7322 – Motor vehicle body repairers | Canada NOC |

7322 – Motor vehicle body repairers

Motor vehicle body repairers repair and restore damaged motor vehicle body parts and interior finishing; repaint body surfaces; and repair and/or replace automotive glass. They are employed by automobile dealerships, automobile body repair shops and automobile appraisal centres. This unit group also includes metal repairers who repair defective automobile body parts and damage to the bodies of newly assembled cars. They are employed by motor vehicle manufacturers.

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Index of titles

Example titles

Antique car body restorer

Antique vehicle body restorer

Apprentice painter – motor vehicle repair

Auto glass installer

Autobody mechanic

Autobody repairer

Autobody technician

Autobody technician – collision

Autobody technician – refinishing

Autobody worker

Automobile body repairman/woman

Automobile damage repair estimator

Automobile polisher-sander – motor vehicle repair

Automotive body mechanic

Automotive body painter

Automotive body repairer

Automotive body repairer-painter

Automotive body technician

Automotive glass technician

Automotive painter – motor vehicle repair

Automotive painter apprentice

Automotive painting and refinishing technician

Automotive repair shop estimator

Body and fender repairer – automobile

Body and fender repairman/woman – automobile

Collision repair technician

Dent remover and repairer – automobile

Dingman/woman – autobody

Journeyman/woman motor vehicle body repairer

Metal finish and touch-up repairer – motor vehicle manufacturing

Metal finisher – motor vehicle manufacturing

Metal repairer – motor vehicle manufacturing

Metal upgrader – motor vehicle manufacturing

Motor repair vehicle painter apprentice

Motor vehicle apprentice painter

Motor vehicle body finisher

Motor vehicle body repairer

Motor vehicle body repairer – collision

Motor vehicle body repairer – metal and paint

Motor vehicle body repairer – refinishing

Motor vehicle body repairer apprentice

Motor vehicle body repair-painter

Motor vehicle body technician

Motor vehicle body technician – truck

Motor vehicle painter – motor vehicle repair

Painter – motor vehicle repair

Used car renovator

Main duties

This group performs some or all of the following duties:

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

Mix paint, blend and match colours

Apply primers and repaint surfaces using brush or spray guns

Repair and replace glass components such as windshields, windows and sunroofs

Repair or replace interior components, such as seat frame assembly, carpets and floorboard insulation

Inspect repaired vehicles and test drive vehicles for proper handling.

Employment requirements

Motor vehicle body repairers

Completion of secondary school is usually required.

Completion of a three- to four-year motor vehicle body repair apprenticeship program or a combination of over three years of work experience in the motor vehicle body repair trade and completion of a high school or college automotive body repair program is usually required to be eligible for trade certification.

Trade certification for motor vehicle body repairer (metal and paint) 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 motor vehicle body repairers (metal and paint) upon successful completion of the interprovincial Red Seal examination.

Automotive painters

Completion of secondary school is usually required.

Completion of a two- to three-year automotive painter apprenticeship program or a combination of one year of work experience in the automotive painter trade and completion of a high school or college automotive painting program is usually required for automotive painter trade certification.

Automotive painter certification is compulsory in Alberta and available, but voluntary, in Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, British Columbia, the Yukon and the Northwest Territories.

Red Seal endorsement is also available to qualified automotive painters upon successful completion of the interprovincial Red Seal examination.

Automotive glass installers and repairers

Completion of secondary school is usually required.

Auto glass industry certification is usually required.

Apprenticeship training and trade certification for automotive glass technicians is available, but voluntary, in Nova Scotia, Ontario, Alberta and British Columbia.

Metal repairers, motor vehicle manufacturing

Completion of secondary school is usually required.

One to two years of on-the-job training are provided.

Additional information

The Red Seal endorsement allows for interprovincial mobility.

With experience, motor vehicle body repair and automotive painter tradespersons may progress to supervisory positions.

Metal repairers employed in motor vehicle manufacturing may progress to motor vehicle repairer positions through an apprenticeship program, or, with experience, they may progress to supervisory positions in motor vehicle manufacturing.

Exclusions

Automotive service technicians, truck and bus mechanics and mechanical repairers (7321)

Painters – motor vehicle manufacturing (in 9536 Industrial painters, coaters and metal finishing process operators)

Supervisors, motor vehicle assembling (9221)

Supervisors of motor vehicle body repairers and automotive painters (in 7301 Contractors and supervisors, mechanic trades)