Skilled Trades
Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons
Help painters, paperhangers, plasterers, or stucco masons by performing duties requiring less skill. Duties include using, supplying, or holding materials or tools, and cleaning work area and equipment.
Median salary
$38,140
Typical range
$31k – $52k
Job outlook
+2% (about average)
AI exposure
Plan a path to Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons
Education
Typical entry: No degree required
Plan my path to this →Typical progression
Junior Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons
Entry / Junior
$31,360
~2 yrs to advance
Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons
Established
$38,140
~3 yrs to advance
Senior Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons
Senior
$44,930
Key skills
A typical day
- •Clean work areas and equipment.
- •Perform support duties to assist painters, paperhangers, plasterers, or masons.
- •Apply protective coverings, such as masking tape, to articles or areas that could be damaged or stained by work processes.
- •Erect scaffolding.
- •Fill cracks or breaks in surfaces of plaster articles or areas with putty or epoxy compounds.
Fields of study
Any field
Top colleges for Skilled Trades
Explore all- Purdue University50% admit · $78,000 grad pay
- Ohio State University53% admit · $68,000 grad pay
- Pennsylvania State University55% admit · $70,000 grad pay
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