Auto Body Technician

By: Mark Jurgens

Job Descriptions

• Repairing wrecked cars

• Replacing damaged body parts of car

• Filling body with correct components

• Painting

• Finishing

Strengths

• Punctual

• Hardworking

• Responsible

• Persevering

• Motivated

Punctuality

• Never tardy

Hard Working

• Work for contractor

• Specific job

• Important detailing

Responsible

• Full time

• Dependable

• Reliable

Persevering

• Don’t believe in impossible

• Never give up

Motivated

• Do it until it is done

• No half way

#1 Skills area

Outdoor/Mechanical

Hands on

#2 Skills area

Science/Technical

Understanding and discovering things

#3 Skills area

Business Operations

Data oriented

Extracurricular Activities

• Baseball (12 years)• Football (4 years)• Wrestling (3 years)• Track (2 years)• Golf (1 year)• FCA (1 year)

(Fellowship of Christian Athletes)

Classes

• Principles of technology• Welding• Basic Shop• Automotive technology (Internet)• Computer applications• Keyboarding• Geometry• Trigonometry

Community Involvement

Volunteer community worker

• Removing water tower

• Planting trees in park

• After flood, helped fix baseball field

• Helped build crows nest at baseball field

• Donated blood for bloodmobile

Work Experience

• Worked 5 years for contractor

• Lay cement in summer

• Build houses

Special Recognition

Lettering

• Football (4 years)

• Wrestling (3 years)

• Track (2 years)

• First Team All District football

• Honor roll (6 years)

Colleges

• Hastings Central Community College

www.cccneb.edu

Auto Body Technician

Tuition

• In-State tuition $1,740 per credit year

• Books and supplies are $800

Length of program

2 Year Program

Area of pursuit

• Auto Body Technician

• Painter

Projected Salary

• $30,000 to $50,000

Location• Body shops are located all

over Nebraska

Career Skills

Troubleshooting • Determining causes of operating

errors

Repairing • Repairing machines or systems using

the needed tools.

Personal Contact

Dwight Bond-Auto Body mechanic/designer

Job Shadow

Dwight Bond, Auto Body technician, Gibbon Fiberglass