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Summary Job Description | Tasks | |||
Repair and refinish automotive vehicle bodies and straighten vehicle frames. | File, grind, sand and smooth filled or repaired surfaces, using power tools and hand tools. | |||
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Sand body areas to be painted and cover bumpers, windows, and trim with masking tape or paper to protect them from the paint. | ||||
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Follow supervisors' instructions as to which parts to restore or replace and how much time the job should take. | ||||
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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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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. | ||||
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Prime and paint repaired surfaces, using paint sprayguns and motorized sanders. | ||||
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Mix polyester resins and hardeners to be used in restoring damaged areas. | ||||
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Chain or clamp frames and sections to alignment machines that use hydraulic pressure to align damaged components. | ||||
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Fill small dents that cannot be worked out with plastic or solder. | ||||
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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. | ||||
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Position dolly blocks against surfaces of dented areas and beat opposite surfaces to remove dents, using hammers. | ||||
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Remove damaged panels, and identify the family and properties of the plastic used on a vehicle. | ||||
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Review damage reports, prepare or review repair cost estimates, and plan work to be performed. | ||||
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Remove small pits and dimples in body metal using pick hammers and punches. | ||||
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Remove upholstery, accessories, electrical window-and-seat-operating equipment, and trim to gain access to vehicle bodies and fenders. | ||||
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Clean work areas, using air hoses, to remove damaged material and discarded fiberglass strips used in repair procedures. | ||||
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Adjust or align headlights, wheels, and brake systems. | ||||
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Apply heat to plastic panels, using hot-air welding guns or immersion in hot water, and press the softened panels back into shape by hand. | ||||
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Soak fiberglass matting in resin mixtures, and apply layers of matting over repair areas to specified thicknesses. | ||||
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Cut openings in vehicle bodies for the installation of customized windows, using templates and power shears or chisels. | ||||
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Fit and secure windows, vinyl roofs, and metal trim to vehicle bodies, using caulking guns, adhesive brushes, and mallets. | ||||
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Read specifications or confer with customers to determine the desired custom modifications for altering the appearance of vehicles. | ||||
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Replace damaged glass on vehicles. | ||||
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Measure and mark vinyl material and cut material to size for roof installation, using rules, straightedges, and hand shears. | ||||
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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. | ||||
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CompGeo Salary Survey Benchmark Job Summary and Competencies
Automotive Body and Related Repairers
The Benchmark Job Description below represents the specific Position Characteristics of the job used in the Salary Survey. Benchmark Job Descriptions should be inspected carefully to review the degree of matching between an organizations' Job and the Salary Survey Benchmark. Matching internal Jobs to Salary Survey Benchmark Jobs should not be done on Job Title alone. A thorough comparison of Salary Survey Benchmark to Internal Job Descriptions is recommended. A good overlap should exist on any comparisons used on critical Job Dimensions and Competencies.- Job Description
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- Tools and Technology
- Education and Experience
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Important Knowledge Competencies | Competency Description | |||
Mechanical | Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance. | |||
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English Language | Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar. | |||
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Customer and Personal Service | Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction. | |||
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Production and Processing | Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods. | |||
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Public Safety and Security | Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions. | |||
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Administration and Management | Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources. | |||
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Chemistry | Knowledge of the chemical composition, structure, and properties of substances and of the chemical processes and transformations that they undergo. This includes uses of chemicals and their interactions, danger signs, production techniques, and disposal methods. | |||
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Important Skill Competencies | Competency Description | |||
Repairing | Repairing machines or systems using the needed tools. | |||
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Active Listening | Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. | |||
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Speaking | Talking to others to convey information effectively. | |||
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Monitoring | Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. | |||
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Complex Problem Solving | Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions. | |||
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Operation and Control | Controlling operations of equipment or systems. | |||
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Critical Thinking | Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems. | |||
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Coordination | Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions. | |||
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Troubleshooting | Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it. | |||
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Judgment and Decision Making | Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. | |||
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Social Perceptiveness | Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do. | |||
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Operation Monitoring | Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly. | |||
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Quality Control Analysis | Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance. | |||
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Time Management | Managing one's own time and the time of others. | |||
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Important Ability Competencies | Competency Description | |||
Oral Comprehension | The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. | |||
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Information Ordering | The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations). | |||
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Manual Dexterity | The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects. | |||
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Near Vision | The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). | |||
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Oral Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. | |||
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Category Flexibility | The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways. | |||
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Visualization | The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged. | |||
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Control Precision | The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions. | |||
