Motor Vehicle Body Repairers
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Job description
These individuals repair damaged parts of motor vehicles. They repaint the body and repair or replace glass components. They work for:
- Dealers
- Motor vehicle manufacturing and assembly plants
- Body shops
- Appraisal centres
Environment
- Controlled ambient temperature
- Equipment, machinery, tools
- Hazardous chemical
- Odours
- Nontoxic dust
- Noise
- Fire, steam, hot surfaces
- Falling objects
Main tasks
- Read the damage assessment report to determine and plan the repairs to be made.
- Shape the motor vehicle body (dents, creases, and other defects).
- Level holes, dents, and joints.
- Remove damaged parts and bolt or weld replacement parts.
- Straighten frames.
- File, grind, and sand repaired surfaces.
- Mask and fix car surfaces before painting.
- Repair and replace glass components.
- Inspect repaired vehicles and test them on the road for stability and steering.
Advancement and mobility
- Experience leads to supervisory positions.
- Qualified Auto Body Repairer-Painters receive a Red Seal endorsement upon successful completion of the Interprovincial Examination.
Hourly wage
The hourly wage is calculated by averaging wages from 2022 to 2024.- Minimum
- $18.00
- Median
- $25.00
- Maximum
- $34.00
Job prospects for 2024-2028
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Job prospects for 2024-2028
Job prospects
All of Québec
Non available
Limited
Good
Very good
Very good
All of Québec
Non available
Limited
Good
Very good
Non available
Total jobs for 2023
All of Québec
6,000
All of Québec
na
Gender distribution
All of Québec
Not available.
- 4.6% Female
- 95.4% Male
Not available.
- 4.6% Female
- 95.4% Male
Job types
All of Québec
Not available.
- Full time
- Part time
Not available.
- Full time
- Part time
Yearly wage on 2020
All of Québec
$45,600
All of Québec
Other characteristics
All of Québec
- Non traditional for women
- None
All of Québec
- Non traditional for women
- None
Sectors of activity
All of Québec
Not available.
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NAICS 8180% of jobs
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NAICS 44, 459% of jobs
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NAICS 48, 494% of jobs
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NAICS 336 [excluding 3364]1% of jobs
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NAICS 231% of jobs
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Others5% of jobs
All of Québec
Not available.
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NAICS 8180% of jobs
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NAICS 44, 459% of jobs
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NAICS 48, 494% of jobs
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NAICS 336 [excluding 3364]1% of jobs
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NAICS 231% of jobs
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Others5% of jobs
Training and requirements
Formation
Most training programs are offered in French only.
Secondary
DVS in carrosserie
Code : 5372
Placement rate: 90%
5.9% of graduates pursue further studies
Also required
- Competence card from the Comité paritaire de l'industrie des services automobiles de la région de Québec (CPA Québec [Parity committee of the automotive services industry of the Quebec City Region]) or Certificate of qualification.
Sometimes required
- A Class 5 driver’s licence is often required.
- A Class 3 driver’s licence is sometimes required.
Main skills and characteristics
Skills
- Data collection
- Information processing
- Result evaluation
- Operations and control
- Monitoring operations
- Quality control analysis
- Coordination
- Critical thought
Abilities
- Colour perception and distinction
- Hand-arm stability
- Near vision
- Digital dexterity
- Manual dexterity
- Core strength
- Control accuracy
- Physical flexibility in extension
- Limb coordination
- Deductive reasoning
- Distance vision
- Visualization
- Static muscle power
- Information organization
- Awareness of issues
Knowledge and attributes
- Capacity to work under pressure
- Autonomy
- Sense of responsibility
- Spoken and written bilingualism (French and English)
- Capacity to work in a team
- Sense of initiative
- Attention to detail
- Friendliness
- Sense of observation
- Commitment to quality
Interests
- Work in transportation and maintenance
- Make, build, install
- Work manually
Personality profiles (RIASEC)
- Realistic
- People with this profile prefer carrying out concrete tasks and being physically involved in what they do.
- Investigative
- People with this profile prefer relying on theoretical knowledge before acting. They like observation, analysis and problem solving.
- Enterprising
- People with this profile prefer having responsibilities, influencing others and responding to challenges.
Official name of the NOC 72411
Auto body collision, refinishing and glass technicians and damage repair estimators
Job titles
- Auto body repairer
- Auto body damage estimator
- Automobile damage repair estimator
- Dent remover and repairer - automobile
- Automotive body repairer-painter
- Motor vehicle body repairer apprentice
- Apprentice painter - motor vehicle repair
- Automotive painter apprentice
- Motor vehicle body technician
- Motor vehicle body repairer - metal and paint
- Motor vehicle body repairer - collision
- Motor vehicle body repairer - refinishing
- Journeyman/woman motor vehicle body repairer
- Auto body estimator
- Automotive repair shop estimator
- Auto body appraiser
- Motor vehicle body finisher
- Metal finisher - motor vehicle manufacturing
- Auto glass installer
- Auto body mechanic
- Dingman/woman - autobody
- Painter - motor vehicle repair
- Automotive painter - motor vehicle repair
- Automotive body painter
- Auto body repair planner
- Automobile polisher-sander - motor vehicle repair
- Auto body worker
- Body and fender repairer - automobile
- Metal repairer - motor vehicle manufacturing
- Antique car body restorer
- Used car renovator
- Metal finish and touch-up repairer - motor vehicle manufacturing
- Metal upgrader - motor vehicle manufacturing
- Automotive refinishing technician
- Auto body and collision technician
- Auto body technician
- Auto body technician - collision
- Auto body technician - refinishing
- Automotive painting technician
- Automotive painting and refinishing technician
- Collision repair technician
Skill type
Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations
Last update: January 29, 2026
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