Details Report for:
49-3021.00 - Automotive Body and Related Repairers
Repair and refinish automotive vehicle bodies and straighten vehicle frames.
Sample of reported job titles: Auto Body Man, Auto Body Repair Technician (Auto Body Repair Tech), Auto Body Repairman, Automotive Body Technician (Auto Body Tech), Body Man, Body Technician (Body Tech), Collision Repair Technician (Collision Repair Tech), Collision Technician (Collision Tech), Frame Man, Refinish Technician (Refinish Tech)
Tasks | Technology Skills | Tools Used | Knowledge | Skills | Abilities | Work Activities | Detailed Work Activities | Work Context | Job Zone | Education | Credentials | Interests | Work Styles | Work Values | Related Occupations | Wages & Employment | Job Openings | Additional Information
Tasks Save Table (XLS/CSV)
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Technology Skills Save Table (XLS/CSV)
- Accounting software — Accounts receivable software
- Analytical or scientific software — Collision damage estimation software; Collision damage measurement software; Paint mixing and matching software; Swan River Estimiser Pro
- Calendar and scheduling software — Appointment scheduling software
- Data base user interface and query software — AutoZone ALLDATA; Equipment management information software
- Electronic mail software — Microsoft Outlook
- Inventory management software — Materials management software
- Office suite software — Microsoft Office
- Operating system software — Microsoft Windows
; Palm OS
- Point of sale POS software — Automotive and Accounting Software by R*KOM Invoice Writer
- Spreadsheet software — Microsoft Excel
- Word processing software — Microsoft Word
Hot Technology — a technology requirement frequently included in employer job postings.
Tools Used Save Table (XLS/CSV)
- Adjustable widemouth pliers
- Adjustable wrenches
- Air compressors
- Anvils
- Blow torch — Blow torches; Oxyacetylene torches
- Calipers — Vernier calipers
- Chisel bit — Spot weld breakers
- Cold chisels
- Depth gauges
- Desktop computers
- Dial indicator or dial gauge — Dial indicators
- Digital cameras
- Drill press or radial drill — Drill presses
- Feeler gauges
- Fluorescent lamps — Fluorescent lights
- Gas welding or brazing or cutting apparatus — Gas arc welding equipment
- Goggles — Welding goggles
- Grease guns
- Hammers — Dent hammers; Pick hammers
- Heat guns — Hot air guns
- Height gauges
- Hoists
- Impact wrenches
- Infrared lamps — Infrared IR paint curing units
- Jacks — Hydraulic jacks
- Knife blades — Double-edged blades
- Laser printers
- Lifts — Hydraulic automobile lifts
- Manual press brake — Hand brakes
- Metal cutters — Double-edged cutter tools; Panel cutters; Pneumatic metal cutting guns
- Metal inert gas welding machine — Metal inert gas MIG welders
- Micrometers
- Mill saw file — Single-cut mill saw files
- Nut drivers
- Paint application system — Spray booths
- Paint sprayers — High velocity low pressure HVLP spray equipment
- Personal computers
- Pitch measuring instruments — Pitch gauges
- Pneumatic grinders
- Pneumatic hammer — Air chisels; Air hammers; Pneumatic hammers; Pneumatic smoothing hammers
- Pneumatic press — Pneumatic panel crimpers
- Pneumatic sanding machines — Pressure feed sandblasters; Suction feed sandblasters
- Power buffers — Buffing machines; Machine polishers; Portable buffers
- Power drills
- Power grinders — Grinders
- Power sanders — Media blasters
- Power saws — Body saws
- Pressure indicators — Air pressure gauges; Pressure gauges
- Pressure or steam cleaners — Pressure washers; Steam cleaning equipment
- Protective gloves — Safety gloves
- Pry bars
- Pullers — Pick pull rods; Pull rods; Slide hammers; T pullers
- Punches or nail sets or drifts — Power punches
- Rasps — Surforms
- Ratchets
- Razor knives — Scrapers
- Respirators
- Rivet tools — Pop rivet guns; Rivet busters
- S hooks — S-hooks
- Safety glasses
- Safety hoods
- Sanding blocks
- Screwdrivers
- Shears — Foot shears; Hand shears; Power shears
- Socket sets — Socket wrench sets
- Soldering iron — Soldering equipment
- Spatulas — Bondo spreaders
- Spot welding machine — Portable welding machines; Resistance spot welding equipment
- Squares — Alignment squares
- Stamping dies or punches — Punches
- Stencils or lettering aids — Paint stencils
- Suction cups
- Telescoping gauge — Telescoping gauges
- Trim or molding tools — Crown spoons; Door skin dollies; Toe dollies; Universal railroad dollies (see all 9 examples)
- Tungsten inert gas welding machine — Tungsten inert gas TIG welding equipment
- Utility knives — Windshield knives
- Wedges
- Welder torch — Brazing equipment
- Welding electrode — Welding electrodes
- Welding generator — Weld current controllers
- Welding masks — Welding helmets; Welding hoods
- Welding or cutting tip — Welding tips
- Welding or soldering kit — Stud welder kits
- Wheel alignment equipment — Alignment machines; Frame alignment equipment
- Wire brushes — Stainless steel brushes
- Workshop cranes — Hydraulic cranes
Knowledge Save Table (XLS/CSV)
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Skills Save Table (XLS/CSV)
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Work Activities Save Table (XLS/CSV)
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Detailed Work Activities Save Table (XLS/CSV)
- Smooth surfaces of objects or equipment.
