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Job Description
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.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 47-2141.00
- The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 41,510.00
- The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 19.00
- Currently, there are 217,280 people on this job
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Painters, Construction and Maintenance”.
Also Known As…
- Painters, Construction and Maintenance
- Senior Painter
- Painter Foreman
- Painter
- Maintenance Painter
- Journeyman Painter
- Industrial Painter
- House Painter
- Highway Painter
- Foreman
- Facilities Painter
- Varnisher Apprentice
- Traffic Line Painter
- Structural Steel Painter
- Stippler
- Stainer
- Stage Settings Painter
- Stage Setting Painter Apprentice
- Spray Painter
- Silo Painter
- Sign Painter Apprentice
- Shipyard Painter Apprentice
- Shipyard Painter
- Set Painter
- Roof Painter
- Railroad Car Letterer
- Parking Line Painter
- Painter Apprentice
- Painter and Paperhanger Apprentice
- Painter and Decorator Apprentice
- Painter and Decorator
- Ornamental Painter
- Marbleizer
- Maintenance Painter Apprentice
- Line Painting Machine Operator
- Kalsominer
- Interior Painter
- Interior Decorator, Painting
- Interior Decorator
- Industrial Coating and Lining Application Specialist
- House or Other Buildings Painter Apprentice
- House Decorator
- Glass Tinter
- Filler
- Enameler
- Drywall Sprayer
- Decorator
- Colored Liquid Plastic Applier
- Chipper
- Calker
- Calciminer
- Buildings Painter
- Brush Painter
- Bridge Painter
- Bitumastic Applier
- Architectural Coating Finisher
Tasks for “Red Leader”
- Wash and treat surfaces with oil, turpentine, mildew remover, or other preparations, and sand rough spots to ensure that finishes will adhere properly.
- Cover surfaces with dropcloths or masking tape and paper to protect surfaces during painting.
- Apply paint, stain, varnish, enamel, or other finishes to equipment, buildings, bridges, or other structures, using brushes, spray guns, or rollers.
- Apply primers or sealers to prepare new surfaces, such as bare wood or metal, for finish coats.
- Waterproof buildings, using waterproofers or caulking.
- Read work orders or receive instructions from supervisors or homeowners to determine work requirements.
- Calculate amounts of required materials and estimate costs, based on surface measurements or work orders.
- Bake finishes on painted or enameled articles, using baking ovens.
- Cut stencils and brush or spray lettering or decorations on surfaces.
- Spray or brush hot plastics or pitch onto surfaces.
- Polish final coats to specified finishes.
- Select and purchase tools or finishes for surfaces to be covered, considering durability, ease of handling, methods of application, and customers' wishes.
- Smooth surfaces, using sandpaper, scrapers, brushes, steel wool, or sanding machines.
- Use special finishing techniques such as sponging, ragging, layering, or faux finishing.
- Remove fixtures such as pictures, door knobs, lamps, or electric switch covers prior to painting.
- Fill cracks, holes, or joints with caulk, putty, plaster, or other fillers, using caulking guns or putty knives.
- Mix and match colors of paint, stain, or varnish with oil or thinning and drying additives to obtain desired colors and consistencies.
- Remove old finishes by stripping, sanding, wire brushing, burning, or using water or abrasive blasting.
- Erect scaffolding or swing gates, or set up ladders, to work above ground level.
Related Technology & Tools
- Drywall hammers
- Stripper brushes
- Forklifts
- Drywall taping knives
- Electric paint removers
- Power paint mixers
- Striping machines
- Drywall lifters
- Personal computers
- Drywall ripping tools
- Disk sanders
- Steam cleaning equipment
- Spray texture guns
- Bucket trucks
- Saws
- Trowels
- Spray guns
- Paint brush cleaner spinners
- Paint lead testing kits
- Hard hats
- Temperature gauges
- Personal digital assistants PDA
- Electric grinders
- Paint brushes
- Heat guns
- Utility knives
- Riggings
- Sandblasters
- Single-cut mill saw files
- Blow torches
- Scaffolding
- Stucco patching guns
- Power drills
- Texturing trowels
- Patching knives
- Power brushes
- Glass scrapers
- Pressure washers
- Grout removal tools
- Glaziers' knives
- Work boots
- Mobile scaffolds
- Platforms
- Stencils
- Power sanders
- Paint stripping equipment
- Notebook computers
- Putty knives
- Extension ladders
- Aerial lifts
- Painting edgers
- Stilts
- Desktop computers
- Chipping hammers
- Ladders
- Circle cutters
- Striping tools
- Hydraulic lifts
- Swing stages
- Wallpaper steamers
- Hydroblasters
- Power rollers
- Pneumatic spray texture guns
- Hoists
- Scoring tools
- Power saws
- Float trowels
- Hammers
- Conventional spray equipment
- Putty chisels
- Tinting machines
- Screwdrivers
- Wire brushes
- Bosun chairs
- Slings
- High velocity low pressure HVLP spraying equipment
- Airless spray equipment
- Glue guns
- Floor scrapers
- Chippers
- Seam rollers
- Combing tools
- Drywall axes
- Respirators
- Hopper guns
- Laser printers
- Paint strainers
- Paint shakers
- Line lasers
- Caulking guns
- Trim guides
- Paint rollers
- Air compressors
- Spackling knives
- Turtle Creek Software Goldenseal
- Contractor City Contractor Forms Pack
- Corel Painter
- Insight Direct ServiceCEO
- Microsoft Windows
- On Center Quick Bid
- Spreadsheet software
- Sage ACT!
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Office
- Evergreen Technology Total Faux
- Evergreen Technology Eagle Bid Estimating
- Corel Paint Shop Pro
- Word processing software