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Automotive Body & Related Repairers
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Repair and refinish automotive vehicle bodies and straighten vehicle frames.
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Abilities
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Extent Flexibility| | The ability to bend, stretch, twist, or reach with your body, arms, and/or legs. |
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Near Vision| | The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). |
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Oral Comprehension| | The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. |
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Oral Expression| | The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. |
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Visualization| | The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged. |
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Control Precision| | The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions. |
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Finger Dexterity| | The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects. |
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Static Strength| | The ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects. |
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Arm-Hand Steadiness| | The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position. |
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Hearing Sensitivity| | The ability to detect or tell the differences between sounds that vary in pitch and loudness. |
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Visual Color Discrimination| | The ability to match or detect differences between colors, including shades of color and brightness. |
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Category Flexibility| | The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways. |
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Depth Perception| | The ability to judge which of several objects is closer or farther away from you, or to judge the distance between you and an object. |
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Reaction Time| | The ability to quickly respond (with the hand, finger, or foot) to a signal (sound, light, picture) when it appears. |
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Speech Recognition| | The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person. |
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Trunk Strength| | The ability to use your abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time without 'giving out' or fatiguing. |
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Far Vision| | The ability to see details at a distance. |
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Information Ordering| | The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations). |
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Perceptual Speed| | The ability to quickly and accurately compare similarities and differences among sets of letters, numbers, objects, pictures, or patterns. The things to be compared may be presented at the same time or one after the other. This ability also includes comparing a presented object with a remembered object. |
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Written Comprehension| | The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. |
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Deductive Reasoning| | The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. |
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Manual Dexterity| | The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects. |
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Multilimb Coordination| | The ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or lying down. It does not involve performing the activities while the whole body is in motion. |
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Problem Sensitivity| | The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem. |
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Flexibility of Closure| | The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material. |
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Selective Attention| | The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted. |
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Time Sharing| | The ability to shift back and forth between two or more activities or sources of information (such as speech, sounds, touch, or other sources). |
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Wrist-Finger Speed| | The ability to make fast, simple, repeated movements of the fingers, hands, and wrists. |
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Inductive Reasoning| | The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events). |
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Response Orientation| | The ability to choose quickly between two or more movements in response to two or more different signals (lights, sounds, pictures). It includes the speed with which the correct response is started with the hand, foot, or other body part. |
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Dynamic Strength| | The ability to exert muscle force repeatedly or continuously over time. This involves muscular endurance and resistance to muscle fatigue. |
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Auditory Attention| | The ability to focus on a single source of sound in the presence of other distracting sounds. |
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Speech Clarity| | The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. |
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Speed of Limb Movement| | The ability to quickly move the arms and legs. |
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Written Expression| | The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand. |
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Memorization| | The ability to remember information such as words, numbers, pictures, and procedures. |
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Night Vision| | The ability to see under low light conditions. |
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Rate Control| | The ability to time your movements or the movement of a piece of equipment in anticipation of changes in the speed and/or direction of a moving object or scene. |
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Sound Localization| | The ability to tell the direction from which a sound originated. |
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Speed of Closure| | The ability to quickly make sense of, combine, and organize information into meaningful patterns. |
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Mathematical Reasoning| | The ability to choose the right mathematical methods or formulas to solve a problem. |
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Number Facility| | The ability to add, subtract, multiply, or divide quickly and correctly. |
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Stamina| | The ability to exert yourself physically over long periods of time without getting winded or out of breath. |
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Gross Body Coordination| | The ability to coordinate the movement of your arms, legs, and torso together when the whole body is in motion. |
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Peripheral Vision| | The ability to see objects or movement of objects to one's side when the eyes are looking ahead. |
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Gross Body Equilibrium| | The ability to keep or regain your body balance or stay upright when in an unstable position. |
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Originality| | The ability to come up with unusual or clever ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem. |
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Fluency of Ideas| | The ability to come up with a number of ideas about a topic (the number of ideas is important, not their quality, correctness, or creativity). |
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Glare Sensitivity| | The ability to see objects in the presence of glare or bright lighting. |
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Spatial Orientation| | The ability to know your location in relation to the environment or to know where other objects are in relation to you. |
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Explosive Strength| | The ability to use short bursts of muscle force to propel oneself (as in jumping or sprinting), or to throw an object. |
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Dynamic Flexibility| | The ability to quickly and repeatedly bend, stretch, twist, or reach out with your body, arms, and/or legs. |
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Interests
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Realistic| | Realistic occupations frequently involve work activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions. They often deal with plants, animals, and real-world materials like wood, tools, and machinery. Many of the occupations require working outside, and do not involve a lot of paperwork or working closely with others. |
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Second Interest High-Point| | Secondary-Cutoff/Rank Descriptiveness |
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Conventional| | Conventional occupations frequently involve following set procedures and routines. These occupations can include working with data and details more than with ideas. Usually there is a clear line of authority to follow. |
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Artistic| | Artistic occupations frequently involve working with forms, designs and patterns. They often require self-expression and the work can be done without following a clear set of rules. |
