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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
- 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 “Railroad Car Letterer”
- 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.
- Remove accessories, such as chrome or mirrors, from vehicles and mask other surfaces with tape or paper to protect them from paint.
- Verify paint consistency, using a viscosity meter.
- 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.
- Sand and apply sealer to properly dried vehicle finish.
- Set up portable equipment, such as ventilators, exhaust units, ladders, or scaffolding.
- 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.
- Spray prepared surfaces with specified amounts of primers and decorative or finish coatings.
- Apply rust-resistant undercoats and caulk and seal seams.
- Use brush to hand-paint areas in need of retouching or unreachable with a spray gun.
- Select the correct spray gun system for the material being applied.
- Apply designs, lettering, or other identifying or decorative items to finished products, using paint brushes or paint sprayers.
- Monitor painting operations to identify flaws, such as blisters or streaks, and correct their causes.
- Apply primer over any repairs made to vehicle surfaces.
- Allow the sprayed product to dry and touch up any missed spots.
- 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.
- Dispose of hazardous waste in an appropriate manner.
- 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.
- 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.
Related Technology & Tools
- Hot air guns
- Infrared drying lamps
- Safety goggles
- Scaffolding
- Sandblasters
- Forklifts
- Hoisting equipment
- Computer terminals
- Claw hammers
- Pallet jacks
- Metal inert gas MIG welding equipment
- Adjustable hand wrenches
- Paint sprayguns
- Step ladders
- Oxyacetylene welding equipment
- Paint booths
- Hydraulic jacks
- Wire brushes
- Tungsten inert gas TIG welding equipment
- Plasma cutters
- Paint application rollers
- Blow torches
- Respiratory protection equipment
- Rivet guns
- Robotic paint equipment
- Straight screwdrivers
- Viscosity meters
- Manlift buckets
- Portable buffers
- Air compressors
- Power sanders
- Shielded arc welding tools
- Power paint mixers
- Safety gloves
- Desktop computers
- Paint stencils
- Power buffers
- Paint application brushes
- Exhaust units
- Power drills
- Safety glasses
- Inventory control software
- Scheduling software
- Microsoft Outlook
- Robotic painting software
- Data entry software
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Word
- Maintenance management software