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Construction painter

Latest available data: March 2025 (includes accumulated data from the past 12 months)

Other denominations:
Commercial decorator Commercial painter and decorator Construction decorator Construction painter Construction painter and decorator Decorator Industrial painter Painter (construction) Painter and decorator Specialist painter

Construction painters paint the interior and exterior of buildings and other structures. They may use standard latex based paints or specialised paints for decorative effect or protective properties. Building painters are skilled in using brushes, paint rollers and paint sprayers for different applications.

Tasks

Tasks include -
(a) Cleaning and preparing walls and other surfaces of buildings for painting or wallpapering;
(b) Selecting and preparing paints to required colours by mixing pigments and additives;
(c) Applying or spraying paint, varnish, and similar materials to surfaces, fixtures and fittings of buildings;
(d) Measuring and hanging wallpaper or other fabrics on interior walls and ceilings;
(e) Applying paints, varnishes and stains to surfaces using brushes, rollers and sprays.

Knowledge

  • Chemistry

Digital competencies

  • Applying protective or decorative solutions or coatings
  • Complying with health and safety procedures
  • Smoothing surfaces of objects or equipment
  • Selling products or services
  • Working in teams

Digital competencies

No skills and knowledge of the occupation have been found. Only skills and knowledge relevant and requested by companies in their job offers are displayed.

Personal competencies

  • Working efficiently
  • Collaborating in teams and networks
  • Supporting others
  • Communicating

Professional groups of the occupation

Craft and related trades workers

Building and related trades workers (excluding electricians)

Painters, building structure cleaners and related trades workers

Painters and related workers

Other occupations of the professional group

Do you want to know what the hiring rate for this occupation is in the market?

Contracts and job seekers in the last year in Barcelonès

Painters and related workers

423

Number of contracts in Barcelonès

21,46%

Percentage of contracts in Catalonia

-13,77% Interannual variation of contracts in Barcelonès

70,25%

Permanent contracts over total contracts in Barcelonès

8,32%

Part-time contracts

1,11% Turnover index

1.205

Average of job seekers in Barcelonès

-5%

Interannual variation of job seekers in Barcelonès

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

The market for this profile is hiring

Contracts in u00e8 over the past year by sex and age

Contracts by gender in Barcelonès.

Building and related trades workers (excluding electricians)

96%

4%

Men
Women

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

Contracts by age groups.

Building and related trades workers (excluding electricians)

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

What vacancies are published in the professional family?

Vacancies published by professional family and type of contract in Barcelonès over the past year

Painters, building structure cleaners and related trades workers

Occupation Vacancies Permanent contracts

Data source: Data generated from the analysis of Lightcast data and the Observatory of Work and Productive Model of the Government of Catalonia.

What experience is required for the vacancies? Which sectors are looking for this occupation?

Painters and related workers

No experience
4%
Less than 1 year
11%
Between 1 and 2 years
4%
Between 2 and 4 years
25%
Between 4 and 8 years
30%
More than 8 years
26%
Construction
43%
Professional, scientific and techinical activities
31%
Administrative and support service activities
9%
Manufacturing
7%
Education
5%
Others
5%

Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.

The vacancies published are for working in:

Job vacancies posted by county

Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.