BODY AND COLLISION

MAJOR JOB DUTIES

• Review damage reports,prepare cost,plan work
• Inspect cars for structural damage
• Attach or weld replacement parts into place
• Hammer out or patch dents

EDUCATION

• High school diploma
• 2 year college
• 3 years of hand on training to become fully independent body repairer

WORKING CONDITIONS

• Typically work indoors in the body shop
• Which can be noisy
• Most shops are well ventilated
• Work full time and it is common for over time
• Often include working evening and weekends
• Can get minor injuries like cuts,burns,and scrapes

EQUIPMENT/TOOLS

• Wear work shirt and pants
• Hammer,face shield ,paint spray gun,wrenches,pliers,etc.

A typical day at the shop is estimating the cost of a repair job. Do the basic task like taking out dents. Or just start where you left off if you were working on a project

• Basic task such as fixing a minor dents

SALARY

• $39,260 a year
• $18.87 hour

JOB OUTLOOK

• Employment of the automotive body and glass repairers are growing 9% from 2014
• 169,100 job openings as on 2014

REALITY CHECK

• Graduate from a 2 year college get a certification from the ASE
• Job shadow to experience a typically day at a body shop
• Get body and repair training

PROS AND CONS

• Pros: You get to help people, get payed good
• Cons:work weekends, have to deal with loud noise