I'd expect jigging chassis and panel repair is good, it looks more interesting, got to use your brain a bit.

It seems like the sort of job where if it's your business you'd put in the effort as there is good rewards for hard work. My mate has loads of projects on the go, lots of dirt cheap crash damaged cars to fix up if work is slow, loads of fiddle jobs, etc.

If your an apprentice, on shit wages and given all the crap work (prep) I can see it getting boring fast. Dirty job, sometimes in poor conditions with health risks.

My mate said he always gets kids coming around asking to be an apprentice. He'd get them to rub down a set of alloys which he said was the worst job of all. Most people couldn't even finish. Maybe you should go to a few local places and ask them for some experience, see if you can stick it.

My mate does have a retired guy working for him, earns £1000 a month, cash. He just does prep work but he's good and quick.