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