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Enterprising| | Enterprising occupations frequently involve starting up and carrying out projects. These occupations can involve leading people and making many decisions. Sometimes they require risk taking and often deal with business. |
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Investigative| | Investigative occupations frequently involve working with ideas, and require an extensive amount of thinking. These occupations can involve searching for facts and figuring out problems mentally. |
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Social| | Social occupations frequently involve working with, communicating with, and teaching people. These occupations often involve helping or providing service to others. |
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First Interest High-Point| | Primary-Rank Descriptiveness |
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Knowledge
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Mechanical| | Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance. |
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Customer and Personal Service| | Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction. |
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Administration and Management| | Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources. |
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Building and Construction| | Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction or repair of houses, buildings, or other structures such as highways and roads. |
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English Language| | Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar. |
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Education and Training| | Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects. |
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Mathematics| | Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications. |
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Chemistry| | Knowledge of the chemical composition, structure, and properties of substances and of the chemical processes and transformations that they undergo. This includes uses of chemicals and their interactions, danger signs, production techniques, and disposal methods. |
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Production and Processing| | Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods. |
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Psychology| | Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders. |
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Transportation| | Knowledge of principles and methods for moving people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road, including the relative costs and benefits. |
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Public Safety and Security| | Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions. |
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Sales and Marketing| | Knowledge of principles and methods for showing, promoting, and selling products or services. This includes marketing strategy and tactics, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems. |
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Law and Government| | Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process. |
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Computers and Electronics| | Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming. |
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Design| | Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models. |
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Geography| | Knowledge of principles and methods for describing the features of land, sea, and air masses, including their physical characteristics, locations, interrelationships, and distribution of plant, animal, and human life. |
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Fine Arts| | Knowledge of the theory and techniques required to compose, produce, and perform works of music, dance, visual arts, drama, and sculpture. |
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Physics| | Knowledge and prediction of physical principles, laws, their interrelationships, and applications to understanding fluid, material, and atmospheric dynamics, and mechanical, electrical, atomic and sub- atomic structures and processes. |
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Engineering and Technology| | Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services. |
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Communications and Media| | Knowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods. This includes alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media. |
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Clerical| | Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology. |
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Foreign Language| | Knowledge of the structure and content of a foreign (non-English) language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition and grammar, and pronunciation. |
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Economics and Accounting| | Knowledge of economic and accounting principles and practices, the financial markets, banking and the analysis and reporting of financial data. |
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Telecommunications| | Knowledge of transmission, broadcasting, switching, control, and operation of telecommunications systems. |
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Personnel and Human Resources| | Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labor relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems. |
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Medicine and Dentistry| | Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities. This includes symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care measures. |
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Philosophy and Theology| | Knowledge of different philosophical systems and religions. This includes their basic principles, values, ethics, ways of thinking, customs, practices, and their impact on human culture. |
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Therapy and Counseling| | Knowledge of principles, methods, and procedures for diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of physical and mental dysfunctions, and for career counseling and guidance. |
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Biology| | Knowledge of plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, functions, interdependencies, and interactions with each other and the environment. |
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Sociology and Anthropology| | Knowledge of group behavior and dynamics, societal trends and influences, human migrations, ethnicity, cultures and their history and origins. |
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Food Production| | Knowledge of techniques and equipment for planting, growing, and harvesting food products (both plant and animal) for consumption, including storage/handling techniques. |
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History and Archeology| | Knowledge of historical events and their causes, indicators, and effects on civilizations and cultures. |
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Wages
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| District of Columbia | $30,070.00 |
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| North Carolina | $35,860.00 |
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| South Carolina | $30,730.00 |
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| Virgin Islands | $29,380.00 |
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Related Careers
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Automotive Glass Installers & Repairers| | Replace or repair broken windshields and window glass in motor vehicles. |
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Cooling & Freezing Equipment Operators & Tenders| | Operate or tend equipment, such as cooling and freezing units, refrigerators, batch freezers, and freezing tunnels, to cool or freeze products, food, blood plasma, and chemicals. |
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Electric Motor, Power Tool, & Related Repairers| | Repair, maintain, or install electric motors, wiring, or switches. |
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Maintenance Workers, Machinery| | Lubricate machinery, change parts, or perform other routine machinery maintenance. |
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Mechanical Door Repairers| | Install, service, or repair opening and closing mechanisms of automatic doors and hydraulic door closers. Includes garage door mechanics. |
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Skills
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Repairing| | Repairing machines or systems using the needed tools. |
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Equipment Maintenance| | Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed. |
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Equipment Selection| | Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job. |
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Troubleshooting| | Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it. |
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Learning Strategies| | Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things. |
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Installation| | Installing equipment, machines, wiring, or programs to meet specifications. |
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Complex Problem Solving| | Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions. |
