Maintenance painter vs painter foreman

The differences between maintenance painters and painter foremen 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 foreman. Additionally, a painter foreman has an average salary of $47,687, 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 painter foreman are work ethic, drywall repair, and caulking.

Maintenance painter vs painter foreman overview

	Maintenance Painter	Painter Foreman
Yearly salary	$39,937	$47,687
Hourly rate	$19.20	$22.93
Growth rate	1%	1%
Number of jobs	75,251	10,025
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 50%	High School Diploma, 48%
Average age	42	42
Years of experience	-	-

Maintenance painter vs painter foreman salary

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

	Maintenance Painter	Painter Foreman
Average salary	$39,937	$47,687
Salary range	Between $28,000 And $55,000	Between $35,000 And $64,000
Highest paying City	Belleville, NJ	-
Highest paying state	New Jersey	-
Best paying company	Mission Regional Medical Center	-
Best paying industry	Insurance	-

Differences between maintenance painter and painter foreman education

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

	Maintenance Painter	Painter Foreman
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 50%	High School Diploma, 48%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Maintenance painter vs painter foreman demographics

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

	Maintenance Painter	Painter Foreman
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 91.2% Female, 8.8%	Male, 96.1% Female, 3.9%
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, 9.1% Unknown, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 30.3% Asian, 2.1% White, 53.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between maintenance painter and painter foreman 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 foreman example responsibilities.

Manage painting crews in both commercial and industrial environments from swing stage to high boom work.
Fill cracks and joints with caulk, putty, plaster, using caulking guns or putty knives.
Operate equipment such as sanders, pressure cleaners, respirators.
Apply primers and sealers to prepare new surfaces, for finish coats.
Paint Hungarian military equipment with polyurethane and alkyd enamels with HVLP gravity cup guns and pressure pot systems.
Paint steam and water treatment piping using scaffolding, safety harnesses, and follow refinery safety protocols

Maintenance painter vs painter foreman skills

Common maintenance painter skills

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

Common painter foreman skills

Work Ethic, 38%
Drywall Repair, 8%
Caulking, 6%
Structural Steel, 4%
Surface Preparation, 4%
Coats, 3%