Production painter vs industrial painter

The differences between production painters and industrial painters can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 2-4 years to become a production painter, becoming an industrial painter takes usually requires More than 10 years. Additionally, an industrial painter has an average salary of $40,076, which is higher than the $32,193 average annual salary of a production painter.

The top three skills for a production painter include safety regulations, paint guns and spray guns. The most important skills for an industrial painter are work ethic, coats, and ladders.

Production painter vs industrial painter overview

	Production Painter	Industrial Painter
Yearly salary	$32,193	$40,076
Hourly rate	$15.48	$19.27
Growth rate	2%	1%
Number of jobs	55,575	12,353
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 41%	High School Diploma, 52%
Average age	42	42
Years of experience	4	-

Production painter vs industrial painter salary

Production painters and industrial painters have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Production Painter	Industrial Painter
Average salary	$32,193	$40,076
Salary range	Between $23,000 And $44,000	Between $25,000 And $64,000
Highest paying City	Cedar Rapids, IA	Newark, NJ
Highest paying state	Massachusetts	New Jersey
Best paying company	General Electric	Jacobs Engineering Group
Best paying industry	Automotive	Automotive

Differences between production painter and industrial painter education

There are a few differences between a production painter and an industrial painter in terms of educational background:

	Production Painter	Industrial Painter
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 41%	High School Diploma, 52%
Most common major	Business	Automotive Technology
Most common college	-	-

Production painter vs industrial painter demographics

Here are the differences between production painters' and industrial painters' demographics:

	Production Painter	Industrial Painter
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 88.4% Female, 11.6%	Male, 93.3% Female, 6.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.1% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 17.1% Asian, 3.7% White, 64.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%	Black or African American, 9.0% Unknown, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 29.3% Asian, 2.1% White, 54.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	4%	5%

Differences between production painter and industrial painter duties and responsibilities

Production painter example responsibilities.

Execute production activities as directed by supervisor, including performing GMP cell culture of biologic products using closed-system device.
Entrust to paint luxury cars, including Ferrari, BMW, and Maserati.

Industrial painter example responsibilities.

Apply primers or sealers to prepare new surfaces, and erect scaffolding or swing gates, or set up ladders
Full PPE protection provide suits, full face air supply respirators, safety glasses, gloves of different types.
Lead painter for aerospace finishing company.
Apply coatings with desire mil thickness.
Paint all prepare parts using enamel and lacquers.
Wear cartridge, partical, organic and force air respirators.

Production painter vs industrial painter skills

Common production painter skills

Safety Regulations, 31%
Paint Guns, 18%
Spray Guns, 8%
Coats, 7%
Surface Preparation, 5%
Painting Operations, 4%

Common industrial painter skills

Work Ethic, 12%
Coats, 9%
Ladders, 6%
Hand Tools, 5%
Paint Guns, 5%
Painting Equipment, 4%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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