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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”
- Operate lifting or moving devices to move equipment or materials to access areas to be painted.
- Verify paint consistency, using a viscosity meter.
- Spray prepared surfaces with specified amounts of primers and decorative or finish coatings.
- Sand and apply sealer to properly dried vehicle finish.
- Remove accessories, such as chrome or mirrors, from vehicles and mask other surfaces with tape or paper to protect them from paint.
- 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.
- Apply rust-resistant undercoats and caulk and seal seams.
- Use brush to hand-paint areas in need of retouching or unreachable with a spray gun.
- 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.
- 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.
- Set up portable equipment, such as ventilators, exhaust units, ladders, or scaffolding.
- Dispose of hazardous waste in an appropriate manner.
- Pour paint into spray guns and adjust nozzles and paint mixes for proper paint flow and coating thickness.
- Buff and wax the finished paintwork.
- Disassemble, clean, and reassemble sprayers or power equipment, using solvents, wire brushes, and cloths.
- Sand vehicle surfaces between coats of paint or primer to remove flaws and enhance adhesion for subsequent coats.
- Remove grease, dirt, paint, or rust from vehicle surfaces in preparation for paint application, using abrasives, solvents, brushes, blowtorches, washing tanks, or sandblasters.
- Monitor painting operations to identify flaws, such as blisters or streaks, and correct their causes.
- Apply designs, lettering, or other identifying or decorative items to finished products, using paint brushes or paint sprayers.
- Apply primer over any repairs made to vehicle surfaces.
- Mix paints to match color specifications or vehicles' original colors, stirring or thinning paints, using spatulas or power mixing equipment.
- Clean equipment and work areas.
Related Technology & Tools
- Metal inert gas MIG welding equipment
- Paint application brushes
- Tungsten inert gas TIG welding equipment
- Respiratory protection equipment
- Shielded arc welding tools
- Air compressors
- Computer terminals
- Safety glasses
- Plasma cutters
- Sandblasters
- Rivet guns
- Safety goggles
- Hot air guns
- Claw hammers
- Pallet jacks
- Scaffolding
- Forklifts
- Paint sprayguns
- Manlift buckets
- Hydraulic jacks
- Viscosity meters
- Infrared drying lamps
- Paint application rollers
- Robotic paint equipment
- Blow torches
- Safety gloves
- Step ladders
- Paint booths
- Portable buffers
- Exhaust units
- Power drills
- Power buffers
- Power paint mixers
- Wire brushes
- Adjustable hand wrenches
- Paint stencils
- Desktop computers
- Power sanders
- Oxyacetylene welding equipment
- Straight screwdrivers
- Hoisting equipment
- Inventory control software
- Scheduling software
- Maintenance management software
- Data entry software
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel
- Robotic painting software
- Microsoft Outlook