Painting workers

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Total Workforce

140k

Average Age

40.8

Average Salary

$41,917

Average Male Salary

$43,106

Average Female Salary

$33,176

About

Painting workers are most often employed by the Automotive repair & maintenance industry. The average yearly wage for Painting workers was $41,917 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Painting workers by wage are Directors, religious activities & education, Brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, & reinforcing iron & rebar workers, and Court, municipal, & license clerks.

Painting workers are part of the Production Occupations, along with Firstline supervisors of production & operating workers, Electrical, electronics, & electromechanical assemblers, Engine & other machine assemblers, Structural metal fabricators & fitters, Other assemblers and fabricators, and 55 more.

The top 3 locations that employ the most Painting workers are Genesee (West) & Shiawassee Counties PUMA, MI, Newaygo, Mason, Oceana & Lake Counties PUMA, MI, and Weakley, Henry, Carroll, Humphreys, Benton & Houston Counties PUMA, TN. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Painting workers are Newaygo, Mason, Oceana & Lake Counties PUMA, MI, Genesee (West) & Shiawassee Counties PUMA, MI, and Weakley, Henry, Carroll, Humphreys, Benton & Houston Counties PUMA, TN.

Production Occupations Production Occupations Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations

Information on the businesses and industries that employ Painting workers and on wages and locations for those in the field. Automotive repair & maintenance is the industry that employs the most Painting workers, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Painting workers, by average wage, is Car Dealers. Painting workers are paid most in Newaygo, Mason, Oceana & Lake Counties PUMA, MI but are relatively concentrated in Newaygo, Mason, Oceana & Lake Counties PUMA, MI.

Wages

Yearly Wage

$41,917

AVERAGE SALARY

± $1,884

In 2018, Painting workers earned an average of $41,917, $11,971 less than than the average national salary of $53,888.

Court, municipal, & license clerks make somewhat more than Painting workers while Directors, religious activities & education make somewhat less. This chart shows the various occupations closest to Painting workers as measured by average annual salary in the US.

Wage Distribution

0.293

WAGE GINI

In 2018, Painting workers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.293, which is lower than than the national average of 0.479. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Painting workers (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 Painting workers.

Spatial Concentration

PUMAs with a Relatively High Concentration of Painting workers

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

Industries

Most Common

The most common industries employing Painting workers, by number of employees, are Automotive repair & maintenance, Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing, and Furniture & related product manufacturing.

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Painting workers, by average wage, are Not specified manufacturing industries, Car Dealers, Navigational, measuring, electromedical, & control instruments manufacturing, Car Dealers, Aircraft & parts manufacturing, and Aircraft & parts manufacturing.

Industries by Share

140k

2018 Workforce

± 9,182

-2.33%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 9.44%

The number of people employed as Painting workers has been declining at a rate of -2.33%, from 143,347 people in 2017 to 140,008 people in 2018.

This graphic shows the share of Painting workers employed by various industries. Automotive repair & maintenance employs the largest share of Painting workers at 28%, followed by Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing with 10.6% and Furniture & related product manufacturing with 3.88%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Painting workers in the US. The average age of male Painting workers in the workforce is 41 and of female Painting workers is 39.2, and the most common race/ethnicity for Painting workers is White (Non-Hispanic).

Gender Composition

123k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 8,615

16.8k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 3,179

88% of Painting workers are Male, making them the more common gender in the occupation. This chart shows the gender breakdown of Painting workers.

Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity of Painting workers

White (Non-Hispanic)
White (Hispanic)
Black (Non-Hispanic)

54.9% of Painting workers are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 18.5% of Painting workers, White (Hispanic) is the second most common race or ethnicity in this occupation. This chart shows the racial and ethnic breakdown of Painting workers.

Age by Gender

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 0.879

39.2

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 2.4

The median age of Painting workers is 40.8, and Male employees are generally 1.88 years older than than their Female counterparts.

Education

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