AI Career Radar

Automotive Body and Related Repairers

Repair and refinish automotive vehicle bodies and straighten vehicle frames.

AI exposure28 / 100Low exposure

Based on O*NET work context for this occupation. This score does not predict individual job losses.

What drives the score

Automation and repetition raise exposure; freedom to set tasks lowers it. Each measure uses a 0–100 scale.

Degree of automation16
Freedom to set tasks74
Repeating the same tasks47
$54,890Median annual wage, U.S.BLS OEWS
+3.7%Jobs, 2025 to 2035 (about average)BLS Employment Projections
53Skill durability (fragile)Transferability, out of 100

How well your skills transfer

Each skill is scored on how well it transfers into occupations that are growing and less exposed. The ones high on both importance and transfer are worth deepening.

Highest transferability first

Both scores out of 100

Skills ranked by transferability. Both scores use a 0–100 scale.
SkillTransferabilityImportance in current role
Active Listening
63
50
Speaking
63
50
Critical Thinking
63
50
Monitoring
63
50
Judgment and Decision Making
63
47
Active Learning
62
47
Coordination
62
47
Complex Problem Solving
62
47
Time Management
61
50
Reading Comprehension
61
47
Show 25 more skills
Skills ranked by transferability. Both scores use a 0–100 scale.
SkillTransferabilityImportance in current role
Social Perceptiveness
60
47
Writing
60
35
Learning Strategies
58
31
Instructing
58
31
Systems Analysis
57
28
Service Orientation
56
47
Systems Evaluation
56
28
Persuasion
54
41
Mathematics
53
28
Negotiation
52
31
Science
52
6
Management of Personnel Resources
50
28
Operations Analysis
49
25
Installation
48
25
Troubleshooting
47
53
Quality Control Analysis
47
50
Equipment Selection
47
44
Equipment Maintenance
47
41
Technology Design
47
22
Management of Financial Resources
47
22
Management of Material Resources
47
22
Repairing
46
56
Operations Monitoring
46
50
Programming
45
19
Operation and Control
43
47

Compare how well you can use each skill in growing, low-exposure occupations with its importance in your current role. How we score skills.

Jobs you could move to

Compare related occupations by skill overlap, retraining effort, pay and projected growth. Choose a priority to adjust the ranking. Licensing requirements may limit some routes.

82/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$53,140
10-yr growth
+36.5%
Skill gap
12%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Installation, Critical Thinking, Judgment and Decision Making, Reading Comprehension

80/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$129,180
10-yr growth
+21%
Skill gap
23%
Retraining
Moderate

Skills to build: Systems Analysis, Reading Comprehension, Writing, Critical Thinking

79/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$135,880
10-yr growth
+21.1%
Skill gap
24%
Retraining
Moderate

Skills to build: Reading Comprehension, Monitoring, Active Listening, Active Learning

#5Dental HygienistsHealthcare
79/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$98,100
10-yr growth
+8%
Skill gap
13%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Active Listening, Instructing, Writing, Speaking

A second source of income, before you need it

This page can tell you where Automotive Body and Related Repairers could go and what the move costs. The other route is not a move at all: something small of your own, running alongside the job, started while there is no pressure on it.

Where to learn the missing half: Google Career Certificates for systems analysis · active learning, LinkedIn Learning for writing · speaking, edX for mathematics · reading and PlanetNoCode for complex problem solving. Some of those are affiliate links. It never changes what we list.

Snapshot: O*NET 31.0, BLS OEWS May 2025, BLS Employment Projections 2025-2035. Scoring v2.1.0-onet-31.0. Method on the how it works page.