If you’re looking for Dallas construction jobs (Click here) that allow you to be a bit more creative with your work, a position as a construction and maintenance worker may be perfect.

Construction and maintenance painters work in buildings or at construction sites to paint walls, equipment, buildings, bridges, and other structural surfaces by using brushes, rollers, and spray guns. They also may remove old paint and mix colors to find the right combination.

Typically, no formal education is required to become a construction and maintenance painter, as most employees learn what they need to know through on-the-job training. However, some employers prefer applicants who have participated in an apprenticeship program.

According to the Texas Workforce Commission, employment in Dallas is expected to increase from 4,650 workers during 2006 to 5,750 workers by 2016, accounting for 1,100 additional jobs and an overall growth rate of 23.7 percent.

Throughout Texas, employment is anticipated to grow from 28,750 workers during 2006 to 35,500 workers by 2016, resulting in 6,750 additional jobs and an overall increase of 23.5 percent.

Employment across the United States should increase from 462,833 workers during 2006 to 517,319 workers by 2016, making for 54,500 additional jobs and an overall growth rate of 11.8 percent.

The top industries that employ construction and maintenance painters in Dallas are:

  • Building finishing contractors – 32.59 percent
  • Residential building construction – 3.13 percent
  • Non-residential building construction – 2.67 percent
  • Other specialty trade contractors – 2.3 percent

During 2009, construction and maintenance painters in Dallas earned an average wage of $14.16 per hour, while those in Texas earned an average wage of $14.65 per hour and those throughout the nation earned an average wage of $17.94 per hour.

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