Skilled Trades
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers
Paint, coat, or decorate articles, such as furniture, glass, plateware, pottery, jewelry, toys, books, or leather.
Median salary
$40,860
Typical range
$28k – $63k
Job outlook
+1% (about average)
AI exposure
Plan a path to Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers
Education
Typical entry: No degree required
Plan my path to this →Typical progression
Junior Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers
Entry / Junior
$28,490
~2 yrs to advance
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers
Established
$40,860
~3 yrs to advance
Senior Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers
Senior
$51,815
Key skills
A typical day
- •Apply coatings, such as paint, ink, or lacquer, to protect or decorate workpiece surfaces, using spray guns, pens, or brushes.
- •Examine finished surfaces of workpieces to verify conformance to specifications and retouch any defective areas.
- •Clean and maintain tools and equipment, using solvents, brushes, and rags.
- •Read job orders and inspect workpieces to determine work procedures and materials required.
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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