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North Central WDA: Chelan/Douglas counties
Qualification: Demand SOC code: 472141 Painters, Construction and Maintenance
Paint walls, equipment, buildings, bridges, and other structural surfaces, using brushes, rollers, and spray guns. May remove old paint to prepare surface prior to painting. May mix colors or oils to obtain desired color or consistency. Excludes “Paperhangers" (472142).
According to the Federal Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the typical level of education that most workers need to enter this occupation is: Less than high school. Additional training, experience, licenses or credentials may be required. Learn more at BLS.
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*How we calculate wages - Source data for wages come from the Occupational Employment Statistics (OES) survey and are subject to restrictions and limitations of the survey. Self-employment, private households and agricultural employment, except for agricultural services, are excluded from OES. All wage estimations are adjusted as of March 2013. Learn more.

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Qualification status for Painters, Construction and Maintenance in the other WDAs included below, for relevant areas.
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QualificationSoc area
Not in demand All workforce development areas, all counties
Demand Pacific Mountain WDA: Grays Harbor, Lewis, Mason, Pacific, Thurston counties
Not in demand Snohomish WDA: Snohomish County
Demand Seattle King WDA: King County
Not in demand Pierce WDA: Pierce County
Demand Benton- Franklin WDA: Benton, Franklin counties
Not in demand Spokane WDA: Spokane County
Balanced Northwest WDA: Whatcom county
Demand Southwest WDA: Cowlitz, Wahkiakum counties
Demand South Central WDA: Kittitas County
Balanced Olympic Consortium WDA: Kitsap county
Balanced Northwest WDA: Skagit county
Demand Southwest WDA: Clark County
Demand North Central WDA: Grant, Adams counties
Demand South Central WDA: Klickitat County
Balanced Olympic Consortium WDA: Clallam, Jefferson counties
Balanced Northwest WDA: Island, San Juan counties
Demand North Central WDA: Okanogan County
Demand South Central WDA: Skamania County
Demand South Central WDA: Yakima County
Not in demand