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Trunk Strength | The ability to use your abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time without 'giving out' or fatiguing. | |||
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Problem Sensitivity | The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem. | |||
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Arm-Hand Steadiness | The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position. | |||
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Finger Dexterity | The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects. | |||
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Multilimb Coordination | The ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or lying down. It does not involve performing the activities while the whole body is in motion. | |||
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Static Strength | The ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects. | |||
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Far Vision | The ability to see details at a distance. | |||
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Visual Color Discrimination | The ability to match or detect differences between colors, including shades of color and brightness. | |||
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Depth Perception | The ability to judge which of several objects is closer or farther away from you, or to judge the distance between you and an object. | |||
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Speech Recognition | The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person. | |||
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Deductive Reasoning | The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. | |||
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Flexibility of Closure | The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material. | |||
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Selective Attention | The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted. | |||
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Extent Flexibility | The ability to bend, stretch, twist, or reach with your body, arms, and/or legs. | |||
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Written Comprehension | The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. | |||
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Fluency of Ideas | The ability to come up with a number of ideas about a topic (the number of ideas is important, not their quality, correctness, or creativity). | |||
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Reaction Time | The ability to quickly respond (with the hand, finger, or foot) to a signal (sound, light, picture) when it appears. | |||
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Speech Clarity | The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. | |||
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Tools/Technology Example | Product Category | |||
Accounting software | Accounting software | |||
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Accounts receivable software | Accounting software | |||
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Appointment scheduling software | Calendar and scheduling software | |||
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AutoZone ALLDATA | Data base user interface and query software | |||
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Automotive and Accounting Software by R*KOM Invoice Writer | Point of sale POS software | |||
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Collision damage estimation software | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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Collision damage measurement software | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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Equipment management information software | Data base user interface and query software | |||
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Inventory management software | Inventory management software | |||
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Materials management software | Inventory management software | |||
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Paint mixing and matching software | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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Swan River Estimiser Pro | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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Adjustable widemouth pliers | Adjustable widemouth pliers | |||
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Adjustable wrenches | Adjustable wrenches | |||
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Air chisels | Pneumatic hammer | |||
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Air compressors | Air compressors | |||
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Air hammers | Pneumatic hammer | |||
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Alignment machines | Wheel alignment equipment | |||
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Alignment squares | Squares | |||
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Anvils | Anvils | |||
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Blow torches | Blow torches | |||
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Body saws | Power saws | |||
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Bondo spreaders | Spatulas | |||
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Brazing equipment | Gas welding or brazing or cutting apparatus | |||
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Buffing machines | Power buffers | |||
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Calipers | Calipers | |||
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Cold chisels | Cold chisels | |||
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Crown spoons | Trim or molding tools | |||
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Dent hammers | Hammers | |||
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Depth gauges | Depth gauges | |||
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Desktop computers | Desktop computers | |||
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Dial indicators | Gauges or inspection fixtures | |||
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Digital cameras | Digital cameras | |||
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Door skin dollies | Trim or molding tools | |||
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Double-edged blades | Knife blades | |||
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Double-edged cutter tools | Metal cutters | |||
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Drill presses | Workshop presses | |||
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Feeler gauges | Feeler gauges | |||
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Files | Files | |||
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Fluorescent lights | Fluorescent lamps | |||
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Foot shears | Shears | |||
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Frame alignment equipment | Wheel alignment equipment | |||
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Gas arc welding equipment | Gas welding or brazing or cutting apparatus | |||
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General purpose spoons | Trim or molding tools | |||
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Grinders | Power grinders | |||
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Hand brakes | Workshop presses | |||
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Hand shears | Shears | |||
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Heavy duty inside spoons | Trim or molding tools | |||
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Heel dollies | Trim or molding tools | |||
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Height gauges | Height gauges | |||
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High velocity low pressure HVLP spray equipment | Paint sprayers | |||
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Hoists | Hoists | |||
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Hot air guns | Heat guns | |||
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Hydraulic automobile lifts | Lifts | |||
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Hydraulic cranes | Workshop cranes | |||
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Hydraulic jacks | Jacks | |||
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Impact wrenches | Impact wrenches | |||
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Infrared IR paint curing units | Infrared lamps | |||
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Jacks | Jacks | |||
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Laser printers | Laser printers | |||
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Machine polishers | Power buffers | |||
