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