Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons
Help painters, paperhangers, plasterers, or stucco masons by performing duties requiring less skill. Duties include using, supplying, or holding materials or tools, and cleaning work area and equipment.
- Median annual earnings
- $40,328
- Projected change
- +1.9%
- Typical education
- High school diploma or less
- Employment
- 7.98K jobs
50th percentile, United States
2025 to 2035
94.4% of the workforce
Growing to 8.14K by 2035
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The work
What helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons do
Tasks reported for this occupation, ordered by how often they come up in the role.
- Clean work areas and equipment.
- Perform support duties to assist painters, paperhangers, plasterers, or masons.
- Apply protective coverings, such as masking tape, to articles or areas that could be damaged or stained by work processes.
- Erect scaffolding.
- Fill cracks or breaks in surfaces of plaster articles or areas with putty or epoxy compounds.
- Supply or hold tools and materials.
Pay and outlook
What the job pays and where it is heading
Annual earnings range
Reported earnings by percentile, United States
- 10th percentile
- $30,966
- 25th percentile
- $36,620
- 50th percentile
- $40,328
- 75th percentile
- $49,171
- 90th percentile
- $52,438
The gold marker shows the median. Half earn more than $40,328 and half earn less.
Employment outlook
2025 to 2035 projection
154 more positions over the decade, before replacement hiring.
Preparation
Education levels
What people currently working in the career hold. These are not entry requirements.
- High school diploma or less
- 94.4%
- Certificate
- 3.7%
- Associate degree
- 1.4%
- Some college
- 0.5%
Skills
Skills employers ask for
Technical skills appearing most often in job postings for this occupation.
How the work gets done
Core competencies
Broad capabilities associated with strong performance in this occupation.
- Coordination
- Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
- Speaking
- Talking to others to convey information effectively.
- Active Listening
- Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
- Time Management
- Managing one's own time and the time of others.
- Monitoring
- Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
- Critical Thinking
- Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
- Operations Monitoring
- Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
- Quality Control Analysis
- Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance.
- Social Perceptiveness
- Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
- Troubleshooting
- Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it.
- Service Orientation
- Actively looking for ways to help people.
- Equipment Maintenance
- Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed.
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
- Repairing
- Repairing machines or systems using the needed tools.
- Complex Problem Solving
- Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
- Active Learning
- Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
- Learning Strategies
- Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.
- Instructing
- Teaching others how to do something.
- Negotiation
- Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences.
- Persuasion
- Persuading others to change their minds or behavior.
In the market
Job titles and employers
Recent job postings in United StatesCommon job titles
- 01Construction Helpers9 postings
- 02Helpers/Laborers4 postings
- 03Painters Helpers3 postings
- 04Paint Preppers2 postings
- 05Construction Painters1 postings
- 06Scaffold Helpers1 postings
Top employers
- 01Able Home Improvements3 postings
- 02Affordable Handyman1 postings
- 03Das-Co Of Idaho1 postings
- 04RJ Painting And Home Renovations1 postings
- 05Rg Builders1 postings
- 06Select Painting & Construction1 postings
- 07Sns Renovations1 postings
- 08TIC - The Industrial Company1 postings
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