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