(Collins Career Center) Autobody, Collision and Repair Technology Degree, Program Information at O C Collins Career Center

Highest Degree Offered: Non-Degree Granting
Campus Location: Large Suburb
Tenure System: No Tenure System
Students Enrollment: Under 1,000

A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to repair, reconstruct and finish automobile bodies, fenders, and external features. Includes instruction in structure analysis, damage repair, non-structural analysis, mechanical and electrical components, plastics and adhesives, painting and refinishing techniques, and damage analysis and estimating. Find Colleges Offering Autobody, Collision and Repair Technology Degree.

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Automotive Body and Related Repairers
Job Description
Repair and refinish automotive vehicle bodies and straighten vehicle frames.
Salary and Wages
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH
- Total Employment: 110
- Average Annual Salary: $34,180
- Average Hourly Rate: $16.43
Projections
- Total Employment (2006): 182,676
- Total Employment Projected (2016): 203,800
- Percent Job Growth: 11.56%
Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers
Job Description
Replace or repair broken windshields and window glass in motor vehicles.
Projections
- Total Employment (2006): 23,610
- Total Employment Projected (2016): 28,033
- Percent Job Growth: 18.74%
Painters, Transportation Equipment
Job Description
Operate or tend painting machines to paint surfaces of transportation equipment, such as automobiles, buses, trucks, trains, boats, and airplanes.
Projections
- Total Employment (2006): 54,322
- Total Employment Projected (2016): 58,883
- Percent Job Growth: 8.40%
Important Abilities
- Visual Color Discrimination