Description
Set up, operate, or tend spraying or rolling machines to coat or paint any of a wide variety of products, including glassware, cloth, ceramics, metal, plastic, paper, or wood, with lacquer, silver, copper, rubber, varnish, glaze, enamel, oil, or rust-proofing materials. Includes painters of transportation vehicles such as painters in auto body repair facilities.
Interests
- Realistic
- Conventional
Work Values
- Support
- Relationships
- Independence
Work Styles
- Attention to Detail
- Dependability
- Self-Control
- Adaptability/Flexibility
- Persistence
Tasks
- Dispose of hazardous waste in an appropriate manner.
- Hold or position spray guns to direct spray onto articles.
- Spray prepared surfaces with specified amounts of primers and decorative or finish coatings.
- Monitor painting operations to identify flaws, such as blisters or streaks, and correct their causes.
- Disassemble, clean, and reassemble sprayers or power equipment, using solvents, wire brushes, and cloths.
Work Activities
- Getting Information
- Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
- Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials
- Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
- Making Decisions and Solving Problems
Detailed Work Activities
- Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
- Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
- Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.
- Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.
- Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
- Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.
- Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles).
- Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data.
- Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things.
- Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people.
Technology Skills
- Spreadsheet software
- Inventory management software
- Electronic mail software
- Facilities management software
- Office suite software
Abilities
- Near Vision
- Arm-Hand Steadiness
- Control Precision
- Visual Color Discrimination
- Manual Dexterity
Skills
- Operations Monitoring
- Monitoring
- Operation and Control
- Quality Control Analysis
- Equipment Maintenance
Knowledge
- Mechanical
Most Common Education Level
The “Most Common Education Level” refers to the level of education held by the majority of workers in a given occupation. For example, if the highest percentage of workers in a role have an Associate’s Degree, that suggests this is the typical educational requirement. Knowing this helps you plan how many years of education you may need to pursue that career.
Certificates
Certificate name
ESD (Electrostatic Discharge) TechnicianCertifying Organization
Exemplar Global
Type
Advanced
Certificate name
Certified Thermal Spray OperatorCertifying Organization
ASM Thermal Spray Society
Type
Core
Certificate name
Coating Inspector Program Level 2Certifying Organization
The Association for Materials Protection and Performance
Type
Specialty
Certificate name
Cathodic Protection 2 - Technician MaritimeCertifying Organization
The Association for Materials Protection and Performance
Type
Advanced
Certificate name
Coatings Inspector Program Level 2 NuclearCertifying Organization
The Association for Materials Protection and Performance
Type
Income Percentile
The income percentiles show how earnings are distributed within a profession. The 10th percentile means that 10% of workers earned less than that amount. The median (50th percentile) indicates that half of workers earned more, and half earned less. The 90th percentile reflects what the top 10% of earners in the field make.
| Income Percentile | Annual Income |
|---|---|
| Low (10%) | $37,437 |
| Median (50%) | $45,340 |
| High (90%) | $59,257 |
Income by Experience
This table shows how income typically grows with experience—from entry level (0–2 years), to mid-level (3–5 years), to senior level (6–8 years), to expert level (8+ years).
| Experience | Income |
|---|---|
Entry Level  | $46,014 |
| Mid Level | $51,730 |
| Senior Level | $55,639 |
| Expert Level | N/A |
Employability
There are currently 167,900 jobs in this career path. Over the next 10 years, that number is expected to increase to 169,900 positions, reflecting a projected growth of 1%.
The Projected Job Growth figure refers to the expected increase or decrease in employment within a specific career field over a certain period of time.
Projected Job Growth of 1%
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