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Transport equipment painter

Latest available data: December 2024 (includes accumulated data from the past 12 months)

Other denominations:
Aircraft painter Automotive paint sprayer Automotive paint technician Automotive painter Automotive refinisher Car painter Car refinisher Motor vehicle painter Motor vehicle refinisher Railway carriage painter Transport equipment painter Truck painter Truck refinisher Van painter Van refinisher Vehicle body painter Vehicle paint sprayer Vehicle paint technician Vehicle painter Vessel painter

Transport equipment painters use painting machines and hand tools to coat individual parts and to paint the surface of all types of transport equipment such as cars, buses, boats, aircraft, motorcycles and railway cars. They prepare the surface of the pieces for the paint and apply the coat. Transport equipment painters can perform industrial painting or individual customisation. They may also remove or repair painting errors such as scratches.

Tasks

Tasks include -
(a) Preparing surfaces to be coated using a variety of methods to remove grease, dirt and rust;
(b) Painting cars, buses, trucks and other vehicles, and applying varnish and other protective coatings;
(c) Applying paint as well as protective coatings of enamel or varnish on metal, wooden and other manufactured products, usually with a hand-spraying device.

Knowledge

  • Chemistry
  • Mechanics and metal trades
  • Materials (glass, paper, plastic and wood)
  • Building and civil engineering
  • Electronics and automation

Digital competencies

  • Applying protective or decorative solutions or coatings
  • Preparing mixtures or solutions
  • Monitoring quality of products
  • Repairing and installing mechanical equipment
  • Smoothing surfaces of objects or equipment

Digital competencies

  • Using digital tools to control machinery

Personal competencies

  • Working efficiently
  • Demonstrating willingness to learn
  • Collaborating in teams and networks
  • Taking a proactive approach
  • 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

Spray painters and varnishers

Other occupations of the professional group

Do you want to know the demand for this occupation in the market?

Contracts and job seekers in the last year in Barcelonès

Spray painters and varnishers

454

Number of contracts in Barcelonès

21,87%

Percentage of contracts in Catalonia

-15,57% Interannual variation of contracts in Barcelonès

72,05%

Permanent contracts over total contracts in Barcelonès

9,03%

Part-time contracts

1,09% Turnover index

1.225

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?

Spray painters and varnishers

No experience
7%
Less than 1 year
14%
Between 1 and 2 years
15%
Between 2 and 4 years
41%
Between 4 and 8 years
8%
More than 8 years
15%
Construction
27%
Manufacturing
25%
Professional, scientific and techinical activities
12%
Administrative and support service activities
10%
Education
8%
Others
18%

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.