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Overview
Paint mixers operate and maintain equipment that blends lacquers, solvents, colour, hardeners and thinners so the finished paint matches a specified formula.
In job descriptions, look for mixing tanks, paint formulas, viscosity checks, colour matching, paint quality inspection, valve monitoring, mixer cleaning, batch records and safe handling of chemical materials.
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Search jobsWhat the work can involve
Paint mixer work is centred on the mixing tank, formula and batch. The operator adds colour, hardeners and thinners, checks viscosity and consistency, monitors valves and keeps the equipment clean between runs.
Skills and specializations
Useful depth comes from paint types, lacquer applications, colour matching, chemical handling, mixer maintenance and batch documentation. Vehicle paint mixing or industrial coatings can require more precise colour and finish checks.
Salary context
Pay context depends on batch responsibility, chemical handling, production pace, quality inspection duties, shift pattern and whether the role includes mixer maintenance or process-parameter adjustment.
Career paths
Experience can lead toward senior mixing, colour matching, quality control, chemical production, process optimisation or supervision of paint preparation lines.
Good to know
Check whether a vacancy names paint formulas, raw-material delivery, viscosity measurement, mixer cleaning and batch records. A clear advert separates paint mixing from general painting or surface finishing.
Editorial note
This guide is editorial career context, not official labour-market statistics or role-specific pay data.
Where might this occupation occur?
This occupation may occur in several kinds of economic activity. Here are some examples and other occupations that may be found in the same areas.
Manufacture of paints, varnishes and similar coatings, printing ink and mastics
This is one example. Other occupations in this activity include lacquer maker and varnish maker.
Explore this activityThese examples offer an overview but do not show every economic activity where the occupation may occur.
About this information
The selection is based on how occupations are connected to economic activities in ESCO and NACE. Only a few examples are shown to make the information easier to use. The occupations were selected because they are close in occupation area and important skills. The examples are not a ranking. They do not show where most people work, where demand is highest, or which occupation is best suited to a particular person.
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O*NET relationships
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O*NET relationships: 1
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
51-9023.00
O*NET occupation is broader
The O*NET occupation covers a broader field of work than this ESCO occupation.
The official mapping connects this O*NET occupation to many ESCO occupations.
Source and method
These relationships come from the official European Commission O*NET–ESCO crosswalk.
Relationship direction: O*NET occupation to ESCO occupation.
Several O*NET occupations can point to the same ESCO occupation, and one O*NET occupation can point to several ESCO occupations.
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NACE Rev. 2.1
Economic activities linked to this occupation.
20.3Manufacture of paints, varnishes and similar coatings, printing ink and mastics
Alternative labels
Occupation group
chemical mixer (8131.2)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/8b273f5e-bdc5-4b73-80bd-3e324a20309b |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 8131.2.3 |
| ISCO group | 8131 |
| Concept type | Occupation |