10 of the Most Popular Types of Auto Restoration Jobs in 2026

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Top Types Of Auto Restoration Jobs

• Classic Car Restoration

  Salary range: $33,500 - $41,500

  Classic car restoration jobs include automotive mechanics and auto body technicians. As part of your responsibilities as a vintage vehicle mechanic, you repair mechanical problems with the vehicle, perform routine maintenance, ensure that vehicles comply with state vehicle requirements, provide information about classic cars to people who collect them, and diagnose mechanical issues with the vehicle. The duties of an antique auto body technician are to restore the body of the vehicle, repair auto body issues, such as scratches and dents, replace windows and other external body elements, inspect vehicles to determine restoration needs, and research classic cars to ensure that repairs match how the vehicles looked originally.

• Internship Classic Car Restoration

  Salary range: $30,000 - $40,000

  Internship Classic Car Restoration is a more unusual job search query but still may give you interesting job results. Most salaries for Internship Classic Car Restoration jobs pay between $30,000 (25th percentile) and $40,000 (75th percentile) annually. Currently, there are not many open positions nationwide for Internship Classic Car Restoration job searches hiring now on ZipRecruiter. You can take a look at what is available and find similar job searches in this list.

• Entry Level Classic Car Restoration

  Salary range: $40,500 - $52,000

  Entry Level Classic Car Restoration is a more unusual job search query but still may give you interesting job results. Most salaries for Entry Level Classic Car Restoration jobs pay between $40,500 (25th percentile) and $52,000 (75th percentile) annually. Currently, there are not many open positions nationwide for Entry Level Classic Car Restoration job searches hiring now on ZipRecruiter. You can take a look at what is available and find similar job searches in this list.

• Automotive Restoration

  Salary range: $33,500 - $41,500

  Automotive Restoration is a common job search query. Most salaries for Automotive Restoration jobs pay between $33,500 (25th percentile) and $41,500 (75th percentile) annually. Take a look at the variety of open positions nationwide for Automotive Restoration job searches hiring now on ZipRecruiter.

• Freelance Classic Car Restoration

  Salary range: $50,500 - $128,500

  Freelance Classic Car Restoration is a more unusual job search query but still may give you interesting job results. Most salaries for Freelance Classic Car Restoration jobs pay between $50,500 (25th percentile) and $128,500 (75th percentile) annually. Currently, there are not many open positions nationwide for Freelance Classic Car Restoration job searches hiring now on ZipRecruiter. You can take a look at what is available and find similar job searches in this list.

• Automotive Refinish

  Salary range: $41,000 - $61,000

  Automotive Refinish is a common job search query. Most salaries for Automotive Refinish jobs pay between $41,000 (25th percentile) and $61,000 (75th percentile) annually. Currently, there are not many open positions nationwide for Automotive Refinish job searches hiring now on ZipRecruiter. You can take a look at what is available and find similar job searches in this list.

• Custom Car Fabrication

  Salary range: $36,000 - $51,000

  Custom Car Fabrication is a more unusual job search query but still may give you interesting job results. Most salaries for Custom Car Fabrication jobs pay between $36,000 (25th percentile) and $51,000 (75th percentile) annually. Currently, there are not many open positions nationwide for Custom Car Fabrication job searches hiring now on ZipRecruiter. You can take a look at what is available and find similar job searches in this list.

• Vintage Car

  Salary range: $24,000 - $32,000

  Vintage Car is a more unusual job search query but still may give you interesting job results. Most salaries for Vintage Car jobs pay between $24,000 (25th percentile) and $32,000 (75th percentile) annually. Currently, there are not many open positions nationwide for Vintage Car job searches hiring now on ZipRecruiter. You can take a look at what is available and find similar job searches in this list.

• Collision Reconstruction

  Salary range: $56,500 - $76,500

  Collision Reconstruction is a common job search query. Most salaries for Collision Reconstruction jobs pay between $56,500 (25th percentile) and $76,500 (75th percentile) annually. Currently, there are not many open positions nationwide for Collision Reconstruction job searches hiring now on ZipRecruiter. You can take a look at what is available and find similar job searches in this list.

• Entry Level Maaco Paint

  Salary range: $30,000 - $46,000

  Entry Level Maaco Paint is a more unusual job search query but still may give you interesting job results. Most salaries for Entry Level Maaco Paint jobs pay between $30,000 (25th percentile) and $46,000 (75th percentile) annually. Currently, there are not many open positions nationwide for Entry Level Maaco Paint job searches hiring now on ZipRecruiter. You can take a look at what is available and find similar job searches in this list.