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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
Tasks for “Aircraft Painter Apprentice”
- Clean equipment and work areas.
- 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.
- Use brush to hand-paint areas in need of retouching or unreachable with a spray gun.
- Sand and apply sealer to properly dried vehicle finish.
- Monitor painting operations to identify flaws, such as blisters or streaks, and correct their causes.
- Buff and wax the finished paintwork.
- Dispose of hazardous waste in an appropriate manner.
- Disassemble, clean, and reassemble sprayers or power equipment, using solvents, wire brushes, and cloths.
- Remove grease, dirt, paint, or rust from vehicle surfaces in preparation for paint application, using abrasives, solvents, brushes, blowtorches, washing tanks, or sandblasters.
- Allow the sprayed product to dry and touch up any missed spots.
- Apply designs, lettering, or other identifying or decorative items to finished products, using paint brushes or paint sprayers.
- Operate lifting or moving devices to move equipment or materials to access areas to be painted.
- Mix paints to match color specifications or vehicles' original colors, stirring or thinning paints, using spatulas or power mixing equipment.
- Lay out logos, symbols, or designs on painted surfaces, according to blueprint specifications, using measuring instruments, stencils, or patterns.
- Pour paint into spray guns and adjust nozzles and paint mixes for proper paint flow and coating thickness.
- Set up portable equipment, such as ventilators, exhaust units, ladders, or scaffolding.
- Spray prepared surfaces with specified amounts of primers and decorative or finish coatings.
- Fill small dents or scratches with body fillers and smooth surfaces to prepare vehicles for painting.
- Adjust controls on infrared ovens, heat lamps, portable ventilators, or exhaust units to speed the drying of vehicles between coats.
- Select the correct spray gun system for the material being applied.
- Verify paint consistency, using a viscosity meter.
- Apply rust-resistant undercoats and caulk and seal seams.
- Select paint according to company requirements and match paint colors, following specified color charts.
- Remove accessories, such as chrome or mirrors, from vehicles and mask other surfaces with tape or paper to protect them from paint.
Related Technology & Tools
- Infrared drying lamps
- Hoisting equipment
- Metal inert gas MIG welding equipment
- Air compressors
- Hot air guns
- Tungsten inert gas TIG welding equipment
- Power buffers
- Blow torches
- Paint application brushes
- Paint booths
- Pallet jacks
- Portable buffers
- Respiratory protection equipment
- Safety goggles
- Scaffolding
- Safety gloves
- Straight screwdrivers
- Paint sprayguns
- Robotic paint equipment
- Manlift buckets
- Oxyacetylene welding equipment
- Desktop computers
- Rivet guns
- Adjustable hand wrenches
- Viscosity meters
- Claw hammers
- Computer terminals
- Paint application rollers
- Sandblasters
- Step ladders
- Forklifts
- Exhaust units
- Power sanders
- Paint stencils
- Plasma cutters
- Safety glasses
- Power drills
- Hydraulic jacks
- Shielded arc welding tools
- Power paint mixers
- Wire brushes
- Microsoft Excel
- Robotic painting software
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft Word
- Inventory control software
- Maintenance management software
- Scheduling software
- Data entry software