What are Painters & Allied Trades?
Commercial Painter: Job duties for professional painters include removing old paint, choosing materials, selecting and mixing colors, priming surfaces, applying a large variety of finishes and cleaning up job sites. Painters use many application methods including high-tech spray systems to apply leading edge coatings, along with installing vinyl wall coverings and faux finishes.
Drywall Finisher: To be a drywall finisher means you are a person who is detail oriented and meticulous. Taping drywall seams and joints is the first step to a professionally finished space and may take years for an individual to become highly proficient.
Glazier: Glaziers install glass, commercial entrances , windows, aluminum panels, and curtainwalls. To do this Glaziers must possess a wide range of knowledge and skills. The glazing trade requires the use of math everyday.
Industrial Painter (Bridge Painter): Bridge painters perform a very important role in the transportation industry. These highly skilled craftsmen & women work outdoors and in difficult conditions.
Wages and Employment
Painters
Estimated Average Annual Wage: $40,896.00
Rochester Mean Hourly Wage: $21.22
Rochester Employment (potential jobs available): 620
Glaziers
Estimated Average Annual Wage: $41,280.00
Rochester Mean Hourly Wage: $24.86
Rochester Employment (potential jobs available): 70
Contacts
DC#4 Finishing Trades of Western NY Apprenticeship & Training
Phone: (585) 271-2490
Email: info@dc4.org
Website: http://www.dc4.org/apprenticeship-and-training