Blaster/painter resume examples from 2026
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How to write a blaster/painter resume
Craft a resume summary statement
A well-written resume summary is basically an elevator pitch. You are summing up your skills and experience in a few sentences to wow recruiters, hiring managers, and decision makers into giving you an interview. Here are some tips to putting your best foot first with your resume summary:
Step 1: Mention your current job title or the role you're pursuing.
Step 2: Include your years of experience in blaster/painter-related roles. Consider adding relevant company and industry experience as relevant to the job listing.
Step 3: Highlight your greatest accomplishments. Here is your chance to make sure your biggest wins aren't buried in your resume.
Step 4: Again, keep it short. Your goal is to summarize your experience and highlight your accomplishments, not write a paragraph.
These four steps should give you a strong elevator pitch and land you some blaster/painter interviews.Please upload your resume so Zippia’s job hunt AI can draft a summary statement for you.
List the right project manager skills
Use your Skills section to show you have the knowledge and technical ability to do the job. Here is how to make the most of your skills section and make sure you have the right keywords:
- You often need to include the exact keywords from the job description in your resume. Look at the job listing and consider which of the listed skills you have experience with, along with related skills.
- Include as many relevant hard skills and soft skills as possible from the listing.
- Use the most up to date and accurate terms. Don't forget to be specific.
Here are example skills to include in your “Area of Expertise” on a blaster/painter resume:
- Ladders
- Mixes
- Coats
- Scaffolding
- Caulking
- Scheme
- Sand Blast
- Spray Guns
- Safety Procedures
- Air Pressure
- Work Ethic
- Respiratory Protection
- Caulking Guns
- Painting Equipment
- SSPC
- Safety Rules
- Structural Surfaces
- Surface Prep
- Airless Spray
- Nace
- Steel Structures
- Paint Guns
- Safety Guidelines
- Rig
- Conventional Spray
- Respirators
- Chemical Plant
- Water Towers
- Stencils
- Blast Equipment
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How to structure your work experience
Your work experience should be structured:
- With your most recent roles first, followed by earlier roles in reverse chronological order.
- Job title, along with company name and location on the left.
- Put the corresponding dates of employment on the left side.
- Keep only relevant jobs on your work experience.
How to write blaster/painter experience bullet points
Your resume is your chance to show your biggest accomplishments. Don't just list your job responsibilities, instead take the opportunity to show why you're really good at what you do. Here is how you do that:
- Start with strong action verbs like managed, spearheaded, created, etc. Your goal is to show what you did and verbs will help demonstrate your contributions.
- Use numbers to quantify your achievements. Did you save time with a new report? Increase revenue? How large was the team you managed?
- Keep it concise. You're highlighting your achievements. Consider if all details you are sharing are relevant, or can be written more efficiently.
Here are effective examples from blaster/painter resumes:
Work history example #1
Hydroblaster
Blue Beacon International
- Washed Semi-trucks Cleaned up work area
- Maintained a Mine Safety and Health Association (MSHA) certification.
Work history example #2
Shipyard Painter
Fish Window Cleaning
- Prepped, primed and sandblasted iron piping for Ethanol and Sulfur plants.
- Smoothed metal surfaces with sandpaper, scrapers and sanding machines.
- Prepped, primed and painted industrial and automotive surfaces.
- Used in-between coat sanding and preparatory solvent cleaning, to ensure coat adhesion and coverage before QC inspection.
- Prepared surfaces of sheetrock, wood, metal and masonry.
Work history example #3
Blaster/Painter
General Motors
- Performed all job tasks related to painting semi trailers in the final stages of manufacture, including sandblasting and acid washing.
- Certified crane and fork lift operator for booth loading and unloading.
- Certified in grit blast and shot peen.
- Operated compressors, sandblasters and spray equipment, pressure washers, etc.
- Sandblasted and painted construction equipment.
Work history example #4
Blaster/Painter
Williams
- Cleaned and prepared surface for painting, using air-powered sandblasting equipment.
- Operated compressors, sandblasters and spray equipment, pressure washers, etc.
- Worked at flint hills refinery doing maintenance painting and sandblasting, fireproofing and sometimes help with scaffold always working safe
- Used industrial sprayers to paint epoxy primers and zinc to oilfield equipment.
- Supervised all functions in the paint and sand blasting department.
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Add an education section to your resume
The education section should display your highest degree first.
Place your education section appropriately on your resume. If you graduated over 5 years ago, this section should be at the bottom of your resume. If you just graduated and lack relevant work experience, the education section should go to the top.
If you have a bachelor's or master's degree, do not list your high school education. If your graduation year is more than 15-20 years ago, it's better not to include dates in this section.
Here are some examples of good education entries for resumes:
High School Diploma
2004 - 2004
High School Diploma
2006 - 2006
Highlight your blaster/painter certifications on your resume
If you have any additional certifications, add them to the certification section.
Start simple. Include the full name of the certification. It's also good to mention the organization that issued the certification. Next, specify when you obtained the certification.
If you have any of these certifications, be sure to include them on your blaster/painter resume:
- OSHA Safety Certificate