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Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers: apprenticeship hours and pay
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Approved titles
5
RAPIDS codes
Shortest term
2,000 h
longest minimum 8,000 h
National median pay
$41,600
a year, BLS May 2025
Jobs nationally
7,940
BLS May 2025
Approved apprenticeship titles
- Training approaches
- competency-based, hybrid, time-based
- Shortest approved term
- 2,000 hours, SIGN WRITER, HAND (time-based)
- State medians
- $61,210 in Washington to $31,550 in South Dakota (37 states publish one)
| Title | RAPIDS code | Approach and term |
|---|---|---|
| DECORATOR (Glass Mfg) | 0100 | Competency-Based: 8,000 hours Hybrid: 8,000 to 10,000 hours Time-Based: 8,000 hours |
| LINER (Pottery & Porc) | 0279 | Competency-Based: 6,000 hours Hybrid: 6,000 to 7,500 hours Time-Based: 6,000 hours |
| PAINTER, HAND (Any Ind) | 0383 | Competency-Based: 6,000 hours Hybrid: 6,000 to 7,500 hours Time-Based: 6,000 hours |
| SCREEN PRINTER | 0520 | Competency-Based: 4,000 hours Hybrid: 4,000 to 5,000 hours Time-Based: 4,000 hours |
| SIGN WRITER, HAND | 0518 | Time-Based: 2,000 hours |
What painting, coating, and decorating workers earn, by state
| State | Median pay | Hourly | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington | $61,210 | $29.43 | 90 |
| Nevada | $60,190 | $28.94 | Not published |
| Colorado | $54,070 | $25.99 | 170 |
| Massachusetts | $54,070 | $26.00 | 210 |
| New Jersey | $52,160 | $25.08 | 90 |
| Connecticut | $50,720 | $24.38 | 50 |
| Ohio | $49,080 | $23.60 | 230 |
| Missouri | $48,560 | $23.34 | 140 |
| New York | $48,510 | $23.32 | 460 |
| Wisconsin | $48,330 | $23.24 | 230 |
| Maryland | $47,320 | $22.75 | 50 |
| Virginia | $47,090 | $22.64 | 290 |
| Iowa | $46,670 | $22.44 | 100 |
| Georgia | $46,310 | $22.27 | 60 |
| Idaho | $45,050 | $21.66 | Not published |
| South Carolina | $43,820 | $21.07 | 140 |
| Minnesota | $43,630 | $20.98 | 150 |
| North Carolina | $42,960 | $20.66 | 170 |
| Kentucky | $42,220 | $20.30 | 200 |
| Illinois | $41,960 | $20.18 | 180 |
| Pennsylvania | $41,660 | $20.03 | 180 |
| California | $41,600 | $20.00 | Not published |
| Indiana | $41,350 | $19.88 | 490 |
| Arkansas | $40,310 | $19.38 | 50 |
| Kansas | $39,470 | $18.97 | 90 |
| Michigan | $38,500 | $18.51 | 140 |
| Utah | $38,430 | $18.48 | 70 |
| Louisiana | $38,320 | $18.42 | 50 |
| Florida | $37,440 | $18.00 | 720 |
| Wyoming | $37,090 | $17.83 | 60 |
| Arizona | $37,030 | $17.80 | 50 |
| Oklahoma | $36,780 | $17.68 | 100 |
| Tennessee | $35,540 | $17.09 | 200 |
| Montana | $34,790 | $16.72 | 40 |
| Mississippi | $33,330 | $16.03 | 70 |
| Texas | $32,430 | $15.59 | 550 |
| South Dakota | $31,550 | $15.17 | 40 |
Finding a program
How to find a sponsor that trains this title · Apprenticeship sponsors by state (25,633) · All approved occupations
- Approved titles and terms: apprenticeship.gov approved occupations list, Last-Modified October 8, 2026, read October 8, 2026.
- Pay and jobs: BLS OEWS, May 2025, all industries, read October 8, 2026.