Work environment and skills

The job I specifically want to have is being an Automobile Mechanic. A common role for an automobile mechanic is maintaining and repairing cars or light trucks, it's your job to figure out what's wrong with a vehicle and how to fix it, not always but sometimes you will also have to give an estimate on the price. these are also some common work activities listed by WOIS:

• Get information needed to do the job
• Make decisions and solve problems
• Operate vehicles or mechanized equipment
• Update and use job-related knowledge
• Identify objects, actions, and events
• Repair and maintain mechanical equipment
• Inspect equipment, structures, or materials
• Handle and move objects
• Perform activities that use the whole body
• Control machines and processes
• Use computers
• Repair and maintain electronic equipment
• Communicate with supervisors, peers, or subordinates
• Process information
• Analyze data or information
• Monitor events, materials, and surroundings
• Organize, plan, and prioritize work
• Evaluate information against standards
• Explain the meaning of information to others
• Document and record information
• Judge the value of objects, services, or people
• Establish and maintain relationships

The work environment you have as an automobile mechanic may differ depending on where you personally seek to work but there are obviously a lot of things that will remain fairly similar, unless you're working for a small local shop or out of your own garage you will be mostly working in an open facility, you'll usually have a uniform to keep yourself clean and prevent any chemicals from making contact with your skin, you'll have tools that are up to date for dealing with most if not all modern and older cars, and those are just some of the most basic things your work environment will have. chances are that you won't be working alone and i know this has nothing to do with skill or salary but if you're not a fan of being around people or socializing then you're gonna have to deal with that in this job, it's not something that you will be dealing with all the time during your work day but don't think that you will just come to work and not have to talk to coworkers, your boss and customers. There are also some skills and physical qualities that will be very important listed by the BLS:

Customer-service skills. Service technicians discuss automotive problems—along with options to fix them—with their customers. Because workers may depend on repeat clients for business, they must be courteous, good listeners, and ready to answer customers’ questions.
Detail oriented. Service technicians must be aware of small details when inspecting or repairing vehicle systems, because mechanical and electronic malfunctions are often due to misalignments or other easy-to-miss causes.
Dexterity. Service technicians perform many tasks that require steady hands and good hand–eye coordination, such as assembling or attaching components and subassemblies.
Mechanical skills. Service technicians must be familiar with engine components and systems and know how they interact with each other. They often must take apart major parts for repairs and be able to put them back together properly.
Organizational skills. Service technicians must keep workspaces clean and organized in order to maintain safety and ensure accountability of parts.
Physical strength. Service technicians must sometimes lift and maneuver heavy parts such as engines and body panels.
Troubleshooting skills. Service technicians use diagnostic equipment on engine systems and components in order to identify and fix problems in increasingly complicated mechanical and electronic systems. They must be familiar with electronic control systems and the appropriate tools needed to fix and maintain them.

If there is a chance that i am not able to pursue this career or if i still want to work with cars but not as a mechanic there are a few similarly skilled jobs I can look into such as Aircraft and Avionics Equipment Mechanics and Technicians, Automotive Body and Glass Repairers, Diesel Service Technicians and Mechanics, Heavy Vehicle and Mobile Equipment Service Technicians, and a Small Engine Mechanics are just a few jobs listed by the BLS.