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Time Management| | Managing one's own time and the time of others. |
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Mathematics| | Using mathematics to solve problems. |
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Reading Comprehension| | Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents. |
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Social Perceptiveness| | Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do. |
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Coordination| | Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions. |
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Critical Thinking| | Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems. |
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Writing| | Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience. |
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Active Listening| | Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. |
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Active Learning| | Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making. |
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Instructing| | Teaching others how to do something. |
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Judgment and Decision Making| | Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. |
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Negotiation| | Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences. |
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Monitoring| | Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. |
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Systems Evaluation| | Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system. |
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Management of Material Resources| | Obtaining and seeing to the appropriate use of equipment, facilities, and materials needed to do certain work. |
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Speaking| | Talking to others to convey information effectively. |
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Management of Financial Resources| | Determining how money will be spent to get the work done, and accounting for these expenditures. |
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Operation Monitoring| | Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly. |
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Operation and Control| | Controlling operations of equipment or systems. |
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Persuasion| | Persuading others to change their minds or behavior. |
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Operations Analysis| | Analyzing needs and product requirements to create a design. |
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Science| | Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems. |
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Quality Control Analysis| | Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance. |
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Systems Analysis| | Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes. |
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Technology Design| | Generating or adapting equipment and technology to serve user needs. |
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Management of Personnel Resources| | Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job. |
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Service Orientation| | Actively looking for ways to help people. |
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Programming| | Writing computer programs for various purposes. |
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Tasks
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| File, grind, sand and smooth filled or repaired surfaces, using power tools and hand tools. |
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| Sand body areas to be painted and cover bumpers, windows, and trim with masking tape or paper to protect them from the paint. |
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| Follow supervisors' instructions as to which parts to restore or replace and how much time the job should take. |
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| Remove damaged sections of vehicles using metal-cutting guns, air grinders and wrenches, and install replacement parts using wrenches or welding equipment. |
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| Cut and tape plastic separating film to outside repair areas to avoid damaging surrounding surfaces during repair procedure, and remove tape and wash surfaces after repairs are complete. |
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| Prime and paint repaired surfaces, using paint sprayguns and motorized sanders. |
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| Inspect repaired vehicles for dimensional accuracy and test drive them to ensure proper alignment and handling. |
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| Mix polyester resins and hardeners to be used in restoring damaged areas. |
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| Chain or clamp frames and sections to alignment machines that use hydraulic pressure to align damaged components. |
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| Fill small dents that cannot be worked out with plastic or solder. |
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| Fit and weld replacement parts into place, using wrenches and welding equipment, and grind down welds to smooth them, using power grinders and other tools. |
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| Position dolly blocks against surfaces of dented areas and beat opposite surfaces to remove dents, using hammers. |
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| Remove damaged panels, and identify the family and properties of the plastic used on a vehicle. |
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| Review damage reports, prepare or review repair cost estimates, and plan work to be performed. |
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| Cut openings in vehicle bodies for the installation of customized windows, using templates and power shears or chisels. |
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| Remove small pits and dimples in body metal using pick hammers and punches. |
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| Remove upholstery, accessories, electrical window-and-seat-operating equipment, and trim to gain access to vehicle bodies and fenders. |
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| Clean work areas, using air hoses, to remove damaged material and discarded fiberglass strips used in repair procedures. |
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| Fit and secure windows, vinyl roofs, and metal trim to vehicle bodies, using caulking guns, adhesive brushes, and mallets. |
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| Adjust or align headlights, wheels, and brake systems. |
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| Read specifications or confer with customers to determine the desired custom modifications for altering the appearance of vehicles. |
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| Apply heat to plastic panels, using hot-air welding guns or immersion in hot water, and press the softened panels back into shape by hand. |
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| Soak fiberglass matting in resin mixtures, and apply layers of matting over repair areas to specified thicknesses. |
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| Replace damaged glass on vehicles. |
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| Measure and mark vinyl material and cut material to size for roof installation, using rules, straightedges, and hand shears. |
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Tools
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| Adjustable widemouth pliers |
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| Pliers |
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| Adjustable wrenches |
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| Wrenches |
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| Air compressors |
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| Compressors |
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| Anvils |
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| Blow torches |
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| Oxyacetylene torches |
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| Calipers |
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| Vernier gauges |
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| Cold chisels |
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| Chisels |
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| Desktop computers |
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| Die bends |
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| Pneumatic panel crimpers |
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| Digital cameras |
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| Feeler gauges |
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| Files |
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| Fluorescent lamps |
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| Fluorescent lights |
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| Gas welding or brazing or cutting apparatus |
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| Brazing equipment |
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| Gas arc welding equipment |
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| Gauges or inspection fixtures |
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| Dial indicators |
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| Telescoping gauges |
