Painter, Construction
Hour-based
ONET: 47-2141.00
2
Years
288h
Related instructions
4500h
On-the-job training
Classroom instruction topics
- Craft Skills/Painting Essentials
- OSHA 10
- Interior Painting Level 1
- Interior Painting Level 2
- Interior Painting Level 3
- Interior Painting Skills Assessment
- Exterior Painting Level 1
- Exterior Painting Level 2
- Exterior Painting Level 3
- Exterior Painting Skills Assessment
- OSHA 30
- Advanced Coatings
- Advanced Spraying
- Crew Leader Training
On-the-job training
- Apply paint, stain, varnish, enamel, and other finishes to equipment, buildings, bridges, and/or other structures, using brushes, spray guns, or rollers.
- Apply primers or sealers to prepare new surfaces, such as bare wood or metal, for finish coats.
- Calculate amounts of required materials and estimate costs, based on surface measurements and/or work orders.
- Cover surfaces with drop cloths or masking tape and paper to protect surfaces during painting.
- Fill cracks, holes, and joints with caulk, putty, plaster, or other fillers, using caulking guns or putty knives.
- Mix and match colors of paint, stain, or varnish with oil and thinning and drying additives in order to obtain desired colors and consistencies.
- Polish final coats to specified finishes.
- Read work orders or receive instructions from supervisors or homeowners in order to determine work requirements.
- Remove fixtures such as pictures, door knobs, lamps, and electric switch covers prior to painting.
- Remove old finishes by stripping, sanding, wire brushing, burning, or using water and/or abrasive blasting.
- Smooth surfaces, using sandpaper, scrapers, brushes, steel wool, and/or sanding machines and sand rough spots to ensure that finishes will adhere properly.
- Erect scaffolding and swing gates, or set up ladders, to work above ground level.
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