A Painters is responsible for applying paint, coatings, and stain in both residential and commercial buildings. Another clarification to make is that in this article, we’re mainly talking about painting laborers, painting helpers or painting workers – not independent painting contractors that own their own company. Whenever you own your own business, you take on additional responsibilities, you need more skills, and you have the opportunity to make far more money.

A Painter can choose to stick with mainly residential work, painting interiors and exteriors of homes, or branch into commercial work – painting larger properties, working with ongoing construction projects, larger structures, etc. Painting involves kneeling, standing, and stretching for extended periods of time. You’ll also need to be comfortable working on a ladder for extended periods of time.