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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”
- 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.
- Select paint according to company requirements and match paint colors, following specified color charts.
- Select the correct spray gun system for the material being applied.
- Disassemble, clean, and reassemble sprayers or power equipment, using solvents, wire brushes, and cloths.
- Adjust controls on infrared ovens, heat lamps, portable ventilators, or exhaust units to speed the drying of vehicles between coats.
- Remove grease, dirt, paint, or rust from vehicle surfaces in preparation for paint application, using abrasives, solvents, brushes, blowtorches, washing tanks, or sandblasters.
- Apply designs, lettering, or other identifying or decorative items to finished products, using paint brushes or paint sprayers.
- Operate lifting or moving devices to move equipment or materials to access areas to be painted.
- Lay out logos, symbols, or designs on painted surfaces, according to blueprint specifications, using measuring instruments, stencils, or patterns.
- Apply primer over any repairs made to vehicle surfaces.
- Clean equipment and work areas.
- Fill small dents or scratches with body fillers and smooth surfaces to prepare vehicles for painting.
- Buff and wax the finished paintwork.
- Monitor painting operations to identify flaws, such as blisters or streaks, and correct their causes.
- 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.
- Pour paint into spray guns and adjust nozzles and paint mixes for proper paint flow and coating thickness.
- Verify paint consistency, using a viscosity meter.
- Dispose of hazardous waste in an appropriate manner.
- Mix paints to match color specifications or vehicles' original colors, stirring or thinning paints, using spatulas or power mixing equipment.
- 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.
- Spray prepared surfaces with specified amounts of primers and decorative or finish coatings.
- Set up portable equipment, such as ventilators, exhaust units, ladders, or scaffolding.
Related Technology & Tools
- Viscosity meters
- Paint stencils
- Power paint mixers
- Oxyacetylene welding equipment
- Plasma cutters
- Blow torches
- Scaffolding
- Paint application rollers
- Rivet guns
- Safety gloves
- Hoisting equipment
- Exhaust units
- Robotic paint equipment
- Desktop computers
- Computer terminals
- Air compressors
- Power buffers
- Tungsten inert gas TIG welding equipment
- Respiratory protection equipment
- Power drills
- Paint application brushes
- Shielded arc welding tools
- Safety glasses
- Paint booths
- Claw hammers
- Power sanders
- Adjustable hand wrenches
- Hydraulic jacks
- Wire brushes
- Straight screwdrivers
- Paint sprayguns
- Metal inert gas MIG welding equipment
- Hot air guns
- Forklifts
- Infrared drying lamps
- Manlift buckets
- Sandblasters
- Pallet jacks
- Portable buffers
- Step ladders
- Safety goggles
- Scheduling software
- Data entry software
- Microsoft Word
- Inventory control software
- Microsoft Excel
- Maintenance management software
- Microsoft Outlook
- Robotic painting software