duty into the civilian world."

Go to autojobstoday.org to find available jobs and salaries.