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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”
- Clean equipment and work areas.
- Monitor painting operations to identify flaws, such as blisters or streaks, and correct their causes.
- Remove grease, dirt, paint, or rust from vehicle surfaces in preparation for paint application, using abrasives, solvents, brushes, blowtorches, washing tanks, or sandblasters.
- Remove accessories, such as chrome or mirrors, from vehicles and mask other surfaces with tape or paper to protect them from paint.
- 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.
- Mix paints to match color specifications or vehicles' original colors, stirring or thinning paints, using spatulas or power mixing equipment.
- Buff and wax the finished paintwork.
- Fill small dents or scratches with body fillers and smooth surfaces to prepare vehicles for painting.
- Apply rust-resistant undercoats and caulk and seal seams.
- Select the correct spray gun system for the material being applied.
- Use brush to hand-paint areas in need of retouching or unreachable with a spray gun.
- Allow the sprayed product to dry and touch up any missed spots.
- Sand vehicle surfaces between coats of paint or primer to remove flaws and enhance adhesion for subsequent coats.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Disassemble, clean, and reassemble sprayers or power equipment, using solvents, wire brushes, and cloths.
- Spray prepared surfaces with specified amounts of primers and decorative or finish coatings.
- Select paint according to company requirements and match paint colors, following specified color charts.
- Verify paint consistency, using a viscosity meter.
Related Technology & Tools
- Safety gloves
- Manlift buckets
- Paint application brushes
- Oxyacetylene welding equipment
- Rivet guns
- Robotic paint equipment
- Hot air guns
- Tungsten inert gas TIG welding equipment
- Scaffolding
- Power paint mixers
- Air compressors
- Paint stencils
- Plasma cutters
- Safety goggles
- Computer terminals
- Desktop computers
- Straight screwdrivers
- Shielded arc welding tools
- Metal inert gas MIG welding equipment
- Paint sprayguns
- Paint booths
- Power sanders
- Infrared drying lamps
- Adjustable hand wrenches
- Pallet jacks
- Blow torches
- Sandblasters
- Safety glasses
- Forklifts
- Claw hammers
- Hydraulic jacks
- Portable buffers
- Power buffers
- Hoisting equipment
- Respiratory protection equipment
- Step ladders
- Wire brushes
- Viscosity meters
- Exhaust units
- Power drills
- Paint application rollers
- Microsoft Outlook
- Maintenance management software
- Scheduling software
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel
- Data entry software
- Inventory control software
- Robotic painting software