Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018

47-2141 Painters, Construction and Maintenance

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).

National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation: Top

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1)	Employment RSE (3)	Mean hourly wage	Mean annual wage (2)	Wage RSE (3)
228,420	1.2 %	$20.70	$43,050	0.7 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$12.48	$15.28	$18.72	$24.78	$31.15
Annual Wage (2)	$25,970	$31,790	$38,940	$51,530	$64,790

Industry profile for this occupation: Top

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Building Finishing Contractors	153,350	18.84	$20.15	$41,910
Residential Building Construction	16,490	2.12	$20.37	$42,380
Nonresidential Building Construction	6,840	0.85	$21.79	$45,330
Real Estate	5,270	0.33	$19.94	$41,470
Employment Services	4,240	0.12	$17.84	$37,110

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Building Finishing Contractors	153,350	18.84	$20.15	$41,910
Residential Building Construction	16,490	2.12	$20.37	$42,380
Nonresidential Building Construction	6,840	0.85	$21.79	$45,330
Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction	2,730	0.80	$24.13	$50,200
Ship and Boat Building	1,050	0.77	$23.92	$49,750

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution	100	0.03	$33.31	$69,290
Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing	200	0.04	$30.88	$64,220
Scientific Research and Development Services	110	0.02	$30.78	$64,020
Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4242 and 4246 only)	(8)	(8)	$29.54	$61,450
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	3,730	0.07	$28.86	$60,030

Geographic profile for this occupation: Top

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

States with the highest employment level in this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
California	37,330	2.19	1.39	$23.63	$49,150
Texas	20,590	1.70	1.08	$17.18	$35,740
Florida	17,770	2.06	1.31	$16.91	$35,170
New York	14,300	1.52	0.97	$24.03	$49,980
Washington	10,000	3.07	1.94	$20.65	$42,950

States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Washington	10,000	3.07	1.94	$20.65	$42,950
Hawaii	1,850	2.89	1.83	$26.44	$54,990
Louisiana	5,430	2.84	1.80	$20.94	$43,560
Nevada	3,560	2.65	1.68	$21.85	$45,460
Idaho	1,860	2.63	1.67	$16.93	$35,210

Top paying States for this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Alaska	370	1.17	0.74	$26.81	$55,760
New Jersey	4,420	1.09	0.69	$26.53	$55,180
Hawaii	1,850	2.89	1.83	$26.44	$54,990
District of Columbia	440	0.62	0.39	$26.03	$54,150
Illinois	8,850	1.48	0.94	$25.03	$52,060

Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	13,720	1.44	0.91	$25.33	$52,690
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	11,640	1.90	1.21	$23.23	$48,310
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	8,150	2.73	1.73	$17.28	$35,940
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	7,310	1.58	1.00	$25.29	$52,610
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	6,360	2.63	1.67	$29.17	$60,670
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	6,290	3.17	2.01	$20.51	$42,670
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	4,980	1.92	1.22	$16.32	$33,950
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	4,600	1.47	0.93	$19.66	$40,890
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	4,300	1.20	0.76	$16.88	$35,110
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	3,910	1.90	1.21	$19.01	$39,540