UTAH OCCUPATIONAL PROFILE FOR

Painters, Construction and Maintenance

47-2141 - Occupational Profile - Utah Statewide

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. Exclude "Paperhangers" (47-2142).

Occupational Wages-Published June 2009 (data from May 2008)
Median Hourly WageMedian Annual Wage
$15.84 $32,940
Employment Outlook 2006 - 2016

This occupation will experience much faster than average employment growth with a high volume of annual job openings. Business expansion, as opposed to the need for replacements, will be the source of the majority of job openings in the coming decade.

Top 3 Skills for Painters, Construction and Maintenance
ImportanceSkillDescription
58 Equipment Selection Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job
54 Operation and Control Controlling operations of equipment or systems
38 Reading Comprehension Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents
*Importance is on a scale of 1 - 100. See http://online.onetcenter.org for further information.
Utah State License

License information is not available for this occupation.

Top 3 Current Job Openings for Painters, Construction and Maintenance
Job TitleDate PostedLocationMinimum SalaryMaximum Salary
Experienced Industrial Painter 11/19/2009 Utah
PAINTER BATH TUB REFINISHER 11/16/2009 Utah
Painter 11/09/2009 Salt Lake
See http://jobs.utah.gov/jobseeker/jsservices.asp for further job opportunities

Mon Nov 23 04:58:11 MST 2009

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