Young people view collision repair as a stable, technology‑driven career path with competitive earning potential—a positive development for repairers and insurers who continue to face technician shortages and a rising repair complexity that comes with newer vehicles.
CCC Intelligent Solutions and the Collision Repair Education Foundation released new national research gathered from 475 responses from U.S. high school juniors and seniors, community college students, technical and vocational students, along with recent high school graduates who are open to entering the field.
Most (81%) respondents said they want hands‑on work, 82% said they want a career