Painter and Decorator
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Painter and decorator job description
Roofer tile roofs, re-slate, replace lead sheeting, cladding and fit sky lights.
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Average salary per year
£13,000
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Average range salary per year
£13,000 - £32,000
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1. How to become – cards and qualifications
There are no set qualifications to become a painter and decorator.
Employers have no set requirements but do value experience.
NVQ’s available:
LEVEL 2 NVQ – DIPLOMA IN DECORATIVE FINISHING AND INDUSTRIAL PAINTING OCCUPATIONS
LEVEL 3 NVQ – DIPLOMA IN DECORATIVE FINISHING – PAINTING AND DECORATING (CONSTRUCTION)
LEVEL 3 CONSTRUCTION DIPLOMA – PAINTING AND DECORATING TRAINING QUALIFICATION
LEVEL 3 NVQ – DIPLOMA IN OCCUPATIONAL WORK SUPERVISION
You will need to have a CSCS card to work on a construction site. Please see the below CSCS cards available for painter and decorators and links for more information.
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| CSCS CARD | NVQ REQUIRED |
| RED CSCS CARD | NVQ TRAINEE |
| GREEN CSCS CARD | NVQ LEVEL 1 |
| BLUE CSCS CARD | NVQ LEVEL 2 |
| GOLD CSCS CARD (SUPERVISORS) | NVQ LEVEL 3 |
| BLACK CSCS CARD (MANAGERS) | NVQ LEVEL 4 |
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2. Skills duties
Skills you will need:
- Good maths skills to work out quantities/prices and areas.
- Understand building plans
- Health and safety awareness
Duties:
- Good measuring skills to work out the amount of paint required.
- Prepping walls and materials.
- Removing / stripped layers of paint and wallpaper.
- Make sure surfaces are level by filling holes.
- Adding primer and undercoat.
- Mixing paint for specific shades of colour.
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3. Career progression
- Estimating
- Contract management
- Interior or set design
- Apprentice training
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4. Salaries
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| EXPERIENCE | SALARY |
| Starter | £15,000 – £18,000 |
| Experienced | £21,000 – £25,000 |
| Highly Experienced | £25,000 – £30,000 |
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Salaries depend on location, employer and any overtime you may do. Self-employed general painter and decorators set their own pay rates.
These figures are a guide and provided by The National Career Service and GO Construct.
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