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