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