Automotive Body and Related Repairers
Automotive body and related repair technicians paint cars, install parts and repair broken parts.
Automotive body and related repairs technicians refinish and repair auto bodies and straighten frames. People with this career are sometimes known as auto body technicians, body technicians, auto body repairmen, automotive painters and auto body repairers.
As an automotive body technician you will restore and replace parts, review damage reports, estimate costs, paint and install parts, remove damaged parts of cars, fill dents and much more.
People who are successful with this job are usually good at choosing what kind of tools are needed for a job, fixing things, installing parts, solving problems and managing time.
To do well as an automotive body technician, you will need a working knowledge of mechanics, production, processing, public safety and customer service.
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that the average hourly wage for automotive body technicians is about $17 and the average annual income is about $37,000.
Employment opportunities will be very good for people with formal auto body repair training, so enroll in a program today!