Statewide pay Government data
Auto body repairers in Florida earn a statewide median of $48,600 a year, 6% below the typical U.S. metro, ranking #45 of 50 states and DC. About 9,220 people work in the trade statewide.
Statewide pay range
States ranked near Florida
See all states on the auto body repairer overview.
Pay by city Government data
BLS publishes auto body repairer pay for 20 Florida metros: Cape Coral, Crestview, Deltona, Gainesville, Jacksonville, Lakeland, Miami, Naples, North Port, Ocala, Orlando, Palm Bay, Panama City, Pensacola, Port St. Lucie, Punta Gorda, Sebastian, Sebring, Tallahassee and Tampa.
| Metro | Median pay | Real pay | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| GainesvilleFLORIDA · FL | $54,300 | $56,134 | 130 |
| NaplesFLORIDA · FL | $53,870 | $52,200 | 140 |
| MiamiFLORIDA · FL | $51,680 | $45,272 | 2,430 |
| Cape CoralFLORIDA · FL | $50,170 | $49,019 | 420 |
| CrestviewFLORIDA · FL | $49,240 | $50,747 | 130 |
| TampaFLORIDA · FL | $49,080 | $48,647 | 1,120 |
| North PortFLORIDA · FL | $48,770 | $47,619 | 280 |
| DeltonaFLORIDA · FL | $48,660 | $48,970 | 230 |
| SebastianFLORIDA · FL | $47,960 | $48,785 | 50 |
| JacksonvilleFLORIDA · FL | $47,910 | $48,158 | 740 |
| PensacolaFLORIDA · FL | $47,130 | $48,231 | 320 |
| OcalaFLORIDA · FL | $47,100 | $49,457 | 130 |
| OrlandoFLORIDA · FL | $47,060 | $46,402 | 1,800 |
| LakelandFLORIDA · FL | $47,030 | $48,414 | 260 |
| Panama CityFLORIDA · FL | $47,000 | $48,306 | 70 |
| Palm BayFLORIDA · FL | $46,860 | $46,858 | 250 |
| Punta GordaFLORIDA · FL | $46,820 | $46,575 | 80 |
| Port St. LucieFLORIDA · FL | $46,130 | $46,025 | 180 |
| SebringFLORIDA · FL | $45,460 | $49,162 | 30 |
| TallahasseeFLORIDA · FL | $45,160 | $48,084 | 120 |
Pay: BLS OEWS, May 2025 (metro-level). Real pay: BEA price parities, 2024. How we calculate
Pay outside the cities Government data
BLS also reports pay for Florida's rural (nonmetropolitan) regions.
BLS OEWS nonmetropolitan areas, May 2025.
The job (national)
Repair and refinish automotive vehicle bodies and straighten vehicle frames.
Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 3.7% from 2025 to 2035, with about 12,600 openings a year. Typical training: long-term on-the-job training.
Nationally, auto body repairers have 60 injuries or illnesses serious enough to miss work per 10,000 full-time workers, 31% below the rate for all jobs (87). The most common cause is being struck by or caught in objects and equipment.
What the work is like Government data
How often auto body repairers deal with each condition, from surveys of workers in the job.
Getting started usually takes some preparation (high school plus months of training).
O*NET 31.0 Work Context and Job Zones (U.S. Department of Labor), national.
Serious injuries & deaths reported to OSHA Government data
From 2015 to 2024, auto body shops in Florida filed 13 severe injury reports (a hospital stay, amputation or loss of an eye), 2 of them involving an amputation. The most common cause was contact with objects and equipment (62% of reports). These cover everyone at those employers, not only auto body repairers.
OSHA Severe Injury Reports, January 2015–December 2024 (states under federal OSHA only).
Where to train in Florida Government data
67 schools in Florida offer vehicle maintenance and repair programs below the bachelor's level, 58 of them at public colleges. Many people in this trade learn through an apprenticeship instead; a program can shorten it or get you hired as a helper.
Where published, graduates earned a median of $41,627 in their first year out.
| School | Credential | Yearly cost | Recent grads | First-year pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Universal Technical Institute-Orlando Orlando, FL · Private for-profit | Associate degree | $31,201 | 624 | $46,617 |
| Universal Technical Institute-Orlando Orlando, FL · Private for-profit | Certificate | $31,201 | 398 | $40,853 |
| National Aviation Academy of Tampa Bay Clearwater, FL · Private for-profit | Certificate | $36,862 | 360 | $58,926 |
| George T Baker Aviation Technical College Miami, FL · Public | Certificate | $10,168 | 276 | $58,121 |
| Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide Daytona Beach, FL · Private nonprofit | Certificate | $25,339 | 205 | — |
| Jones Technical Institute Jacksonville, FL · Private nonprofit | Associate degree | $32,375 | 192 | $40,477 |
| Universal Technical Institute-South Florida Miramar Miramar, FL · Private for-profit | Associate degree | $36,208 | 136 | $47,922 |
| Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Orlando Casselberry, FL · Private for-profit | Certificate | $31,804 | 125 | $50,420 |
U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (data updated October 2026). Cost is the school's average yearly cost of attendance before financial aid; earnings are the median for graduates one year after finishing, shown only where the school has enough graduates to publish. “—” means not published.
Licensing in Florida Official source
The main state licensing office in Florida is the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation. Construction and electrical contractor boards. It can point you to the right license for auto body repairers.
Official Florida licensing site ↗
Requirements for auto body repairers vary by state and sometimes by city; always confirm with the official agency.
Union membership
In 2025, 5.4% of wage and salary workers in Florida were union members, below the U.S. rate of about 10% (#38 of 51 states and D.C.), and 6.2% were covered by a union contract. These figures cover all jobs in the state, not only auto body repairers.
BLS Union Members, 2025 (Current Population Survey), table 5.
Cities in Florida
All trades in Florida.