- Inspect completed work to ensure proper functioning.
- Install vehicle parts or accessories.
- Operate welding equipment.
- Paint surfaces or equipment.
- Apply protective coverings to objects or surfaces near work areas.
- Cut materials according to specifications or needs.
- Remove dents from equipment, materials, tools or structures.
- Read work orders or descriptions of problems to determine repairs or modifications needed.
- Plan work procedures.
- Remove parts or components from vehicles.
- Disassemble equipment for maintenance or repair.
- Install machine or equipment replacement parts.
- Prepare compounds or solutions to be used for repairs.
- Adjust vehicle components according to specifications.
- Replace vehicle glass.
- Clean work areas.
- Confer with customers or users to assess problems.
- Measure distances or dimensions.
Find occupations related to multiple detailed work activities
Work Context Save Table (XLS/CSV)
Job Zone Save Table (XLS/CSV)
Title | Job Zone Two: Some Preparation Needed |
Education | These occupations usually require a high school diploma. |
Related Experience | Some previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is usually needed. For example, a teller would benefit from experience working directly with the public. |
Job Training | Employees in these occupations need anywhere from a few months to one year of working with experienced employees. A recognized apprenticeship program may be associated with these occupations. |
Job Zone Examples | These occupations often involve using your knowledge and skills to help others. Examples include orderlies, counter and rental clerks, customer service representatives, security guards, upholsterers, and tellers. |
SVP Range | (4.0 to < 6.0) |
Education
Interests Save Table (XLS/CSV)
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Realistic — Realistic occupations frequently involve work activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions. They often deal with plants, animals, and real-world materials like wood, tools, and machinery. Many of the occupations require working outside, and do not involve a lot of paperwork or working closely with others. ![]() |
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Work Styles Save Table (XLS/CSV)
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Related Occupations Save Table (XLS/CSV)
47-2053.00 | Terrazzo Workers and Finishers |
49-3043.00 | Rail Car Repairers |
49-9098.00 | Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers |
51-2031.00 | Engine and Other Machine Assemblers |
51-4031.00 | Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
51-4191.00 | Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
51-7041.00 | Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood |
51-9124.00 | Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
51-9195.00 | Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic |
Wages & Employment Trends
Median wages (2019) | $20.95 hourly, $43,580 annual |
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Employment (2019) | 155,500 employees |
Projected growth (2019-2029) | ![]() |
Projected job openings (2019-2029) | 13,600 |
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Top industries (2019) | Other Services (Except Public Administration) (67% employed in this sector)
Retail Trade (19%)
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Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 2019 wage data
and 2019-2029 employment projections
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"Projected growth" represents the estimated change in total employment over the projections period (2019-2029). "Projected job openings" represent openings due to growth and replacement.
Sources of Additional Information
Disclaimer: Sources are listed to provide additional information on related jobs, specialties, and/or industries. Links to non-DOL Internet sites are provided for your convenience and do not constitute an endorsement.
- Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges
- Automotive Maintenance and Repair Association
- Automotive Service Association
- Inter-Industry Conference on Auto Collision Repair
- International Association of General Motors Automotive Service Educational Program
- International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers
- National Automobile Dealers Association
- National Automotive Technicians Education Foundation
- National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence
- Occupational Outlook Handbook: Automotive body and glass repairers
- SkillsUSA