DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

Repair and refinish automotive vehicle bodies and straighten vehicle frames. Excludes ?Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers? (49-3022) and ?Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders? (51-9124).

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020

					Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	Mean SE*	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
EDR 4 - West Central	130	23	$20.45/hr	$1.47/hr	$13.45/hr	$15.05/hr	$19.63/hr	$24.87/hr	$30.01/hr
Minnesota	2,570	229	$24.59/hr	$1.92/hr	$14.17/hr	$16.76/hr	$20.67/hr	$28.43/hr	$40.40/hr
U S	144,180	1,874	$23.13/hr	$0.14/hr	$13.03/hr	$16.53/hr	$21.26/hr	$27.99/hr	$35.84/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.

Leading Industries for Automotive Body and Related Repairers Industry OES Employment OES Median Wage Other Services 110 $19.01/hr

Other Regional Data For Automotive Body and Related Repairers Geography (click title for details) OES Projections Employment Median Wage % Change  -  EDR 11 - 7 County Twin Cities 1,340 $23.33/hr N/A EDR 10 - Southeast 310 $19.08/hr N/A EDR 7W- Central 180 $19.50/hr N/A EDR 3 - Arrowhead 140 $21.17/hr N/A EDR 4 - West Central 130 $19.63/hr N/A EDR 5 - North Central 100 $19.93/hr N/A EDR 9 - South Central 40 $19.58/hr N/A EDR 1 - Northwest 30 $21.48/hr N/A EDR 6E- Southwest Central 20 $20.28/hr N/A EDR 6W- Upper Minnesota Valley N/A N/A N/A EDR 2 - Headwaters N/A N/A N/A EDR 7E- East Central N/A N/A N/A EDR 8 - Southwest N/A N/A N/A

Related Occupations

Occupation (click title for details)	OES		Projections
	Employment	Median Wage	% Change  -
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers	N/A	N/A	N/A
Mechanical Door Repairers	N/A	N/A	N/A
Maintenance Workers, Machinery	N/A	N/A	N/A
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders	N/A	N/A	N/A

• Measures and marks vinyl material and cuts material to size for roof installation, using rule, straightedge, and hand shears.
• Soaks fiberglass matting in resin mixture and applies layers matting over repair area to specified thickness.
• Peels separating film from repair area and washes repaired surface with water.
• Cuts and tapes plastic separating film to outside repair area to avoid damaging surrounding surfaces during repair procedure.
• Reads specifications or confers with customer to determine custom modifications to alter appearance of vehicle.
• Removes upholstery, accessories, electrical window-and-seat-operating equipment, and trim to gain access to vehicle body and fenders.
• Cleans work area, using air hose to remove damaged material and to remove discarded fiberglass strips used in repair procedures.
• Adjusts or aligns headlights, wheels, and brake system.
• Examines vehicle to determine extent and type of damage.
• Mixes polyester resin and hardener to be used in restoring damaged area.
• Cuts away damaged fiberglass from automobile body, using air grinder.
• Removes damaged fenders and panels, using wrenches and cutting torch, and installs replacement parts, using wrenches or welding equipment.
• Fits and secures windows, vinyl roof, and metal trim to vehicle body, using caulking gun, adhesive brush, and mallet.
• Cuts opening in vehicle body for installation of customized windows, using templates, and power shears or chisel.
• Positions dolly block against surface of dented area and beats opposite surface to remove dents, using hammer.
• Straightens bent automobile or other vehicle frames, using pneumatic frame-straightening machine.
• Fills depressions with body filler and files, grinds, and sands repaired surfaces, using power tools and hand tools.
• Paints and sands repaired surface, using paint spraygun and motorized sander.