Body Repair Technicians
Impact: Direct
Repair and refinish automotive vehicle bodies and straighten vehicle frames. This includes repairing dents, replacing damaged parts, and painting surfaces to restore vehicles to their original condition.
What the day looks like
- People interaction
- Moderate
- Team vs solo
- Team-oriented
- Client facing
- Sometimes
- Impact visibility
- High
- Travel
- None
- Schedule flexibility
- Rigid
- Remote work
- On-site Only
- Typical work hours
- 40 hours/week
- Stress level
- Moderate
At a glance
- Median salary
- $48,000
- Entry-level
- $35,000
- Senior
- $65,000
- Growth by 2033
- 2%
- Demand
- Stable
- Freelance potential
- Moderate
- Salary growth potential
- Medium
- Typical student debt
- $10,000 - $20,000
Skills you'll use
Hard skills
- Welding
- Painting
- Frame Straightening
- Dent Repair
Soft skills
- Attention to Detail
- Problem-Solving
- Manual Dexterity
Technical complexity: High
How to get there
- Minimum education
- Postsecondary nondegree award
- Licensing
- No
- Years to mid-career
- 3-5 years
- Years to senior
- 7-10 years
- Career switching
- Moderate
Where this career leads
How people arrive here
Where you can go from here
Typical progression
- Start as an apprentice, advance to technician, then senior technician, or shop manager.
Future outlook
- Automation probability
- Medium
- AI disruption risk
- Low
- Demand trend
- Stable
How people feel about it
- Overall satisfaction
- 3.5/10
- Meaning
- 3.5/10
- Work-life balance
- 3.5/10
- Prestige
- 5/10
- Social perception
- Moderate