Automotive Body and Related Repairers build repairing, troubleshooting and quality control analysis skills that carry over to other work. Below are 25 careers ranked by how closely their skills match, with pay from BLS May 2025. The closest match is Engine and Other Machine Assemblers (86%).
Updated October 2026 · Data: O*NET 31.0 and BLS OEWS May 2025 · How we match careers
Sorted by skill match.
| # | Career | Skill match | Median pay | Pay change | Extra education |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine and Other Machine Assemblers | 86% | $53,710 | −2% | None |
| 2 | Tire Builders | 83% | $57,390 | +5% | None |
| 3 | Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers | 81% | $65,380 | +19% | None |
| 4 | Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers | 80% | $56,210 | +2% | Certificate or associate |
| 5 | Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 80% | $48,250 | −12% | None |
| 6 | Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters | 79% | $51,330 | −6% | None |
| 7 | Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons | 79% | $61,290 | +12% | None |
| 8 | Timing Device Assemblers and Adjusters | 79% | $62,620 | +14% | None |
| 9 | Riggers | 79% | $62,640 | +14% | None |
| 10 | Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand | 78% | $42,660 | −22% | None |
Compared with Automotive Body and Related Repairers, median $54,890. Skill match is our estimate (0–99) from O*NET 31.0 skills, knowledge, work activities and interests, adjusted for preparation and big pay drops. Pay: BLS OEWS May 2025, national median.
How important each skill is in work as automotive body and related repairers (O*NET importance, scale 1–5).
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A concrete first step, the skills to add, and the hard parts of each job, from O*NET 31.0 education, training and work context data.
86% skill match · $53,710 · −2% pay
Operations Monitoring · Systems Analysis · Equipment Maintenance
83% skill match · $57,390 · +5% pay
Operation and Control
81% skill match · $65,380 · +19% pay
Installation · Systems Analysis · Systems Evaluation
If you want to stay close to what you do now, these roles are the nearest.
The closest matches are Engine and Other Machine Assemblers (86% skill match, median $53,710), Tire Builders (83% skill match, median $57,390) and Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers (81% skill match, median $65,380), based on O*NET 31.0 data and BLS May 2025 pay.
Among the 25 matches, 13 pay more than automotive body and related repairers at the median. The biggest increases: Roof Bolters, Mining (+43%, $78,540), Boilermakers (+39%, $76,410) and Pile Driver Operators (+34%, $73,300).
24 of the 25 matches usually need no more education than you have now, based on O*NET Job Zones.
We compare the importance of skills, knowledge, work activities and interests in O*NET 31.0 for your job and every other career, then adjust for extra preparation and big pay drops. The full method is on our Methodology page.