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