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Career Information for Automotive Body Repairers in California

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Fast Facts for Automotive Body Repairers in California

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Riverside, Modesto, and Vallejo
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Visalia, Salinas, and Bakersfield
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: Riverside, Santa Ana, and San Diego

Salaries for Automotive Body Repairers in California

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: Santa Rosa, Vallejo, and San Francisco. (See table at bottom of page)

Schools for Automotive Body Repairers in California are listed below.

Selected Auto Body Repair Schools in California

These schools offer particularly quick info upon request, and we have written detailed profiles for each (click school names to see the profiles).

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WyoTech
Fremont, Long Beach, West Sacramento

Full time mechanic training and trade training in Florida, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and Wyoming. Programs can be completed within 16 months.

  • Programs: Advanced Automotive Diagnostics, Advanced Diagnostics, Automotive Technology, Collision/Refinishing Technology, Street Rod And Custom Fabrication
  • Degrees/Course Work: Certificate, Coursework, Diploma
(Offerings vary by location; please request additional info.)

UEI College
Gardena

In as little as 8 months, UEI College can give you the real world medical, business, and technology skills you need to start a rewarding career.

  • Programs: Automotive Technician
  • Degrees/Course Work: Diploma

Selected Online Schools for Automotive Body Repairers in California

Ashworth College
Online

Ashworth College (AU) provides online and campus based classes, in a flexible capacity so learning goes at the students pace during their free time.

  • Programs: Auto Mechanics
  • Degrees/Course Work: Diploma

Stratford Career Institute
Online

Career training in several fields. Offered in a distance-learning format.

  • Programs: Auto Mechanics
  • Degrees/Course Work: Diploma

More California Auto Body Repair Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
Allan Hancock CollegeSanta MariaAssociate13,176
American River CollegeSacramentoAssociate33,821
Antelope Valley CollegeLancasterAssociate13,312
Bakersfield CollegeBakersfieldAssociate17,405
Barstow Community CollegeBarstowAssociate2,906
Butte CollegeOrovilleAssociate12,228
Cerritos CollegeNorwalkAssociate22,273
Cerro Coso Community CollegeRidgecrestAssociate4,577
Chabot CollegeHaywardAssociate13,229
Chaffey CollegeRancho CucamongaAssociate18,736
Citrus CollegeGlendoraAssociate11,467
City College of San FranciscoSan FranciscoAssociate46,411
College of AlamedaAlamedaAssociate5,979
College of MarinKentfieldAssociate6,476
College of the CanyonsSanta ClaritaAssociate17,499
College of the DesertPalm DesertAssociate8,597
College of the RedwoodsEurekaAssociate6,025
College of the SequoiasVisaliaAssociate11,697
Columbia College SonoraSonoraAssociate2,734
Contra Costa CollegeSan PabloAssociate7,147
Copper Mountain Community CollegeJoshua TreeAssociate1,673
Cosumnes River CollegeSacramentoAssociate12,967
Cuesta CollegeSan Luis ObispoAssociate10,920
Cuyamaca CollegeEl CajonAssociate9,358
Cypress CollegeCypressAssociate13,592
De Anza CollegeCupertinoAssociate24,115
East Los Angeles CollegeMonterey ParkAssociate28,889
El Camino CollegeTorranceAssociate24,895
El Camino College-Compton CenterComptonAssociate3,641
Evergreen Valley CollegeSan JoseAssociate8,707
Fresno City CollegeFresnoAssociate21,624
Fullerton CollegeFullertonAssociate20,719
Golden West CollegeHuntington BeachAssociate13,354
Hartnell CollegeSalinasAssociate9,890
Imperial Valley CollegeImperialAssociate8,682
Las Positas CollegeLivermoreAssociate8,024
Lassen Community CollegeSusanvilleAssociate1,829
Long Beach City CollegeLong BeachAssociate25,536
Los Angeles Pierce CollegeWoodland HillsAssociate19,526
Los Angeles Trade Technical CollegeLos AngelesAssociate13,194
Los Medanos CollegePittsburgAssociate8,360
Mendocino CollegeUkiahAssociate4,347
Merced CollegeMercedAssociate10,890
MiraCosta CollegeOceansideAssociate10,682
Modesto Junior CollegeModestoAssociate18,546
Monterey Peninsula CollegeMontereyAssociate9,238
Mount Jacinto CollegeSan JacintoAssociate14,197
Oxnard CollegeOxnardAssociate6,803
Palo Verde CollegeBlytheAssociate3,831
Palomar CollegeSan MarcosAssociate27,222
Pasadena City CollegePasadenaAssociate26,672
Reedley CollegeReedleyAssociate12,158
Rio Hondo CollegeWhittierAssociate21,041
Riverside Community CollegeRiversideAssociate30,961
Saddleback CollegeMission ViejoAssociate18,371
San Bernardino Valley CollegeSan BernardinoAssociate12,839
San Diego Miramar CollegeSan DiegoAssociate10,650
San Joaquin Delta CollegeStocktonAssociate18,668
Santa Ana CollegeSanta AnaAssociate33,514
Santa Barbara City CollegeSanta BarbaraAssociate21,632
Santa Rosa Junior CollegeSanta RosaAssociate25,626
Shasta CollegeReddingAssociate9,102
Sierra CollegeRocklinAssociate18,859
Skyline CollegeSan BrunoAssociate8,359
Solano Community CollegeFairfieldAssociate11,163
Taft CollegeTaftAssociate9,328
Ventura CollegeVenturaAssociate12,603
Victor Valley CollegeVictorvilleAssociate10,149
Yuba CollegeMarysvilleAssociate9,904

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Automotive Body Repairers

The map below shows job statistics for the career type by metro area, for California. A table below the map shows job popularity and salaries across the state.

Metro Areas Rated for Popularity (as of 2008) for:
Automotive Body Repairers

Listed below are metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Automotive Body Repairers relative to the population of the city, as of 2008. Salary data was obtained from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

A Relative Popularity of 1.0 means that the city has an average number of the particular job, for its population, compared to the rest of the US. Higher numbers mean proportionally more jobs of that type.
Metro AreaJobsSalary
(2008)
Relative
Popularity

CALIFORNIA

   
Riverside2,150$34,9701.5
Modesto220$40,4201.3
Vallejo150$51,8301.2
Merced60$45,0601.1
Redding70$48,2401.1
Santa Cruz90$51,1101
Stockton230$41,1801
Oakland1,050$51,4000.9
San Luis Obispo90$45,8300.9
Chico60$40,4600.9
San Jose870$40,5700.9
San Diego1,240$41,8900.8
Sacramento800$49,3200.8
San Francisco860$51,5900.8
Fresno280$35,3300.8
Santa Ana1,310$50,2600.8
Santa Barbara120$47,9600.7
Santa Rosa130$55,3500.7
Napa40$44,8600.6
Bakersfield180$37,5800.6
Salinas100$45,3900.6
Visalia70$43,0000.5
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