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