Automotive Body and Related Repairers

AUTOMATION RISK

CALCULATED

48%

risk level

POLLING

41%

Based on 84 votes

LABOR DEMAND

GROWTH

2.8%

by year 2032

WAGES

$48,740

or $23.43 per hour

Volume

151,910

as of 2023

SUMMARY

JOB SCORE

4.6/10

48% (Moderate Risk)

Moderate Risk (41-60%): Occupations with a moderate risk of automation usually involve routine tasks but still require some human judgment and interaction.

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Sentiment

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Sentiment over time (yearly)

Wages

Low paid relative to other professions

In 2023, the median annual wage for 'Automotive Body and Related Repairers' was $48,740, or $23 per hour

'Automotive Body and Related Repairers' were paid 1.4% higher than the national median wage, which stood at $48,060

Wages over time

Comments

John (Low) 18 days ago

The complexity of detail in metal repair, trying to make a body repair that bends around the edge of a panel.. Determining whether to replace that part, manipulate the metal and when to start using body filler..

Getting body lines to line up, I could go on but it's so detailed that a robot would need reprogramming for every single minute detail even surprises that would arise even during the repair like finding out that the panel was improperly repaired prior and that it's more skilled work to deal with that variable..

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Jeff mach1 (Low) 9 months ago

How does a robot do a job that is very complex in different processes

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Roy 1 year ago

Would require AGI. There are no two jobs that are truly alike and it requires critical problem solving. The cost of automation would be astronomical. Maybe a single facility could take the place of hundreds of thousands of body shops.

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Dean (No chance) 3 years ago

A vehicle in a accident has many variables that need repair and visual damage can not be fix by a machine, preparing a body for paint simply can not be done via robot, but painting can be done by a robot yes

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Joe (Low) 3 years ago

There are many variables and different techniques involved in auto-repair. Not likely to get a universal robotic-solution.

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