Maintenance painter vs painter apprentice

The differences between maintenance painters and painter apprentices 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 painter apprentice. Additionally, a maintenance painter has an average salary of $39,937, which is higher than the $37,030 average annual salary of a painter apprentice.

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

Maintenance painter vs painter apprentice overview

	Maintenance Painter	Painter Apprentice
Yearly salary	$39,937	$37,030
Hourly rate	$19.20	$17.80
Growth rate	1%	1%
Number of jobs	75,251	9,612
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 50%	High School Diploma, 51%
Average age	42	42
Years of experience	-	-

Maintenance painter vs painter apprentice salary

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

	Maintenance Painter	Painter Apprentice
Average salary	$39,937	$37,030
Salary range	Between $28,000 And $55,000	Between $28,000 And $47,000
Highest paying City	Belleville, NJ	Santa Rosa, CA
Highest paying state	New Jersey	California
Best paying company	Mission Regional Medical Center	Comtech Telecommunications
Best paying industry	Insurance	Construction

Differences between maintenance painter and painter apprentice education

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

	Maintenance Painter	Painter Apprentice
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 50%	High School Diploma, 51%
Most common major	Business	Fine Arts
Most common college	-	-

Maintenance painter vs painter apprentice demographics

Here are the differences between maintenance painters' and painter apprentices' demographics:

	Maintenance Painter	Painter Apprentice
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 91.2% Female, 8.8%	Male, 87.3% Female, 12.7%
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, 8.5% Unknown, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 32.1% Asian, 2.5% White, 51.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between maintenance painter and painter apprentice 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.

Painter apprentice example responsibilities.

Manage painting crews in both commercial and industrial environments from swing stage to high boom work.
Used HVLP spray gun to paint truck and horse trailer.
Conduct job performance evaluations, JHA, and JSA.
Operate scissor lifts and boom lifts to mask various airplanes for paint process.
Conduct QA and QC in accordance to QP-1 & QP-2 standards and requirements.
Apply tape, paper and stencils as well as remove them after paint has been apply.

Maintenance painter vs painter apprentice skills

Common maintenance painter skills

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

Common painter apprentice skills

Work Ethic, 24%
Coats, 15%
Scaffolding, 12%
Exterior Surfaces, 11%
Direct Supervision, 11%
Caulking, 3%

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