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Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers Salary in NV

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers in NV have a median annual salary of $60,190. Recorded earnings range from $47,270 at the 10th percentile to $70,280 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

$60,190

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

$28.94

Employment

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Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$47,270
10th
$52,800
25th
$60,190
Median
$64,940
75th
$70,280
90th

Local compared with national

NV

$60,190

Median annual · 2025

United States

$41,600

Median annual · 2025

The NV median is 44.7% above the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $18,590).

Top skills

  1. 1.Active ListeningImportance 2.9
  2. 2.MonitoringImportance 2.9
  3. 3.Social PerceptivenessImportance 2.9
  4. 4.CoordinationImportance 2.9
  5. 5.Reading ComprehensionImportance 2.8
  6. 6.SpeakingImportance 2.8
  7. 7.Critical ThinkingImportance 2.8
  8. 8.Time ManagementImportance 2.6
  9. 9.Judgment and Decision MakingImportance 2.5
  10. 10.Service OrientationImportance 2.4
  11. 11.WritingImportance 2.3
  12. 12.Active LearningImportance 2.1

Career information

Education and experience

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

Technology used

  • Adobe FreeHand MX
  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Corel WordPerfect Office Suite
  • Microsoft Excel

Common tasks

  • Apply coatings, such as paint, ink, or lacquer, to protect or decorate workpiece surfaces, using spray guns, pens, or brushes.
  • Examine finished surfaces of workpieces to verify conformance to specifications and retouch any defective areas.
  • Clean and maintain tools and equipment, using solvents, brushes, and rags.
  • Read job orders and inspect workpieces to determine work procedures and materials required.
  • Select and mix ingredients to prepare coating substances according to specifications, using paddles or mechanical mixers.
  • Place coated workpieces in ovens or dryers for specified times to dry or harden finishes.
  • Clean surfaces of workpieces in preparation for coating, using cleaning fluids, solvents, brushes, scrapers, steam, sandpaper, or cloth.
  • Conceal blemishes in workpieces, such as nicks and dents, using fillers such as putty.
  • Rinse, drain, or wipe coated workpieces to remove excess coating material or to facilitate setting of finish coats on workpieces.

Related careers

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

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