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Painters, Construction and Maintenance

in Columbia County

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. Exclude "Paperhangers" (47-2142).

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Wages

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Area

Year

Period

Annual Mean

Annual Entry Level

Annual Experience Level

Southwest Arkansas

2009

May

$36,923

$26,754

$42,007

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Short-Term Employment Projections

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Area	Employment Projections		Change	Growth Rate %	Annual Avg Openings
	2010	2012
Southwest Arkansas	374	374	0	0.0	6

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Long-Term Employment Projections

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Area	Estimated Year-Projected Year	Employment Projections		Employment Change		Annual Avg Openings
		Estimated	Projected	Number	Percent
Southwest Arkansas	2008 - 2018	389	329	-60	-15.4	7

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Top 15 Industries of Employment

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Industry Title

Number of Employers in Columbia County

Number Employed in Industry in 2008 in Southwest Arkansas

Percent of Total
Employment for Occupation in Southwest Arkansas

Growth Projection in Southwest Arkansas

Specialty Trade Contractors

183

47.0%

-2.2%

Construction of Buildings

4.9%

2.8%

Repair and Maintenance

1.0%

0.7%

Educational Services

0.5%

0.9%

Hospitals

0.3%

Real Estate

0.3%

-2.0%

Crop Production

0.0%

2.8%

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Data for Columbia County not available for Occupational Licensing Requirements.

Educational Requirements

This occupation is in Job Zone Two: Some Preparation Needed .
Employees in these occupations need anywhere from a few months to one year of working with experienced employees.

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Skills

Importance
(0-100)high

Competence Level

Active Listening

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Top 10 Tasks

Importance
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Cover surfaces with dropcloths or masking tape and paper to protect surfaces during painting.

Fill cracks, holes, and joints with caulk, putty, plaster, or other fillers, using caulking guns or putty knives.

Apply primers or sealers to prepare new surfaces, such as bare wood or metal, for finish coats.

Apply paint, stain, varnish, enamel, and other finishes to equipment, buildings, bridges, and/or other structures, using brushes, spray guns, or rollers.

Calculate amounts of required materials and estimate costs, based on surface measurements and/or work orders.

Read work orders or receive instructions from supervisors or homeowners in order to determine work requirements.

Erect scaffolding and swing gates, or set up ladders, to work above ground level.

Remove fixtures such as pictures, door knobs, lamps, and electric switch covers prior to painting.

Wash and treat surfaces with oil, turpentine, mildew remover, or other preparations, and sand rough spots to ensure that finishes will adhere properly.

Mix and match colors of paint, stain, or varnish with oil and thinning and drying additives in order to obtain desired colors and consistencies.

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Top 10 Work Activities

Importance
(0-100)high

Getting Information

Performing General Physical Activities

Handling and Moving Objects

Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material

Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work

Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment

Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates

Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships

Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information

Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings

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Top 2 Work Values

Extent
(0-100)high

Relationships

Support

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Top 2 Interests

Occupational Interest
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Realistic

Enterprising

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Alternate 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, Glass Tinter, Highway Painter, House Decorator, House Painter, House or Other Buildings Painter Apprentice, Industrial Painter, Interior Decorator, Interior Decorator, Painting, Interior Painter, Kalsominer, Line Painting Machine Operator

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