A plan was created for organizing and deriving the learning content of a multi-occupational, performance based vocational education (PBVE) Indiana high school auto mechanics program in vehicle repair. Three surveys were conducted. First, 498 businesses were surveyed to determine existing vehicle repair job titles in Indiana and ways to group these job titles. A second survey was sent to 699 businesses to determine the number of persons employed in each job title identified. The last survey, a task inventory instrument, was mailed to a stratified sample of 198 employers of eight selected job titles. There were four major findings. First, there were 148 job titles identified in the areas of auto, light duty, and medium duty vehicle repair; heavy duty vehicle repair; auto and truck body repair; and small engine repair. In view of this, the generic term auto mechanics includes many job titles for which students can be specifically trained. Second, a PBVE program plan was developed and represented in a job title matrix in which job titles are organized by common tasks. The matrix is used as the basis for program organization and learning content derivation. Third, a task inventory and system for identifying common tasks among job titles was developed. Last, a learning module development process was devised for teaching and learning content. (Sample pages from the three survey forms are appended.) (EM)