Vehicle body builders and repairers
Job holders in this unit group construct and repair the bodies of road vehicles, and fit interior and exterior fittings to vehicle bodies.
£24,160
Median Salary
New workers start around £16,421. Normal pay is £24,160 per year. Highly experienced workers can earn up to £34,521.
Daily Tasks
- Positions, secures and repairs external fittings including windows, doors, door handles, catches and roof attachments.
- Installs and repairs interior fittings including seats, seatbelts and fascia in cars, sinks and special features in caravans and mobile shops.
- Hammers out dents in bodywork, fills in small depressions or corroded areas in solder, plastic or other filler compound and replaces body panels using hand and power tools.
- Repairs damage to chassis and engine mountings using hydraulic rams, jacks and jigs.
- Selects, cuts, shapes and assembles materials to form parts of vehicle underframe, framework and body.
- Diagnoses job requirements or ascertains work specifications from drawings or instructions.
Skills employers are asking for
- Learning Strategies
- Critical Thinking
- Mathematics
- Reading Comprehension
- Writing
- Active Listening
- Active Learning
- Monitoring
- Speaking
- Science