Construction
Spray painter
Key facts
This job is declining in the United States. AI exposure: very low according to the ILO, low according to the BLS. Employment change in the United States by 2035: −2.2% (BLS). Future-proof jobs use similar skills: see "What next?".
The job
Spray painters and varnishers (ISCO 7132). Spray painters and varnishers operate spray painting and varnishing equipment to apply protective coatings to manufactured items or structures.
Page built from official classifications (ILO, ESCO); figures cover all the jobs grouped here.
59 job titles linked to this page
Titles from the European ESCO classification. They are also used for search.
- aircraft painter
- anti- corrosion surface treatment operative
- anti- corrosion surface treatment operator
- anti- corrosion surface treatment worker
- anti-corrosion paint technician
- automatic paint booth operative
- automatic paint booth operator
- automatic paint sprayer operative
- automatic paint sprayer operator
- automotive paint sprayer
- automotive paint technician
- automotive painter
- automotive refinisher
- car painter
- car refinisher
- lacquer coating machine operator
- lacquer coating machine specialist
- lacquer coating machine technician
- lacquer paint sprayer
- lacquer spray gun operative
- lacquer spray gun operator
- lacquer spray gun specialist
- lacquer spray gun technician
- lacquer spray machine operator
- lacquer spray machine specialist
- lacquer spray machine technician
- lacquer spray painter
- lacquer sprayer
- lacquer spraying machine operator
- lacquer spraying machine specialist
- lacquer spraying machine technician
- lacquer-sprayer
- machine sprayer
- machine sprayer operative
- machine sprayer operator
- marine vessel painter
- mastic sprayer
- motor vehicle painter
- motor vehicle refinisher
- paint booth operator
- paint booth technician
- railway carriage painter
- ship painter
- spray gun operator
- surface coatings technician
- surface treatment operative
- surface treatment operator
- surface treatment technician
- surface treatment worker
- transport equipment painter
- truck painter
- truck refinisher
- van painter
- van refinisher
- vehicle body painter
- vehicle paint sprayer
- vehicle paint technician
- vehicle painter
- vessel painter
What next?
Future-proof jobs that draw on skills close to this one. They are leads to explore, not an assessment of your profile.
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Indicative matches: at launch they will come from the skills listed in official occupational directories.
Gauges
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Sources
- AI exposure categories and employment projections, 2025-2035 (XLSX file)Bureau of Labor Statistics, United States · August 2026 · official statistics
- Generative AI and Jobs: a refined global index of occupational exposureInternational Labour Organization and NASK · May 2025 · large survey
- ESCO, European classification of skills, competences, qualifications and occupations (job titles and O*NET crosswalk)European Commission · version 1.2 · official statistics
- Jobs in 2030: projections by occupational family (summary table)Dares and France Stratégie · March 2022 · official statistics
- EURES report on labour shortages and surpluses 2025, annexEuropean Labour Authority · June 2026 · official statistics
Checked on 27 October 2026.