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Job Description
Operate or tend painting machines to paint surfaces of transportation equipment, such as automobiles, buses, trucks, trains, boats, and airplanes. Includes painters in auto body repair facilities.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 51-9122.00
- The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 46,270.00
- The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 22.00
- Currently, there are 54,860 people on this job
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Painters, Transportation Equipment”.
Also Known As…
- Painters, Transportation Equipment
- Top Coater
- Paint Technician
- Paint Prepper
- Finish Painter
- Body Technician/Painter
- Automotive Refinish Technician
- Automotive Painter
- Automotive Paint Technician (Auto Paint Technician)
- Auto Refinisher (Automobile Refinisher)
- Auto Painter (Automobile Painter)
- Vehicle Painter
- Transportation Equipment Painter Apprentice
- Transportation Equipment Painter
- Touch Up Painter
- Shipyard Painter
- Sandblaster Paint Sprayer
- Rust Proofer
- Refinish Technician
- Railroad Car Painter
- Railroad Car Letterer
- Pressure Washer
- Paint Specialist
- Paint Prep Technician
- Mobile Paint Specialist
- Industrial Painter
- Duco Polisher
- Doper
- Dopeman
- Dope Sprayer
- Colorman
- Car Painter
- Bronzer
- Boat Painter
- Black Off Worker
- Auto Striper
- Aircraft Painter Apprentice
Tasks for “Aircraft Painter”
- Monitor painting operations to identify flaws, such as blisters or streaks, and correct their causes.
- Allow the sprayed product to dry and touch up any missed spots.
- Select paint according to company requirements and match paint colors, following specified color charts.
- Clean equipment and work areas.
- Lay out logos, symbols, or designs on painted surfaces, according to blueprint specifications, using measuring instruments, stencils, or patterns.
- Remove accessories, such as chrome or mirrors, from vehicles and mask other surfaces with tape or paper to protect them from paint.
- Select the correct spray gun system for the material being applied.
- Apply rust-resistant undercoats and caulk and seal seams.
- Fill small dents or scratches with body fillers and smooth surfaces to prepare vehicles for painting.
- Apply designs, lettering, or other identifying or decorative items to finished products, using paint brushes or paint sprayers.
- Set up portable equipment, such as ventilators, exhaust units, ladders, or scaffolding.
- Apply primer over any repairs made to vehicle surfaces.
- Sand vehicle surfaces between coats of paint or primer to remove flaws and enhance adhesion for subsequent coats.
- Operate lifting or moving devices to move equipment or materials to access areas to be painted.
- Verify paint consistency, using a viscosity meter.
- Buff and wax the finished paintwork.
- Spray prepared surfaces with specified amounts of primers and decorative or finish coatings.
- Sand and apply sealer to properly dried vehicle finish.
- Use brush to hand-paint areas in need of retouching or unreachable with a spray gun.
- Pour paint into spray guns and adjust nozzles and paint mixes for proper paint flow and coating thickness.
- Remove grease, dirt, paint, or rust from vehicle surfaces in preparation for paint application, using abrasives, solvents, brushes, blowtorches, washing tanks, or sandblasters.
- Dispose of hazardous waste in an appropriate manner.
- Mix paints to match color specifications or vehicles' original colors, stirring or thinning paints, using spatulas or power mixing equipment.
- Disassemble, clean, and reassemble sprayers or power equipment, using solvents, wire brushes, and cloths.
- Adjust controls on infrared ovens, heat lamps, portable ventilators, or exhaust units to speed the drying of vehicles between coats.
Related Technology & Tools
- Infrared drying lamps
- Metal inert gas MIG welding equipment
- Exhaust units
- Wire brushes
- Hoisting equipment
- Shielded arc welding tools
- Paint sprayguns
- Power paint mixers
- Air compressors
- Manlift buckets
- Robotic paint equipment
- Computer terminals
- Step ladders
- Sandblasters
- Safety glasses
- Power sanders
- Power buffers
- Safety goggles
- Desktop computers
- Rivet guns
- Respiratory protection equipment
- Paint application rollers
- Safety gloves
- Scaffolding
- Paint booths
- Paint stencils
- Blow torches
- Oxyacetylene welding equipment
- Adjustable hand wrenches
- Plasma cutters
- Power drills
- Viscosity meters
- Hydraulic jacks
- Paint application brushes
- Claw hammers
- Hot air guns
- Forklifts
- Portable buffers
- Pallet jacks
- Tungsten inert gas TIG welding equipment
- Straight screwdrivers
- Data entry software
- Scheduling software
- Maintenance management software
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel
- Robotic painting software
- Inventory control software
- Microsoft Outlook