Auto Body Technician vs Millwright
Pay, skills and open jobs side by side, from current job postings across the US.
Pay
Auto Body Technician
$57,800 typical, a year
Most Auto Body Technicians earn $53,000 to $88,400 a year.
From 984 postings that list pay
2,823 open jobs now
Millwright
$66,600 typical, a year
Most Millwrights earn $59,300 to $74,900 a year.
From 2,623 postings that list pay
12,224 open jobs now
Millwrights typically earn about $8,700 more a year than Auto Body Technicians.
What each one does
Auto Body Technician
- Repair damaged body parts and vehicle bodies following factory and dealership specifications.
- Perform structural and non-structural repairs following OEM procedures and repair planning process.
- Diagnose and repair frame, unibody, suspension, and safety system damage.
- Inspect vehicles to assess the need for additional safety or service work.
- Operate body shop tools and equipment safely and properly.
- Maintain a clean and organized work area.
Summed up from 30 job postings
Millwright
- Perform routine and preventative maintenance on machinery and equipment.
- Troubleshoot and repair mechanical, electrical, and hydraulic systems.
- Diagnose problems, replace or repair parts, and test equipment.
- Install, assemble, and set up new manufacturing equipment.
- Read and interpret technical drawings, blueprints, and manuals.
- Maintain equipment in a safe and efficient operating condition.
Summed up from 30 job postings
Skills employers ask for
Auto Body Technician
Asked for in both
- Welding 5 in 10 postings
- High School Diploma 3 in 10 postings
More common in Auto Body Technician postings
- Driver's License 4 in 10 postings
- ASE Certification 3 in 10 postings
- Auto Body Repair 3 in 10 postings
- Disassembly 3 in 10 postings
- Hydraulic Jack Operation 2 in 10 postings
- Painting 2 in 10 postings
- Plastics 2 in 10 postings
- Safety Equipment Usage 1 in 10 postings
Millwright
Asked for in both
- Welding 3 in 10 postings
- High School Diploma 3 in 10 postings
More common in Millwright postings
- Preventive Maintenance 3 in 10 postings
- Pneumatic 3 in 10 postings
- Equipment Maintenance 2 in 10 postings
- Industrial Maintenance 2 in 10 postings
- Hydraulic Systems 2 in 10 postings
- Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs) 1 in 10 postings
- Microsoft Office 1 in 10 postings
- Electrical Troubleshooting 1 in 10 postings
Out of each role's current postings.
Open jobs
Auto Body Technician
- Pay not stated Tolleson, AZDriver's LicensePaintingPaintless Dent Repair
- $20 - $24/hr Employer statedBrewerton, NYDriver's LicensePaintingPaintless Dent Repair
Auto Body Repair Technician
Weekday$22 - $26/hr Employer statedTracy, CAWeldingDriver's LicensePaintless Dent RepairPaintingAuto Body Repair
Millwright
Skilled Industrial Maintenance Technician
Prairie Farms DairyPay not stated Orrville, OH, 44667WeldingPneumaticHydraulic SystemsAC/DC DrivesAmmonia Refrigeration +5- Pay not stated Rockville, Virginia, USAElectrical SchematicsBlueprint ReadingMicrosoft OfficeLadder DiagramsMaterial Handling Equipment +8
- Pay not stated Fishersville, Virginia, USAMicrosoft OfficePneumaticElectrical SchematicsMaterial HandlingMaterial Handling Equipment +5
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