Painting workers

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Painting workers are most often employed by the Automotive repair & maintenance industry. The average yearly wage for Painting workers was $51,821 in 2024.

The locations that employ the most Painting workers are Los Angeles County (North Central)--Lancaster City PUMA, CA, Sedgwick County (Central)--Wichita City (Central) PUMA, KS, and Chicago City (West)--Belmont Cragin, Humboldt Park, Hermosa & Montclare PUMA, IL. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Painting workers are Los Angeles County (North Central)--Lancaster City PUMA, CA, Hennepin County--Minneapolis (North) & St. Anthony Cities PUMA, MN, and Sedgwick County (Central)--Wichita City (Central) PUMA, KS.

Production Occupations Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations

Employment and salary information for the Painting workers workforce. Painting workers workforce in 2024 was 136,790 people, of which 11.3% were women and 88.7% were men. Painting workers are paid most in Naugatuck Valley South PUMA, CT but are relatively concentrated in Los Angeles County (North Central)--Lancaster City PUMA, CA.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

121,382

Male Workforce

± 8.55k

15,408

Female Workforce

± 3.05k

The Painting workers workforce in 2024 was 136,790 people (11.3% women and 88.7% men). This implies an average annual growth of 5.39% between 2014 (129,792) and 2024 (136,790).

Employment by Location

Level

Metric

This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Painting workers.

During 2024, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Wyoming ($141,651), Maryland ($87,892), and Hawaii ($83,499).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$51,821

AVERAGE WAGE

#318 in the ranking (2014)

$69,878

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2024, Painting workers earned an average of $51,821, $18,057 less than the average national salary of $69,878

The graph shows the ranking of Painting workers in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2014.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.325

WAGE GINI

In 2024, Painting workers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.325, which is lower than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Painting workers (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Painting workers compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Painting workers and on wages 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 Motion pictures & video industries ($112,332).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

137k

2024 Workforce

± 9,076

−0.579%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 9.42%

This graphic shows the share of Painting workers employed by various industries. Automotive repair & maintenance employs the largest share of Painting workers at 63.4%, followed by Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing with 18% and Aircraft & parts manufacturing with 9.45%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Painting workers in the US. The workforce of Painting workers in 2024 was 136,790 people, with 11.3% woman, and 88.7% men. The average age of male Painting workers in the workforce is 41.3 and of female Painting workers is 39.7, and the most common race/ethnicity for Painting workers is White.

Gender and Age

Metric

The workforce of Painting workers in 2024 was 136,790 people, with 11.3% woman, and 88.7% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 30 to 34 years (17,364 people), 40 to 44 years (17,049 people), and 35 to 39 years (15,158 people). Among them they concentrated 36.3% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2024, 32.5% of Painting workers workers were Hispanic and 67.5% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (65.6%), Salvadoran (5.4)%, and Puerto Rican (5.3)%

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Races

In 2024, 54.7% of the Painting workers workforce were White, of which 12.7% were women and 87.3% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Two or More Races (16.9%) and Other (13.9%).

Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Painting workers from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Painting workers is Business but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2024 were Mechanical Technologies.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.

Type of Majors

Degree

The most common majors achieved by Painting workers in 2024 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (1,429 people), Visual & Performing Arts (736 people), and Engineering (642 people).

You can review this information for different academic grades by modifying the option selected in the selector above.

Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Painting workers workers were High School or Equivalent (67,500 people), Some college (27,611 people), and Secondary Education (18,778 people).

The graphic shows the Painting workers workforce by gender and educational level.

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