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