Jobs / Construction, installation, and repair / 49-3021.00
Automotive Body and Related Repairers
Repair and refinish automotive vehicle bodies and straighten vehicle frames.
- US jobs
- 149,310
- Median wage
- $54,890 a year
- Job family
- Construction, installation, and repair
Can agents do the work of automotive body and related repairers?
We read the evidence for the whole job family, Construction, installation, and repair: Unmeasured (no change in 12 months)
No direct benchmark gives a success rate.
0% of this occupation's work, by O*NET work activities, is measured by a direct benchmark.
- 22%Smooth surfaces of objects or equipmentNot measured
- 8%Disassemble equipmentNot measured
- 8%Cut materialsNot measured
- 7%Assemble equipment or componentsNot measured
- 7%Prepare mixtures or solutionsNot measured
- 5%Communicate with others about operational plans or activitiesNot measured
- 5%Inspect completed work or finished productsNot measured
- 4%Apply protective solutions or coatingsNot measured
Unmeasured territory
No benchmark in this atlas covers this work yet.
Typical tasks
From O*NET 31.0. Core tasks first. Few of these tasks have a benchmark today.
- File, grind, sand, and smooth filled or repaired surfaces, using power tools and hand tools.
- Inspect repaired vehicles for proper functioning, completion of work, dimensional accuracy, and overall appearance of paint job, and test-drive vehicles to ensure proper alignment and handling.
- Fit and weld replacement parts into place, using wrenches and welding equipment, and grind down welds to smooth them, using power grinders and other tools.
- Prime and paint repaired surfaces, using paint sprayguns and motorized sanders.
- Follow supervisors' instructions as to which parts to restore or replace and how much time the job should take.
- Sand body areas to be painted and cover bumpers, windows, and trim with masking tape or paper to protect them from the paint.
- Chain or clamp frames and sections to alignment machines that use hydraulic pressure to align damaged components.
- Position dolly blocks against surfaces of dented areas and beat opposite surfaces to remove dents, using hammers.
- Cut and tape plastic separating film to outside repair areas to avoid damaging surrounding surfaces during repair procedure and remove tape and wash surfaces after repairs are complete.
- Review damage reports, prepare or review repair cost estimates, and plan work to be performed.
- Fill small dents that cannot be worked out with plastic or solder.
- Remove damaged sections of vehicles using metal-cutting guns, air grinders and wrenches, and install replacement parts using wrenches or welding equipment.
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