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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”
- Buff and wax the finished paintwork.
- Remove grease, dirt, paint, or rust from vehicle surfaces in preparation for paint application, using abrasives, solvents, brushes, blowtorches, washing tanks, or sandblasters.
- Adjust controls on infrared ovens, heat lamps, portable ventilators, or exhaust units to speed the drying of vehicles between coats.
- 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.
- Clean equipment and work areas.
- Sand and apply sealer to properly dried vehicle finish.
- Remove accessories, such as chrome or mirrors, from vehicles and mask other surfaces with tape or paper to protect them from paint.
- Allow the sprayed product to dry and touch up any missed spots.
- 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.
- Dispose of hazardous waste in an appropriate manner.
- Monitor painting operations to identify flaws, such as blisters or streaks, and correct their causes.
- Select paint according to company requirements and match paint colors, following specified color charts.
- Select the correct spray gun system for the material being applied.
- 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.
- Set up portable equipment, such as ventilators, exhaust units, ladders, or scaffolding.
- 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.
- Spray prepared surfaces with specified amounts of primers and decorative or finish coatings.
- Operate lifting or moving devices to move equipment or materials to access areas to be painted.
- Pour paint into spray guns and adjust nozzles and paint mixes for proper paint flow and coating thickness.
- Mix paints to match color specifications or vehicles' original colors, stirring or thinning paints, using spatulas or power mixing equipment.
- Apply designs, lettering, or other identifying or decorative items to finished products, using paint brushes or paint sprayers.
Related Technology & Tools
- Scaffolding
- Adjustable hand wrenches
- Hydraulic jacks
- Rivet guns
- Viscosity meters
- Forklifts
- Paint sprayguns
- Tungsten inert gas TIG welding equipment
- Portable buffers
- Respiratory protection equipment
- Paint application brushes
- Safety glasses
- Hoisting equipment
- Paint stencils
- Plasma cutters
- Robotic paint equipment
- Sandblasters
- Straight screwdrivers
- Hot air guns
- Computer terminals
- Desktop computers
- Blow torches
- Step ladders
- Power sanders
- Safety gloves
- Shielded arc welding tools
- Infrared drying lamps
- Power drills
- Safety goggles
- Oxyacetylene welding equipment
- Paint booths
- Manlift buckets
- Power buffers
- Claw hammers
- Air compressors
- Wire brushes
- Pallet jacks
- Exhaust units
- Metal inert gas MIG welding equipment
- Power paint mixers
- Paint application rollers
- Data entry software
- Robotic painting software
- Scheduling software
- Microsoft Outlook
- Maintenance management software
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Word
- Inventory control software