Painting, coating, and decorating workers: Salary, career path, job outlook, education and more

Painting, coating, and decorating workers apply coatings to furniture, glass, pottery, toys, books, and other products. Paper is often coated to give it a gloss. Silver, tin, and copper solutions are frequently sprayed onto glass to make mirrors.

Education Required
Painting and coating workers usually must have a high school diploma or equivalent. However, some employers hire workers who lack a high school diploma.
Training Required
Although some worker training may last only a few days, most entry-level workers receive on-the-job training that may last from 1 month to several months.
Job Outlook
The projected percent change in employment from 2016 to 2026: 3% (Slower than average)
(The average growth rate for all occupations is 7 percent.)
Median pay: How much do Painting and Coating Workers make?
$35,300 Annual Salary
$16.97 per hour

Careers for Painting and Coating Workers

  • Aircraft painters
  • Auto body painters
  • Auto painters
  • Automobile body painters
  • Automobile refinishers
  • Automotive paint technicians
  • Automotive painters
  • Automotive refinish technicians
  • Automotive spray painters
  • Boat painters
  • Ceramic painters
  • China decorators
  • Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders
  • Dippers
  • Electrostatic paint operators
  • Glass decorators
  • Lacquer spray booth operators
  • Lacquerers
  • Paint line operators
  • Painting and coating workers, except construction and maintenance
  • Railroad car painter
  • Sign painters
  • Spraying machine operators
  • Tactical vehicle painters
  • Transportation equipment painters
  • Vehicle painters

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