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Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers

$38.27K Median Salary 1.3K Job Openings (Annual Projection) 6.5% Job Growth

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About This Career

Paint, coat, or decorate articles, such as furniture, glass, plateware, pottery, jewelry, toys, books, or leather.

Reported Job Titles

Decaler, Decorator, Glass Decorator, Glazer, In Mold Coater, Painter, Pottery Decorator, Silk-Screen Operator, Spray Painter, Sprayer

Skills You'll Need

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Abilities

Near Vision
Arm-Hand Steadiness
Visual Color Discrimination
Manual Dexterity
Finger Dexterity
Oral Comprehension
Oral Expression
Problem Sensitivity

Knowledge

Production and Processing

Technology Skills

Graphics or photo imaging software
Spreadsheet software
Office suite software

Tools

Paint brushes
Paint mixers
Hand sprayers
Sifters
Blowers or dryers
Potters wheels for hand made ceramics
Silkscreen accessories
Remote reading thermometers
Drying cabinets or ovens
Micrometers
Silk screen squeegees
Calipers
Palette knives
Air dryers
Stained glass tools or accessories
Vacuum cleaners
Silk screen printing machines
Inkjet printers
Rulers
Enameling Kilns
Hydrometers
Laser printers
Cleaning brushes
Pressure or steam cleaners
Paint rollers
Ultraviolet UV lamps
Silk screen arc lamps
Etching needles
Heat guns
Silk screen screens
Power sanders
T squares
Paint sprayers
Cleaning scrapers
Personal computers