High Demand Career

Painters, Construction and Maintenance

Paint walls, equipment, buildings, bridges, and other structural surfaces, using brushes, rollers, and spray guns. May remove old paint to prepare surface prior to painting. May mix colors or oils to obtain desired color or consistency.

Painters, Construction and Maintenance

About this Career Path

Paint walls, equipment, buildings, bridges, and other structural surfaces, using brushes, rollers, and spray guns. May remove old paint to prepare surface prior to painting. May mix colors or oils to obtain desired color or consistency.

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Environment

Painting requires a lot of climbing, bending, kneeling, and reaching. Most industrial painters work outside, almost always in dry, warm weather. Those who paint bridges or buildings may be exposed to extreme heights and uncomfortable positions.

Salary Breakdown

Painters, Construction and Maintenance

$46,460

AVERAGE ANNUALLY

$28,290

ENTRY LEVEL

$42,130

MID LEVEL

$70,470

EXPERT LEVEL

Current Available & Projected Jobs

Painters, Construction and Maintenance

557

Current Available Jobs

369,100

Projected job openings through 2030

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Top Expected Tasks

Painters, Construction and Maintenance

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Painters, Construction and Maintenance

K

KNOWLEDGE

Public Safety and Security

K

KNOWLEDGE

Administration and Management

K

KNOWLEDGE

English Language

K

KNOWLEDGE

Customer and Personal Service

K

KNOWLEDGE

Building and Construction

S

SKILL

Active Listening

S

SKILL

Critical Thinking

S

SKILL

Social Perceptiveness

S

SKILL

Time Management

S

SKILL

Coordination

A

ABILITY

Arm-Hand Steadiness

A

ABILITY

Trunk Strength

A

ABILITY

Extent Flexibility

A

ABILITY

Gross Body Equilibrium

A

ABILITY

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