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Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons Salary in TN

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons in TN have a median annual salary of $36,130, with 40 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $27,060 at the 10th percentile to $40,470 at the 90th percentile.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · Data year: 2025 · Last updated: 2026-09-22

Salary overview

Median annual salary

$36,130

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

$17.37

Employment

40

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$27,060
10th
$28,450
25th
$36,130
Median
$36,300
75th
$40,470
90th

Local compared with national

TN

$36,130

Median annual · 2025

United States

$40,470

Median annual · 2025

The TN median is 10.7% below the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $4,340).

Top skills

  1. 1.SpeakingImportance 3.0
  2. 2.CoordinationImportance 3.0
  3. 3.Active ListeningImportance 2.9
  4. 4.Critical ThinkingImportance 2.8
  5. 5.MonitoringImportance 2.8
  6. 6.Time ManagementImportance 2.8
  7. 7.Social PerceptivenessImportance 2.6
  8. 8.Operations MonitoringImportance 2.6
  9. 9.Quality Control AnalysisImportance 2.6
  10. 10.Service OrientationImportance 2.5
  11. 11.Equipment MaintenanceImportance 2.5
  12. 12.TroubleshootingImportance 2.5

Career information

Education and experience

Typical education
Less than a High School Diploma
Experience
None
Job zone
2

Technology used

  • 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

Common 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.
  • Pour specified amounts of chemical solutions into stripping tanks.
  • Place articles to be stripped into stripping tanks.

Related careers

Occupations recorded as related in the dataset. A relationship does not imply a guaranteed transition.

Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons salary in other locations

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