Auto
Body
Repair
Technician
Training
Programs
AUTO
BODY
REPAIR
TECHNICIAN
SALARY
OUTLOOK
A
starting
Auto
Body
Repair
Technician
can
expect
a
median
annual
income
of
approximately
$39.000* |
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Associate
-
Auto
Body
Technology
Earn
your
Associate
Degree
in
as
little
as
18
months.
Rhode
Island's
only
NATEF
Master
Certified
Post-Secondary
Institution.
Learn
about
collision
repair
and
refinishing.
Get
hand-on
education
in
sheet
metal
repair
and
replacement,
body
damage,
repair
frames
and
unibody,
glass
installation
and
paint
finishing
techniques.
Graduates
earn
one
year's
credit
toward
ASE
certification.
- Auto
Body
Technology
-
Associate
Degree
Penn Foster Schools
(Online)
Auto
Body
Repair
Technician:
There
are
certain
skills
you
need
to
begin
a
career
as
an
Auto
Body
Repair
Technician.
The Penn Foster
Auto
Body
Repair
Technician
Program
helps
you
learn
them
quickly
and
conveniently.
You’ll
get
hands-on
education
in:
-
Body
shop
basics
and
tools
-
Air
supply,
materials,
welding,
and
metalworking
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Repairs
and
surface
preparation
-
Refinishing
equipment
and
body
painting
Remember
–
The
U.S.
Bureau
of
Labor
predicts
a
13%
increase
in
new
job
opportunities
for
Auto
Body
Repair
Technicians
by
2012**.
Auto
Body
Repair
Technicians
enjoy
challenging,
varied
assignments,
and
flexible
working
hours.
Self-employed
auto
body
repair
technicians
enjoy
the
career
freedom
and
independence
that
come
with
business
ownership.
**Growth
figures
represent
a
ten-year
period
ending
2010.
Source:”
National
Industry-Occupation
Employment
Matrix,”
a
publication
of
the
U.S.Bureau
of
Labor
Statistics.
Copyright © 2002-2006
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Untangled
Web.
Inc.
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All
rights
reserved
*All
salary
information
has
been
gathered
from
among
three
sources:
The
“Occupational
Outlook
Handbook,”
a
publication
of
the
U.S.
Department
of
Labor;
Salary.com,
and
PayScale.com.
Individual
student
earnings
may
vary.
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