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- NOC 2006 Version 1.0
7294 – Painters and Decorators
Painters and decorators apply paint, wallpaper and other finishes to interior and exterior surfaces of buildings and other structures. They are employed by construction companies, painting contractors and building maintenance contractors, or they may be self-employed.
Profile
Index of titles Example job titles
- Apprentice industrial painter and decorator
- Apprentice painter and decorator
- Bridge painter
- Building painter
- Commercial building painter
- Commercial construction painter
- Construction painter
- House painter
- Industrial construction painter
- Industrial maintenance painter
- Journeyman/woman painter and decorator
- Maintenance painter
- Maintenance painter, plant
- Painter
- Painter and decorator
- Painter and decorator apprentice
- Painter and paperhanger
- Painter-decorator
- Painter, commercial buildings
- Painter, commercial construction
- Painter, construction
- Painter, industrial construction
- Painter, maintenance
- Painter, residential construction
- Paperhanger
- Plant maintenance painter
- Residential construction painter
- Residential painter
- Roof painter
- Rough painter - construction
- Specialized painter and decorator
- Vinyl paperhanger
- Construction painter
- Maintenance painter
- Painter
- Painter and decorator
- Painter and decorator apprentice
- Paperhanger
Main duties
This group performs some or all of the following duties:
Painters and decorators perform some or all of the following duties:
- Read specifications to determine quantities of materials required
- Prepare and clean surfaces using methods such as scraping, sanding, sandblasting, hydro-blasting and steam-cleaning; remove old wallpaper and loose paint; repair cracks and holes in walls; and sandpaper and apply sealer
- Mix and thin paint to obtain desired colour and texture
- Apply paint or other materials, such as stains, lacquer, enamel, oil, varnish, fibreglass, metal coating or fire retardant using brushes, rollers or spray equipment
- Measure, cut and apply wallpaper or fabric to walls
- Assemble and erect scaffolding and swing stages
- Advise customer on selection of colour schemes and choice of wall coverings
- May provide cost estimates to clients.
Employment requirements
- Completion of secondary school is usually required.
- Completion of a three- to four-year apprenticeship program or Over three years of work experience in the trade is usually required to be eligible for trade certification.
- Trade certification is compulsory in Quebec and available, but voluntary, in all other provinces and the territories.
- Interprovincial trade certification (Red Seal) is also available to qualified painters and decorators.
Additional information
- Progression to supervisory positions is possible with experience.
- Red Seal trade certification allows for interprovincial mobility.
Exclusions
- Automotive painters (in 7322 Motor Vehicle Body Repairers)
- Interior decorators (in 6421 Retail Salespersons and Sales Clerks)
- Painters and Coaters - Industrial (9496)
- Painters, Sculptors and Other Visual Artists (5136)
- Supervisors of painters and decorators (in 7219 Contractors and Supervisors, Other Construction Trades, Installers, Repairers and Servicers)
Breakdown summary
- Broad occupational category
- 7 – Trades, Transport and Equipment Operators and Related Occupations
- Skill level
- B – Occupations usually require college education or apprenticeship training.
- Major group
- 72 – Trades and Skilled Transport and Equipment Operators
- Minor group
- 729 – Other Construction Trades
- Version
- NOC 2006 Version 1.0