DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

Paint, coat, or decorate articles, such as furniture, glass, plateware, pottery, jewelry, toys, books, or leather. Excludes “Artists and Related Workers" (27-1010), "Designers" (27-1020), "Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators" (51-9151), and "Etchers and Engravers" (51-9194).

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2013

					Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	Mean SE*	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
EDR 3 - Arrowhead	10	4	$13.33/hr	$1.02/hr	$8.80/hr	$10.17/hr	$11.94/hr	$17.02/hr	$18.22/hr
Minnesota	510	120	$14.57/hr	$0.32/hr	$10.61/hr	$12.36/hr	$14.15/hr	$16.91/hr	$18.96/hr
U S	16,310	603	$14.26/hr	$0.13/hr	$9.04/hr	$10.85/hr	$13.54/hr	$16.90/hr	$20.86/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.

Other Regional Data For Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers Geography (click title for details) OES Projections Employment Median Wage % Change  -  EDR 7W- Central 110 $16.05/hr N/A EDR 10 - Southeast 40 $13.06/hr N/A EDR 3 - Arrowhead 10 $11.94/hr N/A EDR 6W- Upper Minnesota Valley N/A N/A N/A EDR 11 - 7 County Twin Cities N/A $14.02/hr N/A

• Applies coating, such as paint, ink, or lacquer, to protect or decorate workpiece surface, using spray gum, pen, or brush.
• Reads job order and inspects workpiece to determine work procedure and materials required.
• Rinses coated workpiece to remove excess coating material or to facilitate setting of finish coat on workpiece.
• Examines finished surface of workpiece to verify conformance to specifications and retouches defective areas of surface.
• Drains or wipes workpieces to remove excess coating material or to facilitate setting of finish coat on workpiece.
• Cleans and maintains tools and equipment, using solvent, brushes, and rags.
• Selects and mixes ingredients to prepare coating substance according to specifications, using paddle or mechanical mixer.
• Melts or heats coating material to specified temperature.
• Places coated workpiece in oven or dryer for specified time to dry or harden finish.
• Cuts out sections in surface of material to be inlaid with decorative pieces, using pattern and knife or scissors.
• Cleans surface of workpiece in preparation for coating, using cleaning fluid, solvent, brushes, scraper, steam, sandpaper, or cloth.
• Conceals blemishes in workpiece, such as nicks and dents, using filler, such as putty.
• Positions and glues decorative pieces in cutout section, following pattern.
• Immerses workpiece into coating material for specified time.