Painter Helper resume examples for 2025

Painter Helper resume format and sections

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   1. Add contact information to your painter helper resume

   Your name should be the biggest text on the page and be at or near the top of the document. Your address doesn't need to include your street name or house number - listing your city and state works just fine. Your email address should be professional, but not your current work email address. It's not a good look to use your work email for personal projects (job-searching). Your social media can be included if you have a fully-fledged LinkedIn page or another social media page that showcases your relevant skill set.

   Painter Helper Resume Contact Information Example #1

   Jane Moore

   Montgomery, AL 36043| 333-111-2222 | jane.moore@email.com

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   2. Add relevant education to your painter helper resume

   Your resume's education section should include:

   • The name of your school
   • The date you graduated (Month, Year or Year are both appropriate)
   • The name of your degree

   If you graduated more than 15 years ago, you should consider dropping your graduation date to avoid age discrimination.

   Optional subsections for your education section include:

   • Academic awards (Dean's List, Latin honors, etc. )
   • GPA (if you're a recent graduate and your GPA was 3.5+)
   • Extra certifications
   • Academic projects (thesis, dissertation, etc. )

   Other tips to consider when writing your education section include:

   • If you're a recent graduate, you might opt to place your education section above your experience section
   • The more work experience you get, the shorter your education section should be
   • List your education in reverse chronological order, with your most recent and high-ranking degrees first
   • If you haven't graduated yet, you can include "Expected graduation date" to the entry for that school

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   Majors

   Automotive Technology

   20.7%

   General Studies

   15.7%

   Business

   13.7%

   Fine Arts

   6.4%

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   Painter Helper Resume Relevant Education Example #1

   Certificate In Business 2011 - 2012

   California State University - San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA

   Painter Helper Resume Relevant Education Example #2

   High School Diploma 2012 - 2014

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   3. Next, create a painter helper skills section on your resume

   Your resume's skills section should include the most important keywords from the job description, as long as you actually have those skills. If you haven't started your job search yet, you can look over resumes to get an idea of what skills are the most important.

   Here are some tips to keep in mind when writing your resume's skills section:

   • Include 6-12 skills, in bullet point form
   • List mostly hard skills; soft skills are hard to test
   • Emphasize the skills that are most important for the job

   Hard skills are generally more important to hiring managers because they relate to on-the-job knowledge and specific experience with a certain technology or process.

   Soft skills are also valuable, as they're highly transferable and make you a great person to work alongside, but they're impossible to prove on a resume.

   Example of skills to include on an painter helper resume

   • Safety Rules Skills.
      

     Principles or regulations that ensure the protection of people, objects, or the environment are called safety rules. These rules can be governing actions, devices, or procedures that help in minimizing the risks of loss, injury, or damage.

   • Painting Equipment Skills.
      

     Painting equipment refers to any tool used in graphics editing or in a painting program to change the area of the image by adding paint strokes or filling the areas with the desired color. Examples of some painting equipment include pencil, brush, paint roller set: radiator brush, sleeve, tray, paintbrushes, etc.

   • Hazardous Materials Skills.
      

     Any substance or good that is harmful to human health as well as the environment are called hazardous materials. Such materials must be handled carefully to avoid any mishaps. Harmful gases. chemicals, strong medicines or drugs, radioactive elements required for radiation purposes, a human blood sample that carries germs, all of these are considered hazardous materials.

   • Surface Preparation Skills.
      

     Surface preparation is the method used for treating the surface of material before applying any external coating. It is used to ensure that the coating properly stays on the material and does not cause any damage. Surface Preparation is very important for treating steel, plastic, aluminium and other similar materials before they are coated, painted, or lined. It is either done chemically or mechanically.

   • Customer Vehicles Skills.
      

     A customer vehicle is a medium used to convey the message to a targeted audience. They are specific networks within a medium that you use to communicate your message.

   • Body Shop Skills.
      