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| Goggles |
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| Welding goggles |
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| Hammers |
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| Dent hammers |
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| Pick hammers |
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| Heat guns |
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| Hot air guns |
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| Height gauges |
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| Hoists |
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| Impact wrenches |
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| Infrared lamps |
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| Infrared IR paint curing units |
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| Jacks |
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| Hydraulic jacks |
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| Knife blades |
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| Double-edged blades |
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| Laser printers |
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| Lifts |
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| Hydraulic automobile lifts |
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| Metal cutters |
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| Double-edged cutter tools |
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| Panel cutters |
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| Pneumatic metal cutting guns |
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| Metal inert gas MIG welding machinery |
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| Metal inert gas MIG welders |
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| Micrometers |
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| Depth gauges |
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| Nut drivers |
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| Paint sprayers |
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| High velocity low pressure HVLP spray equipment |
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| Personal computers |
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| Pitch measuring instruments |
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| Pitch gauges |
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| Pneumatic grinders |
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| Pneumatic hammers |
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| Air chisels |
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| Air hammers |
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| Pneumatic smoothing hammers |
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| Pneumatic sanding machines |
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| Pressure feed sandblasters |
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| Suction feed sandblasters |
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| Power buffers |
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| Buffing machines |
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| Machine polishers |
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| Portable buffers |
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| Power drills |
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| Power grinders |
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| Grinders |
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| Power sanders |
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| Media blasters |
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| Power saws |
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| Body saws |
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| Pressure indicators |
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| Pressure gauges |
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| Pressure or steam cleaners |
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| Pressure washers |
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| Steam cleaning equipment |
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| Protective gloves |
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| Safety gloves |
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| Pry bars |
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| Pullers |
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| Pick pull rods |
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| Pull rods |
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| Slide hammers |
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| T pullers |
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| Punches or nail sets or drifts |
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| Power punches |
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| Rasps |
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| Surforms |
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| Ratchets |
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| Razor knives |
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| Scrapers |
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| Respirators |
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| Rivet tools |
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| Pop rivet guns |
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| Rivet busters |
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| S hooks |
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| S-hooks |
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| Safety glasses |
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| Safety hoods |
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| Sanding blocks |
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| Screwdrivers |
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| Shears |
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| Foot shears |
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| Hand shears |
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| Power shears |
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| Socket sets |
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| Soldering irons or guns |
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| Soldering equipment |
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| Spatulas |
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| Bondo spreaders |
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| Spray booths |
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| Squares |
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| Alignment squares |
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| Stamping dies or punches |
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| Punches |
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| Stencils or lettering aids |
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| Paint stencils |
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| Still cameras |
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| Cameras |
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| Suction cups |
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| Trim or molding tools |
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| Crown spoons |
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| Door skin dollies |
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| General purpose spoons |
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| Heavy duty inside spoons |
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| Heel dollies |
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| Slapping spoons |
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| Spoon dollies |
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| Toe dollies |
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| Universal railroad dollies |
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| Tungsten inert gas TIG welding machinery |
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| Tungsten inert gas TIG welding equipment |
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| Utility knives |
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| Windshield knives |
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| Wedges |
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| Welders |
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| Welding machines |
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| Welding electrodes |
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| Welding generators |
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| Weld current controllers |
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| Welding masks |
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| Welding helmets |
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| Welding hoods |
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| Welding or cutting tips |
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| Welding tips |
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| Welding or soldering kit |
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| Stud welder kits |
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| Welding tools |
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| Resistance spot welding equipment |
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| Spot weld breakers |
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| Wheel alignment equipment |
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| Alignment machines |
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| Frame alignment equipment |
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| Wire brushes |
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| Stainless steel brushes |
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