DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

Paint, coat, or decorate articles, such as furniture, glass, plate ware, 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).

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020

					Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	Mean SE*	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Minnesota	250	45	$18.57/hr	$0.58/hr	$13.17/hr	$15.56/hr	$18.55/hr	$21.90/hr	$24.43/hr
U S	12,430	460	$17.36/hr	$0.17/hr	$11.25/hr	$13.09/hr	$16.07/hr	$20.09/hr	$25.15/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.

Leading Industries for Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers Industry OES Employment OES Median Wage Manufacturing 130 $19.09/hr Trade, Transportation and Utilities 90 $18.11/hr Professional and Business Services 20 $17.73/hr

Other Regional Data For Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers Geography (click title for details) OES Projections Employment Median Wage % Change 2022 - 2032 Minnesota 250 $18.55/hr 1.8% Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA 170 $18.87/hr N/A Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 130 $18.90/hr -1.0% Southeast Minnesota 40 $20.11/hr N/A Central Minnesota 30 $17.50/hr N/A St Cloud MN MSA N/A N/A N/A Rochester MN MSA N/A $18.70/hr N/A Northwest Minnesota N/A N/A N/A Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA N/A N/A N/A Southeast Balance of State N/A N/A N/A Fargo ND-MN MSA N/A N/A N/A Southwest Minnesota N/A $17.43/hr N/A Northeast Balance of State N/A N/A N/A Duluth MN-WI MSA N/A N/A N/A Southwest Balance of State N/A N/A N/A Northeast Minnesota N/A N/A N/A Northwest Balance of State N/A N/A N/A

Related Occupations

Occupation (click title for details)	OES		Projections
	Employment	Median Wage	% Change 2022 - 2032
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic	790	$17.50/hr	5.7%
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers	230	$18.33/hr	-2.3%
Sewers, Hand	60	$13.62/hr	N/A
Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers	N/A	$17.64/hr	-6.2%

• Applies coating, such as paint, ink, or lacquer, to protect or decorate workpiece surface, using spray gum, pen, or brush.
• Reads job order and inspects workpiece to determine work procedure and materials required.
• Rinses coated workpiece to remove excess coating material or to facilitate setting of finish coat on workpiece.
• Examines finished surface of workpiece to verify conformance to specifications and retouches defective areas of surface.
• Drains or wipes workpieces to remove excess coating material or to facilitate setting of finish coat on workpiece.
• Cleans and maintains tools and equipment, using solvent, brushes, and rags.
• Selects and mixes ingredients to prepare coating substance according to specifications, using paddle or mechanical mixer.
• Melts or heats coating material to specified temperature.
• Places coated workpiece in oven or dryer for specified time to dry or harden finish.
• Cuts out sections in surface of material to be inlaid with decorative pieces, using pattern and knife or scissors.
• Cleans surface of workpiece in preparation for coating, using cleaning fluid, solvent, brushes, scraper, steam, sandpaper, or cloth.
• Conceals blemishes in workpiece, such as nicks and dents, using filler, such as putty.
• Positions and glues decorative pieces in cutout section, following pattern.
• Immerses workpiece into coating material for specified time.