Career Trees
Collision Repair and Refinishing
Entry Level Careers
- Detail Technician Trainee
- Refinish Technician Trainee
- Collision Repair Technician Trainee
- Structural Repair Technician Trainee
Technical Careers
- Collision Repair
- Manager/owner
- Refinish Technician
- Automotive Body Technician
- Estimator/Insurance Appraiser
- Electrical/Mechanical Technician
Professional Careers
- Automotive Manager/Owner
- Business Manager
- Design Engineer
- Mechanical Engineer
- Equipment Manufacturer Support Specialist
- Automotive Technology Educator
Learn More About This Career
12 Segments
- Collision Orientation
- Career and Employability Skills
- Safety
- Substrate Identification and Preparation
- Refinishing Equipment
- Undercoats and Corrosion Protection
- Mixing and Applying Topcoat
- Final Detailing
- Advance Color Mixing / Refinishing
- Paint Problems / Defects
- Damage Analysis / Estimating
- Refinishing Certifications
Indispensable Skills
- Ability to use diagnostic equipment
- Exposure to fumes
- Work under cars and hydraulic lifts
- Attain stamina to stand for long periods of time
- Attain driver’s license
- Ability to lift 50-100 pounds
- Mechanical aptitudes/abilities
- Tool and machine naming, use and memorization
- Willing to do dirty jobs
- Eye/Hand/Foot Coordination
- Ability to follow step by step procedures
State/National Certifications
- MICR Unitized Body Structural Repair 2.
- MICR Collision Related Mechanical Repair 3.
- I Car PDP Training Certification
- Autolift Institute
- Customer Service and Sales/Customer Service and Sales 1
- Advanced Customer Service and Sales/Customer Service and Sales 2
- ASE Painting and Refinishing
- ASE Non-structural Analysis and Damage Repair
- ASE Structural Analysis and Damage Repair
- ASE Mechanical and Electrical
- OSHA10
*Certifications may vary by Campus, please see instructor for details.