Automotive Collision Technician job skills forecast as listed in U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics

Significant Points

• To become a fully skilled automotive body repairer, formal training followed by on-the-job instruction is recommended because repair of newer automobiles require more advanced skills to fix their new technologies and new body materials.
   
• Repairers need good reading ability and basic mathematics and computer skills in order to follow instructions and diagrams in print and computer-based technical manuals.