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Painters and Decorators

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  • Job description
  • Advancement and mobility
  • Hourly wage
  • Job prospects for 2022-2026
  • Sectors of activity
  • Training and requirements
  • Main skills and characteristics
  • Personality profiles (RIASEC)
  • Additional information

Job description

These individuals apply finishing coats (paint, wallpaper, etc.) to interior and exterior surfaces of buildings.

Environment

  • Controlled ambient temperature
  • Climatic conditions
  • Equipment, machinery, tools
  • Hazardous chemical
  • Odours
  • Nontoxic dust
  • Hazardous workplaces

Main tasks

  • Study quotes to determine the quantity of materials required.
  • Prepare and clean surfaces to be painted (remove old wallpaper and peeling paint, repair cracks and holes, smooth and seal surfaces, etc.).
  • Mix and thin paint to obtain the desired colours and textures.
  • Apply paint or stain.
  • Measure, cut, and lay wallpaper or fabric.
  • Assemble and erect scaffolding.
  • Advise customers on colour matching or choice of wall coverings.
  • Estimate costs and prepare a quote, as required.

Advancement and mobility

  • Qualified Painters and Decorators obtain a Red Seal endorsement upon successful completion of the Interprovincial Examination.
  • Experience leads to supervisory positions.

Hourly wage

The hourly wage is calculated by averaging wages from 2020 to 2022.
Minimum
$18.00
Median
$27.00
Maximum
$39.00

Job prospects for 2022-2026

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Job prospects for 2022-2026

Job prospects

All of Québec

Non available
Limited
Good
Very good
Good

All of Québec

Non available
Limited
Good
Very good
Non available

Total jobs for 2021

All of Québec

8,000

All of Québec

na

Gender distribution

All of Québec

Not available.
12.7% Female
87.3% Male

Not available.
  • 12.7% Female
  • 87.3% Male

Job types

All of Québec

Not available.
Full time
Part time

Not available.
  • Full time
  • Part time

Yearly wage on 2015

All of Québec

$39,000

All of Québec

Other characteristics

All of Québec

  • Non traditional for women
  • None

All of Québec

  • Non traditional for women
  • None

Sectors of activity

All of Québec

Not available.
  1. Construction
    NAICS 23
    82% of jobs
  2. Business, building and other support services
    NAICS 55, 56
    3% of jobs
  3. Health Care
    NAICS 621, 622, 623
    2% of jobs
  4. Public Administration
    NAICS 91
    2% of jobs
  5. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing
    NAICS 53
    2% of jobs
  6. Others
    9% of jobs

All of Québec

Not available.
  1. Construction
    NAICS 23
    82% of jobs
  2. Business, building and other support services
    NAICS 55, 56
    3% of jobs
  3. Health Care
    NAICS 621, 622, 623
    2% of jobs
  4. Public Administration
    NAICS 91
    2% of jobs
  5. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing
    NAICS 53
    2% of jobs
  6. Others
    9% of jobs