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Media blasters | Power sanders | |||
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Metal inert gas MIG welders | Metal inert gas MIG welding machinery | |||
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Micrometers | Micrometers | |||
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Nut drivers | Nut drivers | |||
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Oxyacetylene torches | Blow torches | |||
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Paint sprayers | Paint sprayers | |||
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Paint stencils | Stencils or lettering aids | |||
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Panel cutters | Metal cutters | |||
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Personal computers | Personal computers | |||
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Pick hammers | Hammers | |||
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Pick pull rods | Pullers | |||
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Pitch gauges | Pitch measuring instruments | |||
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Pneumatic grinders | Pneumatic grinders | |||
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Pneumatic hammers | Pneumatic hammer | |||
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Pneumatic metal cutting guns | Metal cutters | |||
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Pneumatic panel crimpers | Die bends | |||
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Pneumatic smoothing hammers | Pneumatic hammer | |||
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Pop rivet guns | Rivet tools | |||
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Portable buffers | Power buffers | |||
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Power drills | Power drills | |||
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Power punches | Punches or nail sets or drifts | |||
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Power sanders | Power sanders | |||
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Power shears | Shears | |||
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Pressure feed sandblasters | Pneumatic sanding machines | |||
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Pressure gauges | Pressure indicators | |||
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Pressure washers | Pressure or steam cleaners | |||
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Pry bars | Pry bars | |||
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Pull rods | Pullers | |||
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Punches | Stamping dies or punches | |||
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Ratchets | Ratchets | |||
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Resistance spot welding equipment | Welding tools | |||
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Respirators | Respirators | |||
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Rivet busters | Rivet tools | |||
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S-hooks | S hooks | |||
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Safety glasses | Safety glasses | |||
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Safety gloves | Protective gloves | |||
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Safety hoods | Safety hoods | |||
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Sanding blocks | Sanding blocks | |||
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Scrapers | Razor knives | |||
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Screwdrivers | Screwdrivers | |||
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Slapping spoons | Trim or molding tools | |||
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Slide hammers | Pullers | |||
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Socket wrench sets | Socket sets | |||
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Soldering equipment | Soldering irons or guns | |||
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Spoon dollies | Trim or molding tools | |||
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Spot weld breakers | Welding tools | |||
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Spray booths | Spray booths | |||
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Stainless steel brushes | Wire brushes | |||
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Steam cleaning equipment | Pressure or steam cleaners | |||
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Stud welder kits | Welding or soldering kit | |||
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Suction cups | Suction cups | |||
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Suction feed sandblasters | Pneumatic sanding machines | |||
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Surforms | Rasps | |||
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T pullers | Pullers | |||
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Telescoping gauges | Gauges or inspection fixtures | |||
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Toe dollies | Trim or molding tools | |||
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Tungsten inert gas TIG welding equipment | Tungsten inert gas TIG welding machinery | |||
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Universal railroad dollies | Trim or molding tools | |||
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Vernier calipers | Calipers | |||
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Wedges | Wedges | |||
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Weld current controllers | Welding generators | |||
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Welding electrodes | Welding electrodes | |||
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Welding goggles | Goggles | |||
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Welding helmets | Welding masks | |||
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Welding hoods | Welding masks | |||
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Welding machines | Welders | |||
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Welding tips | Welding or cutting tips | |||
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Windshield knives | Utility knives | |||
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Prerequisite Qualification Category | Education and Experience Level | |||
Required Level of Education | High School Diploma (or GED or High School Equivalence Certificate) | |||
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Related Work Experience | Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years | |||
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Alternate Job Title(s) | |||
Antique Automobiles Repairer | |||
Auto Body Builder Apprentice | |||
Auto Body Customizer | |||
Auto Body Detailer | |||
Auto Body Man | |||
Auto Body Mechanic | |||
Auto Body Mechanic Apprentice | |||
Auto Body Painter | |||
Auto Body Repair Technician | |||
Auto Body Repairer | |||
Auto Body Repairman | |||
Auto Body Service Mechanic | |||
Auto Body Straightener | |||
Auto Body Technician | |||
Auto Body Worker | |||
Auto Bumper Mechanic | |||
Auto Bumper Straightener | |||
Auto Customize Painter | |||
Auto Rebuilder | |||
Auto Refinisher | |||
Auto Seat Cover Installer | |||
Auto Slip Cover Installer | |||
Auto Vinyl Top Installer | |||
Autobody Technician | |||
Automobile Body Customizer | |||
Automobile Body Repairer | |||
Automobile Painter | |||
Automotive Metalsmith | |||
Automotive Painter | |||
Automotive Refinisher | |||
Body Builder Apprentice | |||
Body Bumper | |||
Body Man | |||
Body Mechanic | |||
Body Mechanic Apprentice | |||
Body Painter | |||
Body Repairer | |||
Body Sander | |||
Body Shop Floorperson | |||
Body Shop Worker | |||
Body Specialist | |||
Body Straightener | |||
Body Technician | |||
Body Work Auto Trimmer | |||
Body Worker | |||
Body and Fender Mechanic | |||
Body and Fender Mechanic Apprentice | |||
Body and Fender Worker | |||
Body and Frame Man | |||
Body and Frame Technician | |||
Bumper | |||
Bumper Straightener | |||
Bumper and Painter | |||
Car Body Mechanic | |||
Car Customizer | |||
Car Refinisher | |||
Collision Mechanic | |||
Collision Repair Technician | |||
Collision Technician | |||
Collision Worker | |||
Custom Car Builder | |||
Dinger | |||
Fender Mechanic | |||
Fender Mechanic Apprentice | |||
Fender Repairer | |||
Fiberglass Autobody Repairer | |||
Frame Straightener | |||
Mechanical and Auto Body Car Checker | |||
Metal Bumper | |||
Metal Worker | |||
Painter Apprentice | |||
Painter and Body Mechanic Apprentice | |||
Painter and Body Work | |||
Paintless Dent Repair Technician | |||
Panel Beater | |||
Rattle, Leak, and Squeak Repairer | |||
Refinish Technician | |||
Service Mechanic | |||
Shop Assistant | |||
Trim Mechanic | |||
Truck Body Builder | |||
Truck Body Builder Apprentice | |||
Truck Body Repairer | |||
Vehicle Body Sander | |||
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