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