Auto body collision, refinishing and glass technicians and damage repair estimators

Example job titles

• auto body and collision technician
• auto body repairer
• automobile damage repair estimator
• automotive body mechanic
• automotive glass technician
• automotive painter - motor vehicle repair
• automotive painter apprentice
• metal finisher - motor vehicle manufacturing
• metal repairer - motor vehicle manufacturing
• motor vehicle body technician - truck
• painter - motor vehicle repair

Main duties

• This group performs some or all of the following duties:
• Auto body collision, refinishing and glass technicians
• Review damage report and estimates of repair cost and plan work to be performed
• Repair and replace front end components, body components, doors and frame and underbody components
• Hammer out dents, buckles and other defects using blocks and hammers
• Operate soldering equipment or use plastic filler to fill holes, dents and seams
• Remove damaged fenders, panels and grills using wrenches and cutting torch and bolt or weld replacement parts into place
• Straighten bent frames using frame and underbody pulling and anchoring equipment
• File, grind and sand repaired body surfaces using hand and power tools
• Mask and tape auto body surfaces in preparation for painting

Employment requirements

• Auto body and collision technicians
• Completion of secondary school is usually required.
• Completion of a three- to four-year auto body and collision damage technician apprenticeship program or a combination of over three years of work experience in the auto body and collision technician trade and completion of a professional or college automotive body repair program is usually required to be eligible for trade certification.
• Trade certification for auto body and collision technician is compulsory in Nova Scotia, Ontario and Alberta and available, but voluntary, in Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, British Columbia, the Yukon, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut.
• Auto body repairer certification is compulsory in Ontario and Alberta and available, but voluntary, in the Yukon and the Northwest Territories.
• Red Seal endorsement is also available to qualified auto body and collision technician upon successful completion of the interprovincial Red Seal examination.
• Automotive refinishing technicians
• Completion of secondary school is usually required.

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