Orlando, FL (population: 235,745) has two automotive schools within its city limits. Mid Florida Tech, the highest ranked school in the city with an automotive program, has a total student population of 2,042. It is the 4424th highest ranked school in the USA and the 247th highest in the state of Florida (#1 is University of Miami).
Automotive students from Orlando schools who go on to become automotive technicians, automotive engineers, mechanics, automotive specialists, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 606,990 people working as automotive service technicians and mechanics alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $37,880. Also, Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles make on average $29,880 per year and there are about 17,090 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the Orlando-Kissimmee area alone, there are ** employed electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles earning an average salary of $27,330. Automotive service technicians and mechanics in this area earn $37,010/yr and there are 4,680 employed.
Orlando lies in Orange county, which is one of the 49 counties in Florida. Overall, the Orlando-Kissimmee area has 989,160 total employed workers according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, with a 1% unemployment rate, $18/hr average worker wage, and a $38,430 average annual salary. Thus, about 5 out of every 1000 jobs in Orlando are held by automotive service technicians and mechanics, and **/1000 are held by electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles.
Of the 2 automotive schools in Orlando, none have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Universal Technical Institute-Automotive Motorcycle & Marine Mechanics comes out as the most expensive ($50,092/yr) for automotive students, with Mid Florida Tech as the lowest, reported at only $26,229/yr.
| Name | State | Population | # of Schools | Avg School Rank | Total Programs | Distance from Orlando |
| Winter Park | FL | - | 6 | 33.3306 | 155 | 7.2 miles |
| Altamonte | FL | - | 1 | 25.1553 | 10 | 11.3 miles |
| Casselberry | FL | - | 2 | 24.82 | 17 | 12.6 miles |
| Kissimmee | FL | 64,069 | 3 | 25.1875 | 43 | 14.0 miles |
| Longwood | FL | - | 1 | 26.2524 | 7 | 14.2 miles |
| Lake Mary | FL | - | 1 | 18.3465 | 21 | 18.2 miles |
| Sanford | FL | 51,795 | 3 | 18.4325 | 133 | 20.8 miles |
| Deltona | FL | 84,707 | 0 | - | 0 | 30.0 miles |
| Deland | FL | - | 2 | 24.7322 | 98 | 36.8 miles |
| Cocoa | FL | - | 1 | 23.0121 | 75 | 39.0 miles |
| Lakeland | FL | 95,327 | 5 | 27.1628 | 186 | 48.0 miles |
| South Daytona | FL | - | 1 | 30.9321 | 7 | 51.1 miles |
| Daytona Beach | FL | 63,815 | 4 | 31.0595 | 184 | 51.5 miles |
| Melbourne | FL | 77,650 | 3 | 20.3486 | 121 | 52.0 miles |
| Saint Leo | FL | - | 1 | 24.1963 | 100 | 55.2 miles |
| Inverness | FL | - | 1 | 21.0939 | 28 | 63.4 miles |
| Ocala | FL | 57,520 | 3 | 20.3525 | 108 | 66.3 miles |
| Brandon | FL | 91,683 | 0 | - | 0 | 68.5 miles |
| Palm Coast | FL | 76,000 | 0 | - | 0 | 74.6 miles |
| Tampa | FL | 351,091 | 21 | 26.1721 | 513 | 77.3 miles |
| New Port Richey | FL | - | 2 | 22.9424 | 46 | 84.0 miles |
| Clearwater | FL | 104,782 | 7 | 23.3042 | 195 | 92.6 miles |
| Saint Petersburg | FL | 243,829 | 7 | 28.1391 | 139 | 92.9 miles |
| Pinellas Park | FL | 46,971 | 2 | 19.8178 | 18 | 92.9 miles |
| Largo | FL | 71,859 | 6 | 16.9483 | 118 | 95.1 miles |
| Saint Augustine | FL | - | 2 | 46.0117 | 74 | 96.5 miles |
| Gainesville | FL | 116,277 | 8 | 23.682 | 358 | 99.9 miles |