Construction & Extraction
Painters, Construction
SOC 47-2141
Prep and paint buildings inside and out.
The job
Median pay
$49k
$45k to $62k typical range
Outlook, 2025 to 2035
Growing
+3.0% projected
Openings a year
25k
BLS projection
Typical education
No formal credential
Our model
AI displacement risk
Low
How much of this job AI may do instead of the person
Works with AI
8/100
AI alongside the person rather than instead of them
AI exposure
2nd pct
More exposed than 2% of occupations · modeled estimate · 31st pct in Microsoft's data
Future-proof
54/100
Key skills
- Active Listening
- Critical Thinking
- Monitoring
- Reading Comprehension
- Speaking
- Writing
Pay and jobs by state
BLS OEWS May 2025, 51 states. Sorted by jobs; per 1,000 is jobs per thousand workers in the state; vs national compares that rate with the country's.
| State | Jobs | Per 1,000 | vs national | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | 38,430 | 2.1 | 1.5× | $59k |
| Florida | 22,450 | 2.3 | 1.6× | $48k |
| Texas | 18,330 | 1.3 | 0.9× | $45k |
| New York | 13,040 | 1.3 | 0.9× | $60k |
| Washington | 9,510 | 2.7 | 1.9× | $60k |
| Illinois | 6,820 | 1.1 | 0.8× | $61k |
| Pennsylvania | 5,980 | 1.0 | 0.7× | $52k |
| Virginia | 5,930 | 1.4 | 1.0× | $47k |
| Ohio | 5,600 | 1.0 | 0.7× | $49k |
| Oregon | 5,410 | 2.8 | 1.9× | $49k |
All 51 states
| State | Jobs | Per 1,000 | vs national | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina | 5,220 | 1.1 | 0.7× | $44k |
| Arizona | 5,210 | 1.6 | 1.1× | $48k |
| Michigan | 4,920 | 1.1 | 0.8× | $51k |
| Massachusetts | 4,430 | 1.2 | 0.8× | $58k |
| Nevada | 4,120 | 2.7 | 1.8× | $56k |
| New Jersey | 4,110 | 1.0 | 0.7× | $59k |
| Louisiana | 4,090 | 2.1 | 1.5× | $46k |
| Missouri | 3,980 | 1.4 | 0.9× | $58k |
| Minnesota | 3,810 | 1.3 | 0.9× | $57k |
| Maryland | 3,750 | 1.4 | 0.9× | $49k |
| Indiana | 3,510 | 1.1 | 0.8× | $50k |
| Utah | 3,510 | 2.0 | 1.4× | $46k |
| Colorado | 3,480 | 1.2 | 0.8× | $53k |
| Wisconsin | 3,350 | 1.1 | 0.8× | $50k |
| Tennessee | 3,040 | 0.9 | 0.6× | $43k |
| Georgia | 2,760 | 0.6 | 0.4× | $48k |
| Connecticut | 2,230 | 1.3 | 0.9× | $58k |
| Maine | 2,120 | 3.3 | 2.3× | $59k |
| South Carolina | 2,080 | 0.9 | 0.6× | $41k |
| Idaho | 2,040 | 2.4 | 1.6× | $45k |
| Hawaii | 1,900 | 3.0 | 2.1× | $68k |
| Oklahoma | 1,880 | 1.1 | 0.8× | $45k |
| Iowa | 1,770 | 1.1 | 0.8× | $50k |
| Nebraska | 1,590 | 1.6 | 1.1× | $47k |
| Alabama | 1,570 | 0.7 | 0.5× | $44k |
| Kansas | 1,570 | 1.1 | 0.8× | $46k |
| Kentucky | 1,390 | 0.7 | 0.5× | $48k |
| Rhode Island | 1,160 | 2.3 | 1.6× | $42k |
| Mississippi | 1,060 | 0.9 | 0.6× | $45k |
| New Mexico | 1,010 | 1.2 | 0.8× | $46k |
| Montana | 920 | 1.8 | 1.2× | $58k |
| New Hampshire | 910 | 1.3 | 0.9× | $50k |
| Arkansas | 890 | 0.7 | 0.5× | $40k |
| West Virginia | 720 | 1.0 | 0.7× | $44k |
| South Dakota | 670 | 1.5 | 1.0× | $48k |
| Vermont | 550 | 1.8 | 1.3× | $53k |
| Washington DC | 500 | 0.7 | 0.5× | $60k |
| Delaware | 480 | 1.0 | 0.7× | $59k |
| Wyoming | 480 | 1.7 | 1.2× | $47k |
| Alaska | 440 | 1.4 | 0.9× | $61k |
| North Dakota | 420 | 1.0 | 0.7× | $55k |
Top metro areas
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA12,100 jobs · $59k median
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ11,930 jobs · $61k median
- Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL6,210 jobs · $48k median
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN5,480 jobs · $62k median
- San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA5,310 jobs · $64k median
- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA5,140 jobs · $60k median
- Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX4,970 jobs · $46k median
- Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX4,570 jobs · $46k median
Explore the rankings
Explore Painters, Construction interactively →Pay and outlook from BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2025-2035). Skills and work activities from O*NET 30.3. AI exposure and future-proof scores are modeled estimates. How these numbers are made.