Occupational employment / Painters, construction and maintenance

Twice a year, the Bureau of Labor Statistics compiles occupational employment and wage estimates by surveying employers nationwide. Current data was released May 1, 2009.

Estimates for "Painters, construction and maintenance" are below, ordered by total employment.

Area Total employment Mean hourly wage Mean annual wage
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 5,630 $17.24 $35,850
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA 14,120 $22.59 $46,980
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA 12,130 $19.04 $39,610
New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division 8,400 $23.10 $48,050
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI 7,340 $23.57 $49,030
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division 7,290 $18.87 $39,260
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL Metropolitan Division 6,330 $24.42 $50,790
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA 5,720 $23.67 $49,240
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 5,700 $16.91 $35,180
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX 5,700 $14.62 $30,400
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL 5,340 $15.79 $32,840
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ 5,250 $14.98 $31,160
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division 4,840 $19.30 $40,150
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division 4,830 $16.56 $34,440
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA 4,070 $19.80 $41,180
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division 4,010 $17.40 $36,190
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 3,800 $14.23 $29,590
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 3,550 $16.66 $34,650
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 3,290 $20.11 $41,820
Las Vegas-Paradise, NV 3,160 $22.10 $45,970
Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA 3,060 $16.47 $34,250
Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division 3,040 $24.00 $49,930
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division 3,010 $24.86 $51,700
Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division 2,900 $14.11 $29,350
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH 2,810 $18.68 $38,840
St. Louis, MO-IL 2,810 $23.03 $47,900
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 2,790 $20.05 $41,700
Orlando-Kissimmee, FL 2,750 $14.33 $29,810
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Division 2,710 $22.36 $46,510
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL 2,660 $16.56 $34,440
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA 2,560 $17.36 $36,110
Baltimore-Towson, MD 2,430 $18.13 $37,720
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 2,420 $20.37 $42,360
Kansas City, MO-KS 2,360 $17.10 $35,560
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC 2,280 $16.60 $34,530
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI 2,050 $23.77 $49,450
Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, FL Metropolitan Division 2,040 $15.62 $32,500
Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC 2,000 $14.94 $31,060
Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division 1,900 $21.41 $44,530
Indianapolis-Carmel, IN 1,890 $17.79 $37,010
Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA 1,860 $21.23 $44,160
Jacksonville, FL 1,750 $12.65 $26,310
Salt Lake City, UT 1,720 $13.90 $28,910
Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL Metropolitan Division 1,690 $16.71 $34,750
Bethesda-Gaithersburg-Frederick, MD Metropolitan Division 1,620 $16.83 $35,000
West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, FL Metropolitan Division 1,610 $15.03 $31,270
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division 1,610 $19.44 $40,440
