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