Automotive Body Repairers

Individuals who repair motor vehicles that have been damaged in traffic accidents. They straighten bent bodies, remove dents and replace crumpled parts that cannot be fixed. They repair all types of vehicles, but work mostly on cars and small trucks. Some work on large trucks, buses or tractor-trailers. The advent of assembly-line repairs in large shops enables these establishments to move away from the one-vehicle, one-repairer method to a team approach and allows body repairers to specialize in one type of repair such as straightening frames, repairing doors and fenders or installing or replacing windshields and window glass. In small shops, workers often do painting as well as body repairing. A few body repairers specialize in repairing fiberglass car bodies.