Denver-Aurora, CO 1,590 $17.84 $37,100
Richmond, VA 1,590 $16.26 $33,820
Honolulu, HI 1,440 $25.29 $52,610
Pittsburgh, PA 1,430 $18.92 $39,360
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH 1,430 $18.51 $38,500
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI 1,420 $19.15 $39,840
Newark-Union, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division 1,370 $21.15 $43,990
Baton Rouge, LA 1,370 $14.72 $30,610
Austin-Round Rock, TX 1,360 $12.31 $25,590
Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN 1,350 $18.64 $38,760
New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA 1,340 $15.76 $32,780
San Antonio, TX 1,310 $14.14 $29,410
Edison, NJ Metropolitan Division 1,310 $17.49 $36,370
Oklahoma City, OK 1,300 $15.62 $32,480
Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan Division 1,260 $22.74 $47,300
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX 1,200 $14.91 $31,010
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA 1,160 $15.61 $32,470
Columbus, OH 1,150 $15.98 $33,250
Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA 1,110 $18.20 $37,860
Raleigh-Cary, NC 1,070 $13.77 $28,640
Memphis, TN-MS-AR 1,040 $17.49 $36,370
Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice, FL 1,010 $13.68 $28,460
Naples-Marco Island, FL 1,010 $15.40 $32,030
Tucson, AZ 950 $15.05 $31,300
Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN 940 $16.40 $34,110
Charleston-North Charleston, SC 920 $15.25 $31,730
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL 910 $12.47 $25,930
Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Division 900 $14.60 $30,370
Tacoma, WA Metropolitan Division 870 $18.88 $39,260
Wichita, KS 850 $14.82 $30,830
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY 830 $21.74 $45,210
Tulsa, OK 830 $15.15 $31,520
Rochester, NY 790 $17.58 $36,570
Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Division 790 $25.43 $52,890
El Paso, TX 760 $10.67 $22,200
San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, PR 760 $8.50 $17,680
Ogden-Clearfield, UT 740 $16.65 $34,640
Fresno, CA 740 $15.68 $32,610
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro, TN 720 $14.18 $29,500
Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ Metropolitan Division 720 $17.65 $36,710
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT 710 $18.68 $38,860
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA 700 $16.04 $33,370
Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI Metropolitan Division 690 $20.36 $42,340
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA 680 $23.04 $47,920
Birmingham-Hoover, AL 680 $14.32 $29,790
Camden, NJ Metropolitan Division 670 $19.05 $39,620
Dayton, OH 660 $15.88 $33,030
Boise City-Nampa, ID 660 $13.03 $27,100
Mobile, AL 650 $14.84 $30,860
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA 650 $16.50 $34,320
Albuquerque, NM 650 $13.41 $27,890
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria, CA 620 $18.38 $38,220
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI 620 $20.56 $42,760
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA 600 $21.45 $44,620
Columbia, SC 600 $16.22 $33,740
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT 580 $18.33 $38,130
Corpus Christi, TX 570 $17.46 $36,310
Modesto, CA 560 $18.05 $37,550
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA 560 $25.82 $53,700
Greensboro-High Point, NC 540 $13.20 $27,450
Wilmington, NC 540 $14.58 $30,330
Reno-Sparks, NV 530 $17.29 $35,960
Lancaster, PA 520 $15.26 $31,730
Provo-Orem, UT 510 $15.44 $32,120
Salem, OR 510 $12.95 $26,940
Greenville, SC 510 $14.32 $29,790
Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR 500 $15.61 $32,480
Salinas, CA 490 $22.60 $47,000
Peoria, IL 490 $24.66 $51,300
Lake Charles, LA 480 $16.52 $34,360
Jackson, MS 460 $13.60 $28,300
