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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
- Black Off Worker
- Auto Striper
- Aircraft Painter Apprentice
- Aircraft Painter
Tasks for “Boat Painter”
- 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.
- Sand and apply sealer to properly dried vehicle finish.
- Verify paint consistency, using a viscosity meter.
- 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.
- Select paint according to company requirements and match paint colors, following specified color charts.
- Apply rust-resistant undercoats and caulk and seal seams.
- Lay out logos, symbols, or designs on painted surfaces, according to blueprint specifications, using measuring instruments, stencils, or patterns.
- Disassemble, clean, and reassemble sprayers or power equipment, using solvents, wire brushes, and cloths.
- Dispose of hazardous waste in an appropriate manner.
- 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.
- Fill small dents or scratches with body fillers and smooth surfaces to prepare vehicles for painting.
- 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.
- Monitor painting operations to identify flaws, such as blisters or streaks, and correct their causes.
- Pour paint into spray guns and adjust nozzles and paint mixes for proper paint flow and coating thickness.
- Select the correct spray gun system for the material being applied.
- Remove grease, dirt, paint, or rust from vehicle surfaces in preparation for paint application, using abrasives, solvents, brushes, blowtorches, washing tanks, or sandblasters.
- Clean equipment and work areas.
- Spray prepared surfaces with specified amounts of primers and decorative or finish coatings.
- 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.
- Mix paints to match color specifications or vehicles' original colors, stirring or thinning paints, using spatulas or power mixing equipment.
Related Technology & Tools
- Respiratory protection equipment
- Air compressors
- Metal inert gas MIG welding equipment
- Oxyacetylene welding equipment
- Desktop computers
- Wire brushes
- Shielded arc welding tools
- Straight screwdrivers
- Viscosity meters
- Paint booths
- Adjustable hand wrenches
- Scaffolding
- Exhaust units
- Tungsten inert gas TIG welding equipment
- Hydraulic jacks
- Rivet guns
- Portable buffers
- Forklifts
- Blow torches
- Power sanders
- Step ladders
- Paint application brushes
- Paint application rollers
- Hoisting equipment
- Claw hammers
- Pallet jacks
- Robotic paint equipment
- Sandblasters
- Plasma cutters
- Safety gloves
- Hot air guns
- Safety glasses
- Power buffers
- Paint stencils
- Safety goggles
- Paint sprayguns
- Computer terminals
- Power drills
- Infrared drying lamps
- Power paint mixers
- Manlift buckets
- Data entry software
- Robotic painting software
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Outlook
- Scheduling software
- Maintenance management software
- Microsoft Word
- Inventory control software