Painting workers

Detailed Occupation

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2023 Workforce

138k

Average Age

Average Salary

$50,627

Average Male Salary

$52,454

Average Female Salary

$36,642

About

Painting workers are most often employed by the Automotive repair & maintenance industry. The average yearly wage for Painting workers was $50,627 in 2023.

The locations that employ the most Painting workers are Elkhart County--Elkhart City PUMA, IN, Johnson County PUMA, TX, and Los Angeles County (Central)--LA City (Southeast/East Vernon) PUMA, CA. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Painting workers are Los Angeles County (North Central)--Lancaster City PUMA, CA, Elkhart County--Elkhart City PUMA, IN, and St. Joseph & Branch Counties PUMA, MI.

Production Occupations Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations

Employment and salary information for the Painting workers workforce. Painting workers workforce in 2023 was 137,587 people, of which 11.6% were women and 88.4% were men. Painting workers are paid most in Wood, Portage & Adams Counties PUMA, WI but are relatively concentrated in Los Angeles County (North Central)--Lancaster City PUMA, CA.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

121,694

Male Workforce

± 8.56k

15,893

Female Workforce

± 3.09k

The Painting workers workforce in 2023 was 137,587 people (11.6% women and 88.4% men). This implies an average annual growth of 6.01% between 2014 (129,792) and 2023 (137,587).

Employment by Location

Level

Metric

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

During 2023, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Wyoming ($136,194), Hawaii ($88,278), and Maryland ($82,723).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$50,627

AVERAGE WAGE

#330 in the ranking (2023)

$67,727

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2023, Painting workers earned an average of $50,627, $17,100 less than the average national salary of $67,727

The graph shows the ranking of Painting workers in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2023.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.33

WAGE GINI

In 2023, Painting workers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.33, which is lower than the national average of 0.476. 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 ($102,635).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

138k

2023 Workforce

± 9,103

−0.355%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 9.38%

This graphic shows the share of Painting workers employed by various industries. Automotive repair & maintenance employs the largest share of Painting workers at 63.6%, followed by Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing with 18.6% and Furniture & related product manufacturing with 9.37%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Painting workers in the US. The workforce of Painting workers in 2023 was 137,587 people, with 11.6% woman, and 88.4% men. The average age of male Painting workers in the workforce is 41.2 and of female Painting workers is 39.9, and the most common race/ethnicity for Painting workers is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Painting workers in 2023 was 137,587 people, with 11.6% woman, and 88.4% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 30 to 34 years (17,875 people), 40 to 44 years (16,900 people), and 50 to 54 years (15,851 people). Among them they concentrated 36.8% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2023, 32% of Painting workers workers were Hispanic and 68% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (65.2%), Puerto Rican (6.25)%, and Salvadoran (5.11)%

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Races

In 2023, 58.7% of the Painting workers workforce were White, of which 12.4% were women and 87.6% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Two or More Races (14.3%) and Other (13%).

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 2023 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 2023 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (1,229 people), Visual & Performing Arts (764 people), and Engineering (683 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Painting workers workers were High School or Equivalent (67,241 people), Some college (28,500 people), and Secondary Education (18,992 people).

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