Colorado Springs, CO 450 $16.12 $33,520
Durham, NC 450 $13.23 $27,520
Lakeland, FL 440 $14.42 $29,990
Stockton, CA 430 $19.67 $40,920
Syracuse, NY 430 $16.64 $34,620
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ 420 $16.39 $34,080
Evansville, IN-KY 420 $20.61 $42,870
Spokane, WA 420 $17.62 $36,650
New Haven, CT 420 $18.35 $38,170
Toledo, OH 420 $21.35 $44,410
Bend, OR 410 $14.84 $30,870
Bakersfield, CA 410 $20.87 $43,410
Madison, WI 410 $18.00 $37,440
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA 400 $15.12 $31,450
Fort Wayne, IN 400 $19.94 $41,470
Ocala, FL 390 $12.47 $25,930
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL 380 $14.94 $31,080
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO 380 $17.38 $36,150
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC 380 $13.09 $27,230
Tallahassee, FL 380 $13.05 $27,140
Port St. Lucie-Fort Pierce, FL 380 $12.63 $26,260
Charlottesville, VA 380 $16.02 $33,320
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL 370 $11.89 $24,720
Knoxville, TN 370 $13.11 $27,260
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS 370 $15.08 $31,380
Atlantic City, NJ 360 $20.61 $42,860
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA 360 $16.18 $33,660
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC 360 $13.80 $28,700
Columbus, GA-AL 350 $12.23 $25,450
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY 350 $20.32 $42,270
Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME 350 $14.01 $29,140
Eugene-Springfield, OR 350 $14.78 $30,750
Flint, MI 340 $28.49 $59,270
Roanoke, VA 340 $14.15 $29,430
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA 340 $22.14 $46,050
Springfield, MA-CT 330 $19.80 $41,180
Gary, IN Metropolitan Division 320 $13.85 $28,800
Ann Arbor, MI 320 $23.98 $49,890
Champaign-Urbana, IL 320 $25.30 $52,630
Lafayette, LA 320 $15.38 $31,990
Worcester, MA-CT 310 $18.69 $38,880
Lexington-Fayette, KY 310 $14.76 $30,700
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 310 $16.86 $35,070
Winston-Salem, NC 310 $13.18 $27,410
Charleston, WV 310 $17.32 $36,030
Bellingham, WA 300 $16.53 $34,380
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL 300 $16.10 $33,490
Portsmouth, NH-ME 290 $19.49 $40,540
York-Hanover, PA 290 $15.14 $31,480
Rockford, IL 290 $17.13 $35,620
Sioux Falls, SD 290 $12.85 $26,730
Asheville, NC 290 $12.66 $26,340
Trenton-Ewing, NJ 290 $19.71 $41,000
Anchorage, AK 280 $18.88 $39,270
Prescott, AZ 280 $15.18 $31,570
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY 280 $21.17 $44,030
Jacksonville, NC 270 $13.44 $27,960
Olympia, WA 270 $17.54 $36,480
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI 270 $21.82 $45,390
Kennewick-Richland-Pasco, WA 260 $19.88 $41,350
Canton-Massillon, OH 260 $17.07 $35,510
Panama City-Lynn Haven, FL 260 $15.65 $32,560
Green Bay, WI 260 $17.81 $37,040
Warner Robins, GA 260 $21.31 $44,320
Savannah, GA 260 $13.61 $28,300
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA 260 $18.45 $38,370
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO 250 $12.75 $26,520
Akron, OH 250 $20.25 $42,130
Macon, GA 250 $11.65 $24,240
Springfield, MO 240 $13.36 $27,780
Cedar Rapids, IA 240 $18.24 $37,930
Amarillo, TX 240 $13.88 $28,860
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX 240 $11.45 $23,820
Lincoln, NE 240 $17.86 $37,140
Yakima, WA 240 $17.37 $36,120
Reading, PA 240 $16.19 $33,670
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA 240 $19.75 $41,080
Burlington-South Burlington, VT 230 $16.86 $35,070
Texarkana-Texarkana, TX-AR 230 $16.83 $35,010
Norwich-New London, CT-RI 230 $18.82 $39,140
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL 220 $18.64 $38,770
Peabody, MA NECTA Division 220 $18.62 $38,730
Chattanooga, TN-GA 220 $14.22 $29,580
Barnstable Town, MA 220 $17.19 $35,750
