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 Third Quarter, 2012

					Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	Mean SE*	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
EDR 8 - Southwest	20	2	$13.86/hr	$0.52/hr	$12.08/hr	$12.72/hr	$13.78/hr	$14.84/hr	$16.93/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.

Other Regional Data For Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers Geography (click title for details) OES Projections Employment Median Wage % Change  -  EDR 11 - 7 County Twin Cities 170 $14.52/hr N/A EDR 7W- Central 100 $15.06/hr N/A EDR 10 - Southeast 60 $12.77/hr N/A EDR 5 - North Central 50 $13.03/hr N/A EDR 3 - Arrowhead 30 $10.43/hr N/A EDR 8 - Southwest 20 $13.78/hr N/A EDR 7E- East Central 10 $10.22/hr N/A EDR 9 - South Central 10 $12.63/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.