Also called: Chassis Fabricator
Welds steel tubing into race car chassis, builds custom parts, and repairs crash damage for race teams and race car builders.
A race car fabricator welds steel tubing into a chassis, builds custom parts, and repairs crash damage between races. Precision matters because safety depends on it.
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Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Certificate, about 1 year after high school. About a year of welding and fabrication training at a trade school or motorsports program, then on-the-job experience in a race shop.
Ways in: Trade school. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Welding (trade school).
Growing about average. Steady.
Low risk for 10 years. Custom welding and chassis building is hands-on.
Classes: Welding CTE, Auto tech CTE, Geometry.
Official data: O*NET occupation 51-4121.
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