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Painters, Construction and Maintenance
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.
What a painter, construction and maintenance does
Become a painter, construction and maintenance
If you enjoy doing these activities, you might make a good painter, construction and maintenance
- Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.
- Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem.
- Changing what is done based on other people's actions.
Discover what you could earn in Washington
- Average hourly rate is $26 per hour with an average salary of $54,300 per year.
- Half of workers earn between $22 and $30 per hour.
- Half of workers earn an annual salary between $46,700 and $61,700 per year.
Painter, Construction And Maintenance job outlook
- There are 8,378 workers in this occupation in Washington.
- There are 2,047 openings per year in this occupation in Washington.