Painters, Construction and Maintenance

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.

Key Competencies * Attention to Detail * Integrity * Leadership * Dependability * Cooperation * Adaptability/Flexibility * Stress Tolerance * Achievement/Effort * Innovation * Self Control

Representative Tasks * Cover surfaces with dropcloths or masking tape and paper to protect surfaces during painting. * Smooth surfaces, using sandpaper, scrapers, brushes, steel wool, or sanding machines. * Fill cracks, holes, or joints with caulk, putty, plaster, or other fillers, using caulking guns or putty knives.

Industry

Government, Manufacturing, Mining Quarrying & Oil & Gas Extraction, Administrative & Support Services,

Job Family Construction and Extraction

Sample Job Titles Architectural Coating Finisher, Bitumastic Applier, Bridge Painter, Brush Painter, Buildings Painter, Calciminer, Calker, Chipper, Colored Liquid Plastic Applier, Decorator, Drywall Sprayer, Enameler, Facilities Painter, Filler, Foreman, Glass Tinter, Highway Painter, House Decorator, House or Other Buildings Painter Apprentice, House Painter, Industrial Coating and Lining Application Specialist, Industrial Painter, Interior Decorator, Interior Decorator, Painting, Interior Painter, Journeyman Painter, Kalsominer, Line Painting Machine Operator, Maintenance Painter, Maintenance Painter Apprentice, Marbleizer, Ornamental Painter, Painter, Painter and Decorator, Painter and Decorator Apprentice, Painter and Paperhanger Apprentice, Painter Apprentice, Painter Foreman, Parking Line Painter, Railroad Car Letterer, Red Leader, Roof Painter, Senior Painter, Set Painter, Shipyard Painter, Shipyard Painter Apprentice, Sign Painter Apprentice, Silo Painter, Spray Painter, Stage Setting Painter Apprentice, Stage Settings Painter, Stainer, Stippler, Structural Steel Painter, Traffic Line Painter, Varnisher Apprentice.