Maintenance painter vs journeyman painter

The differences between maintenance painters and journeyman painters can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes More than 10 years to become both a maintenance painter and a journeyman painter. Additionally, a journeyman painter has an average salary of $40,885, which is higher than the $39,937 average annual salary of a maintenance painter.

The top three skills for a maintenance painter include ladders, plumbing and sheetrock. The most important skills for a journeyman painter are coats, work ethic, and exterior surfaces.

Maintenance painter vs journeyman painter overview

	Maintenance Painter	Journeyman Painter
Yearly salary	$39,937	$40,885
Hourly rate	$19.20	$19.66
Growth rate	1%	1%
Number of jobs	75,251	8,020
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 50%	High School Diploma, 49%
Average age	42	42
Years of experience	-	-

Maintenance painter vs journeyman painter salary

Maintenance painters and journeyman painters have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Maintenance Painter	Journeyman Painter
Average salary	$39,937	$40,885
Salary range	Between $28,000 And $55,000	Between $26,000 And $62,000
Highest paying City	Belleville, NJ	Sacramento, CA
Highest paying state	New Jersey	New Jersey
Best paying company	Mission Regional Medical Center	University of Southern California
Best paying industry	Insurance	Automotive

Differences between maintenance painter and journeyman painter education

There are a few differences between a maintenance painter and a journeyman painter in terms of educational background:

	Maintenance Painter	Journeyman Painter
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 50%	High School Diploma, 49%
Most common major	Business	Fine Arts
Most common college	-	-

Maintenance painter vs journeyman painter demographics

Here are the differences between maintenance painters' and journeyman painters' demographics:

	Maintenance Painter	Journeyman Painter
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 91.2% Female, 8.8%	Male, 94.0% Female, 6.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.0% Unknown, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 30.2% Asian, 2.1% White, 53.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%	Black or African American, 8.3% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 32.4% Asian, 2.5% White, 51.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between maintenance painter and journeyman painter duties and responsibilities

Maintenance painter example responsibilities.

Manage painting crews in both commercial and industrial environments from swing stage to high boom work.
General maintenance and lawn care such as spraying & pulling weeds, fertilization, mowing, etc.
Dig up old plants, mow the lawn, plant new flowers and make the yard look nice overall.
Paint make ready, Sheetrock repair texture.
Repair damage using compound and new Sheetrock.
Apply exterior caulking to building joints and seams.

Journeyman painter example responsibilities.

Manage painting crews in both commercial and industrial environments from swing stage to high boom work.
Apply materials with HVLP, airless, electro-static and conventional spray equipment.
Smooth and sand surfaces to remove ridges, tool marks, glue, and caulking.
Apply necessary masking and prep work prior to applying primer and finish coats to insure proper coating for any application.
Climb ladders and complete work utilizing rollers with extensions requiring repetitive motion.
Use special finishing techniques such as sponging, ragging, layering, or faux finishing.

Maintenance painter vs journeyman painter skills

Common maintenance painter skills

Ladders, 12%
Plumbing, 10%
Sheetrock, 7%
Coats, 6%
Hand Tools, 6%
Scaffolding, 5%

Common journeyman painter skills

Coats, 14%
Work Ethic, 11%
Exterior Surfaces, 10%
Scaffolding, 10%
Ladders, 9%
Safety Procedures, 6%

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