What do they do?
Help painters, paperhangers, plasterers, or stucco masons by performing duties requiring less skill. Duties include using, supplying, or holding materials or tools, and cleaning work area and equipment.
Also known as:
Painter Helper, Plaster Helper, Plaster Tender
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Colleges with the most graduates that become Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons
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- High school diploma equivalent (45%)
- Less than high school diploma (29%)
- Some college, no degree (13%)
- Bachelor's degree (6%)
- Associate's degree (5%)
- Master's degree (2%)
- Doctorate or Professional Degree (1%)
Most Popular Majors that prepare Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons
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Degrees Granted
9
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Female Students
5
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Male Students
4
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Median Starting Salary
$37,600
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Degrees Granted
5
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Female Students
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Male Students
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Median Starting Salary
$37,600
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Degrees Granted
3
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Female Students
2
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Male Students
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Median Starting Salary
$37,600
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People in this career often have talent in:
- Arm-Hand Steadiness - The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position.
- Manual Dexterity - The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.
- Static Strength - The ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects.
- Trunk Strength - The ability to use your abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time without "giving out" or fatiguing.
- Extent Flexibility - The ability to bend, stretch, twist, or reach with your body, arms, and/or legs.
- Gross Body Equilibrium - The ability to keep or regain your body balance or stay upright when in an unstable position.
People in this career often do these activities:
- Clean equipment or facilities.
- Assist skilled construction or extraction personnel.
- Protect structures or surfaces near work areas to avoid damage.
- Smooth surfaces with abrasive materials or tools.
- Mix substances or compounds needed for work activities.
- Move construction or extraction materials to locations where they are needed.
- Assemble temporary equipment or structures.
- Apply material to fill gaps in surfaces.
- Clean surfaces in preparation for work activities.
- Move products, materials, or equipment between work areas.
- Pour materials into or on designated areas.
This page includes data from:
Career data: O*NET 28.3 Database
by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (“USDOL/ETA”). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA
Occupation statistics: USDOL U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment Statistics
Videos: CareerOneStop, USDOL/ETA and the Minnesota Department of Employment & Economic Development
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