Painters & paperhangers

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Total Workforce

452k

Average Age

40.6

Average Salary

$33,811

Average Male Salary

$34,255

Average Female Salary

$28,133

About

Painters & paperhangers are most often employed by the Construction industry. The average yearly wage for Painters & paperhangers was $33,811 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Painters & paperhangers by wage are Electrical, electronics, & electromechanical assemblers, Roofers, and Fence erectors.

Painters & paperhangers are part of the Construction & Extraction Occupations, along with Firstline supervisors of construction trades & extraction workers, Boilermakers, Carpenters, Carpet, floor, & tile installers & finishers, Cement masons, concrete finishers, & terrazzo workers, and 28 more.

The top 3 locations that employ the most Painters & paperhangers are Bridgeport Town PUMA, CT, Gwinnett County (Southwest)Lilburn City PUMA, GA, and DeKalb County (North)Dunwoody City PUMA, GA. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Painters & paperhangers are Bridgeport Town PUMA, CT, Fort Worth City (South Central) & Edgecliff Village Town PUMA, TX, and South of Aldine & Inside Beltway TX-8 PUMA, TX.

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Employment

Information on the businesses and industries that employ Painters & paperhangers and on wages and locations for those in the field. Construction is the industry that employs the most Painters & paperhangers, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Painters & paperhangers, by average wage, is Ship & boat building. Painters & paperhangers are paid most in Garland City (South) PUMA, TX but are relatively concentrated in Bridgeport Town PUMA, CT.

Wages

Yearly Wage

$33,811

AVERAGE SALARY

± $981

In 2018, Painters & paperhangers earned an average of $33,811, $20,078 less than than the average national salary of $53,888.

Electrical, electronics, & electromechanical assemblers make somewhat more than Painters & paperhangers while Fence erectors make somewhat less. This chart shows the various occupations closest to Painters & paperhangers as measured by average annual salary in the US.

Wage Distribution

0.337

WAGE GINI

In 2018, Painters & paperhangers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.337, which is lower than than the national average of 0.479. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Painters & paperhangers (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

Wage by Location

HIGHEST PAYING PUMAS

This map shows the Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States shaded by average annual wage for Painters & paperhangers.

Spatial Concentration

PUMAs with a Relatively High Concentration of Painters & paperhangers

This map displays which Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States have a relatively high population of Painters & paperhangers.

Industries

Most Common

The most common industries employing Painters & paperhangers, by number of employees, are Construction, Lessors of real estate, and offices of real estate agents and brokers, and Automotive repair & maintenance.

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Painters & paperhangers, by average wage, are Motion pictures & video industries, Ship & boat building, Car Dealers, Motion pictures & video industries, Residential care facilities, except skilled nursing facilities, and Aircraft & parts manufacturing.

Industries by Share

452k

2018 Workforce

± 16,472

-1.32%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 5.21%

The number of people employed as Painters & paperhangers has been declining at a rate of -1.32%, from 457,573 people in 2017 to 451,523 people in 2018.

This graphic shows the share of Painters & paperhangers employed by various industries. Construction employs the largest share of Painters & paperhangers at 84.7%, followed by Lessors of real estate, and offices of real estate agents and brokers with 1.37% and Automotive repair & maintenance with 1.05%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Painters & paperhangers in the US. The average age of male Painters & paperhangers in the workforce is 40.7 and of female Painters & paperhangers is 38.3, and the most common race/ethnicity for Painters & paperhangers is White (Non-Hispanic).

Gender Composition

419k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 15,866

32.7k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 4,442

92.7% of Painters & paperhangers are Male, making them the more common gender in the occupation. This chart shows the gender breakdown of Painters & paperhangers.

Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity of Painters & paperhangers

White (Non-Hispanic)
White (Hispanic)
Other (Hispanic)

36.2% of Painters & paperhangers are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 32.8% of Painters & paperhangers, White (Hispanic) is the second most common race or ethnicity in this occupation. This chart shows the racial and ethnic breakdown of Painters & paperhangers.

Age by Gender

40.7

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 0.468

38.3

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 1.73

The median age of Painters & paperhangers is 40.6, and Male employees are generally 2.41 years older than than their Female counterparts.

Education

Data on higher education choices for Painters & paperhangers from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Painters & paperhangers is Business but a relatively high number of Painters & paperhangers hold a major in Visual & Performing Arts.