NVI Technical College Information

Market Feasibility

Pay

Still, many new automotive body and glass repairers begin work

The median annual wage for automotive body and related repairers

without previous training. Industry certification is becoming

was $47,670 in May 2022. The median annual wage for automotive

increasingly important.

glass installers and repairers was $43,700 in May 2022.

Education

Job Outlook

High school, trade and technical school, and community college

Overall employment of automotive body and glass repairers is

programs in collision repair combine hands-on practice and

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projected to show little or no change from 2022 to 2032. Despite

technical instruction.

limited employment growth, about 15,100 openings for automotive

body and glass repairers are projected each year, on average, over

Topics usually include electronics, repair cost estimation, and

the decade. Most of those openings are expected to result from the

welding, all of which provide a strong educational foundation for a

need to replace workers who transfer to different occupations or

career as a body repairer.

exit the labor force, such as to retire.

Trade and technical school programs typically award certificates

How to Become an Automotive Body or Glass Repairer

after 6 months to 1 year of study. Some community colleges offer 2

Most employers prefer to hire automotive body and glass repairers

year programs in collision repair. Many of these schools also offer

who have completed a training program in automotive body or

certificates for individual courses, so students can take classes part

glass repair.

time or as needed.

Source: Wert-Berater Feasibility Studies, LLC and U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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