Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons Career, Salary and Skills
Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons have a BLS-reported national median annual wage of $40,470 based on the 2025 OEWS dataset, with reported national employment of 7,490. Wage data is published for 48 locations.
Occupation description
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.
O*NET code
47-3014.00
Job zone
2
Typical education
Less than a High School Diploma
Experience
None
National salary and employment
Median annual
$40,470
Hourly median
$19.46
Employment
7,490
Data year
2025
National salary distribution
Top skills
| Skill | Importance | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Speaking | 3.00 | 2.00 |
| Coordination | 3.00 | 2.62 |
| Active Listening | 2.88 | 2.25 |
| Time Management | 2.75 | 2.50 |
| Monitoring | 2.75 | 2.38 |
| Critical Thinking | 2.75 | 2.25 |
| Social Perceptiveness | 2.62 | 2.25 |
| Operations Monitoring | 2.62 | 2.38 |
| Quality Control Analysis | 2.62 | 2.38 |
| Equipment Maintenance | 2.50 | 2.12 |
Typical tasks
- Clean work areas and equipment.
- Supply or hold tools and materials.
- Apply protective coverings, such as masking tape, to articles or areas that could be damaged or stained by work processes.
- Smooth surfaces of articles to be painted, using sanding and buffing tools and equipment.
- Erect scaffolding.
- Perform support duties to assist painters, paperhangers, plasterers, or masons.
- Fill cracks or breaks in surfaces of plaster articles or areas with putty or epoxy compounds.
- Mix plaster, and carry plaster to plasterers.
Technology
- A-Systems JobView
- Apple iWork
- Construction Software Center EasyEst
- Cost estimating software
- Evergreen Technology Eagle Bid Estimating
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Office software
- On Center Quick Bid
- Sage Construction Anywhere
- Turtle Creek Software Goldenseal
Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons salary by location
Areas with the highest reported employment for this occupation.
- Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons Salary in CAMedian $46,220 · Employment 1,990
- Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons Salary in TXMedian $37,040 · Employment 1,220
- Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons Salary in Los Angeles, CAMedian $47,260 · Employment 550
- Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons Salary in Houston, TXMedian $36,960 · Employment 470
- Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons Salary in Riverside, CAMedian $46,780 · Employment 350
- Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons Salary in FLMedian $36,010 · Employment 310
- Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons Salary in San Francisco, CAMedian $50,440 · Employment 300
- Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons Salary in NCMedian $35,980 · Employment 260
- Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons Salary in San Diego, CAMedian $42,210 · Employment 260
- Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons Salary in LAMedian $37,340 · Employment 250
- Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons Salary in ORMedian $40,180 · Employment 240
- Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons Salary in Dallas, TXMedian $40,420 · Employment 230
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Career and skills data: O*NET 31.0 (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.