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Painters, Transportation Equipment

SOC 51-9122.00

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.

Zone 2 Production

Skills

Knowledge

Job Zone

Green

Top Skills 8

Monitoring

3.1

Operation Monitoring

3.1

Operation and Control

3.1

Critical Thinking

3.0

Coordination

3.0

Quality Control Analysis

3.0

Judgment and Decision Making

2.9

Time Management

2.9

Knowledge Areas 8

English Language

3.2

Chemistry

2.7

Production and Processing

2.7

Mechanical

2.7

Administration and Management

2.7

Mathematics

2.6

Customer and Personal Service

2.6

Law and Government

2.1

Key Tasks

1Mix paints to match color specifications or vehicles' original colors, stirring or thinning paints, using spatulas or power mixing equipment.

2Select paint according to company requirements and match paint colors, following specified color charts.

3Dispose of hazardous waste in an appropriate manner.

4Remove grease, dirt, paint, or rust from vehicle surfaces in preparation for paint application, using abrasives, solvents, brushes, blowtorches, washing tanks, or sandblasters.

5Spray prepared surfaces with specified amounts of primers and decorative or finish coatings.

Also Known As

Aircraft Painter Aircraft Painter Apprentice Auto Painter (Automobile Painter) Auto Refinisher (Automobile Refinisher) Auto Striper Automotive Paint Prepper Automotive Paint Technician (Auto Paint Technician) Automotive Painter Automotive Refinish Technician Black Off Worker