     A body shop is a place where vehicle servicing, repairing, and finishing takes place. Auto mechanics and technicians do the repairs. The services offered include both body and mechanical repairs. Body repairs include repainting and removing dents and scratches. Mechanical repairs include changing and alignment of car tires, engine repair, replacing windshields and window glasses.

   • Windows Skills.
      

     Windows is a chain of operating systems that controls a computer and is developed by Microsoft. Every version of Windows consists of GUI (graphical user interface), with a desktop that allows the user to open their files.

   Top Skills for a Painter Helper

   Safety Rules, 13.1%
   OSHA, 10.4%
   Painting Equipment, 9.2%
   Hazardous Waste, 7.1%
   Other Skills, 60.2%
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   4. List your painter helper experience

   The most important part of any resume for a painter helper is the experience section. Recruiters and hiring managers expect to see your experience listed in reverse chronological order, meaning that you should begin with your most recent experience and then work backwards.

   Don't just list your job duties below each job entry. Instead, make sure most of your bullet points discuss impressive achievements from your past positions. Whenever you can, use numbers to contextualize your accomplishments for the hiring manager reading your resume.

   It's okay if you can't include exact percentages or dollar figures. There's a big difference even between saying "Managed a team of painter helpers" and "Managed a team of 6 painter helpers over a 9-month project. "

   Most importantly, make sure that the experience you include is relevant to the job you're applying for. Use the job description to ensure that each bullet point on your resume is appropriate and helpful.

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   Work History Example # 1

   Painter Assistant

   Asplundh Tree Expert Co

   • Maintained the appearance of the ship by constant repainting of exhausted compartments.
   • Operated hand tools and power tools such as drill, power washer and sander.
   • Ensured adherence to all safety /OSHA guidelines, and acceptable housekeeping standards.
   • Prepared surfaces to be painted; sand, clean, and remove any other finishes to ensure quality assurance.
   • Specialized in the application of various primer and protective paint coatings using air powered, electrostatic equipment.

   Work History Example # 2

   Roof Painter

   Smith & Nephew

   • Restructured and improved campus appearance.
   • Performed prep work for journeyman painters including masking, painting with rollers and brushes.
   • Sandblasted a wide variety of products meeting exacting specifications.
   • Prepped and painted steel, iron and aluminum substrates by etching, sandblasting or sanding.
   • Sanded and painted large fork lifts with a pot painter general shop maintenance.

   Work History Example # 3

   Painter Helper

   Peck

   • Flagged equipment on the main HWY and helped the welders, pipe fitters, etc.
   • Sandblasted Hopper covers for reinspect/rework.
   • Maintained communication with client as well as main contractor.
   • Painted also w/solvent based primers, such as AKzo-Nobel primers 10-p4-2nf, 10-p 20-44 &a more.
   • Conducted job performance evaluations, JHA, and JSA.

   Work History Example # 4

   Painter Helper

   AutoZone

   • Painted repaired and detailed vehicle's
   • Worked in a fast-pace, hard-working environment with heavy machinery.
   • Painted on primers, pre-finishes and finishing coats; used special safety equipment.
   • Removed masking materials and washed planes.
   • Sanded primered cars Prepared cars to be painted Washed and waxed painted cars Cleaned shop daily

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   5. Highlight painter helper certifications on your resume

   Specific painter helper certifications can be a powerful tool to show employers you've developed the appropriate skills.

   If you have any of these certifications, make sure to put them on your painter helper resume:

   1. OSHA Safety Certificate
   2. Painting Contractor Certification
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   6. Finally, add an painter helper resume summary or objective statement

   A resume summary statement consists of 1-3 sentences at the top of your painter helper resume that quickly summarizes who you are and what you have to offer. The summary statement should include your job title, years of experience (if it's 3+), and an impressive accomplishment, if you have space for it.

   Remember to emphasize skills and experiences that feature in the job description.

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