NOC 2021 · 72411 · TEER 2

Auto body collision, refinishing and glass technicians and damage repair estimators

Unit group 72411 of the National Occupational Classification, 2021 Version 1.0.

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What this group covers

Auto body collision, refinishing and glass technicians repair and restore damaged motor vehicle body parts and interior finishing; repaint body surfaces; repair and/or replace automotive glass and repair defective automobile body parts and damage to the bodies of newly assembled cars. Damage repair estimators assess the degree of damage to a vehicle and estimate the cost of parts and labour. They are employed by automobile dealerships, automobile body repair shops, automobile appraisal centres and by motor vehicle manufacturers. This unit group also includes metal repairers. Apprentices are also included in this unit group.

Example job titles

As Statistics Canada publishes them. Yours may be worded differently and still belong here.

antique car body restorer
antique vehicle body restorer
apprentice painter - motor vehicle repair
auto body and collision technician
auto body appraiser
auto body damage estimator
auto body estimator
auto body mechanic
auto body repair planner
auto body repairer
auto body technician
auto body technician - collision
auto body technician - refinishing
auto body worker
auto glass installer
automobile body repairman/woman
automobile damage repair estimator
automobile polisher-sander - motor vehicle repair
automotive body mechanic
automotive body painter
automotive body repairer
automotive body repairer-painter
automotive body technician
automotive glass technician
automotive painter - motor vehicle repair
automotive painter apprentice
automotive painting and refinishing technician
automotive painting technician
automotive refinishing technician
automotive repair shop estimator
body and fender repairer - automobile
body and fender repairman/woman - automobile
collision repair technician
dent remover and repairer - automobile
dingman/woman - autobody
journeyman/woman motor vehicle body repairer
metal finish and touch-up repairer - motor vehicle manufacturing
metal finisher - motor vehicle manufacturing
metal repairer - motor vehicle manufacturing
metal upgrader - motor vehicle manufacturing
motor repair vehicle painter apprentice
motor vehicle apprentice painter
motor vehicle body finisher
motor vehicle body repairer
motor vehicle body repairer - collision
motor vehicle body repairer - metal and paint
motor vehicle body repairer - refinishing
motor vehicle body repairer apprentice
motor vehicle body repair-painter
motor vehicle body technician
motor vehicle body technician - truck
motor vehicle painter - motor vehicle repair
painter - motor vehicle repair
used car renovator

Source: Statistics Canada — National Occupational Classification 2021 V1.0. Data current as of 13 August 2026. NOC 2021 Version 1.0. The classification is versioned rather than dated — IRCC moved to it in November 2022, and a new version would be a new classification rather than an update.