DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

47-2141 Painters, Construction and Maintenance

Occupational 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. Excludes ?Paperhangers? (47-2142).

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020
 Percentiles
GeographyEmploymentEmp SE*MeanMean SE*10th25thMedian75th90th
Southwest Minnesota 9021$23.03/hr$1.23/hr$14.20/hr$17.25/hr$21.52/hr$28.86/hr$35.23/hr
Minnesota 4,000280$25.62/hr$0.82/hr$15.51/hr$18.80/hr$25.31/hr$32.07/hr$37.54/hr
U S 232,7603,026$21.78/hr$0.15/hr$13.23/hr$16.15/hr$19.65/hr$26.00/hr$32.96/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.


Leading Industries for Painters, Construction and Maintenance
IndustryOES EmploymentOES Median Wage
Construction50$19.73/hr
Other Regional Data For Painters, Construction and Maintenance
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2022 - 2032
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 2,620 $27.18/hr 4.4%
Southeast Minnesota 350 $19.49/hr 3.1%
Central Minnesota 250 $25.48/hr 6.0%
Northwest Minnesota 220 $18.78/hr 2.6%
Northeast Minnesota 130 $28.71/hr 3.6%
Southwest Minnesota 90 $21.52/hr -0.8%
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OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2022 - 2032
Carpenters1,390$22.49/hr1.4%
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters180$18.34/hr3.5%
Brickmasons and Blockmasons130$25.02/hrN/A
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Furniture FinishersN/AN/AN/A
StonemasonsN/AN/A-5.9%
Tasks for Painters, Construction and Maintenance