What Do Helpers of Painters Do (including Their Typical Day At Work)

Job Description

Helpers of Painters help painters, paperhangers, plasterers, or stucco masons by performing duties requiring less skill. Duties include using, supplying or holding materials or tools, and cleaning work area and equipment. They also clean work areas and equipment.

Other tasks include:

• Perform support duties to assist painters, paperhangers, plasterers, or masons.
• Apply protective coverings, such as masking tape, to articles or areas that could be damaged or stained by work processes.
• Smooth surfaces of articles to be painted, using sanding and buffing tools and equipment.
• Mix plaster, and carry plaster to plasterers.
• Erect scaffolding.
• Fill cracks or breaks in surfaces of plaster articles or areas with putty or epoxy compounds.

We asked Helpers of Painters how satisfied they are with their job. Here is what they said.

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63% of them said they were satisfied with their job and 56% said they find that their job makes the world a better place or helps to make someone else’s life better.

Typical Day At Work

On a daily basis, Helpers of Painters clean work areas and equipment. They apply protective coverings, such as masking tape, to articles or areas that could be damaged or stained by work processes.

A typical day for a Helper of Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers and Stucco Mason will also include:

• Perform support duties to assist painters, paperhangers, plasterers, or masons.
• Supply or hold tools and materials.
• Smooth surfaces of articles to be painted, using sanding and buffing tools and equipment.
• Fill cracks or breaks in surfaces of plaster articles or areas with putty or epoxy compounds.
• Erect scaffolding.

We asked some Helpers of Painters a few questions to find out what else does their work day look like. Here is what we found.

	Do you have telephone conversations everyday in this job?	26% said yes
	How important is it to work in a team in this job?	74% said very important
	Do you have group discussions everyday in this job?	84% said yes
	Do you talk or work with customers everyday in this job?	7% said yes
	Do you have to deal with angry customers everyday in this job?	3% said yes
	Do you have to make decisions everyday in this job?	48% said yes

Other responsibilities

Besides their typical day, Helpers of Painters also pour specified amounts of chemical solutions into stripping tanks. They may also supply or hold tools and materials.

On a weekly to monthly basis, Helpers of Painters Remove articles such as cabinets, metal furniture, and paint containers from stripping tanks after prescribed periods of time. They might also Erect scaffolding.

In addition, they Fill cracks or breaks in surfaces of plaster articles or areas with putty or epoxy compounds.

Although specific duties may vary, many of them Smooth surfaces of articles to be painted, using sanding and buffing tools and equipment.

To some Helpers of Painters, it is also their responsibility to Place articles to be stripped into stripping tanks.

Working life

Standard 40 hour work week

Irregular work schedule that changes depending on weather conditions, customer demand or contract duration.

In a typical work week as a Helper of Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers and Stucco Mason, you can expect to work 40 hour work week.

Is this right for me

People who are suitable for this job tends to like work activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions. They like working with plants, animals, and real-world materials like wood, tools, and machinery..

They also like following set procedures and routines. They like working with data and details more than with ideas.

You can read more about these career personality types here.

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