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Painting and Wall Coverer

Chabot College

  • A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to finish exterior and interior structural surfaces by applying protective or decorative coating materials, such as paint, lacquer, and wallpaper. Includes instruction in surface preparation; selecting, preparing, and applying paints and other coatings; hanging wallpaper; equipment operation and maintenance; finish selection; safety and clean-up; environmental effects on finishes; adhesion properties; and applicable codes and standards.. Find Colleges Offering Painting and Wall Coverer Degree.
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    • Job Description
      Directly supervise and coordinate activities of construction or extraction workers.
      Important Abilities
      • Oral Comprehension
      • Oral Expression
      • Problem Sensitivity
      • Deductive Reasoning
      • Inductive Reasoning
      • Near Vision
    • Job 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.
      Salary and Wages

      Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Division

      • Total Employment: 2,710
      • Average Annual Salary: $46,510
      • Average Hourly Rate: $22.36

      San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division

      • Total Employment: 3,010
      • Average Annual Salary: $51,700
      • Average Hourly Rate: $24.86
      Projections
      • Total Employment (2006): 462,833
      • Total Employment Projected (2016): 517,319
      • Percent Job Growth: 11.77%
      Important Abilities
      • Arm-Hand Steadiness
    • Job Description
      Cover interior walls and ceilings of rooms with decorative wallpaper or fabric, or attach advertising posters on surfaces, such as walls and billboards. Duties include removing old materials from surface to be papered.
      Projections
      • Total Employment (2006): 9,899
      • Total Employment Projected (2016): 8,691
      • Percent Job Growth: -12.2%
      Important Abilities
      • Manual Dexterity
      • Near Vision
    • Job Description
      Help painters, paperhangers, plasterers, or stucco masons by performing duties of lesser skill. Duties include using, supplying or holding materials or tools, and cleaning work area and equipment.
      Salary and Wages

      Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Division

      • Average Annual Salary: $25,390
      • Average Hourly Rate: $12.21

      San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division

      • Average Annual Salary: $23,600
      • Average Hourly Rate: $11.34
      Projections
      • Total Employment (2006): 24,455
      • Total Employment Projected (2016): 24,286
      • Percent Job Growth: -0.7%
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