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Construction and Maintenance Painters in Texas

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Construction and Maintenance Painters in Texas

Is Texas a good place for you to work as a Construction and Maintenance Painter?

16.4% Jobs Projection
$34,860 Median Salary
3,370 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Construction and Maintenance Painters in Texas are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Construction and Maintenance Painters in Texas is growing faster than average.

  • Construction and Maintenance Painters in Texas earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Construction and Maintenance Painters Work in Texas?

20,590 people worked as Construction and Maintenance Painters in 2018 in this state.

There were 19,890 Construction and Maintenance Painters employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 700 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 3,140 Construction and Maintenance Painters working in it, which means Texas has more Construction and Maintenance Painters than average.

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Job Projections for Texas

Jobs for Construction and Maintenance Painters in this state are growing at a rate of 16.4% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 5.7%.

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Texas Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 3,370 annual Construction and Maintenance Painters job openings in Texas, and 36,540 total jobs in the year 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 35,200 annual jobs and 403,400 total jobs in 2026.

What do Construction and Maintenance Painters Make in Texas?

In 2018 wages for Construction and Maintenance Painters ranged from $25,550 to $49,080 with $34,860 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $12.28 to $23.6. The median hourly rate was $16.76.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $16.99 an hour.

The hourly rate declined by $0.23.

The median salary in Texas is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top Texas Metros for Construction and Maintenance Painters

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Construction and Maintenance Painters.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 8,150 $35,100
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 4,300 $34,370
Austin-Round Rock, TX 1,600 $34,170
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX 1,510 $34,950
Corpus Christi, TX 830 $38,830
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX 550 $37,710
Longview, TX 340 $34,730
El Paso, TX 250 $28,160
Amarillo, TX 230 $35,030
Lubbock, TX 230 $31,410
Killeen-Temple, TX 170 $35,210
Abilene, TX 150 $36,980
Texarkana, TX-AR 150 $44,710
Tyler, TX 130 $30,220
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX 120 $31,570
Waco, TX 110 $29,400
College Station-Bryan, TX 110 $34,180
Midland, TX 80 $41,580
Odessa, TX 80 $33,090
Sherman-Denison, TX 70 $34,670
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX 70 $27,920
Wichita Falls, TX 50 $29,340
Victoria, TX 40 $29,920
San Angelo, TX 40 $27,980

Top States for Construction and Maintenance Painters Employment

View the list below to see where most Construction and Maintenance Painters work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
California 37,330 $47,450
Texas 20,590 $34,860
Florida 17,770 $34,260
New York 14,300 $43,670
Washington 10,000 $40,430
Illinois 8,850 $49,360
Pennsylvania 6,360 $41,870
Virginia 5,870 $37,930
Ohio 5,780 $40,270
Arizona 5,450 $35,730
Louisiana 5,430 $40,280
Massachusetts 4,850 $44,230
Oregon 4,810 $35,550
New Jersey 4,420 $49,720
Colorado 4,410 $40,210
Maryland 4,350 $37,280
Missouri 4,210 $50,280
Michigan 4,000 $37,660
Indiana 3,920 $39,960
Minnesota 3,910 $48,950

Below are the states where Construction and Maintenance Painters get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
Alaska $55,650
Hawaii $55,170
District of Columbia $55,120
Missouri $50,280
New Jersey $49,720
Illinois $49,360
Minnesota $48,950
California $47,450
Connecticut $45,950
Maine $45,330

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