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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019

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:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
232,760 1.3 % $21.46 $44,640 0.7 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $13.04 $15.92 $19.37 $25.62 $32.48
Annual Wage (2) $27,130 $33,120 $40,280 $53,290 $67,560


Industry profile for this occupation:

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 156,650 18.66 $21.00 $43,690
Residential Building Construction 16,060 1.98 $21.09 $43,860
Nonresidential Building Construction 7,340 0.88 $22.75 $47,320
Real Estate 5,500 0.33 $20.87 $43,400
Employment Services 3,960 0.11 $18.70 $38,900

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 156,650 18.66 $21.00 $43,690
Residential Building Construction 16,060 1.98 $21.09 $43,860
Nonresidential Building Construction 7,340 0.88 $22.75 $47,320
Ship and Boat Building 1,040 0.74 $24.28 $50,510
Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction 2,530 0.72 $23.05 $47,940

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 80 0.02 $34.95 $72,700
Scientific Research and Development Services 100 0.01 $31.07 $64,620
General Merchandise Stores (8) (8) $31.05 $64,590
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 3,710 0.07 $30.11 $62,620
Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4242 and 4246 only) (8) (8) $29.98 $62,370


Geographic profile for this occupation:

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 38,510 2.22 1.40 $25.00 $52,000
Texas 20,350 1.64 1.03 $17.75 $36,910
Florida 18,950 2.15 1.36 $17.52 $36,440
New York 15,050 1.58 1.00 $25.25 $52,520
Washington 9,720 2.93 1.85 $21.56 $44,840




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)
Idaho 2,270 3.13 1.97 $16.41 $34,130
Louisiana 5,820 3.03 1.91 $21.82 $45,380
Washington 9,720 2.93 1.85 $21.56 $44,840
Hawaii 1,820 2.87 1.81 $26.94 $56,030
Nevada 3,890 2.79 1.76 $22.20 $46,180




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Alaska 410 1.29 0.82 $27.67 $57,560
Hawaii 1,820 2.87 1.81 $26.94 $56,030
New Jersey 4,600 1.12 0.71 $26.86 $55,870
Massachusetts 5,070 1.40 0.88 $26.35 $54,810
District of Columbia 300 0.42 0.26 $25.68 $53,420





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 14,940 1.55 0.98 $26.38 $54,870
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 11,940 1.91 1.21 $25.07 $52,140
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 8,840 2.90 1.83 $17.80 $37,030
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 7,130 1.52 0.96 $25.93 $53,940
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 6,410 2.59 1.64 $32.58 $67,770
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 5,770 2.85 1.80 $21.42 $44,550
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 5,270 1.99 1.26 $17.12 $35,610
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 4,280 1.35 0.85 $19.72 $41,030
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ 3,950 1.86 1.18 $19.57 $40,710
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 3,940 1.08 0.68 $17.95 $37,330




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

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA 890 9.94 6.27 $24.40 $50,750
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL 1,300 8.57 5.41 $17.05 $35,470
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL 270 5.06 3.20 $16.72 $34,770
Warner Robins, GA 340 4.70 2.97 $25.34 $52,720
Baton Rouge, LA 1,740 4.40 2.77 $20.47 $42,570
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA 790 4.12 2.60 $20.83 $43,330
Coeur d'Alene, ID 260 4.08 2.58 $17.34 $36,070
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL 1,090 4.02 2.54 $16.88 $35,110
Albany, OR 180 3.95 2.50 $19.54 $40,640
Corpus Christi, TX 750 3.94 2.49 $20.00 $41,600




Top paying metropolitan areas for this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 6,410 2.59 1.64 $32.58 $67,770
Duluth, MN-WI 130 1.04 0.66 $29.78 $61,940
Salinas, CA 340 1.88 1.19 $29.59 $61,540
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA 410 2.86 1.80 $27.96 $58,150
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 3,700 1.32 0.83 $27.49 $57,180
Akron, OH 430 1.29 0.82 $27.48 $57,170
Anchorage, AK 280 1.61 1.01 $27.35 $56,890
Madera, CA 50 1.13 0.71 $27.16 $56,500
St. Louis, MO-IL 2,600 1.90 1.20 $27.07 $56,300
Peoria, IL 290 1.69 1.07 $26.97 $56,100

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area 670 3.45 2.18 $24.00 $49,930
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area 460 3.78 2.39 $20.29 $42,210
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area 410 2.95 1.86 $21.58 $44,890
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area 410 4.82 3.04 $18.86 $39,220
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area 360 2.93 1.85 $16.79 $34,930

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

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area 410 4.82 3.04 $18.86 $39,220
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area 460 3.78 2.39 $20.29 $42,210
West Montana nonmetropolitan area 260 3.48 2.20 $20.05 $41,710
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area 670 3.45 2.18 $24.00 $49,930
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area 330 3.21 2.02 $32.07 $66,710

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area 330 3.21 2.02 $32.07 $66,710
Alaska nonmetropolitan area 90 0.85 0.54 $29.73 $61,840
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area 130 1.02 0.65 $24.05 $50,020
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area 670 3.45 2.18 $24.00 $49,930
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area (8) (8) (8) $23.67 $49,240


About May 2019 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate--50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(8) Estimate not released.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OES estimates and related information:

May 2019 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: July 6, 2020