The Datum Report

Occupation 1252 · Managers, directors and senior officials

Garage managers and proprietors

Garage managers and proprietors plan, organise, direct and co-ordinate the day-to-day running of garages and specialist vehicle maintenance and repair establishments.

How people enter it

There are no pre-set entry requirements, although some employers may require relevant experience and GCSEs/S grades or vocational qualifications such as Automotive NVQs/SVQs at level 3. Off and on-the-job training is provided.

What the work involves

• determines staffing, financial, material and other short- and long-term requirements
• ensures that necessary spare parts, materials and equipment are available or obtainable at short notice
• arranges for maintenance staff to perform necessary maintenance and repair work on vehicles or motorcycles
• checks completed work for compliance with safety and other statutory regulations
• maintains records of repair work to detect recurrent faults
• provides information about garage merchandise for staff and customers
• ensures the business accounts are maintained

Also called

Bodyshop manager (vehicle trades) · Garage director · Garage owner · Tyre depot manager

What it pays

Every regional figure

ONS does not publish occupational pay below region. Cells the survey could not support are shown as withheld, with its reason — adding a region split to a specific occupation leaves roughly a tenth of cells publishable.

Common questions

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