NYC Hired: Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers

Prospects: Very Unfavorable

*According to projected annual openings and year-over-year growth

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).

Current openings

Ceramic Painter 1
Sign Painter 1

Number of positions

2012: 290 2014: 280

Annual job postings

New: 0 Replacement: 10
(Total: 10)

Salaries in NYC

Starting at:
$20,660
($9/hour)

Middle:
$36,100
($17/hour)

Up to:
$44,340
($21/hour)

Average:
$36,450
($17/hour)

Educational requirements

Minimum education:
Less than high school

Work experience:
None

On-the-job training:
Moderate-term on-the-job training

Education level achieved by workers

Sources: New York State Department of Labor, U.S. Department of Labor.