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