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Also called auto body repairer, automobile body repairer, automobile repairer and fender repairer.
$54,890
Median pay a year
149,310
People do this work
6
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Automotive Body and Related Repairer
Summary
Automotive body repairer repairing and refinishing vehicle bodies, straightening frames, and fitting replacement parts. Uses power tools, inspects vehicles, and cleans work areas to ensure quality repairs
Experience
Automotive Body and Related Repairer
Where you worked
Month Year to Month Year
Filed, ground, sanded, and smoothed repaired surfaces using power tools and hand tools
Inspected repaired vehicles for proper functioning and test-drove vehicles to check alignment and handling
Fitted and welded replacement parts into place using wrenches and welding equipment
Primed and painted repaired surfaces using paint spray guns and motorized sanders
Followed supervisors' instructions on which parts to restore or replace
Removed damaged sections of vehicles using metal-cutting guns and installed replacement parts with wrenches
Cleaned work areas using air hoses to remove damaged material and discarded fiberglass strips
Skills
Core Skills
Cutting materials, Removing dents, Smoothing surfaces of objects, Reading work orders or descriptions, Preparing compounds or solutions, Installing vehicle parts, Removing parts from vehicles, Measuring distances, Driver's license, Applying protective coverings
Checking & Planning
Inspecting completed work
Education
High School Diploma Your school, Year
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Filed and smoothed surfacesInspected repaired vehiclesFitted and welded partsPrimed and painted surfacesSanded areas and covered partsRemoved damaged sections
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Filed and smoothed surfaces to prepare vehicles for repair and finishing.
Fitted and welded replacement parts into place, ensuring structural integrity.
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Filed and smoothed surfaces on most vehicles each day to prepare them for repair and finishing
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Most vehicles each daySeveral vehicles every shiftA few vehicles each week
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Fitted and welded replacement parts into place, ensuring structural integrity.
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Vehicles were safer to driveRepairs lasted longerAlignment issues were reduced
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Cutting materials
Removing dents
Smoothing surfaces of objects
Reading work orders or descriptions
Preparing compounds or solutions
Applying protective coverings
Installing vehicle parts
Removing parts from vehicles
Inspecting completed work
Measuring distances
Planning work procedures
Cleaning work areas
The work itself
What an Automotive Body and Related Repairer does
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Repair and refinish automotive vehicle bodies and straighten vehicle frames.
What it pays
How much does an Automotive Body and Related Repairer make?
Annual pay across the United States. The middle figure is the median: half earn less than that, and half earn more.
25th percentile
$45,750
Median
$54,890
75th percentile
$69,200
About 149,310 people do this work in the United States.
What it pays in each state
State
25th percentile
Median
75th percentile
AK
$57,080
$61,680
$75,200
AL
$44,050
$52,040
$61,410
AR
$41,160
$49,310
$60,680
AZ
$46,810
$54,510
$60,510
CA
$52,040
$66,860
$78,200
CO
$46,670
$59,880
$76,450
CT
$47,490
$58,220
$71,670
DC
$46,480
$62,640
$80,080
DE
$43,500
$48,780
$63,140
FL
$44,730
$48,600
$61,660
GA
$45,460
$51,190
$61,660
HI
$47,400
$60,540
$71,730
IA
$43,380
$49,400
$63,270
ID
$39,260
$49,200
$61,710
IL
$48,150
$52,020
$60,700
IN
$45,890
$51,160
$62,450
KS
$44,780
$48,920
$61,470
KY
$35,500
$46,080
$58,250
LA
$38,330
$47,150
$61,170
MA
$46,560
$59,300
$70,720
MD
$45,070
$56,100
$63,410
ME
$46,300
$50,350
$59,090
MI
$46,550
$56,880
$72,850
MN
$49,540
$60,970
$74,520
MO
$46,770
$60,540
$77,630
MS
$38,010
$49,500
$62,500
MT
$37,180
$57,500
$60,240
NC
$44,720
$50,520
$62,990
ND
$41,600
$55,160
$74,640
NE
$45,790
$54,130
$57,860
NH
$48,150
$52,790
$60,670
NJ
$52,450
$62,400
$77,940
NM
$38,700
$48,260
$59,050
NV
$48,880
$60,520
$95,480
NY
$41,630
$47,670
$60,600
OH
$45,350
$49,080
$62,440
OK
$44,290
$48,810
$59,450
OR
$48,570
$60,000
$73,200
PA
$45,530
$53,660
$63,610
PR
$21,840
$30,260
$41,600
RI
$48,140
$72,490
$74,530
SC
$47,220
$53,290
$63,080
SD
$46,810
$49,460
$61,560
TN
$38,830
$47,460
$56,130
TX
$45,760
$51,700
$61,640
UT
$39,220
$50,200
$61,480
VA
$47,510
$57,760
$89,650
VT
$43,780
$50,900
$60,620
WA
$46,890
$58,340
$95,230
WI
$47,330
$56,660
$61,020
WV
$42,850
$47,090
$51,780
WY
$45,880
$49,200
$63,180
Other names
Other names for this job
auto body repairer, automobile body repairer, automobile repairer, fender repairer, fiberglass autobody repairer, leak repairer, rattle repairer, squeak repairer, truck body repairer, auto body customizer, auto body detailer, auto body estimator.
More names for this work
auto body man, auto body mechanic, auto body paint prepper, auto body paint tech, auto body repair tech, auto body repair technician, auto body repairman, auto body service mechanic, auto body shop tech, auto body straightener, auto body tech, auto body worker, auto bumper mechanic, auto bumper straightener, auto detailer, auto manufacturing service mechanic, auto rebuilder, auto refinisher, auto repair tech, auto seat cover installer, auto slip cover installer, auto tech, auto vinyl top installer, autobody technician, automobile body customizer, automotive body estimator, automotive body paint prepper, automotive body paint technician, automotive body shop technician, automotive body technician, automotive detailer, automotive manufacturing service mechanic, automotive metalsmith, automotive repair technician, automotive technician, body man, body mechanic, body sander, body shop estimator, body shop floorperson, body shop painter, body shop tech, body shop technician, body shop worker, body specialist, body straightener, body tech, body technician.
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This page is about the occupation Automotive Body and Related Repairers. What this job involves and what it is made of come from O*NET 30.3, the US Department of Labor's occupation database, refreshed July 2026; Rung writes those records into the plain sentences you see. Pay comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS release for 2025. Rung is an independent service and is not affiliated with or endorsed by either agency. How Rung handles accuracy is on the accuracy page, and the full data credits are on the credits page.