Body technician vs collision repair technician

The differences between body technicians and collision repair technicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a collision repair technician has an average salary of $43,760, which is higher than the $39,798 average annual salary of a body technician.

The top three skills for a body technician include customer satisfaction, hand tools and OSHA. The most important skills for a collision repair technician are body shop, collision repair, and ASE.

Body technician vs collision repair technician overview

	Body Technician	Collision Repair Technician
Yearly salary	$39,798	$43,760
Hourly rate	$19.13	$21.04
Growth rate	3%	3%
Number of jobs	29,460	45,740
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 44%	High School Diploma, 32%
Average age	44	44
Years of experience	-	-

Body technician vs collision repair technician salary

Body technicians and collision repair technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Body Technician	Collision Repair Technician
Average salary	$39,798	$43,760
Salary range	Between $27,000 And $58,000	Between $29,000 And $65,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between body technician and collision repair technician education

There are a few differences between a body technician and a collision repair technician in terms of educational background:

	Body Technician	Collision Repair Technician
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 44%	High School Diploma, 32%
Most common major	Automotive Technology	Automotive Technology
Most common college	-	-

Body technician vs collision repair technician demographics

Here are the differences between body technicians' and collision repair technicians' demographics:

	Body Technician	Collision Repair Technician
Average age	44	44
Gender ratio	Male, 90.3% Female, 9.7%	Male, 95.0% Female, 5.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 7.3% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 19.5% Asian, 1.7% White, 66.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 7.6% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 19.1% Asian, 1.8% White, 66.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	4%	4%

Differences between body technician and collision repair technician duties and responsibilities

Body technician example responsibilities.

Attain ICAR and ASE master technician status.
Perform MIG and TIG welding.
Mix and apply primer coats to vehicles.
Perform Tig and Mig welding and utilize pneumatic tools.
Sheet metal replacement and frame rail sectioning and UHSS replacement.
Order parts, work with bondo and fiberglass, prep body for paint, detailing

Collision repair technician example responsibilities.

Provide consistent sheet metal reconstruction, repair, rust and car component removal to OEM.
Develop acute attention to detail and high level of dexterity require for repair of intricate mechanisms common in photographic equipment.
Enter invoices electronically using CCC one and store invoices inside their specific file.

Body technician vs collision repair technician skills

Common body technician skills

Customer Satisfaction, 14%
Hand Tools, 12%
OSHA, 8%
Body Shop, 6%
Repair Process, 5%
Repair Procedures, 5%

Common collision repair technician skills

Body Shop, 22%
Collision Repair, 16%
ASE, 16%
Auto Body Repair, 7%
Repair Vehicles, 6%
Repair Procedures, 4%

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