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