7131-Painters and related workers

Job Title: 

Painters and related workers

Job Description: 

Painters and related workers prepare surfaces of buildings and other structures for painting, apply protective and decorative coats of paint or similar materials, or cover interior walls and ceilings of buildings with wallpaper or other finishes.

Tasks: 

Tasks include

  • cleaning and preparing walls and other surfaces of buildings for painting or wallpapering
  • selecting and preparing paints to required colours by mixing pigments and additives
  • applying or spraying paint, varnish, and similar materials to surfaces, fixtures and fittings of buildings
  • measuring and hanging wallpaper or other fabrics on interior walls and ceilings
  • applying paints, varnishes and stains to surfaces using brushes, rollers and sprays.
Specific Occupations: 

71311
Painter(building/house/construction)/ Whitewasher

71312
Painter(structural steel)

71313
Painter railway coaches and wagons

71314
Painter(set/stage)

71315
Painter-decorator buildings (wall carpeting/wall covering/wallpapering)

71316
Painter-decorator(ship interiors/ship?s hull)

71317
Hanger, wallpaper

71318
Mixer, paint/Painter, brush: construction/Painter, motion picture set/Painter, outside: construction/Painter, stage scenery/Paperhanger/Spray-painter, construction

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Source Of Info: 

Source: Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, PSCO-2322