[Mappaindy]

Quote[/b] (baukhow @ April 23 2005,12:37)]hi, I was wondering if anyone knows if mechanics are needed in Thailand and if so, how much money can be made doing this with a college degree in automotive engineering, and in auto mechanics?

As said above I don't think you can legally do so.
Hard to see you making any livable wage by farang standards
working as a mechanic anyway.
Do you speak, read and write Thai?

[Mappaindy]

Quote[/b] (baukhow @ April 23 2005,12:37)]how much money can be made doing this with a college degree in automotive engineering, and in auto mechanics?

I wish I could have offered the poster an approx amount in baht to answer his question
Perhaps being "Thaiside" you can?

[autolubitelone]

As far as I am aware you as a foreigner will not be allowed to be employed as a Motor mechanic.There is a massive list of manual jobs which are prohibited for foreigners.

[Indian Butt Magic]

I thinking, being employed as a motor mechanic maybe a problem, but what about running your own automotive mechanical business. Registering a business with no employees, would make you a business owner manager, not an employed mechanic, you could either run a small mechanical shop from rented premises, or have a small mobile mechanical business operating from a van and fixing and servicing peoples motor vehicles at there home or work place.

[VtLe67WR]

I could, if I were in that field. As it is now, we will have to wait for someone else to answer that question.

[gugamotina]

Quote[/b] ]As said above I don't think you can legally do so.
Hard to see you making any livable wage by farang standards
working as a mechanic anyway.
Do you speak, read and write Thai?

No i don't . I was going to go to college to study it though, I was just wondering if its good enough wages to survive, and live sort of comfortably if i were ever to want to move their in the future after school and studying in Thailand.

[gugamotina]

hi, I was wondering if anyone knows if mechanics are needed in Thailand and if so, how much money can be made doing this with a college degree in automotive engineering, and in auto mechanics?

[VtLe67WR]

Quote[/b] ]Hard to see you making any livable wage by farang standards
working as a mechanic anyway.

It's not just the money. Hard to see a research scientist in Thailand getting a salary comparable to that of "Farang standards" too, yet that's what I hope eventually to do here anyway.

Those of us, crazy dreamers... Best luck to you, Baukhow.