Boulder, CO 220 $19.34 $40,230
Lubbock, TX 220 $12.41 $25,810
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA 220 $19.83 $41,240
Anniston-Oxford, AL 210 $18.65 $38,780
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI 210 $16.00 $33,290
Coeur d'Alene, ID 210 $14.93 $31,060
Montgomery, AL 210 $13.14 $27,320
Erie, PA 200 $15.96 $33,200
Ocean City, NJ 200 $18.19 $37,830
Santa Fe, NM 200 $16.40 $34,120
Medford, OR 200 $15.32 $31,850
Lynchburg, VA 200 $13.18 $27,420
Napa, CA 190 $17.10 $35,580
Brunswick, GA 190 $13.43 $27,940
Tuscaloosa, AL 190 $13.59 $28,260
Flagstaff, AZ 190 $12.61 $26,230
Bloomington-Normal, IL 180 $17.03 $35,420
Greeley, CO 180 $15.64 $32,530
Las Cruces, NM 180 $10.84 $22,550
Nashua, NH-MA NECTA Division 180 $18.42 $38,320
Huntsville, AL 180 $12.16 $25,280
Visalia-Porterville, CA 180 $16.33 $33,960
Fayetteville, NC 180 $13.08 $27,210
Iowa City, IA 180 $19.57 $40,700
Topeka, KS 170 $20.79 $43,250
St. George, UT 170 $13.50 $28,070
Redding, CA 170 $19.72 $41,020
Elkhart-Goshen, IN 170 $15.54 $32,330
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL 170 $18.15 $37,750
Abilene, TX 160 $13.92 $28,950
Alexandria, LA 160 $16.34 $33,990
Lansing-East Lansing, MI 160 $19.99 $41,590
Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, MA-NH NECTA Division 160 $19.59 $40,750
Cleveland, TN 150 $14.62 $30,410
Rochester, MN 150 $17.66 $36,730
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC 150 $13.51 $28,100
Greenville, NC 150 $12.78 $26,590
Columbia, MO 150 $15.99 $33,260
Farmington, NM 150 $15.95 $33,180
Monroe, LA 150 $14.58 $30,330
Fargo, ND-MN 140 $14.87 $30,930
Gainesville, FL 140 $10.75 $22,370
Duluth, MN-WI 140 $22.22 $46,220
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI 140 $18.60 $38,690
Framingham, MA NECTA Division 140 $15.99 $33,270
Joplin, MO 140 $12.84 $26,700
Florence, SC 140 $13.15 $27,350
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX 140 $10.65 $22,150
Longview, TX 140 $16.37 $34,050
Billings, MT 130 $17.23 $35,840
Haverhill-North Andover-Amesbury, MA-NH NECTA Division 130 $16.13 $33,540
Logan, UT-ID 130 $13.22 $27,490
Grand Junction, CO 130 $17.66 $36,730
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX 130 $15.08 $31,370
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL 130 $14.55 $30,270
Athens-Clarke County, GA 130 $14.04 $29,210
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH 120 $18.03 $37,500
Holland-Grand Haven, MI 120 $15.55 $32,340
Albany, GA 120 $19.27 $40,070
Missoula, MT 120 $15.98 $33,240
Yuma, AZ 120 $13.55 $28,190
Springfield, IL 120 $23.34 $48,550
Bloomington, IN 120 $14.22 $29,580
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA 120 $13.96 $29,030
Rocky Mount, NC 120 $13.54 $28,170
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA 120 $15.79 $32,850
St. Cloud, MN 110 $16.09 $33,470
Chico, CA 110 $17.36 $36,100
Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI 110 $16.47 $34,260
Johnson City, TN 110 $14.01 $29,140
Bowling Green, KY 110 $14.30 $29,740
Wenatchee, WA 110 $19.16 $39,850
Appleton, WI 110 $18.26 $37,990
Fairbanks, AK 110 $21.54 $44,800
Salisbury, MD 100 $15.49 $32,220
Decatur, AL 100 $13.10 $27,250
Lafayette, IN 100 $15.11 $31,420
Lawrence, KS 100 $16.50 $34,320
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA 100 $17.90 $37,220
Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH 100 $18.45 $38,380
Fort Smith, AR-OK 100 $14.95 $31,100
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ 100 $14.11 $29,360
Merced, CA 100 $20.48 $42,610
Great Falls, MT 100 $16.25 $33,790
Spartanburg, SC 100 $13.10 $27,250
Waco, TX 90 $15.76 $32,780
Owensboro, KY 90 $12.20 $25,380
Terre Haute, IN 90 Not available Not available
Jefferson City, MO 90 $19.93 $41,450
St. Joseph, MO-KS 90 $18.13 $37,720
State College, PA 90 $15.40 $32,020
Utica-Rome, NY 90 $17.86 $37,150
Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ 90 $16.08 $33,440
Manchester, NH 90 $17.55 $36,500
Bismarck, ND 90 $15.67 $32,600
Valdosta, GA 90 $11.84 $24,620
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD 90 $11.82 $24,580
College Station-Bryan, TX 90 $12.41 $25,820
Rapid City, SD 90 $13.04 $27,110
Madera, CA 90 $19.09 $39,710
Cheyenne, WY 90 $14.23 $29,600
Racine, WI 90 $21.15 $43,990
La Crosse, WI-MN 90 $15.20 $31,610
Danbury, CT 90 $17.77 $36,970
Dover, DE 80 $15.01 $31,220
Binghamton, NY 80 $19.80 $41,180
Idaho Falls, ID 80 $15.68 $32,620
Taunton-Norton-Raynham, MA NECTA Division 80 $16.34 $33,990
Tyler, TX 80 $13.08 $27,200
Glens Falls, NY 80 $20.23 $42,090
Wheeling, WV-OH 80 $12.02 $25,010
Hattiesburg, MS 80 $12.18 $25,340
Winchester, VA-WV 80 $13.15 $27,340
Goldsboro, NC 80 $13.32 $27,710
Harrisonburg, VA 80 $13.23 $27,520
Bangor, ME 80 $14.78 $30,740
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV 80 $14.26 $29,660
Pittsfield, MA 80 $15.68 $32,620
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI 80 $17.21 $35,800
Dothan, AL 80 $15.54 $32,330
Grand Forks, ND-MN 80 $14.45 $30,050
Lawton, OK 80 $16.54 $34,400
Sheboygan, WI 80 $16.23 $33,760
Eau Claire, WI 80 $19.16 $39,840
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA 80 $18.73 $38,970
Waterbury, CT 70 $16.72 $34,770
Aguadilla-Isabela-San Sebastian, PR 70 $6.82 $14,180
Pueblo, CO 70 $15.91 $33,090
San Angelo, TX 70 $12.27 $25,530
Punta Gorda, FL 70 $15.97 $33,210
Rochester-Dover, NH-ME 70 $14.51 $30,170
Jackson, TN 70 $13.62 $28,340
Anderson, SC 70 $12.97 $26,980
Elmira, NY 60 $18.63 $38,750
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI 60 $15.34 $31,900
Janesville, WI 60 $17.24 $35,870
Altoona, PA 60 $16.17 $33,640
Casper, WY 60 $16.33 $33,960
Burlington, NC 60 $13.61 $28,300
Decatur, IL 60 $17.94 $37,320
Longview, WA 60 $14.17 $29,480
Hanford-Corcoran, CA 60 $15.53 $32,300
Yuba City, CA 60 $20.23 $42,090
Wichita Falls, TX 60 $13.75 $28,610
Auburn-Opelika, AL 60 $11.28 $23,470
Columbus, IN 60 $17.62 $36,650
Jonesboro, AR 60 $13.13 $27,320
Kingston, NY 60 $16.96 $35,280
Victoria, TX 50 $11.50 $23,920
Lewiston, ID-WA 50 $14.31 $29,760
Gainesville, GA 50 $19.71 $41,010
Dalton, GA 50 $14.10 $29,330
Ithaca, NY 50 $18.19 $37,830
Corvallis, OR 50 $14.23 $29,600
El Centro, CA 50 $17.45 $36,300
New Bedford, MA 50 $16.91 $35,170
Morgantown, WV 50 $14.66 $30,490
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH 40 $18.95 $39,410
Battle Creek, MI 40 $19.44 $40,430
Wausau, WI 40 $18.54 $38,550
Hinesville-Fort Stewart, GA 40 $13.70 $28,500
Rome, GA 40 $14.44 $30,040
Fond du Lac, WI 40 $16.52 $34,350
Ames, IA 40 $15.74 $32,730
Dubuque, IA 40 $15.23 $31,680
Lebanon, PA 40 $18.15 $37,740
Sumter, SC 40 $15.24 $31,700
Hot Springs, AR 40 $13.73 $28,550
Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, MA 40 $15.75 $32,760
Gadsden, AL 40 $14.12 $29,370
Ponce, PR 30 $8.43 $17,530
Williamsport, PA 30 $14.41 $29,970
Carson City, NV 30 $15.01 $31,210
Johnstown, PA 30 $14.68 $30,530
Palm Coast, FL 30 $11.43 $23,780
Fort Walton Beach-Crestview-Destin, FL Not available $14.37 $29,890
Lawrence-Methuen-Salem, MA-NH NECTA Division Not available $20.55 $42,740
Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, MA NECTA Division Not available $15.33 $31,900
Kankakee-Bradley, IL Not available $26.56 $55,240
Sherman-Denison, TX Not available $11.52 $23,970
Muncie, IN Not available $17.76 $36,940
Michigan City-La Porte, IN Not available $20.24 $42,090
Odessa, TX Not available $13.92 $28,950
Midland, TX Not available $15.72 $32,700
Danville, VA Not available $11.61 $24,150
Mayaguez, PR Not available $7.16 $14,900
Pascagoula, MS Not available $13.77 $28,640
Springfield, OH Not available $17.56 $36,530
Clarksville, TN-KY Not available $13.84 $28,780
© The Washington Post Company