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Exhaust Fitter and Repairer



Duties and Tasks
Quick Facts
Work Conditions
Personal Requirements
Related Industries
Labour Market
Related Jobs
Earnings
Related Courses
Further Information
State Specific Information

Shaping an exhaust pipe
Shaping an exhaust pipe

Exhaust fitters and repairers remove and replace defective exhaust systems or parts of vehicles. 

Fact Sheet

Duties and Tasks

Exhaust fitters and repairers may perform the following tasks:

  • replace defective exhaust systems by removing the manifold, exhaust piping, muffler box or tailpipe, as necessary
  • select a replacement part (usually from a catalogue) according to the vehicle make, model and year
  • choose and modify a suitable alternative if the selected replacement part is not available
  • bolt, clamp, tack or weld the part into place.

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Learning Area Industrial Arts  
Work Demand Including full use of hands/fingers  
Including mainly indoor work  
Including physical effort  
Work Field Metal, Electrical and Automotive  
Work Interest Practical or Mechanical  
Skill Level Skilled Non-trade Jobs  
Quick Facts

Work Conditions

Exhaust fitters and repairers work in a workshop with the vehicle on a hoist, therefore much of the work involves reaching overhead. Working conditions can be noisy and involve handling dirty or rusted metal parts.

Personal Requirements

  • enjoy practical and manual activities
  • physically fit
  • mechanical aptitude.

Related Industries

Repair and Maintenance

Labour Market

Information

Australian JobOutlook for Motor Vehicle Parts and Accessories Fitters

Vacancies

Australian JobSearch for Car Parts and Accessories Fitters (ALL AUSTRALIA)
Work Opportunities websites

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Light Vehicle Motor Mechanic
Radiator Repairer
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Windscreen Fitter

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Related Courses

New South Wales / ACT
Northern Territory
Queensland
South Australia
Tasmania
Victoria
Western Australia

See State Specific Information below for further education and training options.

Further Information

Automotive Training Australia Ltd (National Office)
Automotive Training Victoria
Motor Trade Association of South Australia Inc
Motor Traders' Association of NSW
Motor Trades Association of Queensland
Motor Trades Association of the ACT
Motor Trades Association of the Northern Territory
Motor Vehicle Repair Industry Authority
Tasmanian Automobile Chamber of Commerce
Victorian Automobile Chamber of Commerce

State Specific Information

New South Wales / ACT
Northern Territory
Queensland
South Australia
Tasmania
Victoria
Western Australia

Replacing an exhaust to a motor vehicle
Replacing an exhaust to a motor vehicle