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