i used to work in a body shop (i only got paid hourly) but some body tech's make ALOT more than that. Just depends on how good you are and where you work. It is an industry where reputation and experience are alot more important than having training from a school though. (you probably knew this already, just saying.). If i were you i'd quit qoing to school and try to find a job in a good shop as a painter's assistant. I think painting is probably the most fun, and you don't get covered in grease everyday (not that i's an easy job)