DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA
51-9123 Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers
Occupational Description:
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).| Percentiles | |||||||||
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| Geography | Employment | Emp SE* | Mean | Mean SE* | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
| EDR 7W- Central | 100 | 5 | $14.37/hr | $0.71/hr | $9.69/hr | $11.29/hr | $15.06/hr | $17.34/hr | $18.69/hr |
| Minnesota | 520 | 75 | $13.98/hr | $0.27/hr | $9.75/hr | $11.29/hr | $13.57/hr | $16.56/hr | $19.01/hr |
| U S | 19,370 | 523 | $13.49/hr | $0.09/hr | $8.83/hr | $10.33/hr | $12.61/hr | $16.03/hr | $19.11/hr |
| *SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate. | |||||||||
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| Occupation (click title for details) | OES | Projections | |
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| Employment | Median Wage | % Change - | |
| Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic | N/A | $18.42/hr | N/A |
Tasks for Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers
- 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.