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Auto Body Technician Career Path & Training
Responsibilities
From handling customer communications to repairing cars from front to back, auto body repair technicians have a wide range of responsibilities, including:
- Work directly with customers to discuss what needs to be fixed
- Prepare damage reports and cost estimates
- Replace damaged body parts, including bumpers, fenders, hoods and trim
- Realign car frames and repair structural damage
- Pound out or patch dents and other minor body damage
- Fit, attach and weld replacement parts into place
- May also prep and paint vehicle surfaces
- Follow safety regulations
How To Become an Auto Body Technician: FAQs
The bottom line:
This career checks all the boxes: It's a job that pays well, can hold your interest, offers potential for growth and doesn't require years of classroom time. It's also an opportunity to work in a team environment or to work toward opening your own business. If you like learning new things, are detail-oriented and are good with your hands, you can take an auto body technician job in many directions. Plus, it’s a job where you can start earning quickly, even as you’re learning the trade.
Why I like being an auto body tech
Brandon McCoy isn't afraid of hard work. He knows that's what it takes to deliver a quality auto restoration.
"It's a lot of work but is so worth it when a customer comes in and is beside themselves because their car is turning out better than they imagined," he says.
Running his own business requires a lot of juggling — between doing the repair work, delivering good customer service and taking care of behind-the-scenes details — but he says it's very satisfying.
Find out what else Brandon has to say about being an auto body technician and a body shop owner.
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