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Painter & Decorator

Last modified: July 27, 2010, 12:45 PM
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This is an ideal career for creative thinkers. As a painter and decorator you apply finishes to interior and exterior surfaces for both domestic and commercial buildings as well as other structures. You will use such finishes as paint, wallpaper or varnishes using a range of different techniques to apply to surfaces to achieve many different looks.

Salary p/a
35k - 80k
Qualifications
None
Intensity
Standing
Demand
Stable
Travel
High
Conditions
Indoors & Outdoors
Weekly Hours
40-50
Pros
  • Make something old look new
  • Many possibilities for work
  • Feeling of satisfaction
Cons
  • Long hours on your feet
  • Long clean up time when you’re tired
  • Early starts
The Bottom Line

If you have creative skills and love working outdoors painting and decorating may be the perfect career for you. You have an appreciation of the colours you use to turn old into new again. A career choice with many job prospects within in the new and renovating building industries.

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