Kevin has worked as a mechanic for Honda and its high-end counterpart, Acura, for three years. His work has taken him to dealerships in California and Oregon. Meanwhile, each task only pays a pre-set number of hours, no matter how long it actually takes to complete. Now he works in California, where the laws are a little more robust. But he still runs into challenges. Jesse is a also a mechanic in California, working for a Toyota dealership. And mechanics often have a lot of credentials, which they are frequently expected to pay for out of pocket. Kevin has also taken on extra education to get ahead in the industry, but that means taking on debt. The loans are going to make saving for retirement difficult. Retirement is an important issue in this line of work, given the physical demands of the job that makes many stop working earlier.